50 HOTEL HACKS | Genius Travel Life Hacks

50+ genius hotel room travel tips and tricks for your most EPIC hotel stay. Learn exactly how to hack your hotel room with:

-Cooking in hotel room hacks
-Hotel room tv hacks
-Hotel free upgrade hacks
-Hotel room safety hacks
-How to save money on hotel stay

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Megan here, Hello! I’ve taken well over 300 flights and countless trips in the last decade. I have learned how to have seamless travel experiences without unnecessary stress and anxiety. I’m here to help you also feel confident about your travels while making the most of every trip.

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[julierahn]

I work in a 3star hotel in Canada (the GTHA) in housekeeping.
I was the room glasses in the kitchen dishwasher because it's the safest.
Also we have a schedule for deep cleaning rooms and ALL the bed linens including the pillows, duvet, etc
I'm usually in the laundry. Bed linens and towels are washed daily.
Informative vid & I learned new hacks - thanks

[sometimesthereisnocoloraro]

I work in a 5 star hotel in Scandinavia. Average room rate is 700 -14000 eur per night. And I can TELL YOU, that I would NEVER use kattle, cups, remote, water carrafe, fancy pillows / blankets in the hotel... and also bathtub... we clean them with the same cleaning rug.. glasses and toilets... and kattles? We just dry them with the same cleaning rug from the toilet. Remote.. we just dust them, as desinfectants can damage the plastic and leave a stain. And the blankets amd pillows? We NEVER EVER fash them ... my reccomendation is, if you are in a mid of higher end hotel, ask to vhange you sheets upon arrival ( just spill water on them ), and ask for additional kattle ( as those extras are rarely used.. U saw asian guests wash their socks in the kattles... the same about Sofas and chairs.. ask for extra sheet anf place it on the sofa to sit, as you can get rash from that. When you are inside of the room, place a chair next to a door. Bathtub and bsthroom floor? We just check if it "looks" clean... if you want clean glsses, ask in a hotel restsurant of csffeteria, as they sre properly washed each time.. :) Thank me later ;) 💜💙💚🧡💛

[suec]

as soon as you get to your room, before you take off your coat or open your suitcase, flush the toilet to make sure there are no problems with the plumbing. That is something you want to discover before you unpack!

[kathygoodman]

Please, if you use the ironing board and/or iron for anything but ironing clothes cover it with a towel! I was going to a wedding and needed to give my husband's shirt and my dress some attention. My husband couldn't take his jacket off because of a stain all over the back of his shirt and my dress was ruined. Sure, hacks are nice, but PLEASE be considerate of others who may need to use the items for their proper purpose after you!

[mariadoeslife]

I always travel with an extension cord. It came in handy for my husbands cpap machine.

[royradomski]

So right about the wall safe. There was a hotel near Orlando where they were taking the safes right out of the wall while people where in the parks

[plovenmark]

Please do not take extra food! This is very upsetting to small hoteliers. It is actually stealing because you are entitled to just one reasonable sized meal. I have seen owners visibly upset watching this type of theft occurring. Be kind in all you do. Do not try to take advantage of people, just because you can.

[nellgrill]

Power outages; small flashlight, extra batteries! No toe smashing, nite lite for hotel, baggie & place remote control inside!♥️🌝🙂🇺🇸

[TheScratchingKiwi]

"I'd like to move to a new room. This one smells like boiled eggs, damp socks and car air freshener. Also, someone has been cooking rice in the kettle."

Give me a room that smells of cigarettes any day... just not boiled eggs!

[Erinmayhenry]

This was so incredibly helpful! Thank you so much Megan!!

[musiconline]

In some hotels you may not be able to connect Chromecast well to the hotel Wi-Fi. Some people say that the Amazon Fire Stick is more stable, although with AFS you need to bring the remote controller as well. Good video, with a lot of useful information all around! Thank you, Megan.

[bobettemccann]

Wow! Great hacks. I consider myself a seasoned traveler but you gave me some great ideas - my favorite is the toothbrush stand :)

[SoSo-xtmk]

Good tips but be considerate. Water kettle shouldn't be used for cooking noodles or eggs. Encouraging travellers in doing so may eventually stop hotels from providing water kettles. I read news that a traveller even boiled her underpants in the kettle!

[alltogethernow]

Damn I'm glad I subscribed to this channel - have learned a lot of tricks for traveling.
Would like to mention I'm a DEAF traveler. First thing I do for every foreign country is learn how to say (in their language) the word deaf...
In the future I'll be asking for a 3rd floor room by the stairs... for safety.
Thanks

[playboymaxim]

Some hotels mount their TV's on the wall where it's almost impossible to plug in your periphials lol

[beag]

Also sanitise the phone, door handles, tap handles hair dryer, just do Everything !

[callieduval]

Great hacks i take a large enough zip lock bag and place the remote control in it and use also I use the hotel shampoo as hand soap

[tigergooner]

Great video but what's wrong with the Volume it's echoing

[Migs]

You have wonderful content, but please invest in a quality microphone so your sound is better

[MSimmonsAZ]

We wet a towel or two and overnight it helps add moisture to the room. WHy are hotel rooms always so dry?