I have been wanting to do this Rant and Rave post for a while now. Lucky for you, I finally got around to it. Here’s the basic premise: I choose something to rant about and something to rave about. I have a lot of opinions to share, so I hope to make this a regular installment at Kids Go West.
Hotels give you lots to love, and lots to hate. This week I share one of in each category.
Rave: Hotel condos that have in-room washer and dryers.
I hate to do laundry. And when I’m trying to find places to line-dry all the underwear and bathing suits I just hand-washed in the bathtub of a small hotel room, I hate it even more. That’s why I loved the in-room washer and dryers in the condominium hotel resorts we stayed at while in Hawaii. Nothing makes my heart beat faster, than dancing over to a laundry machine with a pile of wet, sandy bathing suits while still in the comfort of my own hotel room. Except maybe, if it’s Orlando Bloom that’s doing that pile of dirty laundry for me. I still haven’t found a hotel that offers that package. I’ll be sure to let you know when I do.
Rant: Those little toiletry bottles that look exactly the same.
Give me a show of hands: who has lathered up their arms with hair conditioner before? I know it’s not just me, right? It probably is. But I hate it when the lotion bottles and hair conditioner bottles look exactly the same. I’m a busy mom, who doesn’t have time to read the small print on those labels. Hotels, please think of this flustered mom and make those bottles more distinct. I doubt the hotel industry is listening, or that this is a problem for anyone else but me. So I’ll probably end up lathering my hair with body lotion on my next trip, but at least I tried.
Nope, you are not the only one who mistook the shampoo with conditioner or soap.
May I add that I would love the hotel with indoor pool to add clothline in the bathroom?
Staying in a condo or rental home is great for people with kids for a lot of reasons — but the best has to be the washer & dryer, seconded only by the fridge.
@Amy, glad to hear I’m not the only one. You’re right I love it when hotel have clotheslines over the tub. I’ve only stayed at two hotels that had that though, all should have it.
@Debi the fridge is also on my list of raves, heck, the full-size kitchen is awesome in general.
Oh I have plenty of rants and raves on this topic! Want to hear my number one rant? Hotels that charge for Wifi!!!!! It makes me so mad! And its always the nicer hotels. What is that? Ugh! I need to write an entire post on that one!
would it still be a rant if it was Orland Bloom lathering up your hair with lotion?
no simone, absolutely not.
Ha ha ha! At one time i used a hand sanitizer in my hair=(