Angeles City hotel check-in checklist — how to avoid broken toilets, cold showers and weak AC

Angeles City hotel check-in checklist — how to avoid broken toilets, cold showers and weak AC

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The host, who has lived in Angeles City for 10 years, explains how to look over your hotel room with a staff member before checking in, and shares a checklist of things to test.

💡 Key takeaways

[Check-in steps]
• Ask the front desk whether your room is ready, and whether you can see it before you check in.
• Leave your bags at the front desk and note the names of the staff who helped you.
• Go to the room with a staff member and have them do the checks while you watch. This saves trips back to the front desk after check-in.

[Room checklist]
• Does the toilet flush properly, and does the shower get hot?
• Does the air conditioner work and get cold?
• Any stains on the bedspread? Is there toilet paper, are there hangers?
• Do all the light bulbs work? Any leaks in the bathroom? Does the sink work?
• Do the TV, fridge and Wi-Fi work?
• Any odd smell — a septic smell may mean that part of the hotel has a clogged pipe, she says.

[Host's experience and opinion]
• The host says she has found one or more of these problems at check-in many times, and they were sorted out, even if it meant moving to another room.
• As an example, she once had a room with two burnt-out bulbs and had to complain to the front desk.
• The host feels most hotels in the Philippines don't inspect rooms before guests arrive, even new luxury properties.
• The most common problems, she says, are toilets, sinks, air conditioners and bedspread stains.
• The host puts the number of hotels in Angeles at around 583, and sees fast staff turnover among cleaners as part of the problem.
• If you're in a hurry to go out, she says you can just drop your bags and deal with any problems later.

⏱ Chapters
00:00 Intro — hidden problems in Angeles hotels
01:02 See the room before check-in
02:02 Room inspection checklist
04:04 The room with burnt-out bulbs
05:05 583 hotels and staff turnover
06:06 Wrap-up and drone footage (Fields Avenue to Walking Street)

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