Simple Hotel Etiquettes For Guests

Tip smartly

There is a lot of staff at a hotel and it can be very confusing as to
know who needs to be tipped and who doesn’t. Anyone who works at the
main desk does not need to be tipped for their services. However, if the
hotel has a concierge desk and you utilized their services during your
stay, you can offer a tip.

Arrange your dirty clothes before housekeeping arrives

The housekeeping staff keeps the rooms clean for the guests, but there
are certain things that guests should do prior to housekeeping entering
the room. Guests should pile all their dirty towels into one pile,
preferably in the bathtub, so that housekeeping can easily see what
needs to be removed and replaced. All trash should be placed in a
garbage can for easy removal as well.

Do not enter a restaurant with your bathrobe

Some hotels offer continental breakfasts or even full breakfasts for
their guests, which is a wonderful way to save money when you travel.
However, guests need to follow some guidelines. When a guest goes down
for breakfast, they should be dressed for their day. No one should ever
enter the breakfast room pyjamas or bathrobe. Guests should take the
food that they will be eating for breakfast but don’t take additional
food with you for the rest of the day.

Be a gracious guest

Just because you are paying to stay at the hotel does not mean you have
to make demands. Unless your room is dirty, untidy or unsuitable for
your needs being a gracious guest means you can enjoy your break without
getting stressed. If you ask for room service or additional pillows
etc. do allow staff sufficient time to fulfil your request before making
further demands.

Departure

Most hotels make checkout quite easy notwithstanding if you booked the
room online or at the hotel. As long as a guest does not see any
discrepancies on the bill and doesn’t have any issues that they need to
discuss with the front desk, most hotels allow them to leave their hotel
keys inside their room and leave.