‘Another fear unlocked’: Hotel guest warns against leaving toothbrush out at hotel after catching workers

A hotel guest is warning others against leaving their toothbrushes out at hotels after he says he caught workers using his to clean. TikTok user Lavell Jackson (@buyandsellwithlavell) is a realtor who says he was in Las Vegas for a convention and stayed at the Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Hotel. “So whatever you do, if …

21 Best Hotel Safety Tips For Solo Travelers

6. “Trust your gut. If anything seems off, workers seem shady, get out if you can. Also, let someone know where you are. Share your location with them, and let them know you’re nervous. And have a contingency plan set up with them.” “I’ve texted my best friend that if she doesn’t hear from me …

Newsletter: Frightening hidden message on hotel mirror

The internet is chaotic—but we’ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter here to get the best (and worst) of the internet straight into your inbox. Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.  Our top stories today are about: A woman finding a frightening hidden message …

Hotel Was Going To Charge A Customer $150 If She Used A Washcloth To Remove Her Makeup. – ‘Have you ever seen this before?’

Say whaaaaat?!?! We’ve seen a lot of videos lately about how out of control minibar prices are in hotels, but this is a new one! A woman named Anna asked TikTok viewers, “Have you ever seen this before?” while referring to a sign in her hotel bathroom. The sign told visitors that if they used …

‘That’s a crime scene’: Guests say they found blood spatter in their hotel room

There’s something about hotels, especially Vegas hotels, that gives off the feeling that something gnarly can happen at any moment. Maybe this can be chalked up to stories about hard-boiled private investigators which almost always seem to feature something that either went down or is about to go down— dead bodies pop up like plastic …

Former Hotel Worker Talked About How Guests Get Free Stuff By Simply Complaining. – ‘People like that should be banned.’

Give some people an inch and they’ll take a mile… If you’ve ever worked in any kind of customer service job, you know that’s the truth! And here’s a perfect example… A woman named KT who used to work at a Hyatt hotel shared a video on TikTok and talked to viewers about how some …

‘Is it illegal to order off the kids’ menu?’: Woman orders a kids’ meal through room service. Hotel worker questions where the kid is

Many restaurants don’t allow customers over 12 years old to order off the kids’ menu. But adults who want to order off the children’s menu—either to save money or because they aren’t too hungry or for portion control reasons—often circumvent these rules by ordering their meal to-go. One would think an adult could successfully order …

‘They left us a bottle of Prosecco’: Woman shares ‘script’ for getting free hotel snacks

Hotel snacks can be expensive, so a TikToker’s mother spilled the tea about how she gets hotel snacks for free while traveling.  TikTok user Julia (@thejuliabaird) said her mother always arranges something special for her while she’s traveling through the hotels she stays at. For example, when traveling to Vancouver, Canada, for work, Julia’s mother …

Woman Shares Viral Hotel Room Safety Tip For Solo Travel

And while hotel employees will typically fulfill the request without any problem, some people had questions about what to do if they make it a big deal or charge you for the change. So, Patrice uploaded a second TikTok, explaining that you can ask to speak with a manager to get it sorted out. She …

Hotel Employee Explains To A Guest That He’s Responsible For Charges That Friends Billed To His Room. It Did Not Go Well.

If you’re taking a trip anytime soon, you need to make sure if a hotel’s getting charged to your room, that you TRUST your guest or guests. Once upon a time taking a vacation was all about the fun and the escape but now, we gotta watch our backs even when we are on downtime. …

‘I’d legit cancel and book directly from the hotel if I saw this’: Customer gets asked to leave tip after booking a hotel on a hotel online

A customer using the booking site Traveluro says she was asked to leave a tip when booking a hotel. The Reddit user @sash187 posted a screenshot of her booking page with Traveluro with the caption, “Tip on a hotel booking site!?” In the screenshot, @sash187 was booking a hotel for four nights that came to …

‘It IS too iconic to give up’: Hotel guest asked by front desk if she wants ‘special, one of a kind room’

The word “unique” gets thrown around a lot these days, especially when it comes to hospitality marketing. But a trending TikTok video posted this week revealed a hotel experience that truly has no equal. Creator Julia (@greenjulia0) posted a video about her colorful, eye-popping stay at the Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel in Milwaukee, …