Odd Hotel Routines
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Frequent travelers develop routines when they get on planes, get into their rooms at hotels, and so on. I noticed today that I actually do have something of a routine when I get to a hotel. I hang my clothes, arrange my toiletries, and facepalm when I realize what I left at home. But that’s all probably pretty normal. I do two things that might be considered weird:
1. I clear off the desk pretty much completely and plug in my computer and other devices. I usually put the phone on the floor if the cord will reach. It’s something I never use, and it’s something that’s taking up valuable desk real estate.
2. I take a dry erase marker and write the following info on the mirror: where I am and what I’m doing. This is a habit I picked up from my friend Jason Womack, author of Your Best Just Got Better.
And yes, I carry around Expo whiteboard markers when I travel
What’s the strangest thing you do when you check in or check out?
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The first thing I do is I collect all the flyers and table tents and signs etc for things like internet connection instructions, promotions, etc and put them in a drawer. Because once I’m done with the room, I find it a ton easier to check if I forgot something (I usually have papers everywhere). Otherwise, I see myself rechecking the notepad by the phone 3 times to make sure there’s nothing important that I wrote there or that the room service special isn’t part of my files, etc….
This something I always do–not right after check-in, rather, as I start to get ready for bed. I have found the standard comforters too hot for me to sleep under comfortably, so I bring a lightweight thermal type blanket. (Hilton’s usually have a blanket that is a comfortable weight in the closet, but most other hotels don’t, or their standard blanket is way too heavy.). I remove the comforter, and add the blanket. Then, the next morning, before it leave the room for housekeeping, I take the blanket off and fold it on top of my luggage because I have lost a blanket when I didn’t.