Hipster hotels not comfy

[JollyJoon]

Staying in hotel tonight and am sick of hotel hipsterisation?
No miniatures (oh because its more eco friendly? How convenient)
Havent seen a dressing gown since about 2004
No coffee/tea stuff in room ("just come and chill in our fun breakfast bar space")
No signs or clear instructions re how to get to room, you have to roam through coffee bar areas and empty bookshelves, a pool table etc until you get to a strangely concealed lift
"Fun" signs in room ("you're smokin....just not in here" - yeah, I know, its been that way for about 20 years now)
Overly casual cool reception staff
No extra bedding in room (for example if you want another duvet)
No glass (had to ask at reception for one)

Dont get me wrong i know you can go pricier but i just find there are more and more mid price hotels.these days that are actually really shit and prioritise style over substance.

Who's with me?

If you want a decent mini bar, dressing gown and an extra duvet (which I’ve never seen!) then you’ll have to pay a bit more OP. Plenty of decent hotels have all that, it just costs too whack! Putting two duvets in every room and miniatures and laundering extra dressing gowns all costs the hotel ££££!

*top whack

Never seen an additional duvet but I had mini kettle, little bottles of shampoo and dressing gown this summer in a £76 a night hotel!

If you don't enjoy that type of hotel then why did you book it in the first place?

Surely booking somewhere that you would like instead is a better idea?

Cheap budget chains really are reliable on the comfort and lack of annoying pointless tweaks. Personally I can't stand boutique hotels. Always full of junk and tend to be dirtier because of it. And missing the basics. Obviously if money is no object then the nicer traditional ones are the way to go.

I’m not really a fan of mid range hotels. DH and I either go high or low.

I’m a big fan of the Sofitel, intercontinental and Pullman, all of which have minibars and dressing gowns and extra blankets. When we go cheap, it is the Ibis Budget (although DH hasn’t forgiven me for Auckland yet - avoid that one, the rest have been basic but good service and clean facilities) or Travelodge.

I used to travel fir a living and have stayed everywhere from the Mayfair in London (totally overhyped) to The Hotel at the Spanish Steps in Rome ( perfect!), and if I’m looking for a comfortable, clean, no frills place to sleep before I go to work I can’t fault The Premier Inn. Actually for work I preferred them, as I have trouble sleeping the first night anywhere new and as they all look the same it was quite comforting. Also the beds a great!

Sorry but you picked the hotel (unless there’s a drip feed here) & you get what you pay for!

Anytime I stay away I research throughly, even when it’s a business trip. There’s enough hotels around to get what you want without having to go one like that.

Don't stay in them then. There are plenty of hotels that have comfy beds, robes, slippers, nice toiletries and don't treat their guests like muppets.

Most people don't use the miniatures as they bring their own toiletries or they use a bit and then they get binned, so it's a pointless waste so it's good they don't have those.

Most hotel rooms are far too hot with loads of duvets and pillows anyway so I can't see how many more you would need.

I'd never expect a dressing gown, it just makes loads of extra washing.

I've never seen a hotel how you describe so it's not hard to choose something else if you don't want that style of hotel. I also agree that Premier Inns and Travel lodges that have been refurbished are very comfortable, reliably clean and equipped and excellent value for what you get in most cases.

I’ve only stayed in a boutique hotel once and it was all that was available at short notice in Amsterdam. The blurb made much of the ‘Swedish-designed furniture’.

Yep. IKEA.

It was grubby. Never again.

I tend to go for the bargain end of the market but take home comforts with me.

After reading an astonishing thread on here about how hotels clean rooms, I wouldn’t want to use a glass or make tea / coffee. It’s common practice in some hotels to clean the glasses and cups with the same cloth as has cleaned the bathrooms Maybe the hipster hotels are doing you a favour!

YANBU I would hate that, did you know what sort of hotel it was, or is it a case of work/someone else booking it for you?

I'm with you on mid-price being hit and miss. Had a recent lovely experience in the New Forest in a 4-star, complete with miniatures and dressing gown, and always fine in a budget chain. Last time in a 3 star was 2 teabags, rusty bathroom, too few towels and an extra £12 for continental breakfast.