We sometimes travel because of work and sometimes just for leisure. You can enjoy a lavish vacation if you have the money, but you don’t need a lot to have a good trip. From isolating terrible noises to keeping your clothes fresh, here are 20 smart hotel hacks that will make your trip easier.

1. Buy A Power Adapter

Avid travelers know that a power adapter is one of the best items you should buy. Though many modern hotels offer outlets for more options, not all of them do, especially if you are traveling abroad. It is just better to have an adapter at all times.

2. Key Card Tip

Annoyed with having to put your key card in the key card slot to keep your room lights on? Worry no more, because, in fact, any card of the same size will do. So just stick your used metro card or shopping card in the slot, and enjoy an uninterrupted supply of electricity.

3. Look At Several Rooms

Most hotels try to fill the worst rooms first, so next time, when you check into a hotel, don’t hesitate to ask to see a few different rooms. This way, you might find a room with a much better view.

4. Use The Television For Charging

If you happen to forget to bring your adapter with you on vacation and cannot charge your phone,  you can instead use your hotel’s television for charging. Nowadays, most hotels have modern TVs with USB ports. Just charge your phone by plugging the charging cord in the port behind your TV.

5. Be Cautious With The Minibar

You know everything in the hotel room minibar is way overpriced, but you may not know that in some modern hotels, you will be charged immediately if you pick any item in the minibar, even if you later return it. So make it clear in advance if the things in the minibar are free or not.

6. Turn On Your Firewall

It’s well known that using a public network can be unsafe, but still many folks don’t take it seriously. For the safety of your information or fortune, we advise you to keep the firewall and even an antivirus running while using the hotel’s Wi-Fi. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

7. Ask The Front Desk

If you forgot to pack something when traveling, don’t worry. Many hotels offer almost everything you could ever possibly need, such as free soap, shampoo, hair straighteners, and sometimes even video game consoles for children.

8. No More Noise

When the hotel room walls are too thin, and your neighbors are just too noisy, one solution is to take an extra towel and wedge it in the crack by the door. This can help cut down on the noise significantly.

9. No More Germs

It’s said that the remote control is the dirtiest thing in a hotel room because it is always the same, never cleaned or changed. To keep it hygienic, it’s best to wrap it with a plastic bag or a shower cap.

10. Find Price Guarantees

You can now start accumulating loyalty points. Deia Bong, travel and contributor to Nomad Wallet, explained the benefits of price guarantees: “some hotel chains like Marriott and Hilton will match the lowest price you can find and give you freebies or further discounts on top of it.”

11. The Do Not Disturb Sign

If you’re afraid that someone might steal your items or you don’t need the hotel staff to do the cleaning, you might be better off leaving the Do Not Disturb Sign in place. This way, people will assume you’re in the room and will not enter.

12. Use The Kettle For Boiling Eggs

Yes, you can boil eggs in the hotel room. Just use the kettle. You will get a delicious breakfast and save around $20. Isn’t it awesome? Some folks have actually boiled pasta in the hotel room’s kettle. However, you should be cautious with that because it’s a little bit unsanitary.

13. No More Iron

Many hotels offer irons at the front desk, but the truth is that you don’t have to waste time ironing your clothes. A clever hack is to put your garments in the bathroom while taking a shower. The steam of the hot water will remove the wrinkles from your clothes.

14. Smart Use Of The Shower Cap

In addition to being used to cover the remote control, a shower cap from the bathroom, when not used for showering, could also be used to envelop your dirty shoes to keep them from dirtying your clothes.

15. Take All Your Valuables

It often happens that you forget things when traveling. One way to avoid losing valuable items such as your keys, wallet, and phone is to take them with you every single day. You can even take your charging cord by looping it in the keychain.

16. Bottle Opener

Feeling like enjoying a cold drink, but there is no bottle opener in your hotel room? Well, just turn to the door opening system, and it will work like magic.

17. The Foggy Mirror

The mirror in the bathroom quickly becomes foggy when you are taking a shower. To keep it clear during bathing, all you need to do is to rub a bar of soap on the glass, and then buff the entire mirror with a dry cloth. This hack is also helpful at home.

18. No More Leaky Toiletries

No one likes toiletries leaking in our bag. Luckily, you can avoid this by simply taking a small plastic bag and screwing it under the cap of your cosmetics bottle. Genius leak prevention!

19. Always Pack The Night Before Leaving

Nothing is worse than forgetting something in the hotel room, especially if you are traveling abroad. Therefore, to avoid losing something, it’s always better to pack the night before leaving rather than packing in a rush on the day of the flight.