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    Hotel Designers, Please Stop Doing This

    by joeheg August 31, 2025
    by joeheg August 31, 2025

    Hotel designers have a tough job. Either you’re trying to make a cookie-cutter hotel room seem interesting and inviting, or you have to shoehorn a design into a hotel that …

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    Hotel Room Light Switches: The Escape Room Nobody Asked For

    by joeheg August 30, 2025
    by joeheg August 30, 2025

    Turning on the lights in a hotel room shouldn’t feel like solving a puzzle. Yet somehow it always does. You flip the switch by the door and—nothing. Well, not nothing, …

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    Why Hotels Don’t Leave Bibles In Their Rooms Anymore

    by SharonKurheg July 26, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 26, 2025

    If you stay in a hotel room in the U.S. or many other countries of the world, you’ll sometimes find a “Hotel Bible” or sometimes more commonly known as a …

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    Why Don’t Most Hotel Rooms In The U.S. Have Ceiling Lights?

    by SharonKurheg July 5, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 5, 2025

    Have you ever been in a hotel room in the U.S. and noticed that there are lights in just about every place you can imagine…on the dresser, nightstands and desk, …

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    Are The Corner Rooms in Hotels Really Bigger?

    by SharonKurheg June 4, 2025
    by SharonKurheg June 4, 2025

    Years ago, before my husband Joe and I were a couple, we were part of a large group of friends who would sometimes travel together. We – males and females …

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    Hotel Room Upgrade? Here’s How to See If They’re Bluffing

    by joeheg May 26, 2025
    by joeheg May 26, 2025

    You know the drill. You check in, the front desk agent gives you a big smile and says, “Because of your status, we’ve gone ahead and upgraded you to a …

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    How Hotels Figure Out Room Assignments (And Why It’s Not Easy!)

    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025

    You’ve arrived at your hotel. It’s check-in time and there’s a line at the front desk. You’re behind someone who got a room on the 3rd floor, overlooking the dumpster. …

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    Choosing Between One Hotel Bed or Two: Which is the Better Option?

    by joeheg February 6, 2025
    by joeheg February 6, 2025

    A hotel room with one king bed or two queens—does it really matter? To some, it’s a minor detail. To others, it’s a full-blown travel dilemma. We’ve had our fair …

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    When Did You Last See One of These in a Hotel Room?

    by joeheg January 15, 2025
    by joeheg January 15, 2025

    When you think of a high-tech hotel room, what features come to mind? Would you expect a sleek tablet that controls every aspect of your stay, from temperature to window …

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    Why Are Some Hotel Rooms So Damp?

    by joeheg April 27, 2024
    by joeheg April 27, 2024

    There’s a feeling when you step foot into a hotel room for the first time. It’s like a reveal on one of those shows on HGTV; who knows what’s behind …

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