You’ll Never Guess the Most Unusual Items Left in Hotel Rooms
A recent study by Hotels.com reveals the most surprising items left by guests in hotel rooms. From luxury accessories to pets, some finds are completely unexpected.
When staying at a hotel, it is not uncommon to leave an object lying around, which has escaped from our bag or suitcase, without even realizing it. An item of clothing forgotten in the wardrobe, your child’s favorite comforter stuck under the sheets, or your reading glasses cowardly abandoned on the bedside table next to the book you had just started… Of course, it is often only when we return home that we realize what we forgot. As a recent study conducted by Hotels.com forgetting something in a hotel room is actually a fairly common occurrence.
What are the most unusual items left behind by guests at hotels?
Among the most commonly forgotten items, the study lists fairly common items like dirty laundry, electronic device chargers, makeup and toiletries. All of these things are quite “easy” to forget when you think about it. Dirty laundry is often found hidden in a corner or at the bottom of a bag and ends up going unnoticed in the rush of leaving. Chargers, on the other hand, remain plugged in behind furniture or under bedside tables. As for toiletries or makeup, they can sometimes be forgotten in the shower or on the edge of the sink when you leave the room a little too quickly without taking the time to check everything.
But if that were all… The Hotels.com report also reveals a more astonishing and surprising list of forgotten objects. IF some people manage to forget “by mistake” luxury accessories such as a Rolex watch, a Birkin bag, or even a watch worth 5.7 million euros, others forget completely their pets. As the report states, a pet chick and lizard were left behind by their distracted owners. Other travelers objects just as crazy and inexplicable leg casts, dentures or odd items like a rice cooker, a car tire or construction pipes.
Services to combat these oversights
Some hotels are trying to set up services to help travelers retrieve their belongings. The Viceroy Riviera Maya in Mexico, for example, offers a concierge service that specializes in toiletries, saving guests from having to carry their personal items. The Kimpton Vero Beach Hotel & Spa in Florida lets travelers borrow accessories like Anthropologie sunglasses and handbags through its service “Did you forget it? We have it!”.
In addition to hotel initiatives like lost and found boxes, some hotel employees have already gone the extra mile to help travelers retrieve their belongings. One hero drove 100 miles to return a passport, another ran miles to return items to a traveler before their cruise ship departed, and a third drove four hours to return a suitcase that had been left behind.
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