Why do hotels put comforters/duvets on beds... year around?

[BISCUT]

Call me old fashioned, but I don't need a thick quilted comforter/duvet on my bed in the summer. Why do hotels do this, year around? It is summer.... it is completely unnecessary. All that I need is a lightweight blanket, at the most.

Step one... untuck all of the sheets from underneath the mattress
Step two... choose a pillow or two from the six or eight provided
Step three... remove the duvet and find someplace to put it out of the way
Step four.... finally... go to bed.

First world problem. IMO, pretty cranky. If you don't like it ask the service to come and remove the pillow or two and the comforter. Pretty simple issue when traveling. Now, I get pieved when travelling in countries that don't allow you control of the room thermostat or require a keycard in the slot to control the temp. Feel free to blast me back for my first world issue

 

[Zee09]

I'm going to add one step that I ALWAYS do when I get into my hotel room.

Step 1.5 - Look for bed bugs

Yes, I have found them.

I also do a camera sweep with my phone app.... yes i have found them

 

[Pablo]

That's it. I'm sleeping with the dogs at the kennel!

 

[wwillson]

I also do a camera sweep with my phone app.... yes i have found them

Phone app?

 

[The_Jeff]

Now, I get pieved when travelling in countries that don't allow you control of the room thermostat or require a keycard in the slot to control the temp. Feel free to blast me back for my first world issue

Or if you're staying multiple nights but they shut off the ac midday so it's stifling when you return.

 

[Zee09]

Phone app?

I have used several free and paid ones...the last was...

 

[crashz]

I learned many years ago from a railroad contractor super (Thanks Jeff!) to always peel the sheets back on the corners of a bed and never put your bag down on cloth furniture until you have inspected the room thoroughly. I have found:
- Bedbugs (obviously, and didn't stay there at all)
- Skid marks on the sheets.
- Trays and trays of what I think was Cambodian food in a dresser drawer. Probably a week or two old.
- Needles.
- Roaches the size of playing card decks (in Puerto Rico) in a swanky hotel.
- A giant poop in the toilet. I can't to this day get it out of my head. Cartoonish huge.
- A giant hole in the roof, significant water damage, and star gazing for free (moved rooms that night, out of the drip zone from the impending rain).

That's all I can think of at the moment. Typically the better chain hotels were nicer and cleaner in more rural areas. Cities were garbage unless you stayed at a hotel that was rated with a couple stars. Integrational travel (Greece and Ireland) seems infinitely better than here in the states.

And btw - I never trust the comforter. They don't get washed often from what I understand and they get used by folks that don't intend to sleep, if you get what I mean. I'd much rather remove it.

 

[Pablo]

Ok need brain bleach stat!!!

 

[fdcg27]

Decent hotels are where you find them and can be an unexpected value.
We recently spent a night in a La Quinta on W 150th near CLE. This would be a handy place to stay a night and leave the car for a trip out of the airport since the rapid station (light rail) is a short walk away and it does run to the airport.
The executive suite we had was all of $105.00/night, or a hair under $130.00 with all taxes and fees.
The accommodation was a true suite, with a bedroom separate from the large living area. The bathroom was clean and actually had real bars of soap and little squeeze tubes of shampoo and conditioner.
Breakfast was included and was okay, with the usual scrambled eggs, sausage and potatoes along with a waffle maker, muffins, toast, orange juice and coffee or tea.
This was not anything like the Hotel 1898 we stayed at in Barcelona but was quite decent and did exceed our expectations.

 

[gfh77665]

Sure, but its just less service at higher prices.

Also the third day service or even service between occupants is not better than before, hence over time the room just keeps getting dirtier.

Whelp, it is what it is. In the grand scheme, its just one of life's minor annoyances. I still want to travel and have fun. I don't think hotel pricing is bad, if you shop well for the best bang for the buck. I don't think the room get progressively dirtier in well kept hotels. Hygiene wise, I dislike flying more than being in most hotels. Sitting in some planes are just terrible now, but I choose not to stress.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Whelp, it is what it is. In the grand scheme, its just one of life's minor annoyances. I still want to travel and have fun. I don't think hotel pricing is bad, if you shop well for the best bang for the buck. I don't think the room get progressively dirtier in well kept hotels. Hygiene wise, I dislike flying more than being in most hotels. Sitting in some planes are just terrible now, but I choose not to stress.

I travel for work and have for 30 years, and am just providing my casual observations of how things have changed pretty drastically over the last few years.

Hotel prices are fairly high even adjusted for inflation in travelling business areas. They seem to be attempting to optimize profits on a few rooms rather than fill more rooms.

Leisure travel is a different segment, and rotates by season. Overseas is a great deal currently, the dollar is relatively strong.

 

[PandaBear]

I am sure they have done their research and see what is a simple way to make people happy. I have family members who are used to sleeping on straw mat on plywood boards. I grew up till 4th grade sleeping on them in the summer as well, but I know I don't expect a hotel to offer that when I travel.

One man's wasteful is another man's minimum requirement. I crank my AC to 16C and then bundle up when travel to Asia, while the locals would roll their eyes on me like you do, and think I should keep AC at 27C and just let sweating cool me down while sleeping with a boxer and tank top.

 

[mr_boring]

My routine is a bit different. I keep a can of Lysol in my vehicle specifically for hotel room stays.

* open door
* start laying down the Lysol. On the floor, on the door, on the bed on the furniture in the bathroom on the light switches I mean I wet it down. Yes, on the pillows and under the spread. If my body touches it, I Lysol it.
* AC set to 68
* go get my bag

A can only lasts me a few stays.....

Every great once in a while I get a room with a jacuzzi tub. That bad boy gets filled up with hot water and a couple of bleach tablets. I use the tablets because I don't want to lug around liquid.

I no longer travel for work, but when I did I would pull over at the first store on the way to the hotel and yep - buy a can of Lysol.

People who know me are not surprised. I have a 4oz bottle of 91% isopropyl alcohol in the truck that I take into public restrooms if I must use one and I wet that nasty disgusting unholy demonic toilet down like I'm exorcising the dark forces before I touch it.

I sleep best cold. I'm a double insomniac (onset and maintenance) and I use every tool in the arsenal to get an extra 10 minutes of sleep. The bigger the bedspread the colder the room can be. You should my home power bill in July and August when I'm struggling to sleep. Big power LOVES Mr Boring

 

[BISCUT]

Or if you're staying multiple nights but they shut off the ac midday so it's stifling when you return.

Correct. Last month I was in the Dominican Republic, La Romana, for my wife's conference. We stayed at a nice resort (love golf!!) Room required a key to be inserted for the AC to work. The system worked but struggled and took over an hour to get to 68F. Solution? I'm sorry, but I lost my key. May I have another? Just me, if you want that control and to save energy, I'm in BUT you better have a system readily capable of getting you to the temp sought. This resort did not!

 

[Zee09]

My routine is a bit different. I keep a can of Lysol in my vehicle specifically for hotel room stays.

* open door
* start laying down the Lysol. On the floor, on the door, on the bed on the furniture in the bathroom on the light switches I mean I wet it down. Yes, on the pillows and under the spread. If my body touches it, I Lysol it.
* AC set to 68
* go get my bag

A can only lasts me a few stays.....

Every great once in a while I get a room with a jacuzzi tub. That bad boy gets filled up with hot water and a couple of bleach tablets. I use the tablets because I don't want to lug around liquid.

I no longer travel for work, but when I did I would pull over at the first store on the way to the hotel and yep - buy a can of Lysol.

People who know me are not surprised. I have a 4oz bottle of 91% isopropyl alcohol in the truck that I take into public restrooms if I must use one and I wet that nasty disgusting unholy demonic toilet down like I'm exorcising the dark forces before I touch it.

I sleep best cold. I'm a double insomniac (onset and maintenance) and I use every tool in the arsenal to get an extra 10 minutes of sleep. The bigger the bedspread the colder the room can be. You should my home power bill in July and August when I'm struggling to sleep. Big power LOVES Mr Boring

I bring my own sheets and pillows and throw all of their crap on a chair.
I bring my cordless mini vac, my electronic pest control plug ins, hand cleaner, and my UV air purifier... all of it fits in a duffle bag....

 

[Pablo]

Nuke from space. Done.

 

[BISCUT]

I travel for work and have for 30 years, and am just providing my casual observations of how things have changed pretty drastically over the last few years.

Hotel prices are fairly high even adjusted for inflation in travelling business areas. They seem to be attempting to optimize profits on a few rooms rather than fill more rooms.

Leisure travel is a different segment, and rotates by season. Overseas is a great deal currently, the dollar is relatively strong.

Took a road trip to Quebec City (7hr+) and thoroughly enjoyed the Canadian exchange rate...1US Dollar was 1.28 Canadian.

 

[PWMDMD]

Because hotels need to cater to the whole array of needs.
Some people like to crank the A/C to max and bundle up.
Some people like nothing on them while they are sleeping.
It's about individual comfort. You decide what works for you.

This is us! If I'm in Florida in the summer it's going to be 65F in my room and chilly!