If you’re like most people and can’t sleep with the sun shining directly into your room, traveling might be difficult sometimes. A lot of hotels don’t exactly have blackout curtains, and there’s typically a large gap in between the pieces. But if you’ve got one of the hangers with clips hanging in the closet, you’re good to go.
Just clip the sides together as close as possible to keep the sun where it belongs in the mornings – outside. If you don’t see any of those hangers in your closet, call the front desk and ask for a couple.
DIY Humidifier
Sometimes, the air quality in your hotel room won’t be up to par with what you’re used to. Sure, housekeeping does their best, but with all of the people going through the rooms, there are bound to be germs trapped all over the place. Using a humidifier can do more than just prevent chapped lips and dry skin, it’s good for your general wellbeing.
But since not everyone travels with a humidifier, you’ll have to make one yourself by wetting a towel, squeezing it out until it's damp, stretching it over the suitcase rack, and placing it directly in front of the radiator.
Netflix and Lounge
Let’s face it: some hotels have really terrible cable options. And of course, movies you can rent for $10 or something crazy like that. But none of those things matter in the digital age when you can simply hook your laptop up to a TV via an HDMI cable and stream anything you want from Netflix or Hulu, etc.
The moral of this story is: make sure to pack your HDMI cables whenever you’re going on a trip. You don’t want to get stuck in a never-ending loop of country music videos and golf games on the few channels you’re able to find on a hotel TV.
Wash Tub
Sometimes when you’re on the road, you’ve got to get multi-uses out of your furniture and the space around you. If you’re in a situation where you find yourself needing to soak or wash something, try this hack to stop up the sink. You may run into the sporadic sink stopper on your travels, but for the most part, hotel sinks just have an open drainpipe.
You can plug it up by using the plastic cover from one of your water cups and a handful of spare change to hold it down. This hack works like a charm if you need to wash dishes or a few bits of laundry in your hotel room.
Air Freshener
You’ve likely found yourself in at least one hotel room that smelled a little…off. Some can be worse than others, and some can be so bad you’re forced to ask for a change of room (and hope they actually give it to you.) But if you find that your room just smells a bit stale, or something else that can be easily dealt with, you can try this tip to freshen up the air.
Use one of the clip-on air fresheners that are made for cars and put it directly on your main AC unit. And if you need to, use a couple of them. If the smell is truly overpowering though, just ask to move!