The Secret Language of Towels
Chances are if you stayed in a hotel in the last few years you've seen the water conservation efforts of reducing towel and linen washings. Typically there is a placard on in the bathroom that says something like "A towel on the floor means please replace, a towel on the rack means I'll use it again".
On a recent trip to NYC, Brad and I were laughing about other meanings towels could have...such as:
- Food stained towel on my room service tray means "More napkins next time"
- Towels missing from room means "Your towels are nicer than mine at home"
- Towels are all used & wet means "Your towels are too small"
- Crunchy towel between the bed & nightstand means "Movie titles do not appear on hotel bill"
Ha! You went there!
Also, towels tied into rope ladder going off balcony means I've escaped and ain't paying the bill.
Posted by Kevin on July 15, 2008 at 02:30 PM PDT #
oh my....I couldn't decide whether to laugh or be grossed out at the "crunchy towels".
But, it's really funny, so I'm laughing....
Or, it could also mean "I got lucky after a long long draught!"
Posted by Barb on July 15, 2008 at 05:06 PM PDT #
LOL ! Like it, especially the crunchy towels after long business trips away from home ;-)
Posted by Alain on July 16, 2008 at 12:35 AM PDT #
Oh. That *is* too much information.
Actually, I didn't find Indiana Jones quite that exciting. Am I missing something?
Posted by Tim on July 16, 2008 at 01:10 AM PDT #
Towels that have way too much sand means beach towels do not get refreshed often enough (actual experience during last vacation on Jamaica).
Posted by Marc Dierens on July 16, 2008 at 08:20 AM PDT #
Eeew on #4. Also, if staying at W, intimacy kit was not needed.
Posted by Pam on July 16, 2008 at 11:36 AM PDT #
I got charged for one of those once. I told them that I'm pretty sure that I didn't use it.
Posted by Thin Guy on July 16, 2008 at 11:47 AM PDT #
You are on a roll, Thin Guy - I saw your crunchy towel comment on Barb's blog too. As always, thanks for the laugh. :)
Posted by melanie gao on July 17, 2008 at 01:38 AM PDT #
Clean towel means good hotel?
Posted by Hotel Towels on September 11, 2008 at 05:55 AM PDT #
LOL ! its very funny :-).
Posted by Organic Bamboo Towels on October 06, 2008 at 03:00 AM PDT #