🏨 Hotel etiquette: how to be an ideal guest

Last updated Mar 1, 2025

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Noisy guests

Guest thieves

As hotel guests, we come into contact both with other guests and with those who create the most comfortable and relaxing conditions for travelers. While most people understand the importance of proper behavior in this environment, others are reluctant to realize it. Now let’s figure out who is included in the second category.

Ill-mannered guests

Rudeness or disrespect towards staff is what guests do most often. This manifests itself both verbally and non-verbally. For example , tapping on the counter or waving your arms to attract attention. While basic rules of politeness like “thank you” and “please” are forgotten at these moments.

You must also treat other guests with respect. For example , when guests occupy sun loungers that are not used, or allow children to enter adult-only areas.

Impatient guests

Perhaps the simplest rule to follow is to be patient with the front desk staff. Yes, sometimes we are all in a big hurry. But impatience will not help you solve a problem faster or achieve anything. Remember that there is no magic wand to eliminate deficiencies.

Ungrateful guests

If you are traveling in a country where tipping is customary, it is best to make sure you have small bills before arriving at your hotel. Tipping is an expression of “thank you for excellent service.” There is even an unspoken rule in hotels that the more guests you stay at the hotel, the higher the tip should be. True, leaving a tip once upon check-out is also considered the norm.

Guests are dirty

Hotel staff get extremely angry when guests leave their room in total chaos and chaos. Yes, we are not talking about the need to thoroughly clean before moving out. But, for example , it is recommended to leave dirty towels on the towel holders and not on the floor.

If you have ordered room service, leaving the tray in the lobby is bad manners. The only exception is when such a recommendation was given to you by the employees themselves. What to do in other situations? It's simple. When you finish your meal, simply call the front desk and ask that the tray and utensils can be removed.

Scantily clad guests

There are definitely places and times on vacation when and where you are absolutely allowed to wear a swimsuit or robe. But the hotel lobby is not on this list. Walking through public areas, such as the lobby of a hotel or restaurant, without clothes is another not the best decision for visitors. If you plan to swim or spend time in the hotel spa, bring a cape or a light button-down shirt that you can throw on before heading to the common areas.

Noisy guests

There is another special type of guest that hotels don't like. Sometimes people don't even realize that they are causing inconvenience to others. To avoid causing irritation, you should consider wearing headphones. Other guests, as well as hotel staff, will appreciate this. And we don’t even mention the fact of rather noisy living, especially at night.

Guest thieves

TV series where the main characters collect hotel “gifts and souvenirs ” for family and friends have come across them at least once on TV. But this is an extremely bad habit. If you don’t want to be on the list of annoying people or those who will be laughed at on the sidelines, don’t take away hotel supplies like bathrobes, decor, or even salt and pepper shakers. Surely you wouldn't do that at a friend's or family member's house?