The last thing you want to do when you’ve got a baby with a full diaper, who’s uncomfortable and ready for a change, is to get down on the floor and wrestle with them and the diaper bag, all while your knees start to bruise underneath you. Sure, you could always use the bed as a changing station, but you probably don’t want to risk them rolling over and dousing your covers with the lovely contents of their diaper. So, what’s the solution?
Most hotel rooms have a desk that’s at the perfect level for changing. Plus, the sturdy surface is perfect for getting the task done quickly and efficiently.
Sink Cooler
Depending on what hotel you’re staying in, you may or may not have access to a mini-refrigerator to cool your drinks. But even if you do, they’re often small and you can’t fit too many things in it at once.
To remedy the situation and keep your sodas (or beers) ice-cold, just head to the ice machine. When you get back to the room, dump the ice in the sink, and voila – you’ve got a cooler. Plus, it’s free and easy to keep using. All you have to do is make another trip to the ice machine when yours starts to get low.
Ordering Delivery
When it comes to dining, there are typically plenty of options available to you. In some cases, you may be in a hotel with attached restaurants or even one that offers room service. But if you don’t feel like spending $20 on a chicken sandwich, or you don’t like anything you see on the menu, you’re in luck, because all you have to do is place a delivery order at one of the (hopefully) many restaurants that deliver to you.
These days, with Uber Eats and similar companies, even if the restaurants themselves don’t deliver, you’ll still be able to find someone who will. Or, if you’re old school, you can always just order pizza!
DIY Air Conditioning System
Almost all modern hotels in America will have AC, but sometimes you run into emergency situations where the system goes down in the middle of the summertime and you’ve got hours to kill before they get it fixed. Or perhaps you’re somewhere outside of the country where the hotels don’t have central cooling. In either of these cases, try this hack to cool things down and keep the room comfortable.
Grab one of the full-size towels from the bathroom and run it under cold water. Squeeze it out so it’s damp but not soaking wet and place it in front of an open window for a cooler breeze of air.
Butter Softener
Do you know those little packets of butter that they offer in hotel buffets? While delicious, they’re notoriously difficult to spread, especially when they’re straight out of the cooler. And if you’ve ever tried to spread cold butter on toast, you know it doesn’t go over very well. If you’d like to be able to eat your toast with nice, melted butter, like the rest of us, set the butter packets on the top sides of the toaster right after you start toasting your bread.
The heat will help soften it so that by the time you’re ready to sit down and eat it should be soft enough to spread. This hack works for waffles, too, if you happen to luck out and get those as an option at your hotel’s buffet.