# What do you look for in a hotel room? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 29, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-hotel-room/797565 "2017-09-29T02:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-hotel-room/797565/41 "2017-09-30T00:08:35Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > \*\*What do you look for in a hotel room? \*\* > > Dead Hookers. And clean towels. You need clean towels. Most of the ones you had were used on the Dead Hooker. Or shortly prior to that. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-hotel-room/797565/42 "2017-09-30T00:38:40Z")
When travelling for work: 1. Clean. 2. Quiet. 3. Ability to be very dark during the day. 4. Close to cafe’s, restaurants, etc. 5. Windows that open. 6. A separate bedroom from the living area. When travelling privately: 1. Clean. 2. Nice area. Not necessarily shops, forests, and activities is fine. 3. Separate bedrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-hotel-room/797565/43 "2017-09-30T14:41:20Z")
I live in Korea. Hotels can run as cheap as $30/night, but the cheaper end ones spray the sheets with something to (presumably) kill bedbugs. My skin reacts to these with a 2nd degree burn. That’s a dealbreaker. Also, bathtubs are rare here. My apartment doesn’t have one. I prefer a bathtub, big enough for my 300 pound frame to climb in and out of safely. My hotel stays are usually in Itaewon, a Seoul neighborhood near a major US Army base. My favorite, the Hamilton, is located mere steps away from three or four of my favorite bars in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-hotel-room/797565/44 "2017-09-30T15:04:55Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > A fan in the bathroom. This can be critical if you are dining out in Mexican restaurants during your trip. Good quality hotel/motel pens are what I look for. I’ve found some of my best office pens that way. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-hotel-room/797565/45 "2017-09-30T18:07:50Z")
When we are meeting our kids somewhere, we much prefer an AirBnB apartment or house to any hotel. It lets us cook, it has enough bedrooms for everyone, it has a living room for socializing. When our grandson was being born, we got one much closer to the hospital than any hotel - walking distance. When I went to my graduation we got one much closer to campus and much cheaper than the hotels near campus, which were sold out anyhow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-hotel-room/797565.md?page=2)