A dirty trick hotels use everyday

You can’t always believe what you see. The next time you view a photo of a hotel room on a Web site or in a brochure, more often than not that room has been “staged” by the photographer’s team.
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Hotels and the secrets they keep

“Guaranteed” rooms really aren’t guaranteed. When you make a hotel reservation, you often are asked to “guarantee” your room with a credit card — but there’s still a chance that the hotel will give away your room if you arrive late.
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Would you vacation at a pod hotel?

I just found a great post on Upgrade Travel Better about the growing trend of pod hotels. Many of these mini hotels claim to offer tiny rooms at no frills low prices.

I’m sure these pod hotels will appeal to many on-the-go travelers looking for a place to crash for the night, or Backpackers looking to upgrade from the hostel for change of pace.

Do you think these pod hotels are the next great travel trend or the latest downgrade?

Costly Travel Mistakes

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Hotel key theft

Don’t display you guest room key in public or even inside the hotel or at the swimming pool.

Crook have known to walk by casually, observe the number in the key if stamped on it and make false charges in the hotel restaurant, bar or store and using your room number.

This mistake was committed by my neighbor and he was forced to spend the entire last day of his vacation trying to prove the charges were not his.

Fortunately, he didn’t have to pay for the false charges.

Don’t forget your hotel address

There is nothing more frustrating than telling a cab driver to take you to the “Marriott” and you realize you don’t know the address.

This mistake is made more often than you think. That could be one very expensive cab ride. Especially if you are in a country where you don’t speak the language.

Immediately upon check in, ask for a few business cards or matchbooks with the hotel name and address on them.

Place one by the phone in the room so you know where you are and keep the other on you when you leave so you know where to come back to.

If you get lost, you have the address and phone number handy.

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