What Makes A Good Hotel Room? Fun In The Snowy Mountains

When you are looking for Jindabyne accommodation or any other in the Snowy Mountains, it is easy to get caught up in all the marketing of the resort. Sometimes you might want to ask more about the details of the room, and considering you will be there at crucial times of the day, like getting up and going to bed, you want to make sure it has what you need. Some questions to ask about the room and make sure you get what you need.

• Cleaning when you are not there. There is nothing worse than a knock on the door when you least expect it. It might seem a little fussy to enquire about this, but a hotel is all about service, and why not? That is what you are paying for. Having to make sure that you room will be cleaned only a particular time of day can be rather annoying. You should want it done when you are not there, and done fast and properly. Good hotels monitor their guests without you even knowing and will jump on your room the moment you have left.


• Good hygiene products. You might have your own personal items but what any hotel supplies should be good enough that you want to take home. I consider these to be gifts from a hotel and are also a very good indicator of care and attention supplied by the hotel or accommodation management to their guests.


• Internet. Internet should be easy. Those complicated settings and the like should be left to geeky IT technicians. Turn on your phone or laptop and it should be connecting right away. Wireless, wireless and more wireless, no matter where I am in my room.


• Tea and coffee. Tea and coffee should always be available, and having to call for room service can be annoying especially when you are getting out of bed. A fully stocked bar fridge will be tempting and you are going to pay for it, but some items should just be for free.


• Ample and extra towels. Sure we are all supposed to think of the environment, but when I am on holiday I want at least 3 towels for myself. Thick fluffy and plenty of them.


• Sound proofed. You want your noises staying in, and others staying out. Nothing worse than listening to the antics of others or getting looks from others who have heard yours. Keep it in the room please hotel managers!


• A place to sit. You don't always want to be in the bed, and a spot to sit and take your boots off without feeling like you are in a doctors waiting room or having your knees jammed in your face, is important.


• Curtains or other ways to control daylight. Daylight is something that should be up to you. Perhaps you are having the morning off skiing because you hit all the slopes in the nightclub last night. Rooms that force you out of bed at the crack of dawn are only good for the army.


• A bit of style. No matter the price, style is possible. I have stayed a backpackers that were so cool and hotels that were more like an office. Style counts.


• Mattress. You are going to need to sleep well, so ask them what they have got. I don't want to sleep on a mattress that is 5 years old and has the shape to prove it.


• A/C. Nothing worse than not having good room temperature control, and an A/C unit that leaves you dry and feeling like you slept in a cyclone. It should be quiet and warm the room evenly. Freezing below the waist and sweating at your head can get rather confusing.


• Spot for your suitcases. Too often there is only a spot for one? Why is that considering there are normally two people in a room. Make sure they have a solution for you and your partner.

Thredbo accommodation and hotels in region need to be competitive. Make sure you get plenty of photos of what your room is going to be like and ask as many questions as you like. If it feels that you are being a little picky, do it by email, and list out all your fussy requirements. A good hotelier will have an answer for them, and will probably enjoy it.