124 Of The Most Clever, Interesting, And Creative Hotel Ideas That Surprised Their Guests (New Pics)

Booking a hotel can be both exciting and a bit nerve-wracking. Every time you step foot in the lobby, you curiously look around to reassure yourself that you made the right choice. But when you’re bathed in smiles after being showered with kind and cheerful words, you know your stay just went from great to excellent.

The customer is king in the hospitality industry, and that’s why so many hotels go out of their way to give their visitors a sense of a never-ending adventure. Whether it’s genius yet simple solutions, hilarious pop culture references, or genuine acts of kindness, these gestures make people feel special and let them leave the place with the best memories ever. And fortunately, these efforts do not go unnoticed.

Today’s post is all about celebrating creative hotels and their staff who surprised their guests and took their experience to a whole other level. We at Bored Panda scoured far and wide across the web to bring you a collection of pictures that show how some hotels really deserve to be in the spotlight. So sit back, relax, and tell us what you think about them in the comments! Then, if you’re in the mood for some more hotel goodness, check out our earlier pieces right here, here, and here.

#1 I Noticed Something While Checking Into My Hotel Today

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#2 My Hotel Phone In Iceland Has A Special Button That Will Wake You Up If There Are Northern Lights In The Sky

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#3 Signage Outside The Toilets At The Hotel I'm Staying At

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#4 This Hotel In Kyiv

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#5 The Hotel I'm Staying At Has A Tiny Door That Says "John Malkovich"

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#6 The Rag - Clever Use For Old Rags In This Hotel

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#7 The Banisters At My Hotel Were Held Up By Little Metal Men

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#8 The Pet Hotel We Used Makes A Journal Of Your Pet's Stay To Give To You When You Pick Them Up

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#9 My Girlfriend Took Me On A Surprise Birthday Trip

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#10 Underground Hotel In Tunisia, Known For Being The Set Of Luke Skywalker’s Home

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#11 My Airbnb Was An Entire House Built Inside A Barn

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#12 On Arrival At The Hotel Room We Were Quite Surprised By The Imagination Of The Room Service

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#13 This Zipper Check Sign On The Backside Of The Door Of A Hotel’s Lobby Bathroom

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#14 New Photo From Our Project

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#15 This Doorframe Is A Miniature Castle. It’s At A Hostel In Edinburgh, Castle Rock

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#16 This Hotel Room Has A Digital Peephole

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#17 The Hotel I’m Staying At Has A LEGO Model Of Itself

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#18 This Bathroom Door In The Holiday Inn Can Close In Two Positions

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#19 My Hotel Shower Had A Water Thermometer

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#20 The Phone In My Hotel Room Has, Both, Pizza Hut And Domino's On Speed Dial

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#21 My Hotel Pool Has An Entrance Ramp For The Handicapped

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#22 At My Hotel's Breakfast You Could Choose How Long You Wanted Your Eggs Boiled

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#23 My Hotel’s Sun Canopy Is Connected To A Wind Meter, Which Automatically Causes It To Retract When The Wind Speed Becomes Too High

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#24 Giraffe Manor. My Favorite Place On Earth. Had Lots Of Fun

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#25 9 Laps Around My Hotel Floor = 1 Mile

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#26 The Hotel Reception Is Below The Swimming Pool

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#27 This Postcard I Took From A NY Hotel Has Wildflower Seeds Embedded In It So You Can Plant It After You Receive It In The Mail

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#28 My Hotel In Manhattan Has Beehives

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#29 The Hotel I’m Staying At Has A Pancake Machine

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#30 The Hotel I’m Staying At Allows You To Choose Your Selected Holy Text

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#31 My Hotel Used To Be A Prison

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#32 This Hotel Room Knows Me So Well

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#33 Hotel Tunnel

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#34 This Hotel Clock Has Displays On Three Sides

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#35 Outside My Hotel

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#36 My Hotel's Pool

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#37 Hotel Hallway Corridor

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#38 This Was On A Lotion They Provide At My Hotel

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#39 Found This Sign In My Hotel

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#40 My Hotel Jacuzzi Tub Fills Up From The Ceiling

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#41 The Hotel I'm Staying At Has A Record Player And A Small Vinyl Selection In The Room

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#42 There Is A Tree In My Airbnb

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#43 A Bar Of Soap In My Hotel Bathroom With A Message To People Being Trafficked And Probably Prostituted/Sexually Exploited

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#44 My Hotel’s Coconut Meteorologist

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#45 Hotel Graffiti Artists Leaves Hidden Funny Messages For Guests To Discover

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#46 These Door Cards In My Hotel

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#47 The Way My Hotel Displays Room Numbers

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#48 I'm Proud To Be In A Hotel That Doesn't Discriminate Against Little People

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#49 Telephone Sheep

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#50 This Hotel Gives You A Rubber Duck To Play With In The Bathtub

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#51 These Butter Balls In A Hotel’s Breakfast Buffet. They Were Stretchy And Didn’t Melt

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#52 The Hotel I’m Staying At Has A Hatchet Above The Toilet

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#53 This “Waste-Reducing” Hotel Bar Soap That’s “Designed To Eliminate The Unused Center Of Traditional Soap Bars”

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#54 I Stole This Pen From A Hotel

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#55 This Hotel Sanitizes Their Remotes

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#56 The Cartoon Network Hotel Located In Lancaster, PA

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#57 The Mirror In The Elevator Lobby Of This Hotel Tells You The Weather Outside

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#58 In This Unique Way, A Hotel Chose To Block A Urinal To Enforce Social Distancing In The Men's Room In The Lobby

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#59 My Hotel Room Has A Projector

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#60 Shower At This Hotel Has A Flow Meter To Show How Much Water You Use, The Polar Disappears If You Use Too Much Of It

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#61 I Booked A Hotel Room A While Back And Requested A Picture Of Kevin Costner

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#62 The Drawer In My Hotel Room Has A Sticker Pointing To "Prayer Directions"

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#63 My Hotel Room Mirror Is On Hinges So Paranoid People Can Check For Cameras

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#64 None Of The Floors In The Hotel I Am Staying At Have The Number 4 In Them

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#65 Mirror At Hotel Compares Your Height To Famous Celebrities

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#66 R2-D2 Shower Head In My Airbnb

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#67 The World's First Gold-Plated Hotel Tower In Hanoi Has A Golden Shower On Its Rooftop Terrace

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#68 The Hotel At Six In Stockholm Uses Wooden Keycards

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#69 Stayed In Woking Recently And This Beauty Was In The Hotel Lobby

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#70 Gas Station-Themed Love Hotel Room In Manila

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#71 When I Booked My Hotel A Few Months Ago, I Put In A Few Special Requests As A Joke. Champagne, Roses And A Plastic Dinosaur

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#72 The Hotel I’m Staying At Has “Hearing Impaired Door Bells” Installed For Several Rooms

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#73 The Ceiling Fan/Light At My Hotel Has Cool Pulls To Indicate Which Is Which

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#74 A Hotel Room With A Swinging Bed Suspended From The Ceiling

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#75 Each Day During My Quarantine The Staff Of The Hotel Give Me A Post-It Like This

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#76 This Hotel Serves Fresh Honey Straight From The Hive

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#77 My Hotel Has A Massive Climbing Wall In The Lobby

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#78 The Airbnb I’m Staying In Has A Microwave From June 1984

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#79 Hotel In San Juan, With Black Lights In The Hallways And Neon Room Numbers On The Doors

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#80 St. Patrick’s Day Has Me Reminiscing About This Gorgeous Green Indoor Garden

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#81 I Wish More Hotels Did This

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#82 This Mirror In The Front Of My Hotel Looks Like You Can Walk Through It

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#83 This Hotel's Bench Has A Very Honest Dedication Plaque

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#84 The Hotel I Stayed At Had This Marble Floor

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#85 The Minibar In This Hotel Has Canned Kit Kats And Reeces Pieces

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#86 The Back Of My Hotel Key Card

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#87 This Hotel Mirror Doesn’t Allow Condensation To Form In The Middle Of The Mirror After A Shower, Allowing You To See Yourself

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#88 The Hotel I'm Staying At Puts Down The Sunrise And Sunset Times

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#89 My Hotel Bathroom Has 12 Towel Hooks

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#90 This Elephant Shape Towel Folding In Thailand Hotel Room

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#91 This Hotel Corridor That Looks Suspiciously Like In The Shining

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#92 The Mini Fridge In My Hostel Room Was In The Wall

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#93 Found In A Hotel I Stayed At (Easter Egg Begins On Third Line)

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#94 Our Hotel Has Face Towels Specifically For Make Up Removal

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#95 The Hotel I'm Staying At Describes The Indicators Of Their Fire Alarms

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#96 The Do Not Disturb Sign At My Hotel

"Not now... Stay out. I might be... sleeping, streaming, in too good company, having a moment, procrastinating, naked, talking, too drunk, googling stuff, a unicorn, trying on my outfit for tonight, dreaming..."

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#97 All The Light Switches In My Hotel Room Are These Chrome Toggles

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#98 At This Hotel I’m Staying At, You Can Rent Umbrellas

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#99 The Hotel I'm Staying At Specifies Which Pillows Are Soft Or Firm

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#100 Staycation Mode On

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#101 The Hotel Where I Stayed For The Night Had A Red Light In The Bathroom So You Won't Be Bothered By A Bright White Light When You Need To Go During The Night

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#102 My Hotel Mirror Has An Touch Sensitive Antifog Button

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#103 This Champagne Vending Machine In My Hotel Lobby In Paris

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#104 The Hotel I'm Staying In Has A Mail Chute That Goes All The Way To The Basement. I'm On The 14th Floor

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#105 My Hotel Room Has A Do Not Disturb Button Instead Of A Hangtag

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#106 The TV Remote In My Hotel Room Has A Qwerty Keyboard On The Back

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#107 This Hotel Pool My Girlfriend And I Just Swam In

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#108 My Hotel Room Has A Swing

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#109 My Airbnb Gym Has Chandeliers

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#110 This Other Stained Glass Ceiling In A Different Hotel

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#111 Monday Morning, And I Don’t Want To Get Out Of Bed. Would Be Even Harder If It Was This Bed Of Flowers And Ice

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#112 The Hotel I Am Staying At Has A Wall Mounted Electric Toothbrush Charging Point

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#113 The Door Hanger From My Hotel Room Looks Like My Hotel

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#114 My Hotel In Columbus Ohio Has No 4th Or 13th Floors Due To Korean And American Superstitions

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#115 Our Hotel’s Valet Tag, Has All The Local Radio Stations For People From Out Of Town

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#116 These Little Salt And Pepper Shakers That Are Supplied With My Hotel Room

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#117 This Fire Extinguisher Is Flat Instead Of Round To Fit Into The Wall Better At My Hotel

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#118 Stayed At A Hard Rock Hotel And The Comforter Had Little Guitars Barely Visible

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#119 This Completely Black Building I Saw In Milan Today

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#120 The Hotel I’m Staying At Still Has Heat Lamps In The Bathroom From When They Opened In The 1960s

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#121 All Of The Art In My Hotel Room Is Painted Directly On The Wall

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#122 Gift From Hotel Maintenance. A Couple Of Chocolate Treats In The Shape Of Tools. How Appropriate

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#123 My Hotel Room Shower Has A Foot Rest

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#124 My Breakfast Sandwich Has The Hotel Logo Embossed On It

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