Does anyone else love staying in hotels?

Sounds good to me. I'm going to go to Embassy Suites with a guy and I'm going to drink shirley temples and finally get laid. And then wake up to a good breakfast and then I will feel like myself again.

Air Force Runner wrote:

I'm a diamond member at Hilton and Platinum at Marriott as I travel 180 days a year ... Unquestionably, the best hotel is the Embassy Suites by Hilton. Free full service breakfast with made to order omelettes, and the managers special FREE open bar EVERY day from 5-7pm. If you're not staying at Embassy Suites, you're doing it wrong!

I agree on Embassy Suites. Was a fan of courtyard less so now.

Funny thing is that lower priced hotels had free Internet. More expensive did not. I understand why but still find it interesting.

Well the closest embassy suites is 20 minutes away and I'm not driving almost an hr just to be stood up again by you.

I stayed in one my entire first semester of grad school. The beds were made, I had WiFi, but I didn't have a place to cook, otherwise, A-OK. I also had a honky-tonk next door since the hotel was next to an interstate truck stop. He-haw!

Air Force Runner wrote:

If you're not staying at Embassy Suites, you're doing it wrong!

You know what, now that you mention it, I remember staying at the Embassy Suites for the CIM marathon, and my regular room had like a separate living room so the bedroom section was super quiet because it was away from the open hallway. My room had TWO flat screen TV's. I slept like a baby before that marathon; I've NEVER slept that well in a hotel. AND, the day of the race, they opened up the breakfast like 2 hours early just for the marathoners. Good business practice, I'd say.

Hotels are disgusting. The mattresses, walls and carpets are covered in human filth. I can stand my own filth- to a very limited degree- but not the repulsive filth of strangers.

If I have to stay in a hotel, I always check the mattress and pillows for human residue and signs of bed bugs. If I find filth of any kind, it's an immediate call to the front desk.

not I wrote:

Hotels are disgusting. The mattresses, walls and carpets are covered in human filth. I can stand my own filth- to a very limited degree- but not the repulsive filth of strangers.

If I have to stay in a hotel, I always check the mattress and pillows for human residue and signs of bed bugs. If I find filth of any kind, it's an immediate call to the front desk.

What the f uck kind of hotels are you staying in?

even motel 6 is clean wrote:

not I wrote:

Hotels are disgusting. The mattresses, walls and carpets are covered in human filth. I can stand my own filth- to a very limited degree- but not the repulsive filth of strangers.

If I have to stay in a hotel, I always check the mattress and pillows for human residue and signs of bed bugs. If I find filth of any kind, it's an immediate call to the front desk.

What the f uck kind of hotels are you staying in?

Probably the ones with hourly rates ......

Used to work for an investment bank, back when they made a lot of money. 5 start hotels, business/first class - it was nice. It made travelling a lot easier, and pretty enjoyable since I was single.

A friend who is a partner at a consulting firm still lives in these hotels. It is nice. He has no life, and little personality outside work, so he is very happy.

Used to be like OP, but not anymore.

Two words ruined hotels for me.

Bed bugs.

doo doo wrote:

I love the clean sheets and taking a dump in those clean bathrooms. It's good stuff.

You should get a UV light.

used to, not anymore wrote:

Used to be like OP, but not anymore.

Two words ruined hotels for me.

Bed bugs.

Slow morning?

5 Star hotels don't have bed bugs. If you're cheap, then you may run into bed bugs at your local dump motel. I pick the ones who have hot cleaning ladies to bang.

I can totally relate! I actually just googled "why do I love hotels so much?" Lol. There are some great vibes... especially around this time of year! I love when there's a fireplace in lobby. Nostalgia- check in around 10pm, people milling about , maybe grab a drink at the bar, or walk the grounds of hotel, plan to meet a friend that night and have some drinks in room. Fun nights!

I hate hotels. So many dirty people have shared those beds, pillows etc.

Hotel waffles are the best kind of waffles. ?

meh... wrote:

I enjoy taking a big poop in a clean hotel bathroom.

Also, the morning run followed by continental breakfast can't be beat.

............and I thought I was the only one who enjoyed that!

luv2run wrote:

ecin wrote:

This. After 5 years of traveling for work, I hate hotels. I also hate running in towns I'm unfamiliar with and having to constantly worry about someones unleashed dog coming after me. If you enjoy this you must not travel all that often.

Traveled a good deal in previous job. Got to pick the cities and hotels. Always made sure the running was accessible. That helped

A five year old thread that has been revived.

I agree with the two people who posted above. I used to travel a lot for work but it was primarily in Asia. Besides the Hilton and Marriott, they have a lot of really great hotels in Asia that are top notch with outstanding service. It does get old after awhile. I think I averaged about 80-100 nights a year at my peak. Now I keep it down to about 40-50 which is a lot better. I knew a few "Asia Old Hands" that literally lived out of their suitcases and racked up an easy 250-300 nights a year bouncing all over Asia. Work was their life. No thanks! With the advent of the internet it has reduced the need to travel a lot, at least for me. Back when I was travelling a lot the last thing I wanted to do was go on vacation and stay somewhere in a hotel.

I stay in hotels about 70-80 nights annually. I enjoy choosing my hotels where I know there can be accessible running. Sometimes hard to do while in Asia but it’s doable.

However sometimes being in different hotels for 5 nights in a row I forget which room I’m in. ‘Am I in 729 or 927 room tonight?’ So I’ve developed a system that has indeed come in handy...and I don’t even drink!!