Vacations In Santa Clarita - Most Annoying Things About Hotel Rooms

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Category - Vacations In Santa Clarita
Posted By - Hampton Inn Santa Clarita

Vacations In Santa Clarita

A hotel room can make or break your holiday. While the vast majority of hotel rooms I've stayed in have been wonderful, there have been times I was left wondering 'what were they thinking'?

Here are 16 of the most puzzling and disappointing hotel moments I've had. What are yours? Tell us below.

Shower over the toilet

This layout makes trying to get clean after a long day travelling quite challenging. That's right - at a hotel in Auckland, New Zealand, the shower was positioned above the toilet. It left me trying to wash while avoiding accidentally touching the toilet bowl with my leg. Not to mention that the water that ran over my feet also went up against the toilet, as it all swirled in together.

Is that it?

It can be very disappointing when the hotel room ends up looking nothing like what you've been promised. That awesome view of the beach is actually a swamp and that modern-looking, bright and spacious room is actually a decrepit run-down box.

Surprise extra fees

Ever heard of "resort fees"? Well stay in Vegas and you'll quickly become accustomed to them. One Vegas hotel assured me there would be no other fees payable on my account, which I'd booked through a third party. However upon checkout days later an extra few hundred dollars had magically appeared on my bill. Don't be afraid to challenge these fees if you weren't notified of them.

Pushy – and snoopy - maids

Sometimes I actually like to sleep in, but maids have other ideas. On one occasion I'd hung out the do-not-disturb sign on the door the night before and was enjoying a sleep-in when, at 8am, the knocking and yelling "housekeeping" began. It continued persistently for two hours, each time I feel asleep.

Parking, what parking?

A lack of parking options close by can be another downside to hotels. Just as frustrating is the extra fee you'll often have to pay for valet parking when it's the only feasible option. You can also face a half-hour wait for your car to be returned to you – and it can be worse during peak times.

Early check-outs and breakfasts

Having to beg for a late checkout, say 11am, and sometimes having to wait until the morning of your checkout to find out if you've secured it or not, can be frustrating. For many the whole point of a hotel stay is to relax and sleep in, not rush out. The same goes for breakfast, which often finishes so early you miss out.

Theft

OK, most people would have returned to their hotel room at some point to find their belongings in different locations or their clothes tidied and put away, so it's clear someone went through your bags, and this can be harmless enough. But when I returned to my room at a new luxurious hotel in Singapore only to find that the seal on my brand new jar of expensive moisturiser had been broken and 90 per cent of its contents removed, I wasn't happy, mostly at the thought someone had been through my belongings. Was this how some hotels filled all those tiny bottles of moisturiser they offer? I got off lightly - fellow travellers have reported laptops and cameras stolen from their rooms.

Mini-bar rorts

I know hotels have to make money somehow, but having ridiculously-priced (and often underwhelming) snacks and drinks is just irritating, especially when there are no other shops anywhere near the hotel and you're on a tight schedule, forcing you to pay an extreme price for your thirst.