HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Guests

Guests Behaving Badly Teams Up With Booking Site Down Under

amandak — 2009-09-29T14:29:38-05:00

You might remember a couple of years back when we let you know about the Australian Guests Behaving Badly database. It's a website where member hotels can report anti-social and destructive hotel guests and share their names with other hotels so they can avoid having the kind of guests that no hotel really wants.

Guests Behaving Badly has now gone one step further and has announced a partnership with the Ubid4rooms website, an Australian hotel bidding site a bit similar to Priceline.

What Sort of 'Treasure' Have You Discovered Left Behind in a Hotel Room?

juliana — 2009-08-13T10:05:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hrh_bible.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/where-guests-hide-stuff-in-hotel-rooms/">LifeHacker Australia</a> recently rounded up the Three Bs of hotel room treasures--places where you can typically find the things that guests have left behind, even after they've checked out and the rooms have been cleaned. So, where can you find all sorts of hotel room "treasure"? Bathroom Ledges, Bibles and Between Mattresses. Apparently, bathroom ledges is where many folks leave their wedding rings, particularly <s>slimy</s> silly business travelers who want to conceal their marital status while on trips. Folks supposedly leave money in the bible as either a way to reward acts of faith or discourage thieves from stealing money out of a bible. Lastly, folks leave stuff in-between mattresses, particularly pornography and Lifehacker mentions its

Irish Guests Can Be Found Raiding the Hotel Minibars

juliana — 2009-03-18T17:51:43-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/minibar4.jpg" class="top">There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.· <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0318/breaking62.htm">Irish Folk Love the Minibars</a>: According to new research, Irish spend an average of 23.47 on minibar items every time they go away, far more than any of their European counterparts. [Irish Times]· <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/3/18/93240/7054/travel/Will+New+Jersey%27s+%27Real+Housewives%27+Do+More+Harm+Than+Good%3F">NJ 'Housewives': Good for AC or Bad?</a>: AC Hotels are suffering in the midst of this craptastic economy. But will this new reality show from Bravo do more harm than good? [Jaunted]· <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2009/03/18/breslin_buyouts_hit_150k.php#reader_comments">Ace Hotel NYC Paying Out Big Time</a>: Man, we wish we were a

Excuse Me ... Could You Help a VIP Guest?

amandak — 2007-09-21T10:57:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/iPhonePorn.jpg" class="imgborder"> We've searched around for the inside gossip before on some of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/1/27/10223/1623/Title/Doorman_Chronicles_Hudson_Hotel_Doormen_Speak">weirdest requests</a> guests make of hotel staff, like scissors and tape for a bunch of fashion designers, plus the usual porn, handcuffs and drugs (and no, we never found a hotel that'll source drugs for their guests).But a recent write-up on <a href="http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,22326841-27977,00.html">outrageous guest requests</a> takes things even further than that. They make the point that a concierge at a true five-star hotel is there to keep the guests happy no matter what (or almost), so even the oddest requests can be fulfilled.Highlights for us were the pop star at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/RITZ+CARLTON+NY+CTRL+PARK/ian/198637">Ritz-Carlton New York</a> who asked for training on her new iPhone, the

GuestTrax Tracks Minibar Pilferers and Hotel Robe Pinchers

amandak — 2007-03-23T09:30:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right">What are all you hotel guests doing when you spend a night or two Down Under? After learning about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/12/24619/3172/hotels/When_Hotel_Guests_Behave_Badly">Guests Behaving Badly</a> database which allows Australian hotels to check a list to know which guests have been having wildly destructive parties in their rooms, we've now discovered yet another Australian hotel blacklist: <a href="http://www.guesttrax.net.au/">GuestTRAX</a>.GuestTRAX is aimed primarily at guest-thiefs, so if you do too much souveniring from your Aussie hotel room (aw, but those bathrobes with the kangaroos on `em were so cute!) you might find your details get added to the list. In fact, they also monitor guests who "smash things up or ruin your carpet or room fittings", making it a bit of a