Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective: Insider Tips on Getting the Best Value, Service, and Security in Accomodations from Bed-and-Breakfasts to Five-Star ResortsIndispensable information for away-from-home lodging, from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Travel Detective In Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective, America’s best-known and most trusted travel authority reveals the insider knowledge that can make every hotel stay as comfortable as (and sometimes even more cost-efficient than) home. With his incomparable access and nose for news, Peter Greenberg shares the secrets that people who know hotels—managers, maids, reservation clerks, bellhops, chefs, and maintenance guys—don’t want you to know about value, service, safety, security, and cleanliness. Tips include: • How to tell if your room is really clean • What never to order from room service • The real way to prevent hotel crime • How to beat excessive hotel phone charges • The exact rooms where headline-making events took place Drawn from the author’s experiences as both an investigative reporter and a constant traveler, Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective is an essential guide to everything from luxury resorts to motels, from airport hotels and bed-and-breakfasts to outrageous (and often secret) alternatives to hotels. |
Contents
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ThirdParty Websites | 21 |
Lost in Translation | 37 |
Rating the Ratings | 44 |
Define Your Terms | 51 |
55 885 | 56 |
The Fine Art of Complaining | 65 |
Checking In 75 188 | 75 |
Water Water Everywhere | 161 |
The Internet Connection | 168 |
Can Room Service Deliver? | 174 |
Secrets of the Hotel Bar | 183 |
Terrorism Threats at Hotels | 189 |
Hotel Crime | 197 |
Adultproofing Your Room | 205 |
What People Steal | 214 |
Tipping Guide | 83 |
Style over Substance | 90 |
Size Matters | 97 |
Do the Beds Bug You? | 104 |
Good Housekeeping | 122 |
All That You Leave Behind | 129 |
How Do You Spell Concierge? | 137 |
At Your Service | 144 |
Taxation without Disclosure | 154 |
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