Everybody eating the same bland breakfast. Saying good morning to a bunch of strangers and then hunting them later that night. Fresh clean towels every day, no questions asked.
Those hotel towels are magic. You can jizz on them, leave them on the floor and they will just clean themselves and get back in the shelves while you are eating breakfast.
As someone who whisked away jizz (at best) covered towels from hotel laundry carts for a living for a while, I am glad to have been part of the magic.
Tip your housekeeping staff if you can - we know what you did but keep it to ourselves ;)
(Also if you see the laundry guy when getting on the service elevator, do not make the "Is there a dead body in there" joke. There are far better choices, be creative)
I never understand when people complain about work travel, because hotels are so enjoyable to me. Like I get wanting to stay home because you've got things going on there that make you happy. But if you have to be away, why not go to a magical place that has none of your stuff. What color will the walls be? What will be the pattern on the bedspread? What will it smell like?
All of these answers will be surprises, and none of them will be unpleasant. You were consulted on none of this. It's all new. I love it.
YES. Even just waiting for my flight, there's this pleasant mix of tension and purpose. And I'm not relaxed, per se, but it's one of the few times in my life when I don't have a nagging feeling that there's something else I should be doing.
I've just got everything I need, and I'm waiting for something amazing. It's perfect.
I don't travel for work much but I do enjoy getting to stay at hotels when I do. There's something about it that just disconnects you from everything and it's very relaxing. The last time I got back from the conference place we were at I just laid down and vibed to music on my phone for 2 hours. It was the most relaxed I've been in a long time. I can never do that when I'm at home because my brain will not stfu.
Yes, the post describes it very well. I don't/can't go on vacations very often, but apart from walking outside, I really like chilling in the hotel/hostel. It's so peaceful and calming. Serene
Road trips where every night is in a different hotel/B&B at dozens to hundreds kilometers apart are so great, reaching them like checkpoints, comparing them on every aspect but finally just staying from 22h to 8h, as a refreshing moment of washing, sleeping, until a new long day of discovery is coming.
This is exactly how I felt about hotels until I learned of 1. the existence of bedbugs and 2. how horribly overworked, underpaid, and understaffed the housekeeping departments usually are. 😬
I'll do damn near anything to stay with a friend, even a friend of a friend instead. I'd even get a nearby campsite.
And as for AirBnBs, which are cleaned/overseen by a combination of other guests and just some asshole who owns a house and is rich enough to AirBnB it!? I'd rather sleep in a goddamn bus/train station.
37 Comments
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 58 pts · 1y
Everybody eating the same bland breakfast. Saying good morning to a bunch of strangers and then hunting them later that night. Fresh clean towels every day, no questions asked.
QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 1y
Hotel Patrons: The Most Dangerous Game
mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 1y
Those hotel towels are magic. You can jizz on them, leave them on the floor and they will just clean themselves and get back in the shelves while you are eating breakfast.
Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
As someone who whisked away jizz (at best) covered towels from hotel laundry carts for a living for a while, I am glad to have been part of the magic.
Tip your housekeeping staff if you can - we know what you did but keep it to ourselves ;)
(Also if you see the laundry guy when getting on the service elevator, do not make the "Is there a dead body in there" joke. There are far better choices, be creative)
TTH4P@lemm.ee · 36 pts · 1y
So much. There's so much potential in the ambiguity of these spaces. It makes you feel new.
sourhill@lemmy.sdf.org · 28 pts · 1y
Liminal Space
A E S T H E T I C
GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 28 pts · 1y
Limbo is more desirable when your mortal realm strongly resembles Hell.
voodooattack@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
https://youtu.be/st21dIMaGMs
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
Damn good skit!
Reminds me of...
https://thenamelessmod.fandom.com/wiki/Foon
Old mod for Deus Ex... you can use 'foons' (sporks) as... basically the shittiest throwing knives imaginable.
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 27 pts · 1y
One time I went to a conference at a hotel with like 12 stories and they put me on the first floor. I was so upset.
Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I've never once stayed on the first floor of a hotel. I don't know why.
moakley@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
I never understand when people complain about work travel, because hotels are so enjoyable to me. Like I get wanting to stay home because you've got things going on there that make you happy. But if you have to be away, why not go to a magical place that has none of your stuff. What color will the walls be? What will be the pattern on the bedspread? What will it smell like?
All of these answers will be surprises, and none of them will be unpleasant. You were consulted on none of this. It's all new. I love it.
ameancow@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
moakley@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
YES. Even just waiting for my flight, there's this pleasant mix of tension and purpose. And I'm not relaxed, per se, but it's one of the few times in my life when I don't have a nagging feeling that there's something else I should be doing.
I've just got everything I need, and I'm waiting for something amazing. It's perfect.
ameancow@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I've nailed it a few times but I love falling asleep before cruising altitude and waking up at landing. Feels like I just teleported a thousand miles.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 1y
I don't travel for work much but I do enjoy getting to stay at hotels when I do. There's something about it that just disconnects you from everything and it's very relaxing. The last time I got back from the conference place we were at I just laid down and vibed to music on my phone for 2 hours. It was the most relaxed I've been in a long time. I can never do that when I'm at home because my brain will not stfu.
FaintFeed80@lemmy.ohaa.xyz · 16 pts · 1y
This neighbors on the feeling of "I shouldn't be here, but I am"
UnwittingSenior@leminal.space · 6 pts · 1y
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Thats cool, they're very adultey-orientated spaces, too.
I've never had an experience like ths but i can imagibe the 'i dont belong here' vibe
Fenrir@lemmings.world · 3 pts · 1y
I just call that feeling living.
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 1y
Could be that, or it could be I don't like having to work
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
TV channels with the wrong numbers. Jeopardy on at 7:30 instead of 7:00.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Enough to drive one to the bleeding edge of madness
fossphi@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 1y
Yes, the post describes it very well. I don't/can't go on vacations very often, but apart from walking outside, I really like chilling in the hotel/hostel. It's so peaceful and calming. Serene
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 1y
!liminalspace@lemmy.world
spacesatan@leminal.space · 3 pts · 1y
I feel like maybe there's a better instance for that community but I can't put my finger on it
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Ah i remember there being an instance but when I searched i just got a list of communities so I didn’t think it was still around. Good news
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 1y
That feeling when you first walk into your room, and the door closes behind you with a mechanical clunk, and you realise you are totally alone.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
It’s like living in The Stanley Parable
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y
All of these reasons are why I hate hotels. There is just nothing in there that feels like a home.
drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 1y
I wouldn't want to stay in one for long, but passing through that kind of place can be pretty refreshing, at least for me.
DrBob@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
If you stay in one too long it becomes your space and you know the staff. Ruins the vibe.
Aidenwill@jlai.lu · 8 pts · 1y
Road trips where every night is in a different hotel/B&B at dozens to hundreds kilometers apart are so great, reaching them like checkpoints, comparing them on every aspect but finally just staying from 22h to 8h, as a refreshing moment of washing, sleeping, until a new long day of discovery is coming.
janus2@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
This is exactly how I felt about hotels until I learned of 1. the existence of bedbugs and 2. how horribly overworked, underpaid, and understaffed the housekeeping departments usually are. 😬
I'll do damn near anything to stay with a friend, even a friend of a friend instead. I'd even get a nearby campsite.
And as for AirBnBs, which are cleaned/overseen by a combination of other guests and just some asshole who owns a house and is rich enough to AirBnB it!? I'd rather sleep in a goddamn bus/train station.
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
I kinda get it. I come from a gambling addict family and the vegas strip is basically my second home
thatradomguy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
what
Psythik@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
No I can absolutely relate to this. It's the reason why I never book an AirBnB; feels like staying in a random stranger's house.
Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Yes! Hard same!
SethTaylor@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I love a good place to hide in plain sight