I have one hotel towel, which I actually took by accident on a road trip and now I don’t remember which place it was from. (It doesn’t have a logo, just a nice white fluffy towel.)
Most hotels in my area have a list of prices for the items in the room and will put any missing ones on your credit card bill. $40 for a towel, $50 for a pillow, etc.
A number of hotel chains have catalogs where you can order all sorts of things. IIRC, the Sheraton catalog offered the same type of bed they had, as well as the shower rod and curtain. Towels and robes were minor offerings in the catalog. Hyatt and Hilton are similar, last I checked.
I have a friend who’s an accountant for a hotel chain. He told me some people will steal anything, even if it’s bolted down. Pictures off the wall, television sets, beds, etc. Reminded me of when I was house hunting one time and decided to check out a house that looked great outside and seemed reasonably priced. The previous owner, who defaulted on his mortgage, had stripped the dry wall from all interior walls and even removed the furnace. Fixer-up indeed.
I once went on a trip with a group of women who brought along an extra suitcase to put the stolen towels in. I managed to ditch them for the rest of the trip.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
And the hotels let you keep them?! (What does the green one next to the Holiday Inn say?)
alondra over 8 years ago
The Hilton. But I wouldn’t have taken Ziggy for a towel thief.
artybee over 8 years ago
At least I paid for my shot glass collection. Shame on Ziggy? Knowing him, though, he probably paid for the towels.
josh_bisbee over 8 years ago
The reason the charge so much for hotels is because they expect you to take things like that.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 8 years ago
Anyone remember Comfort Inn?
Cronkers McGee Premium Member over 8 years ago
Why are you talking the towels Ziggy? They don’t belong to you.
Chris Kenworthy over 8 years ago
I have one hotel towel, which I actually took by accident on a road trip and now I don’t remember which place it was from. (It doesn’t have a logo, just a nice white fluffy towel.)
WDemBlk Premium Member over 8 years ago
That is why most places no longer put their name or logo on the towels.
bdcharrelson over 8 years ago
Most hotels in my area have a list of prices for the items in the room and will put any missing ones on your credit card bill. $40 for a towel, $50 for a pillow, etc.
sfreader1 over 8 years ago
I now have a towel that my husband’s grandmother took. The hotel is no longer in business, so I guess it has “historical significance”.
*Hot Rod* over 8 years ago
The hand lotion is complimentary…
cubswin2016 over 8 years ago
Thief! Citizens arrest!
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 8 years ago
A number of hotel chains have catalogs where you can order all sorts of things. IIRC, the Sheraton catalog offered the same type of bed they had, as well as the shower rod and curtain. Towels and robes were minor offerings in the catalog. Hyatt and Hilton are similar, last I checked.
adrianrune over 8 years ago
I have a friend who’s an accountant for a hotel chain. He told me some people will steal anything, even if it’s bolted down. Pictures off the wall, television sets, beds, etc. Reminded me of when I was house hunting one time and decided to check out a house that looked great outside and seemed reasonably priced. The previous owner, who defaulted on his mortgage, had stripped the dry wall from all interior walls and even removed the furnace. Fixer-up indeed.
cosman over 8 years ago
He could afford to stay at the Ritz..?
benbrilling over 8 years ago
Don’t try that in a North Korean hotel, Zig!
lindz.coop Premium Member over 8 years ago
I once went on a trip with a group of women who brought along an extra suitcase to put the stolen towels in. I managed to ditch them for the rest of the trip.