27 Hacks That Will Revolutionise Your Hotel Game

You've just arrived in a huge sprawling metropolis, eager to explore. You're there for a few nights and want to make the most of it but as is common, your hotel room has a few quirks that are a little inconvenient. Well, if you haven't guessed it by now, I'm about to make your current situation easy for you! Here are some examples of people who employed the very best hotel hacks and wanted to pass them on to the world and so let the hotel-ducation commence! [post_page_title] #1 When Curtains Don't Do Their Job [/post_page_title] THERE IT IS AGAIN. We all either know this one or have unfortunately experienced it ourselves. Travelling is exhausting and when you need to sleep, you need to sleep. Coat-hangers will inherit the earth! [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/rklau/status/1179965234624286721?s=20 [/MediaContent] I'm still waiting for that new line of "swiss-army coat-hangers".

[post_page_title] #2 When You're Out Of Juice [/post_page_title] Chargers make the world go round. It's the truth, let's face it, and when you forget your own, you feel like an utter-spoon! Until this hack graced you, that is! [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/zookmann/status/1182470707407540224 [/MediaContent] Free is free after all! With great power, comes great charger-bility.

[post_page_title] #3 Transferable Skills [/post_page_title] Instantly knowing how to fix, hack or improve something without the need to turn your brain-cogs is a nice feeling, a eureka moment, if you will. Well, this list has your back, and this next hack is one of my personal favorites. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/kevputz/status/1180331553244745729 [/MediaContent] You never know how many people have used that room! If in doubt, take precautions! Hand contact surfaces are never as clean as they seem!

[post_page_title] #4 Mobile Hacking Equipment (Context) [/post_page_title] Timing, schedules, meetings, flights and limited plug sockets. These are all words you are likely to have or will come across while staying in rooms for a night between transit and in a world of devices, this can all culminate into a problem. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/SanhoTree/status/1180120667842203649?s=20 [/MediaContent] Fail to prepare or prepare to fail! This hack is sure to help you make that meeting or that flight and not deprive you of a little light for some bedtime reading or illumination for drunken stumbles!

[post_page_title] #5 Genius Power Tricks

[/post_page_title] Here we are with another that likely pulled you in! There are many ways in which large hotels and guest houses save power and battle against guests leaving the lights on. The key and power card is a common one but so is leaving it in the slot and locking yourself out. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/JayHarris_Sec/status/1180159572088119297?s=20 [/MediaContent] Worried about either that or losing your key is now never going to bother you again. Anndddd relax, relax while you can leave AND leave all your devices charging!

[post_page_title] #6 What Even Is An Iron?

[/post_page_title] Ironing? Nope! No idea. Anyway! Once again, you've got a big business meeting tomorrow that you've had to travel for and either you can't be bothered to iron, don't have one or ACTUALLY don't know what one is. What do you do? [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/DrCSpencer/status/1179999005784322049?s=20 [/MediaContent] Why not iron your clothes while you shower? Two birds, one stone and some rewarding spare time as a result! Smashed it.

[post_page_title] #8 Long Stay? Stay Organised! [/post_page_title] You're in town on business or simply taking a long stay away to get away from it all and what is often the most difficult battle to face? Organizing your clothes, the major irritant! [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/ohmercy_me/status/1180139029821607936? [/MediaContent] Or is it? With Mercedes' life hack, keeping your garments and dirties organized on the move will never trouble you again!

[post_page_title] #9 One Size Doesn't Always Fit All [/post_page_title] Nine times out of ten, hotel furniture is an exact clone from room to room and in some ways that's great! Continuity, brand standard, blah - blah, its all taken for granted, but for some of us working away, it might fit the needs of our time away. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/acroll/status/1179965882270961664?s=20 [/MediaContent] This hotel hack is perfect if you've got some serious typing to do and that meager desk in the corner is good for nothing but a couple of mugs, a sheet of paper and your keys. What's an iron and why does it need a board?

[post_page_title] #10 WHY IS EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET WHEN I NEED IT?!? [/post_page_title] I have to say, I'm feeling this one. I've traveled around the world and all over my own country, and when you're at the mercy of bad wi-fi in this day and age, that Skype call, flight booking or local research can take an absolute age. Especially when you really, really want to get out there and explore that is! [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/IndignantBacon/status/1179985174236295173?s=20 [/MediaContent] Here we have a life hack that takes as much effort as it does space in your bag!

[post_page_title] #11 How To Not Become An Icicle [/post_page_title] Air conditioning can be a lovely relief after a day traversing a hot sweltering city, but it can sometimes be a little too much of a cool reprieve! Dry throat, a cold, the shivers, air-con doesn't always condition you the way you like. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/_j_o_e/status/1180019970001887232?s=20 [/MediaContent] Is the air-con unit positioned right above you? Blasting directly in your face? Well, perhaps a little diversion is in order! This man knows the pain of becoming an ice-cube all too well.

[post_page_title] #12 Taking Relaxation To The Ultimate Level [/post_page_title] Kicking back in front of the TV is the ultimate feeling after a long day working away. TV in hotel rooms are so wonderfully placed directly opposite those king-sized beds that it surely couldn't get any easier. Or could it? [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/shy_ferg/status/1180145030859616256?s=20 [/MediaContent] The answer is yes, yes it can. Why move if you don't have to, eh? That or touch that possibly grubby remote. Boom!

[post_page_title] #13 Unlimited POWERRRRRRR! [/post_page_title] Once again, you find yourself at the mercy of power-outlets being less than numerous! What do you do? Blast your devices with Sith Lightning and trust in the Dark Side of the Force? Maybe, but this next hack might also work for all you non-Force sensitives. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/BigMikeyOcho/status/1180109945108340736?s=20 [/MediaContent] It's a bit obvious, but I'm sure millions of people every day let this slip right past them. POWEEERRRRRRR!

[post_page_title] #14 Everything Is A Multi-tool [/post_page_title] Soundproofing, black-out blinds, most modern hotels have both these things and more but just sometimes, in the older guesthouses of the world, where they have plenty of character, what they lack is the modern touch. I'm sure you know what I mean, check this next hack for an easy solution. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/WendoverCasino/status/833164307772928001?s=20 [/MediaContent] It would be contrived and pointless to make any sort of humorous remark about this one. I struggle to sleep with any noise or light present so this I am fully behind.

[post_page_title] #15 It's the (Slightly Bigger) Little Things In Life [/post_page_title] Need more delicious liquid? Well. [MediaContent] https://www.instagram.com/p/BWkWFygFws2/ [/MediaContent] USE A BIGGER CUP! Seriously, how is that even that much of an ingenious hack? Whatever floats this person's intellectual boat.

[post_page_title] #16 In Theory... [/post_page_title] Some hacks seem like such an unequivocally good idea. The excitement is often so very genuine to the point where it takes over all else. Including rational judgment! Can you see where this is going? [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/eighthblackbird/status/426115363504287744?s=20 [/MediaContent] Not a more humid micro-climate in your room? Great! Ask at the front desk, show them this photo and join them in a merry giggle.

[post_page_title] #17 Hotel Ha-common Sense [/post_page_title] There is so much in the way of genius on this list, it's astounding. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/mcpat123/status/1179976783489318912?s=20 [/MediaContent] There is so much in the way of obviousness on this list, it's astounding.

[post_page_title] #18 I Think We Have A Running Theme... [/post_page_title] Admittedly, I didn't think much of it while scrolling through the material for this list prior to writing it, but now, now I have so many questions. I mean, yes, a dirty room or dirty facilities, in extreme cases, this would warrant ingenious solutions, but how often would these cases occur? [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/melmor86/status/1180002042015666176?s=20 [/MediaContent] The answer is apparently all the time, for reactions like this seem to be born from repeated experiences. Just book a better hotel, yeesh.

[post_page_title] #19 I Think We Have A Running Theme 2.0 [/post_page_title] WHERE ARE THESE HOTELS?! [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/ChipBrown/status/1180125626130407425?s=20 [/MediaContent] AND WHY ARE PEOPLE PERSISTENTLY GOING TO THEM?! OF COURSE YOU'D NEED TO DO THIS IF THEY WERE THAT UNHYGENIC!

[post_page_title] #20 Defending Your Room [/post_page_title] As you read this list, make notes, laugh, shake your head and hold dumbfounded expressions, try to appreciate the context in which these hotel hacks were posted. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/clenprice/status/1180152608838676480?s=20 [/MediaContent] Once again, there is a certain level of context here, but you can't argue with the method! Don't trust your neighbors? Faulty door? Don't particularly want to get out in time if there's a fire? Hit-up this hack!

[post_page_title] #21 "Breaking The Law, Breaking The Law" [/post_page_title] With the increase of rented accommodation and hotels and guest houses all over the globe, certain rules have come into place. Rules designed to maintain the standards of said premises and all current future guests. Oh, and smoke alarms are a legal requirement. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/Crooked50/status/1180050320107307008?s=20 [/MediaContent] Bur fear not, if none of these things bother you, disable your alarm and smoke away! I'm sure absolutely no one will mind. One again, excellent hack but only in the microcosm context of this individual's

stay at "hotel we don't mind, honest".

[post_page_title] #22 The Proof Is In The Pattern [/post_page_title] Is this a new hack? No, is it proof that the "swiss-army coat-hanger" is the unambiguous ultimate hack? [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/Crooked50/status/1180050320107307008?s=20 [/MediaContent] HACK-YEAH!

[post_page_title] #23 A Purpose Discovered: The Iron [/post_page_title] Much like curtains, coat-hangers and TV remotes, Irons and their related items have been a noticeable theme on this list and this next hotel hack could well be the best of them all. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/paulrussell99/status/1183328394215411712 [/MediaContent] Egg-cellent. I'm here all week. (Hopefully.)

[post_page_title] #24 Eggs Is Eggs But... [/post_page_title] As much as frying an egg on an Iron (even if that is it's real name) is still by far my favourite on this list. The curved and triangular heating device has other culinary applications. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/WifiNigel/status/1180956055209172997 [/MediaContent] You got in late and missed the kitchen's closing time by a considerable amount of time. No worries! A hot meal is but a hotel hack away.

[post_page_title] #25 Spread The Word!

[/post_page_title] A quick bite before check out? Battling against the clock as you can see the hotel staff clearing up for breakfast? Confused why the butter is so rock-hard? Hot metallic objects to the rescue! [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/SamanthaBrown/status/723953663824142337 [/MediaContent] A solid hack, until you melt plastic through the toaster. Yes, that is unfortunately from personal experience. *Sigh*.

[post_page_title] #26 Always Look On The Bright Slice Of Life

[/post_page_title] Food. More food. More food in association with excellent hacks. Scroll! [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/AmyJoMartin/status/578653649813024768 [/MediaContent] Have you awoken to a pizza box on the floor? Did it contain the meaning of life? Yes, it did. Can you heat it thoroughly and throughout as it is advised you do with most food? Yes, you can but can you do it outside of some sort of kitchen or food-pre area? YES, YOU ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT CAN. Utter brilliance.

[post_page_title] #27 The Versatility Of Coat Hangers

[/post_page_title] Are you sick to death of seeing evidence of the admittedly brilliant curtain hack? Maybe, but if you are then this next one will open your eyes further to the uses of those grabby little frames. [MediaContent] https://twitter.com/JetSetCD/status/573270830425096194 [/MediaContent] I think what this list has taught us, is that room service will soon be obsolete. This is the new revolution. Up the hacks!