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An incredible waste … disposable slippers add to a massive pile of waste in the hotel industry.

The dark truth about hotel slippers

I never wear them. But the housekeepers in every hotel I stay in continue to unwrap them from their plastic coverings and put them by my bed regardless.

  • Lee Tulloch
Hotel breakfast buffets are wondrous, but they’re changing.

Why hotel breakfast buffets are shrinking (and where to find the world’s best)

Change is in the air. In many hotels, and especially at the upper end, the breakfast buffet has been reimagined.

  • Michael Gebicki
Hotel breakfasts are one of the biggest rip-offs in travel.

Hotel breakfasts are a big rip-off. Here’s how I get them for free

It’s eggs on toast, not eye fillet – so why are we sometimes charged upwards of $60 a person for that mere morning meal?

  • Chris Chamberlin
Le Bristol’s Lumiere suite, €15,000 a night plus tax.

My hotel charged $100 for a baguette. I’ll just eat a bag of chips, thanks

My hotel suite was so nice I didn’t want to leave the room, but paying exorbitant prices for room service wasn’t in the budget.

  • Lee Tulloch
Five star bed, no star sleep.

My five-star hotel gets no stars for ignoring my noise complaint

I was just getting into bed when I was almost blasted out of it by the sudden amplification of music from the hotel’s ballroom, directly below me.

  • Lee Tulloch
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Many “pet-friendly” hotels are not friendly to cats.

Hotels are increasingly welcoming pets – as long as it’s not a cat

Pet-friendly accommodation is on the rise around the world, but many places will only allow your pet if it’s a dog.

  • Andrea Sachs
A new capsule hotel near Piccadilly Circus… Zedwell Capsule Hotel.

I tried London’s new $60-a-night capsule hotel

In the centre of the capital, the Zedwell Capsule Hotel offers Japanese-style “pods” at prices to rival hostels.

  • Francesca Syz
Saving money on the quality of the beds is not something five-star hotels should be doing.

Ten basic things even five-star hotels can’t get right

The criteria for a five-star hotel don’t include some of the most important things a modern traveller needs. Here are my minimum requirements.

  • Ben Groundwater
Magnifying mirrors in hotel bathrooms reveal every pore.

What women do, and don’t, want in a hotel room

The items offered in hotel rooms could do with a rethink. A woman’s eye, even.

  • Penny Watson
No one asked for this type of room design and no one wants it.

Glass bathrooms, excess pillows: 17 signs your hotel has bad taste

You may find these vulgar or twee designs and features in cheap hotels, but may equally come across them in quite posh ones.

  • Sophia Money-Coutts