Location
Price

That's about it.

Anonymous wrote:I see some of you mention coffee maker.

How many of you use the in room coffee machine?

Too grossed put by the thought of someone cooking chicken in the coffee maker

Some combination of clean/safe/location.

Then, if I’m traveling with my family, bed size. I strongly prefer a room with 2 queen beds instead of 2 doubles. And since my kids would rather not share a bed, I’ll pay a little more for a room that also has a sofa bed, or better yet , the rare room with bunk beds.

1. Good quality, clean, well maintained, great reviews. Prefer mid luxury ones.
2. Location walkable
3. Lobby, restaurants, after dinner coffee lounge or bar
4. Gym
5. View - don’t care as much

Proximity
Convenience
Cleanliness
Comfy bed
Quiet
AC
Value

A good/cold refrigerator
Comfortable bed
Ideally, cotton sheets, 100% cotton
No night light in the bathroom that automatically comes on when you enter
Good soundproofing
A covered hotel entry (for unloading, esp important if it's raining)
Reliable, close parking
Breakfast included
Ice machine
Ideally, vending machines in good working order
Quiet, comfortable heat/air that doesn't blow in my face

Often when traveling we need a property that accepts dogs. We will want a high floor and wiill not accept a lesser room on the ground floor.

Clean
Quiet location in the building
Curtains that actually close all the way and block light.
Safe

Free (or included, however you want to phrase it) breakfast tends to be a big draw for families with little kids and/or multiple kids, because of convenience or budget or both. Lots of kids = lots of noise. I don't sleep well anywhere but my own bed so I place a premium on a quite hotel (and my kids are upper ES and know how to behave).

Anonymous wrote:The breakfast isn’t free, guys. It’s just included or not included.

I'm the PP who actively avoids hotels with free/included breakfast, and I've found there's not much of a price difference between similar-level hotels that include it and those that don't.

The breakfast isn’t free, guys. It’s just included or not included.

Anonymous wrote:I use the coffee maker 50% of the time whether its a pod or not. I don't care if it's kind of dirty honestly. I think being freaked out about cleanliness is a lot of stress for very little return. I just don't think about it beyond the basics of food safety and obvious soiling. I do not think there have been any negative consequences.

I use it 100% of the time and same

Quiet
Safe
Comfortable bed
Very clean
Location

Added perk if there is good room service.

Clean
Good lighting
Mini fridge

White bedding!!! A white duvet wrapped in a cover is best because you know they change/clean it every time. Clean, good sheets are essential and if it's all white - you can tell if it is dirty.

After that - location - love walkability if that's what type of vacation it is. Prefer old or interesting buildings - plus they tend to be more soundproff.

Final selling point? Radiant heat in the winter - very hard to find - or windows that open the rest of the year. Balcony is a huge plus.

Obviously there are some trips that are just about business or travel so not as picky then.

Anonymous wrote:
lol, I'm one of those who prefers breakfast included since it saves so much time, but I sometimes wonder if its worth spending the extra $80 - most of the places offer the same pancakes, oatmeal, fruits, muffins, granola bars, scrambled egg, sausages, cereal, juice and milk.

$80! No way. I’m all about the free breakfast as it saves time and money but no way I’d pay this much more. Usually when we look at hotels, the price difference between hotel with and without free breakfasts is negligible. I’m not expecting anything fancy either.