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A few hours after Matt Rogers checked into his hotel in Dallas, he heard rhythmic grunting noises outside his door. They were coming from one of the worst hotel guests ever.

Are you a bad hotel guest? Here’s how to know

April 26, 2025April 20, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

A few hours after Matt Rogers checked into his hotel in Dallas, he heard rhythmic grunting noises outside his door. They were coming from one of the worst hotel guests ever.

Categories On Travel
If you've ever stored your luggage with a hotel, you probably know the nagging question: Is my bag safe?

How to prevent hotel luggage theft: 5 expert strategies

April 26, 2025April 19, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

If you’ve ever stored your luggage with a hotel, you probably know the nagging question: Is my bag safe?

Categories Safe Travels
The Conrad Istanbul has begun recycling its linens in an effort to become more sustainable. (Photo courtesy of the Conrad Istanbul.

Rooftop gardens, recycled linens: Inside Istanbul’s green tourism renaissance

April 8, 2025March 29, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Sustainability is everywhere at the Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus. It’s in the food and in the recycling program — and it’s even in the linens.

Categories Destinations
The Shelbourne Dublin is on a mission to become a zero-waste hotel.  It's a lofty goal for any establishment, let alone a 200-year-old luxury hotel known as the Grand Dame of Dublin.

How Ireland’s Shelbourne Hotel is finding sustainability

February 27, 2025January 18, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

The Shelbourne Dublin is on a mission to become a zero-waste hotel.  It’s a lofty goal for any establishment, let alone a 200-year-old luxury hotel known as the Grand Dame of Dublin.

Categories Destinations
The hotel David Marsh reserved in Cancun, Mexico, is not responding to his questions -- but it's keeping his money. Can Booking.com help him get a refund?

My hotel won’t answer me. How about a refund?

February 7, 2025January 15, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

The hotel David Marsh reserved in Cancun, Mexico, is not responding to his questions — but it’s keeping his money. Can Booking.com help him get a refund?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Justin Baribeau books a hotel room online. But now there's no record of his Booking.com reservation. Can he get his money back?

My hotel had no record of my Booking.com reservation. Why can’t I get a refund?

January 19, 2025January 8, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Justin Baribeau books a hotel room online. But now there’s no record of his Booking.com reservation. Can he get his money back?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Something is missing from your hotel room.

Here’s what’s missing from your hotel — and how to get it

November 18, 2024November 17, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Something is missing from your hotel — and you should know about it before your next trip. Here’s how to get what you want.

Categories On Travel
It might be safe to book your next trip through a warehouse club like Costco, BJ's or Sam's Club. But it depends on your definition of safe.

Is it safe to buy travel from a warehouse club like Costco?

March 2, 2025October 31, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

It might be safe to book your next trip through a warehouse club like Costco, BJ’s or Sam’s Club. But it depends on your definition of safe.

Categories Advocacy
If you've ever seen the words "for your convenience" on a hotel bill, you probably suspect it's not really for your convenience.

Hotel fee warning: What “for your convenience” really means

April 9, 2024July 28, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

If you’ve ever seen the words “for your convenience” on a hotel bill, you probably suspect it’s not really for your convenience. It’s for their convenience.

Categories On Travel
How do you find the best hotel at the lowest rate? If you have the right expert advice, you can find the perfect accommodations for your next trip. I've conducted hundreds of interviews with professionals to find the best tips on how to book a hotel room.

How to find the best hotel at the lowest price in 2025

January 6, 2025October 22, 2020 by Christopher Elliott

How do you find the best hotel at the lowest rate? If you have the right expert advice, you can find the perfect accommodations for your next trip. I’ve conducted hundreds of interviews with professionals to find the best tips on how to book a hotel room.

Categories Popular, Travel Problems, Ultimate Consumer Guides
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