Though we try to be flexible, sometimes, there’s something so wrong with a hotel room that you just can’t stay. You may remember our article on A seasoned traveler’s top ten hotel peeves, as well as An even more seasoned traveler’s top ten hotel peeves. Those things are all irritating, but sometimes, there are issues with a room you couldn’t even have anticipated.
We wanted to know what would make you change rooms, so we asked our fans on Facebook their thoughts. The most common answer? Cigarette smoke. Read below to see the other reasons people change hotel rooms — and maybe you won’t feel quite so bad next time you have to.
Top ten reasons Gadling readers would change hotel rooms
1. “Cigarette smoke.” — Cherie, Jackie, Jennifer, Martha, Mark, Bill and Jessica
2. “Excessive noise and foot traffic if I’m right next to the elevator.” — Jennifer
3. “A mess, construction, broken furniture, smell, wrong bed configuration, noisy neighbors.” — Karen
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4. “Bathroom plumbing issues, TV doesn’t work.” — Carol
5. “Broken air-conditioner.” — Mark
6. “Anything living in the room besides humans — gross.” — Tara
7. “Dead hooker under the bed is always a no go.” — Anita
8. “Dirty/stained sheets, bad odors.” — Rebecca
9. “I‘ve heard a MILLION excuses like color, lighting, proximity to bar/restaurant/ice/etc, superstitious, religious, proximity to other guests (or far away from them), don’t like odd/even numbers (floor or room), etc … you get the picture.” — Despina
10. “The only time I have requested a new room was because the cups in the bathroom were dirty (lipstick stains), the bedcovers had some suspicious stains on them, and the desk was covered in food stains. Sadly, I have stayed in budget hotels that were much better, and this was a Hilton.” — Carrie
Marc had a particularly harrowing experience: “Walked into a hotel room ‘freshly cleaned’ and there were pubic hairs in the sheets, soap tray and likely other places. We got a new room, at a hotel down the street.”
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Got more reasons to switch rooms? Want to join in the conversation? Visit Gadling on Facebook.
[Photo by Annie Scott.]