11 Curiosities about the operation of every hotel

Hotels are, in general, great places to rest after a tiring and stressful routine. The room is always clean and the beds are made when you come back from a walk or an intense day at work.

But some actions taken by hotel staff are simply intriguing and, for some reason, we see this repeated in many places around the world.

In this post the awesome.club deals with the 11 incomprehensible procedures adopted by the hotel industry, which end up making us always curious. And don’t miss the bonus at the end.

Have you ever noticed that it is difficult to remove a bag full of garbage from the trash can? Often the bin rises with the bag. Housekeeping staff found a solution to this problem, that can be useful in your daily life🇧🇷 It is necessary to make holes in the trash can, to allow air to enter and prevent a vacuum from forming, sticking the garbage bag to the bucket. In this way, the bag comes out easily and quickly.

This tradition was invented at the end of the 19th century by Christians from the Gideon group. The “word of God” was spread to the 4 corners of the world and its members decided to leave a copy of the Bible in each hotel, so that guests could become familiar with the Scriptures. Nowadays, in the room of some hotels, at the request of the guests, they can also provide the Koran, the Torah and even the Constitution or a Consumer Protection Code.

“The Constitution of the United States: The Declaration of Independence”.

This fact is already a trend in the hotel industry. Bedspreads are not suitable for frequent washing and it is considered unhygienic to completely cover the bed. In addition, it is possible to save with 3 times less amount of fabric and this detail is adopted even by expensive hotels.

Drinks with a large amount of crushed ice are usually served with 2 straws. The ice floats to the top and forms a “plug”, which does not allow air to enter the bottom of the glass. Because of this, it turns out to be difficult to drink. The second straw allows you to open this “cap” and let air enter the bottom, making it easier to enjoy your favorite drink.

This way of making the bed is called an “envelope” and was inspired by the army. In this way, the edges of the blankets do not hang and do not get dirty when in contact with the floor, making the bed even more beautiful.

In the bathroom, accidents such as heart attacks, injuries sometimes occur, the door lock may break. In good hotels, for these situations, there is a telephone in the bathroom that will be useful if the guest needs to ask for help right away.

A snow-white bed in the middle of the room conveys the feeling that there has been a good cleaning of the place, even if the maid only changed the bedding. This is due to the psychological perception of color: it is associated with purity. Another advantage of white textiles: it is not necessary to sort and sort them for washing; so bathrobes and towels in hotels are also white.

These toiletry bags are usually found near the toilet bowl. They are offered to guests to throw away something that is not intended for other people’s eyes, such as sanitary napkins. These packages help the hotel sector not only to take care of the comfort of their guests, but also to protect the sewer system from blockages caused by this type of object, since some women unfortunately insist on throwing pads in the toilet…

The remote control is the dirtiest object in the room, as it has been touched by thousands of guests. In good hotels, the maids don’t forget to disinfect them with special products, and then put them in a plastic bag, already clean. In the more expensive hotels, they simply exchange the remote controls for waterproof devices and wash them like all the other items in the room.

British researcher Susan Blackmore calls this phenomenon one of the popular memes of modern culture, a symbol that means nothing but is transmitted from person to person. But, in the hotel business, it is considered that folding the toilet paper is for the guest to make sure that the room was not used by anyone after cleaning, just removing the part of the paper that was touched by the maid. Some even turn this action into a real art, as in the photo above.

“Radio Frequency Identification Technology”.

Write in the comments what strange things you saw in hotels and if you managed to solve them.