My Hotel Checklist
I have started using a checklist by which I judge hotels.
- Is the tea and coffee facility in the room adequate? There must be at least two proper tea-bags, milk or creamer and a kettle that is obvious to use.
- Can a 67-year-old man, who needs glasses and has a gammy left hand, run the bath or shower without glasses?
- Are the towels numerous and big enough? I’m only small, so big for me in small compared to say Eric Pickles
- Is the wi-fi free and doesn’t require a complicated password or your e-mail address?
- Is the security good but not obsessive? You shouldn’t need a card to work the lift.
- Is the hotel by the station or on a simple tram or bus route from the station or airport? Taxis should be unnecessary.
- Does the television have BBC World or even better BBC1?
- Is the bed comfortable? After all that’s the main reason you booked the hotel.
- Does the hotel have a friendly bar, that might be showing some important football?
- Are the staff knowledgeable and helpful?
- Is the room temperature sensible and controllable? I’ve stayed in a couple of top floor rooms, that were unbearable.
- Is the lighting adequate? In too many hotels, candles would be brighter.
- Does the hotel insist on giving you a paper bill?
- Does the hotel give out a good map of the city centre and the area around the hotel?
- Can you walk from the hotel to the city centre?
- Does the hotel give you complimentary soap and shampoo? I never take any.
- Is there a table or desk, where I can lay out a paper or work flat under a light?
- Is there anything that means you will never go there again?
I’ll probably add a few more to this list. I haven’t put in anything about value for money, that is covered by 18.
Other people will have their own pet hates.
The Anonymous Widower 
You missed the most important point and that is check the date on the small long life milk cartons as I have found some years out of date
Comment by George Bell | February 20, 2015 |