How to make your hotel room feel like a home away from home

by M W

I hardly travel. I am a homebody. But when I find I am set to head out of town for a week or so I always grow extremely excited and extremely anxious in combination. The idea of sleeping, dining and bathing in a strange pl...read more

by E. Rae Fallesen

It's easy to make your hotel room feel more like home while you're on vacation. All you have to do is think of the things the room lacks and make up for them (within reason). Don't think big, don't think permanent, think b...read more

by Michelle Diane

Hotels have gone to great lengths and great expense to make their guests feel comfortable. Some chains advertise their comfortable beds while others try to entice the weary traveler with homemade cookies. One boutique chai...read more

by JAZEVOX

Making your hotel room feels like home away from home will most likely mean that the hotel room is comfortable and will not make you feel home-sick and wanting and wishing to go home. Most hotels provide rooms with comfort...read more

by Gill Hamper

Although a hotel room can feel like a cold unfriendly place to start with, it is very easy to make it more comfortable. Here are some tips: Bring your own alarm clock.That way the first thing you will see every morning...read more

by Chuck Viena

Okay, we're all guilty, after all we're only human - and yes, we want the best bang for our buck. Yes, we do expect more than we're paying, and of course, we do expect that a $39 room will be clean top to bottom, beds tha...read more

by Lila Mes

For anyone who has opted for a vacation or a profitable business trip, the unfamiliar surroundings of a hotel can cause sleepless nights and discomfort. So here are for you a few small steps which can help you to remove u...read more

by Renee Grimes

Many people work out of town and stay in hotels for the majority of the week every week. These long trips out of town can make you wish for home and familiarity. Being on the road for long periods of time is lonely and y...read more

by William Hamilton

The only bad thing about traveling is that you begin to miss your home. To make things feel more like home I suggest to bring some things along on vacation that will remind you of home, like a picture of someone who cou...read more

by Lucy Batcher

Even if you travel a lot, there is no place like home, however luxurious your surroundings. Unpack as soon as possible and spread your personal belongings, and character, artistically around the room. Bringing a few 'speci...read more

by Vicky Pino

Whenever I stay in a hotel I always feel like the girl in Hoopper's painting. Remember? She's sitting on the bed. She seems to have arrived. On one corner there is the half-opened suitcase and further away there are the ...read more