It is interesting to see how different countries approach the design of hotel rooms. Well, that sounds nerdy but if you travel as often as me you think about these things. In the past, the UK hotel rooms seemed to be over-decorated and fussy and almost invariably overheated with radiators blasting away. In Nordic countries the designs were usually refreshingly clean in their design and very airy if light-coloured wood was used. Hotel rooms in North America are different again with high and often very wide beds.
Something though I have never understood is the way that in better US or UK hotels often pile up the pillows and even additional cushions. Is this to create a feeling of opulence? Personally I do not sleep well unless it is on a single pillow.
In my Vancouver hotel (OK this is Canada but a US chain) there were no less than six pillows and three cushions. Most had to be cleared away if I was to get a sleep!
2007-12-03 @ 20:39