According to a hotel etiquette study commissioned by Hotels.com, 90% of Brits think our manners are pretty perfect when we’re at a resort.
But the stats don’t quite stack up. The same research also found that over a third of us have tried to sneak in an extra guest after booking, while about the same amount say they’ve snuck out breakfast buffet food to eat later (guilty).
Etiquette expert and author William Hanson has paired up with the company to help provide some tips on how to conduct ourselves during the short stays.
Here, he spoke to HuffPost UK about the rudest thing you can do when you’re dealing with hotel staff.
Treating staff like they’re lesser is William’s biggest no-no
Though he joked that “there is stiff competition” when it comes to treating staff rudely – he’s not a fan of leaving your room a mess for cleaners, for instance – he said one sin stands above all others.
“The he...
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