hotel safety

With mobile apps handling everything from check-in to room keys, in-room phones feel outdated—but U.S. hotels keep them for safety, legal, and operational reasons. It’s the 21st century and people’s …

I’m never shocked when I hear about people doing stupid things. I mean, I live in Florida. People doing stupid things happen pretty much daily down here. There are some …

It’s the 2020s and for the vast majority of hotels, even the teeny tiny, privately owned ones, there are apps available for the hotel owner to get the guest’s card …

After all that planning and waiting, you’re finally on that trip of your dreams, far away from your home country. You keep your passport handy during your travels because you’ll …

You’ve just gotten to your hotel and checked in. The clerk at the front desk has done everything right, and before you go on your way, they give you your …

You’ve arrived at your destination safely, gotten to your hotel room or cruise cabin, checked into your room and unpacked. All your clothes are in the closet and drawers, and …

One of our friends was recently in Norway – we haven’t been yet (but want to), so I lived vicariously through their Facebook posts and reels. Towards the end of …

If you’ve been following our blog for a long time, you may notice that we’ve offered an annual (well, ALMOST annual LOL) post of “The U.S. Cities With The Most …

Over the past decade or two, bedbugs have become a significant issue at every level of hotels, from fleabag hotels to Airbnbs to Disney hotels to hostels to the Waldorf=Astoria. …

Years ago, in-room hotel safes were opened and locked with a key. Of course, guests would sometimes lose their key. The solution to that was the front desk having either …