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17 hotel staff secrets you'll want to
know when you're booking a vacation
finding a cheap deal can be pretty
stressful you're not just looking for a
cheap way of getting there ideally
you're looking for a decent price flight
and hotel at the same time you want
top-quality researching all this
information takes hours and going
through a travel agent just doesn't cut
it anymore but eventually you end up
finding a flight and now you start
looking for hotels the stress continues
but we have something that will help you
in your quest to really prep yourself
before you go on your next trip here are
some tricks that will help you save
money and give you a great vacation but
first click subscribe and hit that
notification bell as well number one
prices change the prices for hotels
change on a day-to-day basis depending
on the season
you can get an amazing hotel for a great
price that's why it's better to book a
room as last-minute as possible because
if you do it too in advance the price
may be too high number 2 changing your
room if you don't like the room you were
given you can change it for free you can
simply talk to the staff for example if
you don't like the room for subjective
reasons such as not liking the floor the
room is located you can ask to change
the room they shouldn't charge you for
it
number 3 hotel ratings choose a hotel
based on its rating rather than simply
looking for the number of stars it has
we live in a time where we can write and
read reviews to get a better idea we
totally get that different people of
different tastes but sometimes a
three-star Hotel can get a better
comment than a five-star hotel number 4
taking stuff from the hotel don't feel
guilty if you decide to take some
souvenirs after you stay in a hotel
you're allowed to take the shampoo
shower gel and the cosmetic products
number five the golden keys become
friendly with the concierge with the
golden keys pin not only can they get
you tickets to concerts and organized
tours they're there to ensure that you
have the best room experience possible
if you don't like your room you can
always check with the concierge number
six discounted rooms booking discounted
rooms directly with the hotel is smart
hotels want to sell as many rooms as
possible on a regular basis therefore
they pay a fee to various sites so they
can offer certain rooms and you don't
get the best room at a discount by
calling the hotel directly they'll most
likely meet your request number seven
hotel photos photos of hotel rooms can
be deceiving that's why it's best that
while reading reviews about the hotel to
check out the photos that people who
stayed there post it will be more
realistic number eight mini bars the
minibar is definitely something you
should check the people staying before
you could have drank and poured tap
water into the bottle instead number
nine on-site parking
make sure you read the contract
thoroughly before leaving your car
on-site at a hotel
usually the contract states that the
hotel is not responsible for cars park
on the site number 10 canceling things
come up and you need a way to cancel a
reservation without paying a cent for it
well there's a perfect solution for that
instead of cancelling the reservation
immediately asked to move it ahead a
week then the next day simply call the
hotel again and cancel it you won't pay
anything for your cancellation number
eleven you might get walked unless
you're a dog then we can assure you this
term isn't going to be fun keep in mind
that because cancellation rates are
pretty high about 10% of people cancel
their reservations with hotels daily
these places to stay tend to overbook
and what happens is if they're
overbooked and you show up intending to
stay there
you get walked which means the hotel
will now pay for the entire night's room
in tax at another comparable hotel in
the area pretty lame but not the worst
thing in the world we guess but how do
you know if you're getting walked well
Mental Floss has a good prepared list of
reasons for us a guest is more likely to
get walked if number one ebook using
Expedia hence he has a deeply discounted
rate and is less important number two he
never stayed here before and may never
visit the city again number three he's a
one-nighter number four and this one is
so much more important than the others
he's acting like a jerk so don't be a
jerk and you won't have to move hotels
simple as that number twelve complain
right so you're in a hotel you managed
to avoid getting walked but there's a
problem any problem doesn't matter
really the point is what you do at that
point call the front desk and complain
loudly brutally and wickedly right well
you're half right what you should do is
call the front desk calmly and ask them
the right questions describe to them
your situation then ask who to call to
handle it while most of the time the
front desk will be able to help you if
you give suggestions it might make their
job much easier also if you want to make
sure they're listening and will give you
the best solution get their name nothing
makes an employee more attentive than
calling them directly by name number
thirteen better rooms we know that if
you want a room upgrade you just need to
ask but what if they insist that there's
nothing better for you
well Mental Floss has a bit of
first-hand experience with that they say
that here is one of the top lies that
comes out of a front desk agents mouth
all the rooms are basically the same sir
ball
there's always a corner room a room with
a bigger flat screen a room that because
of the building's layout has a larger
bath with two sinks a room that fits the
two rollaways with ease a room that
though listed as standard actually has a
partial view of the Hudson River there
is always a better room and when I feel
that 20 you slipped me burning in my
pocket I'll find it for you and if
there's nothing to be done room wise I
have a slew of other options late
check-out free movies free minibar room
service amenities and more I will do
whatever it takes to deserve the tip and
then a little bit more in the hope that
you'll hit me again
and don't be nervous about slipping a
tip to the concierge they are authorized
to upgrade for special occasions and a
tip sounds pretty special to us number
fourteen always request clean linens
we've all seen that news special where
they go to a seedy hotel turn off the
lights keep on some black lights and
then the place lights up like the fourth
of July well the good news about this is
that hotels often will wash and change
the sheets every day the bad news is
that blankets only get washed once a
week and the bedspreads are never washed
if there's no visible stains according
to our sources just ask the concierge
for some new ones when you arrive then
fold up everything that isn't a sheet
once you get to the actual room place it
on a chair and leave it hopefully you
won't have to see it again
number 15 don't drink from the glasses
it may seem pretty gross but the hotel's
secret experts at the position calm have
some horror stories about how the staff
treats the glasses in the hotels they
report that if you're going to use them
clean them yourself as a favorite ruse
among the housekeeper's is to wash them
in the toilets in that light
don't leave your toothbrushes out your
best bet is to not drink from the
glassware in the hotel room instead ask
for sealed plastic glasses at the
concierge desk or go with bottled water
also Mental Floss has a concerning fact
about
glasses in the rooms sometimes they're
washed out with furniture cleaner our
advice bring your own water bottle at
least that you can trust number 16 check
the lost and found this is actually a
pretty edgy and rock and roll secret so
if you can't handle that skip a couple
of seconds ahead in the video say you
forgot your phone charger and you really
need to keep that baby alive what do you
do buy another one well not necessarily
if you've got a bad side just go find
the lost and found and tell the people
in charge that you've lost a charger
that would fit your phone nine times out
of ten they'll have it and they'll just
hand it over easy as that you're a
criminal and a deviant now we hope you
know that you should slow down motley
crue save some heck raising for the rest
of us number seventeen be polite
honestly a surefire way to ensure the
best experience is to just be nice
everyone around you this can apply to
regular life as well and so our list of
tricks to do before booking a hotel is
complete what did you learn from this
list did you figure out a way that
you're going to plan your next trip or
did we miss any of the best hats let us
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