Considering the state of the economy, we might have to make budgetary adjustments when it comes to our vacation plans. With gas prices and airfares soaring, if we are going to splurge, now more than ever, we want what we pay for.
Here are my top 10 Pet Peeves:
1. Noise – I do not want to hear anything from the next room. I don’t want to hear doors slamming in the hallway. I don’t want to hear the elevator. I don’t need to know when the person in the room above me is taking a shower. I want silence.
2. Napkin-sized towels – This speaks for itself!
3. Management not visible or available – If there is a problem, deal with me now – I don’t want to hear that the manager will be in at later. You really don’t me to boil before we talk.
4. Untrained staff whose excuse is “I’m in training.”
5. Resort Facilities that do not have enough chairs for everyone – I have no intention of getting up at the crack of dawn to save chairs.
6. Rooms not cleaned when you return.
7. Resort fees – Why would you go to a resort unless you are going to use it?
8. Room Service Tip Expectations– if there is already an 18% fee, isn’t that enough?
9. Ongoing Renovations – Give me a chance to book somewhere else.
10. While I am environmentally friendly, please, don’t under staff housekeeping under the auspices of environmental efforts. Use as many environmentally friendly cleaning products as you can, put a recycle bin in my room, use recycled paper products but tell me your policies when I check in; don’t place a small note in a drawer to explain where I need to place my towels if I want clean ones. If you can offer me a mini-bar key at check-in, you can tell me the policies on linen and towel reuse.