Choosing a hotel, travelers expect to get a comfortable room for their vacation. But sometimes even a high cost does not guarantee quality. There are several “warning signs” that can help you recognize a bad hotel and save you money, time, and a good mood.
Black dots on curtains and cabinet shelves
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A traveler's worst nightmare is to wake up in your room from bedbug bites. These little creatures can hide in linens, mattresses, wardrobes, dressers. However, they can be recognized by the black dots they leave on window shades and furniture surfaces. Having found such traces of these blood-sucking insects in your room, it is better to leave it as soon as possible.
Use of colored bedding in the room
When you check into a hotel room, you don't want to think about how many people have already lived in it. But the truth is that on average 2,000 people have slept in your room's bed before you. It is not surprising that stains can remain on bed linen, which unscrupulous hotel owners try to hide using colored sheets of predominantly dark shades. It is much cheaper and less troublesome than caring for white bedding.
Dust on the fan
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You can never know for sure how carefully the rooms are cleaned at the hotel of your choice. Even if the bed looks perfect and the table is neatly tucked away, check the ceiling fan. It is the presence or absence of dust on this device that can tell you how carefully the cleanliness of the hotel is monitored.
Withered plants
Attention to detail is a sure sign of good hospitality. If the hotel where you are staying for vacation is teeming with wilted or obviously in need of care of plants, it is safe to say that the management does not care very much about this place. Therefore, when choosing for yourself, even a temporary housing, often look around.
Exit signs are not easy to find
In the event of an emergency, any hotel should have a clear evacuation plan for its guests. However, very often exit signs are poorly lit or even absent in the corridors of the building. Obviously, this indicates a frivolous attitude of the hotel management to the safety of its guests.
Leaking taps
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A leaking bathroom faucet is one of the obvious signs of mold. And mold not only causes an unpleasant smell, black spots on the walls, but also badly affects human health.
Peeling paint on the walls
There are some things that are really worth investing in. For example, high quality paint. If cheap paint is used in the interior of a hotel, it peels off rather quickly. This not only creates aesthetic problems, but can also be hazardous to health. After all, these poor quality materials emit toxins that can irritate the respiratory tract.
