After a long day of travel, there is no better feeling than getting to your hotel, throwing your bags to one side and falling on the bed.
But what if your peace is suddenly crushed by the sound of constant noise from the corridor – from the doors of the doors, to the deep junk of the elevator, to cleaning equipment as staff walk from room to room?
According to a travel expert, this common issue is often experienced by guests awarded a specific room – and it can all be avoided with one simple booking strategy.
Javier Sobrino, founder of Discover travelA Spanish itinerary specializing in compound accommodation, said: “After staying in hundreds of hotels, I learned that a room number on your booking can make or break your entire stay.”
He revealed that rooms ending in “01” are located right next to elevators, stairs and service areas – essentially the most sound areas on the floor.
Although this setup is practical for hotel operations, it creates a less than pleasant experience for guests in the hope of a peaceful stay.
Sobrino said: ‘These rooms catch all the foot traffic from other guests who come and go at all hours.
“You will also hear that the household staff start their rounds early in the morning, with wagons rolling past your door, and supplies in the nearby service areas are re -recorded.”
According to Javier Sobrino, guests of hotels that are inundated with constant noise from outside their rooms are usually discussed near a ‘noisy’ environment
He revealed that rooms ending in “01” are effectively located next to elevators, stairs and service areas – essentially the most sound areas on the floor
He warned that the revelers of the late night walked back to their rooms, early take -offs going to breakfast, or the ongoing use of the elevator would eventually become ‘the soundtrack’ for a guest’s stay.
The reason why hotels rarely advertise this information when guests book online is because each room should be ideal.
Sobrino added: ‘Hotels are selling all their stock. They are not going to be information about which rooms can be less desirable unless you ask specifically. ‘
He requested guests to be an ‘informed traveler’ and to be aware of which rooms are located near noisy areas because it helps to avoid a potentially disruptive stay.
In addition to rooms ending in “01”, Sobrino has warned guests to keep away from alternatively problematic areas, such as rooms directly above or below the restaurant and bars of the hotel, which can be noisy early in the morning or to the late night.
He added: “The same goes for rooms facing busy streets or is located near load -docks where deliveries arrive early in the morning.”
Sobrino also advised a good distance from stairs, as it tends to have heavy doors that clap when people use it to access or go out.
Sobrino has asked travelers to ‘make smart requests’, when they inquire about a room, to call the hotel directly after booking online, and to call ‘any special occasion, even if it’s just that you’ve been looking forward to this break for months’.
The expert warned that the revelers of the late night step back to their rooms, early take -offs going to breakfast, or the ongoing use of the elevator will eventually become ‘the soundtrack’ to stay a guests if they spend the night in a “01” room
He added: “A simple” I prefer a quiet room away from lifts “work wonders. The staff of the reception desk want to enjoy your accommodation and pay attention to your booking. If you are in their loyalty program, you should mention it – it often improves your room assignment priority. ‘
This comes because a safety expert has issued a warning to guests living in hotels, guest houses and B & Bs to note five places in rooms that contain the most dirt.
While millions of British are planning to stay in hotels this spring, experts warn that even the cleanest rooms may have germs.
In reality, it has been found that surfaces in the average hotel room are dirtier than a typical home, a plane and even a school – while hotel -shower heads 25,000 times contain the bacteria of a toilet chair.
