Hotels that go the extra mile to make sure their guests are happy and comfortable always win top marks on online review sites like TripAdvisor and Yelp.
But, some establishments even go further by surprising and delighting everyone with their cheeky creativity! These hotels aim to please with their rubber ducky toiletries, hot Nutella dispensers, and train car rooms that take you back to the golden age of train travel.
These 60 hotels from around the world will put a smile on your face and give you a hearty chuckle with their over-the-top customer service tactics. After a long day of travel, a good laugh is the best gift ever!
1) โMy hotel in China has a card to give to a taxi driver so you can find your way back.โ
This is such a brilliant idea! When youโre in new surroundings, itโs easy to get lost and turned around.
2) โThis bag of old/stained face towels have been re-used as โragsโ at this hotel.โ
The hotel provided their guests a plastic baggie filled with stained face towels, but they werenโt being mean. It was actually for a very eco-friendly reason!
โI am โThe Rag.โ I may be stained and torn but I am CLEAN. I can be used to clean up the most stubborn items, such as coffee, makeup, oil, or mud. If you require more of โThe Ragโ, please contact the Front Desk.โ
3) โThe toiletries at my hotel in Switzerland included a rubber ducky.โ
This should be standard practice for every hotel chain! I would love to relax in a nice hot bath and destress with a familiar childhood toy.
4) โMore hotels should do this.โ
When youโre on holiday or traveling on a long road trip, sometimes you just want to sleep in.
If youโre one of the lucky guests at this hotel and itโs a Sunday, breakfast doesnโt end until noon and you donโt have to check out until 6PM!
5) Fort Hampton Inn
This guy travels for work and frequents the same hotel. One day he decided to get cheeky and ask the staff to outfit his room like a fort, and this is what they gave him.
6) โMy hotel wants you to take the nice soap home!โ
Emerson Resorts give their guests a cute doggie bag for their soap. This is such a great idea, because otherwise it would get chucked straight into the trash!
โTake your soap home! Tons of slightly used bar soaps are discarded daily by hotels. If you choose to take your soap home, a usable product wonโt be wasted.โ
7) โThis hotel actually makes it easy to connect your laptop to the TV.โ
This hotel has every audio/video plug imaginable so you can watch Netflix on the big screen. It even has a connector for a much older VGA hookup!
8) โHotel staff found Fifty Shades of Grey book on guestโs side tableโฆโ
The housekeeper at this hotel got playfully cheeky with one of the most read โadultโ books on the planet. At least thereโs plenty of hand towels to go around.
9) Coconut Weather Station
Punxsutawney Phil pops up out of the ground once a year to give us a weather report in the spring. But if youโre staying at Le Mรฉridien Kochi in India, you can get a year-round weather report courtesy of this coconut weather station.
10) โThis hostel in Germany is an indoor vintage RV park.โ
This would be such a cool place to stay. Talk about a unique destination resort!
11) โHotel maid clearly found my sunglasses.โ
This is the sort of personal touch that makes traveling fun! Who wouldnโt want to come back to their hotel room and find cute little elephant?
12) A โBibleโ For Humanity
In the US, itโs common practice for hotels to leave a copy of the Bible in their hotel rooms. This hotel decided to cater to everyone with a bible for humanity.
go the non-sectarian route.
@amysplat:
โMy hotel has the Universal Declaration of Human Rights next to the bed instead of a bible.โ
13) โThis is what happens if you tip Egyptian hotel service generously.โ
People who work in the hospitality industry often times rely on tips. Not everyone tips the housekeeper for their hard work, but if you do, you might get a very sweet little surprise like this!
14) โThis kids menu at the hotel Iโm staying at.โ
If you have kids that donโt care, donโt know, and theyโre not hungry (which is pretty much every parent), then youโll love this menu. It has practically everything they want!
15) Train Car Hotel Room
This looks like so much fun! Why stay in a standard rectangular hotel room, when you can stay in a long train car and pretend like youโre on the Orient Express?
@spongecandybandit:
โIt was in Indianapolis, IN, USA. The hotel was the Crowne Plaza Downtown (aka Union Station). A ton of history is available about the hotel, and itโs extremely interesting to train lovers. At night, because thereโs a functioning train station attached, I was warned by the staff that trains come through and it can be very loud. It woke me up the first night because I thought a train was about to come through my room. But they donโt use the bell or horn, and the rumble and clatter was actually very soothing. It ended up being my favorite part of every night, falling asleep to the sound of the trains.โ
16) โSaw this in the hotel grounds where I was working today.โ
Got wifey problems? Take her on a long stroll around the hotel grounds! Sheโll eventually get tired and need a place to sit down and rest.
17) Blackout Curtains That Actually Work
Hotel curtains never seem to close all the way no matter how tight you pull it shut. This hotel has a brilliantly engineered curtain rod that fixes that!
@taharoto:
โThe design of the curtains in my hotel room to ensure that there is no annoying light gap in the middle.โ
18) โThe hotel my parents are staying at in NC to watch the eclipse stocked all of the rooms with these.โ
Remember the Great American Eclipse of 2017? It was total solar eclipse that could be seen from coast-to-coast. No solar eclipse had been visible in the entire US for nearly 100 years, so everyone was making travel plans to see it.
19) โInstead of bibles, my hotel has copies of 1984.โ
Before Big Brother was a hit reality TV show, government surveillance was the central theme in George Orwellโs dystopian novel,
1984.
When he wrote it in 1949, the year 1984 was still very much in the future. For this hotel at least, it looks like Big Brother made it into everyoneโs hotel room.
20) In Case Of Fire
Pretty much everyone ignores those fire evacuation plans posted in their hotel rooms. This hotel was smart enough to put extra signs at ground level, so their guests can actually see the escape route if a fire does break out.
@cawclot:
โThe hotel I am staying at has the fire evacuation plans at ground level so you can see them if smoke has filled the hallways.โ
21) Built-In Travel Adapter
If you travel overseas, you canโt just plug in your phone or laptop. But, if you forgot to pack a travel adapter, this nice hotel has got you covered.
@bide1:
โMy hotel in Switzerland has different plug sockets for guests from different parts of the world.โ
22) โโI Left My Jacket at a Hotel and They Mailed it to Me with a Complementary Pillow.โ
Most things that end up at a hotelโs โlost and foundโ bin are never recovered by the original owner. This hotel not only went out of their way to return the ownerโs jacket, but they also included an fluffy memento to remind him of his stay.
23) โThese do not disturb options at my hotel.โ
Iโm all about the bacon. But, if youโre into time travel, this hotel has you covered with flux capacitors, too! Donโt you love it when your hotel has a sense of humor?
24) โI didnโt think this sort of thing really happens.โ
Not every hotel delivers when it comes to amenities like gorgeous views, heated pools, and fabulous food. But when this guy made a very simple request, they over delivered in a very hilarious way!
@habitsofwaste:
โI asked the hotel to hide a picture of Robert Downey jr in my room. I forgot all about it and when I went to take a hot bath to wash off a shitty day, I caught sight of this.โ
25) โThe hotel I stayed at uses lemon grass instead of a plastic straw.โ
Plastic straws are a huge problem for our planet, so when a hotel makes eco-friendly decisions like this, people love it! In case youโre wondering, the original poster said that her drink didnโt taste like lemongrass.
26) โMy hotel in Odessa (Ukraine) tells you which day it is by changing the elevator carpet every day.โ
Sometimes when youโre traveling across multiple time zones, itโs easy to forget what day it is. Thatโs totally not a problem at this hotel!
Now all we need is a rug that will tell us what time it is.
27) โThis hotel lets you borrow a plant to take to your room so you have a friend to talk to.โ
Sometimes itโs hard to meet new people and make new friends when youโre traveling alone. If youโre not into taking strangers into your room, take a nice plant instead!
28) โThis hotel in Singapore is very green.โ
With things like deforestation and the destruction of natural habitats happening all around us, this green-themed hotel is a breath of fresh air. Hopefully weโll lush urban areas like this become the norm.
@labitx:
โBeing green in Singapore is a necessity as much as government policy. Every development has a required percentage of green gross floor area.โ
29) โA black towel in my hotel room for make-up so the white ones donโt get stained.โ
Stained linen is a big deal at hotels because it can cost a pretty penny to replace. Hotels like this one got smart, and theyโre now providing guests with black towels for makeup removal.
@snowlock27:
โI work in a hotel. You wouldnโt believe how many wash cloths we have to throw away because guests think theyโre makeup removers. That stuff does not wash off.โ
30) โIn the Europa Park Hotel in Germany there is a tiny children bathroom in the bathroom.โ
Okay, this one may hurt your brain. At first glance this looks like a mirror, but itโs not! Itโs actually bathroom within a bathroom, which is something else thatโs hard to wrap your brain around.
31) โThis hotel in central London keeps beehives on their roof!โ
Not only do they keep beehives, but it also looks like they built a grassland prairie, too! I bet the honey they offer for guests with their tea tastes amazing.
32) โThis hotel shampoo assumes your theft.โ
Itโs really nice when hotels acknowledge your intent to commit a toiletry crime. What better way to show the love than to give you a huge bottle of shampoo that gives you permission to steal!
33) โHonorary Manager of Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs is a cat, and this is his door.โ
If you attempt to lodge a complaint at this hotel, youโll never find the manager. How clever of them!
34) โThe hostel Iโm at dispenses soap like parmesan.โ
Remember back in grade school when the soap dispensers gave you gritty pink soap powder? When you rubbed your hands with water, it never got sudsy. Ah, those were the good old days!
35) โThe staff at our hotel made a cool crocodile out of our towels.โ
They were also kind enough to feed the crocotowel while he was out. It just loves noshing on his kidโs stuffed animals!
36) โSometimes the hotel holding your wedding also has a llama convention booked.โ
This hotel had a traveling petting zoo in their main lobby. What I want to know is, how is this even a thing, and whereโs the next one?
37)โA really cool bookshelf whose shelves spell something, seen at a hotel.โ
Weโve all seen those free โtake a book, leave a bookโ library. Itโs a cool concept, but this hotel took it a step further.
The shelves actually spell it out!
38) โThe toilet in my hotel in filled with seawater.โ
This hotel literally brings the scent of fresh ocean air right into your bathroom. As long as an octopus doesnโt suddenly pop into the bowl while youโre on the loo, then itโs no big deal.
โAs part of our green initiatives sea water is used for the toilet flushing. Occasionally there might be a distinctive sea water scent.โ
39) โMy hotel room comes with a complimentary android phone with free data and calls.โ
Many hotels still have old-fashioned landlines in their rooms, but this hotel is from the future! It seems to be common practice in places like high-tech cities like Hong Kong.
@topgrinder:
โI used this service in Hong Kong at the intercontinental hotel. It was awesome. I just used it as a WiFi hotspot everyday and used my iPhone for everything. The phone would last about 10 hours of moderate usage. I would stay at the hotel again just for this feature. It made navigating the city much easier.โ
40) โAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.โ
This is a bathroom that hard-working men will enjoy spending time in! The writing on the wall says it all! The hatchet and bathmat with bloody footprints lends a nice touch to this man-cave bathroom.
โAs a guy who takes his family to a hotel every winter while I work on my writing, I approve this bathroom.โ
41) โHotel maid left a towel monkey.โ
As someone who worked as a hotel housekeeper for two weeks and couldnโt make towels look like anything but towels, you have to hand it people who have talent like this. What makes this even better is that the monkey is hanging from the ceiling!
42) โMy hotel room had a white noise machine installed in the wall.โ
Not everyone wants to tote around bulky white noise cancelling headphones on their trips. This hotel went the extra mile to include a built-in white noise machine in the room.
43) โThe hotel Iโm staying at has a lending locker.โ
This takes borrowing a cup of sugar from your neighbor to a whole new level! Whatever you could possibly need for your stay is right there in this lending locker. How cool!
44) โThis hotelโs carpet and lighting combo produce a really trippy effect.โ
Youโre in for a legal psychedelic trip when you stay at this hotel. The visuals are out of this world!
45) โWhen the hotel staff has your back.โ
This guyโs date made it clear that he wasnโt going to get lucky that night. He didnโt want to make her feel pressured, especially since they were going to be sharing the same hotel room. So, he asked the hotel to add a special note to make her feel more comfortable about her stay.
โThis is a strict NO SEX ROOM. It is imperative that you do not engage in any form of intercourse. Thank you and happy cuddling.โ
46) โSpotted this in the breakfast room at my hotel this morning.โ
Wait, what? You just press a button and you get hot pancakes made from scratch? Hotel life canโt get any better than this!
47) โA Hotelโs reminder on how to climb stairs.โ
I think a lot of people might get stuck in the stairwell after step 3. What about steps 4 and 5?
48) โThis hotel is an old prison.โ
Talk about spending time with bad company! Even though itโs no longer a prison, surely all that bad energy thatโs built up over the years is still lingering around.
If youโre itching to get locked up, this hotel is Malmaison in Oxford in the UK.
49) Do Not Disturb My Dog
One of the biggest fears that a pet owner has when they travel with dogs is having their furry friend escape when the housekeeper opens the door. This pet-friendly door tag takes care of that!
@tunafriendlydolphin:
โThis Hotel allows dogs and you can alert the cleaners that you left your dog in the room while you ski [translation: Attention, I am sleeping here!]โ
50) โEAST Miami hotelโs elevator wall has tiny lights and a mirror effect to appear as a view of stars in outer space.โ
This is probably not the elevator you want to be in after hopping around Miamiโs club scene. But for everyone else, itโs a totally stellar experience!
51) โThe hotel Iโm staying at gives you a free drink at the hotel bar of you forego a room cleaning.โ
I imagine there must be a lot of dirty rooms at this hotel! But on the same note, there must be plenty of happy guests, too.
52) โFloor of my hotel dining room in Lausanne is a working train model.โ
This hotel is a train loverโs dream! Even though it sits flush with the floor, it almost seems disrespectful to walk all over it.
53) โHotel has zombie apocalypse in safety plan.โ
This hotel is prepping for that inevitable โjust in caseโ scenario. If the zombie apocalypse ever become real, they have an escape plan for that.
54) โThis hotel has an elevator button in the hallway so there is an elevator waiting for you by time you get there.โ
Okay, this needs to be a standard feature in every hotel! Just donโt be that person who waits in front of the wall, expecting it to open.
55) โInstead of a bible, my hotel room in Philadelphia has the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.โ
The Founding Fathers of the United States would be proud to know that their most brilliant works are being featured on this hotelโs must-read list. This is such a fabulous idea!
56) โThe stairs in a Swedish hotel.โ
Everyone loves freebies, and this hotel is offering a stellar deal for their guests. Their amenities include a staircase, which doubles as a free workout room!
57) โThis historic sign in my hotel explains how to use electricity in case you had never used it before.โ
When electricity was still brand new, people were afraid that it would blow up in their face. Historic pieces like this remind us what it was like back in the early days of light bulbs.
58) โMy hotel room has a rope that turns on/off all the lights in the room.โ
This is like โThe Clapper,โ but itโs silent. Hey, when youโre on vacation, youโre allowed to be lazy AF! Plus, all those extra pillows are just inviting you to stay in bed.
59) โThe hotel Iโm staying at has a pet menu for room service.โ
The pets that stay here might be eating healthier than you. They even get a bottle of spring water with the meal.
60) โThis hotel in Luxembourg had a hot Nutella dispenser.โ
This right here people is heaven on earth! It needs to be mass produced right now so it can be shipped in time for Christmas.
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