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50 Times Hotels Surprised Everyone With Their Creativity
Customers should be treated like kings and queens. They should be pampered, treated to large doses of good humor, and given a creative quality of life upgrades that make all the difference. This is the philosophy some of the nicest hotels have. And it's obvious how much they try to have the best customer services.
Some hotels go the extra mile to make their customers' stay that much more pleasant. From bed forts and 'spouse disposal units' to hilarious menus and tiny takeaway bags for tiny soap, these are the creative ideas that make you want to visit again and again. Bored Panda created this awesome list of clever ideas and unique touches that some of the best hotels have introduced. These will bring a smile to your face, give you a hearty chuckle, and make you go 'wow, how didn't I think of that?' So keep on scrolling, share the best hotel designs and ideas with your friends, and upvote the best pictures! My personal favorite is the bed fort (I know what I'm building at home tonight) — what about yours? Be sure to scroll down and read our interview with Dr. Gabor Forgacs from Ryerson University about the hotel industry and hoteliers.
When you're done with this list, take a look at Bored Panda's posts about other times hotels surprised everyone with awesome customer service, the coolest hotels in the world, and the worst hotel fails from people's trips!
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#1
A Buddy Of Mine Travels A Lot For Work, Asked For A Fort...
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My Hotel Wants You To Take The Nice Soap Home!
#3
My Hotel In China Has A Card To Give To A Taxi Driver So You Can Find Your Way Back
#4
This Hotel Actually Makes It Easy To Connect Your Laptop To The TV
#5
This Bag Of Old/Stained Face Towels Have Been Re-Used As “Rags” At This Hotel
#6
Hotel Staff Found Fifty Shades Of Grey Book On Guest's Side Table...
#7
The Toiletries At My Hotel In Switzerland Included A Rubber Ducky
#8
Weather Station At A Hotel
#9
More Hotels Should Do This
Jaana Kaurisalo 7 years ago
THIS. The hotel I stayed at last time had check-in at 4.00PM (late!!!) and check-out at 10.00AM (early!!!). It sucked!
#10
This Hostel In Germany Is An Indoor Vintage Rv Park
#11
Hotel Maid Clearly Found My Sunglasses
#12
The Design Of The Curtains In My Hotel Room To Ensure That There Is No Annoying Light Gap In The Middle
#13
The Hotel I Am Staying At Has The Fire Evacuation Plans At Ground Level So You Can See Them If Smoke Has Filled The Hallways
#14
Instead Of Bibles, My Hotel Has Copies Of 1984
Rattle Battlesnake 7 years ago
1984 is the most lied about book in history, as in people lie about having actually read it. :D
#15
The Hotel My Parents Are Staying At In NC To Watch The Eclipse Stocked All Of The Rooms With These
#16
Saw This In The Hotel Grounds Where I Was Working
#17
Hotel I Stayed At Was Formerly A Train Station And Had An Actual Train Inside It, With Rooms Inside Each Car
#18
This Is What Happens If You Tip Egyptian Hotel Service Generously
#19
This Kids Menu At The Hotel I’m Staying At
#20
My Hotel Has The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Next To The Bed Instead Of A Bible
Susan Forbes 7 years ago
Please send one to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington D.C., USA please
#21
The Hotel I Stayed At Uses Lemon Grass Instead Of A Plastic Straw
kathryn stretton 7 years ago
Tahani, no idea why you are being downvoted for a genuine question. Odd. I'll probably get downvoted too now, lol.
#22
This Hotel Lets You Borrow A Plant To Take To Your Room So You Have A Friend To Talk To
#23
My Hotel In Odessa (Ukraine) Tells You Which Day It Is By Changing The Elevator Carpet Every Day
#24
This Hotel In Singapore Is Very Green
#25
I Didn't Think This Sort Of Thing Really Happens
I asked the hotel to hide a picture of Robert Downey Jr in my room. I forgot all about it and when I went to take a hot bath to wash off a shitty day, I caught sight of this.
#26
A Black Towel In My Hotel Room For Make-Up So The White Ones Don’t Get Stained
#27
In The Europa Park Hotel In Germany There Is A Tiny Children Bathroom In The Bathroom
#28
I Left My Jacket At A Hotel And They Mailed It To Me With A Complementary Pillow
#29
My Hotel In Switzerland Has Different Plug Sockets For Guests From Different Parts Of The World
Luis Milian 7 years ago
they do this in Dubai as well. some will also let your know which ones are 110 W or 220W
#30
These Do Not Disturb Options At My Hotel
#31
This Hotel In Central London Keeps Beehives On Their Roof!
#32
This Hotel Shampoo Assumes Your Theft
#33
Honorary Manager Of Crescent Hotel In Eureka Springs Is Cat, And This Is His Door
#34
My Hotel Room Comes With A Complimentary Android Phone With Free Data And Calls
#35
The Toilet In My Hotel In Filled With Seawater
Neon Petra 7 years ago
Nice! Stops the wasting of perfectly drinkable water on flushing waste.
#36
Bookshelf Whose Shelves Spell "Take A Book Leave A Book", Seen At A Hotel
#37
Sometimes The Hotel Holding Your Wedding Also Has A Llama Convention Booked
#38
The Staff At Our Hotel Made A Cool Crocodile Out Of Our Towels
#39
The Hostel I’m At Dispenses Soap Like Parmesan
#40
As A Guy Who Takes His Family To A Hotel Every Winter While I Work On My Writing, I Approve This Bathroom
#41
Hotel Maid Left A Towel Monkey
#42
My Hotel Room Had A White Noise Machine Installed In The Wall
#43
The Hotel I'm Staying At Has A "Lending Locker"
#44
This Hotel's Carpet And Lighting Combo Produce A Really Trippy Effect
Hello it Smee 7 years ago
I would leave, I've seen enough horror movies to know this isn't good.
#45
When The Hotel Staff Has Your Back
#46
Spotted This In The Breakfast Room At My Hotel This Morning
#47
The Shower In My Hotel Has A Little Cutout So You Can Turn It On Before Getting In
#48
A Hotel’s Reminder On How To Climb Stairs
#49
This Hotel Is An Old Prison
#50
This Historic Sign In My Hotel Explains How To Use Electricity In Case You Had Never Used It Before
Neon Petra 7 years ago (edited)
Off topic, but apparently when electric lights were first introduced a lot of people got hurt by trying to light them with matches.
#51
The Stairs In A Swedish Hotel
#52
Instead Of A Bible, My Hotel Room In Philadelphia Has The Constitution And Declaration Of Independence
#53
This Hotel Has An Elevator Button In The Hallway So There Is An Elevator Waiting For You By Time You Get There
#54
Hotel Has Zombie Apocalypse In Safety Plan
#55
Floor Of My Hotel Dining Room In Lausanne Is A Working Train Model
#56
Austin, TX Hotel Making It Easier For Handicapped Guests To Enjoy The Pool
#57
The Hotel I’m Staying At Gives You A Free Drink At The Hotel Bar Of You Forego A Room Cleaning
CrunChewy McSandybutt 7 years ago
I prefer to not have the room cleaned daily. It's a waste of workforce, honestly.
#58
East Miami Hotel’s Elevator Wall Has Tiny Lights And A Mirror Effect To Appear As A View Of Stars In Outer Space
#59
This Hotel Allows Dogs And You Can Alert The Cleaners That You Left Your Dog In The Room While You Ski (Translation: Attention, I Am Sleeping Here!)
#60
These Bike Seats/Handles Acting As Skulls In My Hotel
Oerff On Tour 7 years ago
That's just the trophy wall for all the bicycle couriers the owner was able to hit this year
#61
Hotel Reception Desk
#62
Requested A Photo Of James Earl Jones For My Hotel Room. 5 Star Customer Service
Ale_Vidal23 7 years ago
i don't understand why people have this kinds of wishes actually... but very nice of the Hotel :)
#63
A Letter From Hotel Management About Ladybug Love
#64
The Toiletries At This Hotel Are Shaped Like The Hotel
#65
The Crab The Cleaners Left In Or Hotel Room Made From Towels
anonymous person 7 years ago
I remember seeing these cute towel sculptures in my stateroom when I went on a cruise back in 2017. The housekeeping steward made them for everybody three of the four nights we were at sea. I managed to pull the steward aside and compliment him on his talent at towel sculptures. I told him how much I enjoyed seeing them when I came back to my stateroom after dinner. In response to my compliment, the steward made a special towel sculpture for me on the last night of the cruise. I was apparently the only passenger on my deck that received one that night.
#66
Received Chocolate From Hotel For Inconvenience Caused By Construction
#67
My Hotel Has An Emergency Polka Button
#68
The Hotel I’m Staying At Has A Pet Menu For Room Service
#69
My Hotel Room Has A Rope That Turns On/Off All The Lights In The Room
M O'Connell 7 years ago
Oh come on, Why downvote Demi Zwaan? Plenty of places all around the world have pullchain lights as the primary means of illumination. They're simple to retrofit into ancient buildings and very cost-effective. Perhaps not the prettiest thing in the world, but for most people that does not matter.
#70
The Hotel I Was Staying In Had A Tree In The Middle Of The Room
#71
My Hotel In Tx Has A Tx Shaped Lazy River
#72
This Hotel In Luxembourg Had A Hot Nutella Dispenser
#73
This Hotel Is Held Up By A Giant Hand
Sam Shields 7 years ago
It's like the guy is desperately trying to get out from underneath that building!
#74
This Paper Cutout In My Hotel In Madrid That Changes Color If You Smoke In Your Room
#75
Elevator In My Hotel Has Karaoke
#76
Flat Carpet In A Hotel In Cologne, Germany Imitating A Curvy Surface
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My Hotel Room Has A Sauna
#78
In A Hotel In Prague
Neon Petra 7 years ago
I find it really, really annoying and infuriating when someone thinks it's funny to prank call the police or use a fire alarm for no reason.
#79
Housekeeping Tucked My Laptop In When They Made The Bed
#80
My Hotel Recreated The Subject Of This Still Life In Front Of The Painting
#81
This Hotel I’m Staying At, The “Do Not Disturb” Is A Button That Shuts Off The Card Reader From Housekeeping Getting In
#82
My Hotel Is Doing Construction So They Put A Chocolate Hammer On The Bed
#83
I Stayed At A Hotel In Copenhagen Recently, And This Was Their "Do Not Disturb" Sign
#84
The Hotel I Stayed At Last Weekend Has A 'Shower Beer' Fridge By The Shower
#85
This Robot Delivered Water To My Room
#86
Requested A Pillow Fort, Hotel Delivers
Panda Kicki 7 years ago
I wonder if the hotels charge extra for all the weird requests thats has occured in this post. Or just hopes for a solid tip?
#87
This Hotels Mirror Tells The Weather
#88
Honest Instructions On This Pen From A Hotel
#89
This Portrait Of Steve Jobs Made Out Of Parts Of Apple Products In My Hotel Lobby
#90
These Chairs At My Hotel In Munich Spell Out “Hello”
#91
Instead Of A Bible, My Hotel Room Has This Book Of Quotes
#92
This Hotel In Batumis Has A Tiny Ferris Wheel In It
#93
My Hotel In Spain Has The United Nations Universal Declaration Of Human Rights By The Bed Instead Of A Bible
#94
Japanese Hotel Apologies For One Minute Internet Stoppage At 4am
Neon Petra 7 years ago
Again, off topic, but when a bullet train in Japan (Hiroshima I think?) was delayed by TWENTY SECONDS, they sent out a formal apology.
#95
My Hotel Has A Check-In Area Specifically For Kids
#96
This Hotel That I Stayed At Has A Bank Vault In The Basement
#97
So This Was In The Restroom At The Hotel We Were Staying At
#98
This Hotel Uses Papaya Stalks As Straws
The Girl on Fire 7 years ago
Maybe this is a stupid question, but wouldn't this add a spicy flavor to whatever they're drinking?
#99
My Hostel Has Preserved The Last Mcdonalds Cheeseburger Sold In Iceland
#100
The Door Handle In My Hotel Bathroom Has A Hand Sanitizer Dispenser In The Handle
#101
Was Staying At Disney Hotel, Says: With Price Like This They Better Serve Water Like Champagne. The Next Day...
#102
These Board Games At My Hotel Are Stylized Like Books To Blend In
#103
The Lobby’s Ceiling At My Hotel
#104
My Hotel Has Physical Keys, That Are Reprogramable
M O'Connell 7 years ago
They're still magnetic, just in the shape of a physical key instead of a card.
#105
After Making A Transatlantic Flight, This Hotel In The Netherlands Gives You A Shot Of Caffeine To Stay Awake
#106
Our Hotel Balcony Has A Working Bathtub
Demi Zwaan 7 years ago
Hey, is this the flat with all the bathtubs on the balconies from that other post? Explains a lot!
#107
Hard Rock Hotel’s Mirror Has Heights Of Some Famous Musicians
wandile dludlu 7 years ago
I saw Snoop dogg on top and thought it was a clever elevator showing you how "high" you are in the building
#108
A Hotel Restaurant In Germany Kept The Chair In A Little Room On Which President Obama Was Sitting During A Conference There. Even The Name Tag Is Still Pinned To The Chair...
#109
This Hotel's Breakfast Lounge Is Inside An Old Bank Vault
#110
The Toilet Bowl In This Hotel Lights Up To Guide You At Night
#111
This Door In My Hotel Bathroom Can Close Off Either Of 2 Doorways
#112
The Carpet In This Hotel Looks Like There’s Rose Petals Scattered On The Floor
#113
This Hotel Puts Guitars In It's Rooms For Guests To Play
#114
They Had A Cosmetic Towel At The Hotel I Stayed At
#115
Found This Instead Of A Bible In My Hotel Room Today
#116
This Hotel Building In Chicago Looks Like It Has Vertical Puddles
#117
The Door To My Hotel Room Has A Painting Of The Painting In My Hotel Room
#118
This Hotel Has A Mirror In Front Of The Urinal That Makes You Look Like Someone From The 1800s
Clare McDuff 7 years ago
I’m 4’10, I would for sure look like me with the invisible man sitting on my head.
#119
The Hotel I Stayed At Had Fresh Remotes
#120
The Hotel I Am Staying At Has A Vending Machine Strictly For Champagne
#121
This Flat Painting In My Hotel Room
#122
The Lamps In This Hotel Are Vodka Bottles
#123
I Requested A Fort For My Hotel Room, The Staff Delivered
#124
People Who Smoke In This Hotel Room Are Funding Schools In Developing Countries
Adam Cantor 7 years ago
Wouldn't this just encourage smokers to smoke in the room knowing they're are helping build schools in developing countries?
#125
This Hotel We're Staying At In Aruba Has A TV In The Mirror
#126
This Hotel Bathroom "Tile" Wall Is Actually Just Numerous Pictures Of Denim-Clad Asses
#127
My Hotel Room Has A Copy Of The Constitution Instead Of A Bible
#128
When Your Hotel Delivers
#129
Unique Art In The Hotel I Work At
#130
The Hotel I'm Staying At In Brazil Has A Remote That Comes With An Immediate Soccer-Watching Button
#131
This Hotel Reception Is On A Converted Double Decker Bus
#132
This Hostel In Kyrgyzstan Has Tents Instead Of Beds
#133
The Shangri-La Hotel In London Has Charging Cables For Your Devices In Their Guest Toilets
#134
This Swiss Hotel Hangs Up Newspaper Articles At The Urinals For Users
CrunChewy McSandybutt 7 years ago
It doesn't take that long to urinate, does it? Besides, you should be looking down to ensure a proper aim.
#135
The Faucet In My Hotel Room Is In The Ceiling
#136
My Hotel Bathroom Mirror Had A Build In Bluetooth Speaker...
#137
The Galt House Hotel Bar In Louisville, Ky Has An Aquarium Bar Top
#138
Hotel In Europe Offers A Rent A Pet Fish For Single Travellers
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Clare McDuff 7 years ago
What is with all the grumpy pandas today? The special requests are hilarious. American hotels LOVE going above and beyond and standing out. PLUS it ensures they’ll be tweeted about or instagrammed. It’s a great idea ❤️
Wyndmere 7 years ago
Free positive marketing is always good. Few posts tell us which hotels fulfilled these requests.
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DforDorothy 7 years ago
As a hostel manager(not quite Hotel, but we have 40 private rooms too), the strange requests are what make our job fun. Once a guy requested a Dragon, so I drew him Toothless. He said he asks for this everywhere, but we are the first to deliver. He was happy, we are happy and it made everybody's day. However, requests which are obvious that are in the offer already, OR definitely are out of our(as a hostel and not 5* hotel) offer, are what do not really make us happy, mostly when people figure they are entitled. We are human beings as well and love our jobs, like to work with people, and we sometimes like to have a good laugh too. For eg. Once we had 2 guests under the name of MARGHERITA and we put them in the same room with another 2 named FORMAGGI, just for fun. (what were the odds..?) It was way too funny and was worth it, and we didn't harm anyone. Be assured, none of our days are boring with 200 people inhouse 😉
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Loveyiii 7 years ago (edited)
Bored Panda this post made me smile! There are worse things in this world than people making strange but funny requests. I loved that these hotels think outside of the box and come up with some very humorous and ingenious ways to make their customers stays more enjoyable.
Clare McDuff 7 years ago
What is with all the grumpy pandas today? The special requests are hilarious. American hotels LOVE going above and beyond and standing out. PLUS it ensures they’ll be tweeted about or instagrammed. It’s a great idea ❤️
Wyndmere 7 years ago
Free positive marketing is always good. Few posts tell us which hotels fulfilled these requests.
Load More Replies... DforDorothy 7 years ago
As a hostel manager(not quite Hotel, but we have 40 private rooms too), the strange requests are what make our job fun. Once a guy requested a Dragon, so I drew him Toothless. He said he asks for this everywhere, but we are the first to deliver. He was happy, we are happy and it made everybody's day. However, requests which are obvious that are in the offer already, OR definitely are out of our(as a hostel and not 5* hotel) offer, are what do not really make us happy, mostly when people figure they are entitled. We are human beings as well and love our jobs, like to work with people, and we sometimes like to have a good laugh too. For eg. Once we had 2 guests under the name of MARGHERITA and we put them in the same room with another 2 named FORMAGGI, just for fun. (what were the odds..?) It was way too funny and was worth it, and we didn't harm anyone. Be assured, none of our days are boring with 200 people inhouse 😉
Load More Replies... Loveyiii 7 years ago (edited)
Bored Panda this post made me smile! There are worse things in this world than people making strange but funny requests. I loved that these hotels think outside of the box and come up with some very humorous and ingenious ways to make their customers stays more enjoyable.
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