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50 Times People Spotted Simple Yet Genius Solutions In Their Hotels And Shared Them Online (New Pics)
In the times of worldwide pandemic, which feels like endless doom, the sole thought of staying in a hotel sends bursts of joy down my spine.
From the sheer indulgence of emptying out an overpriced minibar to rolling into the crisp, clean bedsheets, and joining your travel companions at a breakfast buffet just before the new day’s adventure begins, the things we took for granted are now something we’d be privileged to have.
So let’s dive deep into the nostalgia of a pre-pandemic world and the hopes that travelling without the viral anxiety awaits around the corner. Today, Bored Panda has compiled a perfectly indulgent list of the most clever, simple, and creative solutions installed at hotels that put the hospitality business in a well-deserved spotlight.
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#1
I Asked The Hotel If I Could Bring My Cat. This Is What We Arrived To
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Nobody could have guessed the level of crisis the hospitality industry would find itself in when the pandemic started. At the peak of the coronavirus crisis, many compared it with the black-swan events society has experienced before. Black Swans like the coronaviruses (COVID-19, SARS, H1N1) or the September 11th attacks are rare, unpredictable evens which dramatically alter history, the economy, and society.
#4
When Your Hotel Staff Go The Extra Mile
But although cyclical in the past, the hotel industry has realized that this time, it’s something they haven't experienced before at such length. It wasn’t deep, but ultimately a short disruption before things got back to normal.
On the contrary, as we sadly commemorate the 1-year birthday of coronavirus, hoteliers around the world had no idea when it’s going to end. Many businesses were forced to shut their doors, while others are hanging in there while applying protective measures and the new pandemic normality as part of their regulatory policy.
#5
Towel Animal Left By The Hotel Staff
Gosia Buczek 4 years ago
Sorry, but I don't like the idea of putting towels on the toilet seat 😐
#6
Awesome Hotel Gesture
To find out how exactly the worldwide pandemic has affected the hotel industry across the country, Bored Panda reached out to Niki Reading, the representative of Washington Hospitality Association.
“The hotel industry in Washington was hit by COVID just as the busy summer tourism months would have begun. This impacted revenue per room significantly. As of February 2021, the most recent date for which statistics are available, revenue was down 53.6% from the same time last year.”
Meanwhile, in the 4th quarter, “lodging in Washington saw a loss in sales of $629 million, or 59 percent under the previous year. Seattle was the worst hit among any West Coast city, with an occupancy rate of 36.1 percent,” Niki added.
#7
Instead Of A Bible, My Hotel Room In Philadelphia Has The Constitution And Declaration Of Independence
#8
Missed Out Camping This Year, So I Asked For A Tent In My Hotel Room
Niki also explained that many people don’t realize that motels and hotels—even major franchises—are owned and operated by local families. “These aren’t mega corporations—they are family businesses that have been decimated,” she concluded.
#10
I Ordered Snacks From Room Service And They Sent A Refrigerated Robot Butler To Deliver Them
But now that the weather is finally getting warmer and more and more people are getting vaccinated, hotels are slowly but steadily regaining their relevancy.The hotel industry just had its highest occupancy levels in the past two weeks since the start of the Covid pandemic last March, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts CEO Geoff Ballotti told CNBC.
“These last two weeks ... have been the highest two weeks of occupancy in our industry since last March and to see occupancy levels now back to 85% of where they were in 2019 is impressive,” Ballotti added.
#11
This Checklist From A Hotel
#12
Simplistic Light Switches In A Hotel
The hotel chains are among the few fortunate ones who could afford surviving an almost no-guest period which lasted way longer than anyone could have expected. The implementation of vaccine passports also gives hope for the hotel industry.
“I think the industry certainly needs to develop a uniform digital health credential on testing,” Ballotti said. “That could make travel easier, that could make travel safer.”
#13
The Hotel I'm Staying At Has A Monitor Lizard That Roams The Grounds And Swims In The Pool
#14
This Hotel I’m Staying At Provides A Phone That You Can Take Out With You. It Has Unlimited Mobile Data As Well As Free Calls
#15
My Hostel Has A Bed For Charging Your Mobile
#16
Out Hotel Room Is Inside A Giant Aquarium With Sharks, Mantas And Stingrays Swimming About
#17
The Pillows In My Hotel Are Labeled For Preferences
#18
My Hotel Had Exit Signs Near The Floor, Presumably For When You Are Crawling On The Floor To Avoid Smoke Inhalation During A Fire
#19
My Toilet In The Japanese Hotel I Stayed At. You Wash Your Hands And Reuse The Water For Your Next Flush
#20
My Hotel Room Came With A Rubber Ducky For The Bathtub
#21
The Shower At My Hotel Has A Flow Meter To Know How Much Water You Use, Ice Cap Is Melting And Polar Bear Disappears If You Use Too Much
#22
This Hotel I Stayed At Had One Dark Washcloth To Prevent Makeup Stains
#23
The Alarm Clock In This Hotel Has Three Displays So You Can See The Time Without Moving While Lying In Either Of The Beds
#24
Old Bank Was Transformed Into A Hotel, They Kept The Vault As A Meeting Room
#25
My Hotel Has A Marker To Point Towards Mecca
#26
Hotel Door Signs: Do Not Disturb And Please Clean Room
#27
This Little Sign Under The Bed In My Hotel Room That Lets You Know They’ve Cleaned Under There Too
#28
This Hotel I Stayed At Has A Billiards Room Through A Secret Door Behind This Bookshelf
#29
The Elevator Load Limit Sign In My Hotel
#30
Stayed In A Boeing 747 Converted To Hostel At Arlanda Airport, Sweden
#31
This Hotel I’m Staying At Has The Shower Shelf Accessible From Both Inside As Well As Outside
#32
My Hotel Room Bathroom Leaves A Section Of Mirror That Doesn’t Steam Up
#33
The Hotel I Stayed In Has A Typewriter For Writing Reviews
Lori Spins 4 years ago
I wonder if it has something to do with Hemingway since he lived in Key West
#34
My Hotel Safe Has A Plug So You Can Charge Your Electronics While They Are Locked Away
#35
This Mirror At My Hotel Tells Guests The Current Weather Conditions
#36
The Hand Towels In My Hotel Bathroom Were Folded Like A Shirt And Tie
#37
This Hotel's Fancy Style Of Stacking Fruits In Water
#38
Found This In The Youth Hostel I'm Staying At
#39
This Hotel In My Town
#40
Hotel Door Room Was Changed Today For People Who Uses A Wheelchair With A Lower Peephole
#41
Singapore’s Parkroyal Hotel Taken From Street Level
#42
This Hotel Descends Down The Side Of A Cliff, So The Elevator Floors Are In Negatives
#43
Shower Tiles Are Cut Into Mountain Shapes, In My Hotel In A Mountainous Destination
#44
Hotel In Europe Offers A Rent A Pet Fish For Single Travelers
#45
This Showerhead In My Hotel Lets You Dial In An Exact Temperature For The Water To Stay At
#46
My Hotel Room Used To Be A Chapel
#47
This Hotel Used To Be A Brewery
#48
My Hotel's Lights Shine Diagonally
#49
The Water Bottle In My Hotel In Bangkok Had The Same Shape As The Building
#50
Our Hotel Shower Designed Like A Swimming Pool
#51
My Hotel In Texas Had Texas Shaped Waffles In Their Complementary Breakfast
#52
The Hotel I Stayed In Changed The Elevator Carpet Based On The Day Of The Week
#53
Lake Taupo, New Zealand-Hostel Pool Rules. The Safest Pool In All Of Middle Earth
#54
Hotel I Stayed At Had This
#55
This Ping Pong Halfpipe I Saw At A Hotel In Munich
#56
I Came Across This Living Green Wall In A Hotel Lobby In Florida
#57
The "Pool Room" At The Hotel I Stayed At
#58
We Stayed At A Hotel With An Indoor Pool That Had An Outdoor Waterslide
#59
This No Smoking Floor In A Hotel Has No Room 420
#60
Found This At A Hotel I Was Working At. Kinda Cool That Hotels Are Being This Accommodating
Bob Belcher 4 years ago
Just like the pep hole, this is required by ADA regulations for all ADA rooms. Hotels are required to have a certain number of ADA rooms. Fun fact, they're allowed to rent the room to anyone who ask as long as there's no prior booking for it.
#61
These Sockets In A Chinese Hotel Room Fit Us, Chinese, European, And UK Plugs
#62
The Hotel I'm At Gives Out Mini Hot Sauces And Ketchups For Breakfast
#63
My Hotel Room Has An Xbox One
LilyAnna Guthner 4 years ago
This is very cool. Most hotels don't come with any type of electronic to play on. The most I have ever gotten at a hotel is a tv, which is still nice, but this is extremely cool.
#64
This Paper Low Poly Moose At A Hotel
#65
This Hotel Near Me In New York Lit Up Their Empty Rooms In The Shape Of A Heart
#66
The Shower In My Hotel Has A Little Cutout So You Can Turn It On Before Getting In
#67
This Hotel That I'm Staying At Has A Wall Mounted Wireless Charger
#68
The Building Next To My Hotel Has A Mini Golf Course On The Roof
#69
The Phone In My Hotel Room Has A Pizza Button
#70
Found This Very Efficient And Sturdy Made In Switzerland Clothes Dryer In My Hotel Room
#71
The Bed In My Hotel Room Is A Covered Wagon
#72
These Hand Towels In My Hotel Look Like A Box Of French Fries
#73
My Hotel Room Came With A Ducky For The Bath
#74
This Hotel Prints The Weather Out And Sticks It In The Elevator
#75
This Strange Alien Dog Table At The Hotel I Work At
#76
My Hotel Soap Has A Hole In It
#77
This Sticker Hidden In My Hotel Drawer In Singapore Discreetly Pointing Towards Mecca So Muslims Know Which Way To Pray
#78
The Way This Hotel Arranged The Firewood
#79
This Light In The Hotel Looks Like A Minecraft Block
#80
Hotel I Stayed At Had Black Toilet Paper
#81
There's A Television In My Hotel Mirror
#82
Carpet With Tracks In A Hotel In An Old Train Station
#83
See-Through Corner Of Swimming Pool Extends Out Of The Roof Of A Massive Hotel
Artoonist Corine 4 years ago
Just stayed at a hotel in the US that was both indoor and outdoor. You could swim under a wall to go outdoors! This is cool as well!
#84
This Hotel Uses Glass Straws
#85
A Pillow Menu In A Hotel In Germany
#86
This Hotel Knows What's Up
#87
My Hotel Has Exit Signs Positioned Lower In Case Smoke Fills The Hallway And You Have To Crawl Out
#88
The Key For My Hotel Room. Works Just Like An Insertable Key Card But On A Metal Key
#89
Our Hotel Keycard Is Wooden Not Plastic
#90
My Hotel Room Had Two Pictures Of A Duck In It
#91
This Hotel In Colorado Has A Giant Slide
Carol Emory 4 years ago
THIS IS THE ONE WE STAYED AT!! There's a McDonalds next door and a Preschool.
#92
Arrived At My Hotel. "Do You Have A Pool Table?" "Yes"
#93
Rather Than Using A Doorknob Hanger, My Hotel Has A Light Switch Indicator For Housekeeping
#94
The Complimentary Water In My Beijing Hotel Comes In Coke Bottles Recycled From The Olympic Games In Beijing 10 Years Ago
#95
The Matching Curtains And Light Fixture At My Hotel
#96
This Hotel Hallway In Cologne, Deutschland
#97
My Hotel Room Has A Heated Toilet Seat Among Other Things
#98
The Hotel We Are Staying In Do These Ultra-Small Tubes Of Toothpaste
#99
My Hotel Room’s Bathroom Mirror Has A Digital Clock Embedded In It
#100
I Noticed A Heart Shape In The Windows Of This Hotel In Seattle
#101
This Tiny Hotel Room In Saint Petersburg, Russia
#102
This Shower Grate In My Hotel Bathroom
#103
Seen At Hostel In San Francisco
Sign reads: “We have placed this makeup washcloth for your use in removing face and eye makeup. Please help in keeping our white towels... White.”
#104
This Champagne Vending Machine At A Hotel In Vail, CO
#105
The Gym At The Hotel I'm Staying At Has Reusable Headphones
#106
A Coffin-Shaped Door At A Hotel
#107
At The Hotel I’m At There’s A Keyboard On The Back Of The Remote
#108
The Hotel Room I’m Staying At In Austria Provided A Little Sewing Kit
#109
My Hotel Room Toilet Gives Enemas
#110
A Freebie In My Wife's Hollywood Hotel Room. I Knew I Had Seen It Before
#111
The Shower At This Hotel Has A Hole In The Stationary Glass To Turn On The Water Without Being In The Shower
#112
My Hotel Room In Honolulu Has The Bible And The Teachings Of Buddha
#113
The Water Glasses At Our Hotel Had Our Room Number Etched In Them
Oerff On Tour 4 years ago
If Porsche fans stay in the room a few doors down the hall, that glass will be missing a lot
#114
This Brass Plated Fire Hydrant Outside A Fancy Hotel
#115
The Sink At My Hotel Is A Pan
ThatOneCrazyFanGirl 4 years ago
"Where that pan that i said i didn't need? i need it now.' "I used it for a new bowl for the sink" "YOU WHAT-"
#116
My Hotel Rooms Dimmers Darkest Setting Is Called "Play"
#117
This Wallpaper In My Hotel Bathroom
#118
I Think The Lighting Controls In My Hotel Room Were Made With Someone Else In Mind
#119
My Hotel Room Has A TV In The Shower
#120
The Hotel I Stayed At Had A Urinal In The Shower
#121
Hotel In Jeddah Has An Arrow On The Ceiling To Show The Direction To Mecca
#122
My Hotel Only Has One Hairdryer In The Public Hallway
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Jo Choto 4 years ago
This has made me mournful for all the traveling I haven't done in the last year.
Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 4 years ago
Same. I really wish we could again...
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Billy The Kid 4 years ago (edited)
this was really good. Good comments too but shame about some snooty comments on others. : (
Billy The Kid 4 years ago
@thunder. I'm talking about people saying "cool" then getting down voted for it. What is wrong with say that?
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JonaLou2U 4 years ago
Come on people! Have you ever seen GODS and MONSTERS?!! He's brilliant!! CRASH? BEDAZZLED? BLAST FROM THE PAST? CRASH?? He is SO much more than the Mummy and George of the Jungle!
Elizabeth Nin 4 years ago
These people obviously have a ton of money. No hotel I have ever stayed in would do ANY of these things.
Tobias the Tiger 4 years ago
Not quite a hotel, but I stayed at an AirBnb apartment a few weeks ago while my floor was being redone. An interesting feature they had was bathroom lights with a timer, which would turn off automatically after a certain time. It was rather annoying first time I took a shower there, but rather cool after I figured it out.
Jo Choto 4 years ago
This has made me mournful for all the traveling I haven't done in the last year.
Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 4 years ago
Same. I really wish we could again...
Load More Replies... Billy The Kid 4 years ago (edited)
this was really good. Good comments too but shame about some snooty comments on others. : (
Billy The Kid 4 years ago
@thunder. I'm talking about people saying "cool" then getting down voted for it. What is wrong with say that?
Load More Replies... JonaLou2U 4 years ago
Come on people! Have you ever seen GODS and MONSTERS?!! He's brilliant!! CRASH? BEDAZZLED? BLAST FROM THE PAST? CRASH?? He is SO much more than the Mummy and George of the Jungle!
Elizabeth Nin 4 years ago
These people obviously have a ton of money. No hotel I have ever stayed in would do ANY of these things.
Tobias the Tiger 4 years ago
Not quite a hotel, but I stayed at an AirBnb apartment a few weeks ago while my floor was being redone. An interesting feature they had was bathroom lights with a timer, which would turn off automatically after a certain time. It was rather annoying first time I took a shower there, but rather cool after I figured it out.
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