hotel tips

For years, travelers shared hotel thermostat hacks to wrestle control back from stubborn room temperatures. But those tricks are starting to fail—and it’s not because guests forgot how to use …

Most hotel reservations never require a phone call—but a few specific requests are still best handled by speaking to someone directly. While most hotel reservations can be handled entirely online, …

Different people have different reasons for where they decide to stay when traveling. It could be cost or distance to whatever they’ve traveled for. Maybe they have status or points …

Over the years, I’ve developed a system to get an upgraded room at hotels every time. It’s so easy that I’m hesitant to share it with you. But I figure …

It’s simple math: the less money a hotel spends, the more profit it makes. There’s no better cost-cutting measure for hotel owners than one that can double as a “green …

It’s probably happened to you more often than you even know. You get in the elevator of your hotel (or an office building… or whatever), and there’s nobody else running …

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 checked in to your hotel and your room is ready. Before you unpack (does your room have a dresser? If not, here’s why), you decide to get a lay …

I have to admit that I can be a bit of a nerd when it comes to certain topics (Note from Joe’s wife, Sharon: Yes. Yes, he can). That’s why …

My husband Joe and I have been married for over 20 years, so it’s been a long, long time since we shared our hotel room with anybody else. But back …