Where Not to Wear that Bathrobe

Hotels that have tried to class up their lodging by offering guests bathrobes are receiving a surprise backlash — patrons who want to wear their robe everywhere. Guests at high tea in 5-star hotels have been entertained with less-than-appetizing physiques meandering past their tables in tiny terrycloth wraps.

Due to the decrease in unwritten dress-code respect, hotel managers are attempting to encourage guests to “keep it under wraps.” Some have instructed their bar and restaurant staff not to seat anyone in a robe, and others allow freedom to roam fully-robed only on designated floors. Those who don’t want to outright demand that people scamper back upstairs and change into something that actually covers them are going so far as to redesign their spaces. Tactics include building spas that are adjacent to suites, thus dismissing the need to leave one’s room robed, while others are designing wraps that show a little less skin. Still others have simply thrown in the towel, acknowledging that the fight is not worth the effort.

Thanks to jhayman on flickr.com for the photo of some casually-dressed bar patrons.