Free drinks are an amenity that most hotels offer these days. Most of the time, you’ll be able to snag some coffee from the lobby at any time, day or night, along with some cool water. But in the mornings, some hotels also offer juice. The thing is, the only cups that they have available to use (at least, the ones they advertise) are the tiny plastic ones.
If you’re sitting downstairs and eating, this is fine, but if you want to take your juice back to your room, that tiny little cup isn’t going to cut it. To get your fill of OJ, use one of the paper coffee cups instead. They’re made to fit a few more ounces of liquid inside.
Keychain Hack
Sometimes when you’re rushing around in the morning before check-out and you’re still a little sleepy, it can be easy to leave something behind. The last thing you want is to get a few hundred miles away and realize you left something important – like your phone charger. But there’s one thing you’re not going anywhere without - your keys.
So, to make sure you don’t forget your charger either, create a loophole with your charger and clip your keychain on it. That way, you know for sure you’ll remember to grab it. And to avoid leaving anything larger behind, do a double check of every corner of the room before you leave. Check the sides of the bed, too, just in case you dropped something.
Keep the Door Open
Hotel room doors are excellent for keeping people out, thanks to being super heavy and having all sorts of locks on them. What they aren’t good for, however, is allowing you to move things in and out of your room without a hassle. Rolling suitcases through your door can be a real pain, but this hack will save you a lot of trouble and make things much easier.
Use the hanger in your closet that loops all the way around and hang one of the corners of the wood over your extended deadbolt. It will hold the door open long enough for you to move everything in or out.
Separate a Bed
When you’re traveling with the family, you’re probably going to want to save as much money as possible – which means everyone is going to have to share a bed, to avoid having to book multiple rooms. Your kids may or may not be happy about sharing a bed with their siblings, but to keep everything in order and everyone on their side, use pillows to separate one of the queen-sized beds.
Call down to the desk and ask for extras if you don’t have enough to sleep comfortably after making your makeshift bed separator. You can also request a cot, which most hotels will gladly bring up for you to use.
Steam Wrinkles Out
Most hotels these days have an ironing board in every room, especially the types that attract a corporate clientele. But there are others where you’ll find yourself with wrinkly clothes and not an ironing board in sight. Don’t worry, there’s still something you can do to get the wrinkles out.
Hang the garments over your shower rack, shut the bathroom door and crank up the hot water. Just like a steam press, the steam will whip your clothes back into shape. If you’re in a hurry, you can multitask by taking a shower at the same time you’re waiting for your wrinkles to disappear!