I'm a glass half-full kinda gal who always makes do when I travel, irrespective of my 1-5 star accommodation du moment. Yet, here are a few things I wish the travel industry would pay more attention to AND the hotels or airlines that exceeded my expectations:
- Beds that feel like plywood.
- Best hotel bed = Balboa Bay Club & Resort
- No conditioner/Bad conditioner.
- Best hotel conditioner = Wailea Marriott
- Weak hair dryers.
- Best hotel hair dryer = Anywhere that doesn't have a dinky wall-mount unit or one with air vents on either side vs the back
- Watered-down lotion/Shower gel.
- Best hotel lotion/Shower gel = Neutrogena lotion & shower gel at the Doubletree SeaTac
- Tile floors (and then the hotel provides no slippers???).
- Best Slippers = Oceania Cruises
- Small cups at all-inclusives.
- Best cups = Yet to find good, tall cups
- Airlines who don't recycle (no the papers and plastic cups don't go in the same bag - ahhhhhhh).
- Airlines who do recycle = Continental
- Resorts with no day facilities to change in when departing after 11am
- Best day facilities = Sandals WhiteHouse
- No Free Wi-Fi in the year 2010
- Best free wi-fi = Most hilton brands have free wi-fi in the lobby, Fairmont gives it to anyone who becomes a member of their loyalty program
- Airport Hotels without Airport Shuttles
- Best Airport Shuttles = ...the ones that have shuttles
- Weighted mini bars (not because I want a Snickers Bar, but so I can put cheese or apples I buy in the fridge)
- Best hotel fridges = ...the ones that have fridges like the 3Palms Scottsdale
What are your Travel Pet Peeves & best-in-category?