...I have questions.
1. Is it a bad sign that I can't figure out how to switch on the lights in my hotel bedroom?
2. Can I bring myself to ask someone at reception how to do it, or will I have to sit with only the bathroom light for illumination?
3. Do I have to tip the person who brings the room service or can I just add a tip to the check, assuming there is a check? I mean, I have to sign something, right?
4. Am I prepared to go without food rather than get this wrong?
5. If it says that all rooms have a DVD player, but my room doesn't have a DVD player, is it just that I don't know what a DVD player looks like, or can I ask someone?
6. Is there a course on this that I can do? By tonight?
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Hi there, absolutely hilarious! I have wondered the answer to all these questions at one time or another. I've even been out and bought a 2 quid sandwich in Manchester because was so horrified at hotel prices. On point 3, I'd say tip the room service people in cash. Best to get loads of single dollars obviously. I used to waitress and real money in your hand was so welcome. Point 2, yes definitely. Start asking questions from the second you get there, once you've started its loads easier. Got to tell you my best business travel breakfast experience ever: in Sydney, room service, utterly gorgeous bloke arrived with a toaster and proceeded to make raisin toast in my room while I stayed in bed = girl heaven! Safe travels.
1) Depends which country. Some have absolutely ridiculous switches. Some have switches that work in the absolute opposite way to the one you'd expect
2) Look inside yourself for the truth
3) Depends on the country and how much the room service comes to. Usually, either's fine, plus you can work out how much to give while you're signing the bill, rather than rummaging around afterwards. Average to good tip in the US is 15-20%: if your food comes to $60, say, will you have $12 in cash? If you do, how quickly will you run out of $1 bills once you start tipping tip taxi drivers, doormen, etc? Don't forget to tip housekeeping as well ($1 to a few dollars per day, depending on the class of hotel - you'll get more supplies and they may show you have to turn your lights on). But if you're in another country, make sure you know who to tip, how to tip and when to tip since it can vary quite a lot. Since I'm a geek, I have a little application on my PalmPilot that contains all this information. The Internet can also be useful
4) Fasting may bring you closer to enlightenment
5) Sometimes they're built into the TV. Flat-screen plasma TVs sometimes have them built into the side, slot-loading. You can ask the concierge for a DVD player. But usually it'll tell you in the hotel services book in the room. Don't forget that you'll need DVDs that work in the region you're going to. In the US, multi-region DVDs are not as common as they are here.
6) No. Maybe you can use the buddy system.
Extra thought on 1): look for slots on the wall - 9 times out of 10, you have to put your room key into the slot before the lights will work.
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