Insider Hotel Tips to Make Your Stay Feel Like a 5-Star Vacation

Staying in hotels when traveling can be an incredible and rewarding experience. You can enjoy all types of luxurious amenities (depending on the stay,) you can meet interesting new people and you can have the time of your life. But staying away from home has its disadvantages, too. You don’t have access to all of the things in your day to day life, which can prove to be a hassle – especially if the hotel you’re at isn’t equipped with everything you need. Luckily, there are things you can do to make your trip easier and cozier, all without breaking the bank.

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 its damp and stretching it over the suitcase rack and placing it directly in front of the radiator.

Sun-Be-Gone

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.