Sharon and I disagree about the optimal temperature of a hotel room. While we’ve reached an agreement on the daytime and evening thermostat temperature at home and if/when we’ll turn …
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Weekly Recap
Airline Bans Popular Checked Bag, Why Your Passport is That Color, Why Hotels Have Free Ice Machines
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past few weeks. Some of our recent most-read posts have been: Another airline …
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For many summers, Joe and I stayed at one of our favorite hotels in New Braunfels, Texas – it’s just a simple Candlewood Suites but a woman named Tasha works …
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Hotels
How To Override Hotel Thermostat Settings (Updated September, 2023)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs we wrote a while back, modern hotel thermostats are, in a word, a pain. Well over a decade ago, we noticed the kind of thermostat where you were supposed …
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It’s simple math that the less money a hotel spends, the more profit it makes. For hotel owners, there’s no better cost-cutting measure than one that can be heralded as …
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Joe and I have been friends with Stephan and Emilio for years. But besides the friendship, Stephan, in particular, has been a longtime reader of Your Mileage May Vary. He’s …
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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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Hotels
Hotels Have A New Way To Keep You From Changing The Temperature In Your Room
by joehegby joehegSetting the temperature of your hotel room has become a cat and mouse game between guests and the hotel management. People just want to set their rooms to a comfortable …
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Hotels
“Motion Sensor Hotel Thermostats Make Your Room More Comfortable,” Says Company That Manufactures Them
by joehegby joehegIf you’ve ever stayed at a hotel where a motion sensor controlled the thermostat, you know the unpleasant feeling of walking into a hot room when all you want to …
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Weekly Recap
Dumbest Name Ever For A Marriott Property, Paranoia About AMEX’s Spending Requirements, American Airlines Moving Asian Hub From LAX
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or two. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …