Here are hotel red flags, secrets, and hacks straight from hotel employees themselves: 1."Look at the thinness of the sheets and roughness of the towels from being washed too many times.

Business Insider asked hotel employees about the red flags to look for when checking into a hotel. Burnt-out light bulbs and dust in common areas may be signs a hotel isn't clean or well-maintained.

Business Insider asked hotel employees about the red flags to look for when checking into a hotel. Burnt-out light bulbs and dust in common areas may be signs a hotel isn't clean or well-maintained.

Paris — Two days after it went missing, security staff at the luxury Ritz Hotel in Paris have found a diamond ring lost by a guest that is valued at more than $800,000. The gem was discovered in ...

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To help you avoid, or at least prepare for, a less-than-pleasant hotel stay, we asked travel experts to weigh in on the top red flags that you’re about to stay at a bad hotel.

Business Insider asked hotel employees about the red flags to look for when checking into a hotel. Burnt-out light bulbs and dust in common areas may be signs a hotel isn't clean or well-maintained.