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How to get a free room upgrade and other hotel secrets you need to know

Eye-opening insights into the hotel trade
Call hotels directly
Special occasion? It’s worth a mention
Booked via a discount site? Don’t expect special treatment
You can be relocated
Be savvy about which room to book
Know when to ask for an upgrade
Looking for a room the same day? Timing is everything
Hotel’s full? Ask again
Hotels are discreet about celebrities…
…and affairs
Some parts of hotel rooms are dirtier than others
Hotel room glasses aren’t the cleanest either
You can request clean linen on check-in
Clean out the coffee machine before using it
Beware the mini bar #1
Beware the mini bar #2
Bedbugs aren’t uncommon
Rooms are priced in relation to how much they cost
Hotel maids are not your mother
The concierge’s recommendation isn’t always gospel
You’re expected to keep the toiletries
Don’t tip? Be damned!
There’s a way to cancel without being charged
There’s a right way to complain
They’ll find ways of making you return
Someone could have died in your room
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Eye-opening insights into the hotel trade

Planning a hotel break? Here some things you wish you'd known before – and you'll be glad to know now.
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lovemoney staff

25 August 2017

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