tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post2346196024865052771..comments2023-10-26T17:06:56.408+04:00Comments on cool travel guide: 10 things that annoy us about hotels #6 When using the bathroom is like undertaking an intelligence testLara Dunstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-13664109095753171762008-11-10T23:58:00.000+04:002008-11-10T23:58:00.000+04:00That bathroom looks quite niceThat bathroom looks quite niceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-12997874882478656022008-08-18T21:30:00.000+04:002008-08-18T21:30:00.000+04:00I couldn't agree more. Here are my pet hates: Ligh...I couldn't agree more. Here are my pet hates: <BR/>Lights - I don’t want to have to use a manual or call for help to work out how to dim the lights. I like simple on/off/dimmer switches<BR/><BR/>Wifi – make it simple to connect – if it takes longer than 1 line to explain your how I use your Wifi system you’ve over complicated it<BR/><BR/>Showers - what ever happened to the words hot and cold or blue and red to help me work out mornings more easily?Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508791885687261165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-47340957738470841992008-08-16T10:04:00.000+04:002008-08-16T10:04:00.000+04:00Hi Christie - oh dear, we've had those before - es...Hi Christie - oh dear, we've had those before - especially when we were a lot younger and we were backpacking in Europe and mainly stayed in 2 stars. I remember one room in Venice that had one of those, but it also had two floor-to-ceiling windows with teensy balconies we could sit in and drink our wine in the evenings as we watched the gondolas glide by - it was heavenly - so we were very forgiving on the shower-toilet-in-one.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi David - we know exactly what you mean! We're exactly the same. We're so much more forgiving of budget properties but then we tear the five stars to pieces. But the thing is, the higher the price, the higher the expectations. <BR/><BR/>Terry and I think if you have a lousy experience in a $15 a night youth hostel, you've blown $15, but if you have a miserable time in a $250 a night place, then, for some people, they might have blown a week's wages or their pension. That one week's honeymoon or 50th anniversary may be completely spoiled and a tonne of money wasted because some writer hasn't stayed at the hotel and has given it rave reviews based on the website or PR gumph. We believe (like you also, it sounds) that those hotels are worth closer scrutiny than a youth hostel.<BR/><BR/>But I agree, sometimes I just feel like we're spoilt, then I have to remember myself why and what we're doing!Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-56375356608718285512008-08-15T03:26:00.000+04:002008-08-15T03:26:00.000+04:00Cheers. I could probably list 25 - 30 given the sp...Cheers. I could probably list 25 - 30 given the space... The sad thing is that I've gone from being happy to sleep in any old flea pit to being really narked by tiny things in otherwise gorgeous hotels within the space of about three years. The job spoils us at times.<BR/><BR/>Those shower heads are awful, though. It's the first thing I look for on a hotel inspection, which is pretty tragic.<BR/><BR/>I still like to swipe the toiletries too, though. They're perfect for taking as carry-on only for short trips a lot of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-86293271740773182022008-08-14T18:26:00.000+04:002008-08-14T18:26:00.000+04:00I thought I was the only one to have bathroom issu...I thought I was the only one to have bathroom issues. We once stayed in a French hotel where the toilet and shower were in the same open-concept stall. After the first morning we learned to put the the toilet paper in the bedroom before showering.<BR/><BR/>Who thought that one up? I've had better experiences on trains.The Messy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231485575194758530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-76254880409977950242008-08-14T12:26:00.000+04:002008-08-14T12:26:00.000+04:00Oh god, I thought only girls hated those stupid sh...Oh god, I thought only girls hated those stupid shower heads - aside from drenching the bathroom they make it impossible to wash your hair without sitting in the bathtub. <BR/><BR/>Now, hang on about the toiletries though... agree that they can give those generic soaps, shower washes and emery boards a miss, but I'm quite happy to pack away nice products such as L'Occitane, Etro, Bulgari, etc. But then maybe that's a girl thing too.<BR/><BR/>Loved your bug bears on MSN by the way! We're glad these things don't just bug us!Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-30692201875694781662008-08-14T11:52:00.000+04:002008-08-14T11:52:00.000+04:00I love the ones where there's no wall fitting for ...I love the ones where there's no wall fitting for the shower head. It just rests above the taps on a fancy holder that's clearly trying to look grand and olde worlde. <BR/><BR/>Alas, it's a guaranteed drenching for the whole room the moment you even look at the shampoo.<BR/><BR/>Oh yes... why are hotels willing to spend a fortune on largely pointless toiletries, yet too tight to fork out for a toilet brush?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com