Separate toilet facilities.<\/strong> There also seems to be a trend recently where the W.C. has been one of the focal points of the room. Why? I can’t even begin to imagine. Friends, nothing takes the romance out of a relationship faster than er, ‘noises.’ Give me a completely shut off and enclosed toilet any day of the week. Bonus points if it’s in another room entirely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhat do you like best in a hotel room? What elements set places apart from you?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On average, I stay in a hotel at least once a month (and usually more nights than that). While the majority of my experience is in the GCC, I have been to a few other countries (and took the research of my novel pretty seriously). In all this, a few trends have emerged. Certainly, everyone is welcome to their own opinion, but I thought the subject was worth exploring (and how it all adds up to the Four Seasons Sayan being my favorite resort in the world). For now, my list will focus mainly on the room itself, because I think tackling all the elements of a perfect property or resort would yield too long a post. So, what are the most important features to me when I book a room? Privacy (~quiet). Anyone with misophonia understands that a total lack of sound = heaven. While of course, I know that…<\/p>\n
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