5 things you should never ever do in a hotel room
<p>Your health and your wallet will thank you if you never do these things in a hotel room.</p>
<p><strong>1. Steal the bathrobes</strong></p>
<p>“Guests sometimes take home essential amenities that the hotel provides during their stay, like shampoo, lotion, and other vanity products,” says Ryazan Tristram, photographer and travel blogger for <u><a href="https://everythingzany.com/">everythingzany.com</a></u>. “However, people sometimes take home the bathrobes as well, which is a no-no.” You could be charged extra or fined for taking pricier items, including linens, artwork and electronics.</p>
<p><strong>2. Cook anything without a proper kitchen area</strong></p>
<p>“We always want to save money when we travel,” says Tristram. “Some guests will bring their portable cooking appliances with them during their stay, and this can cause a few problems, primarily if the hotel room doesn’t have any kitchenette area.” These cooking appliances can set off a hotel’s fire alarm system or cause an actual fire, so stick with no-cook meals if you want to save a few bucks on food.</p>
<p><strong>3. Keep your bathroom door ajar when taking a shower</strong></p>
<p>There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a steamy shower at a hotel, but beware what the vapour can do if released into your room. “A hotel’s hot showers can cause a lot of steam, and as a result, can trigger the hotel’s fire alarm system inside your bedroom if you leave the bathroom door open,” says Tristram.</p>
<p><strong>4. Restock the minibar</strong></p>
<p>There’s no crime in enjoying a drink from the hotel fridge. After all, that’s their purpose. “But if you plan on taking a bottle of whiskey out of there, just accept that you’ll still be paying for it,” says Sophia Borghese, a consultant for La Galerie Hotel in New Orleans. “Don’t try to fake the hotel staff out by replacing the liquor with a half-sipped bottle of Diet Coke. This happens more often than you might think, and those who do it still get charged for taking that [expensive little] bottle of spirits.”</p>
<p><strong>5. Use the fire sprinkler as a coat hanger</strong></p>
<p>Closets are great for hanging clothes. Fire sprinklers are not. Bob Tupper, author of <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Culture-Tuppers-Exploring-Europe/dp/0990961001/?tag=reader0b-20">Drinking In the Culture: Tuppers’ Guide to Exploring Great Beers in Europe</a>, </em>says he saw people using the safety devices as coat hooks – a silly stunt that could not only set off a hotel’s fire alarm but also burst the pipes, causing water to flood into rooms.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.rd.com/advice/travel/never-do-in-hotel-room/">RD.com</a></em></p>
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