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October 22, 2021
Hotels

“If a hotel offers bran muffins and prune juice, is that an incontinental breakfast?”

A "continental breakfast" is a light breakfast (such as juice, cereal and pastries) that's often served in a hotel. There is no such thing as an "incontinental breakfast"…

March 29, 2024
Hotels

“If by ‘camping” you mean my hotel room will face the woods, then yes I’m up for a camping trip!”

"If by 'camping" you mean my hotel room will face the woods, then yes I'm up for a camping trip!" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many people have…

July 16, 2024
Hotels

“If I book the hotel with the balcony, I hope you understand the assignment”

"If I book the hotel with the balcony, I hope you understand the assignment" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The "assignment" is probably that the speaker…

June 29, 2025
Hotels

“If you like that hotel chain so much, why don’t you Marriott?”

"Marriott" hotels sounds like "marry it," and there are jokes. "If you love a certain hotel, why don't you marriott?" was posted on Facebook by Tariq Shah on July…

June 29, 2025
Hotels

“If you love a hotel, why don’t you Marriott”

"Marriott" hotels sounds like "marry it," and there are jokes. "If you love a certain hotel, why don't you marriott?" was posted on Facebook by Tariq Shah on July…

June 29, 2025
Hotels

“If you love your hotel room so much, why don’t you just Marriott?”

"Marriott" hotels sounds like "marry it," and there are jokes. "If you love a certain hotel, why don't you marriott?" was posted on Facebook by Tariq Shah on July…

January 26, 2006
Hotels

“If you’re not at the New Yorker, you’re not in New York” (New Yorker hotel)

"If you're not at the New Yorker, you're not in New York" is the recent slogan of the old New Yorker hotel at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue. The New Yorker hotel is now owned by…

April 4, 2006
Hotels

“Lullabuy of Broadway” (Milford Plaza)

The Milford Plaza calls itself the "Lullabuy of Broadway." Since the 1980s, its ads have featured the classic song "Lullaby of Broadway." Actually, the Milford Plaza is on…

June 22, 2006
Hotels

“Meet Me at Clark Street” (St. George Hotel)

Brooklyn's classic St. George Hotel received a make-over. "Meet Me at Clark Street" is the new slogan. St George Hotel(718) 624-5000(718) 596-4974100 Henry StBrooklyn, NY 11201…

April 5, 2025
Hotels

“Motel 6: We’ll leave the light on for you. Motel 6’s Dad: What am I, made of money?”

Motel 6 has a slogan, "We’ll leave the light on for you." A dad meme is that dads constantly tell their kids to turn off lights around the house. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by…

February 4, 2016
Hotels

“Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without telling him you want it back”

New York-based author Fran Lebowitz offered "Travel Hints" in her book Social Studies (1981): "Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that…

May 2, 2006
Hotels

“New York City’s Most Convenient Hotel” (Pan American Hotel)

The Pan American Hotel on Queens Boulevard is close to the LaGuardia and JFK airports. It calls itself "New York City's Most Convenient Hotel." http://www.panamhotel.com/ Pan…

April 23, 2006
Hotels

“No Jacket, No Tie, No Attitude” (The Mark)

"No jacket, no tie, no attitude" is the slogan of The Mark, a hotel at 25 East 77th Street. Most of the hotel guests wear clothes, however.…

June 29, 2025
Hotels

“Oh you’re gonna court yard? Then why don’t you Marriott?”

"Marriott" hotels sounds like "marry it," and there are jokes. "If you love a certain hotel, why don't you marriott?" was posted on Facebook by Tariq Shah on July…

January 21, 2026
Hotels

“One of the biggest scams we have been conditioned to accept is checking into accommodation from 4pm but needing to check out by 10am”

Hotel check-ins are often at 3 p.m. or 4 p.m., while hotel check-outs are at 10 am. or 11 a.m. Some people believe that this is a scam, and a charged day should be 24 hours. "Check-in at 3…

January 21, 2026
Hotels

“One of the biggest scams we just accept is hotel stays not being 24 hours. If I check in at 3pm, that’s when I should be allowed to check out”

Hotel check-ins are often at 3 p.m. or 4 p.m., while hotel check-outs are at 10 am. or 11 a.m. Some people believe that this is a scam, and a charged day should be 24 hours. "Check-in at 3…

July 14, 2024
Food/DrinkHotels

“One thing about me on holiday, I am going to be awake for that hotel breakfast”

If a hotel breakfast is included, many people are determined to have it. This was posted on X/Twitter by H ✨ on May 14, 2022: "One thing about me on holiday, I am going to be awake for that…

July 14, 2024
Food/DrinkHotels

“One thing about me on vacation, I am going to be awake for that hotel breakfast”

If a hotel breakfast is included, many people are determined to have it. This was posted on X/Twitter by H ✨ on May 14, 2022: "One thing about me on holiday, I am going to be awake for that…

May 2, 2006
Hotels

“Over Night Or Over Time” (Alex Hotel)

The new Alex Hotel is located at 205 East 45th Street. "Over Night Or Over Time" is its slogan. The hotel's Alex Lounge serves signature "red apple martinis." Only in the…

October 22, 2025
Hotels

“People who unpack and put their things away in the drawers at hotels are psychopaths”

Some people go to a hotel and unpack their clothes in the drawers, but others think that these people are psychopaths. The drawers could have germs -- many hotels have cockroaches and bedbugs --…

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