Hotel Rooms in Germany vs US

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Hallo aus Deutschland!! Guys, promise me you'll watch my video about toilets if you haven't yet because I already see people in the comments not understanding the differences haha kzbin.info/www/bejne/ponRm6KiptCBobM Hope ya'll are doing well and in case you don't follow me on Instagram (which you should!! @kellydoesherthing) Merry Christmas!! Fröhliche Weihnachten!!

[@cmdstraker]

Herzlichen Dank! Dir auch fröhliche Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr. Ich nehme doch an, dass Du dir die kommende Woche frei nehmen wirst.

[@DeannaAllison]

Ah yes, the "Lay & Display" toilet. It's the same here in Austria!

[@Redisia]

I live in the country to the west, most things are the same here

[@gjweeter]

@@cmdstraker i

[@atilladebbag7356]

This video explains the german toilet in a comparison between France, Germany and England: (funny) kzbin.info/www/bejne/injTpqmGnsl5Y5o

[@hcy0]

A single blanket for 2 persons is a nightmare.

[@brunobrauer6301]

No, you GET nightmares of freezing to death.

[@bayron1204]

We love a single blanket for 2 😀

[@HImmel071]

Only with your own wife 😂🙈

[@MrUnicorn15]

Yeah. Shared one with my buddy in London for a while. It can make sleeping so complicated .

[@AndersHenke]

Floor level showers during the past decade or so became a thing: there’s a slight slope to guide water to an channel or a special outlet. Those systems do have multiple advantages: first of all, they’re barrier free, so no elderly people have to “climb” into the shower and wheelchair users are also more free to access the shower. As a secondary feature, the bathroom becomes very easy to clean - just mop everything towards the shower and turn on the water for a few seconds.

[@brianstarr]

I've slid 5ft on those floors. Remember to put a towel down outside the shower. Especially when you are sliding towards the sink with all those mirrors on the wall.

[@dannytourigny9403]

Interesting point.

[@Gnarlf]

@@brianstarr how did you do that?

[@brianstarr]

@@Gnarlf I got out of the shower and started to walk to the sink. I had enough water on my feet to slide across the tiles. They really should be non-slip tiles. These were like ice. Wha. Whhaa... Whoah!

[@wisemanner5012]

@@brianstarr I agree. I've slipped a few times in hotel showers. In the hotel in Cannes I stayed in in June , there was nothing to take hold of to steady yourself, just a glass partition, which, of course, was absolutely useless. I did what you did - laid a towel on the bottom of the bath. I suggested to management that they have a hand-rail fitted to the wall for the use of elderly patrons who might have not had the foresight that I had.

[@ThomasKossatz]

Hi Kelly, I do not use the toilet brush. Paper is much softer! Happy Hollidays :)

[@V100-e5q]

That's an old habit that has come down on us from the Romans. So this is a time honored tradition. See de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylospongium and decide whether you are a wiper or washer. An English treatise is here: findwords.info/term/xylospongium and video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGXGoIyBhcyUb9E

[@thekowboymom2710]

😁😄 good one!

[@Drew-Dastardly]

Just tried it. Yuck, I just got a mouthful of paper and toothpaste. Didn't clean as good as the bog brush.

[@krazytroutcatcher]

Oh! You simply use it for brushing? I was told it was for insertion..😳

[@ThomasKossatz]

@david edbrooke-coffin Ah yes, the birth of the flying spaghetti monster.

[@angelikaeder6391]

I never figured out how to properly wash and rinse my hair with a stationary shower head. And - excuse my bluntness - my butt. Perhaps I'm just not good at shower yoga, lol. Handheld shower heads are much more versatile. They can all be mounted, so you get the benefits of a stationary head, but you can also move them around and direct the water jet wherever you like. Also, it's possible to adjust intensity and dimension of the spray, which is quite useful. Shower curtains are considered a cheap, temporary solution for water control (typically mainly found in students' rooms), so hotels don't have them, especially if they are higher end. In private homes you'll tend to find more solid constructions: Shower cubicles are customary and walk-in showers with floors even to the bathroom floor are getting more and more common. They are built for no flooding, so don't worry. This is considered sleek and functional design as we don't like the clingy curtain (that doesn't even keep all the water in).

[@silkwesir1444]

how weird, for me it is the opposite. I never figured out how to properly wash and rinse my hair (and, also, my butt) with a handheld showerhead when you have no way to mount it (which rarely is the case, but not unheard of). i almost never dismount mine. (except for cleaning the tub below and walls around the shower)

[@3n3rgy90]

@@silkwesir1444 You can always mount them, unless you slept in a cheap air bnb

[@silviasanchez648]

Oh, finally! I thought I was the only one struggling with those stationary showers.

[@magnemoe1]

@@silkwesir1444 The showerhead is on an stand but you can adjust it up and down and angle it, Pull it down if you don't bother washing the hair. And yes never never used in my hand then showering but its nice if washing the shower or large stuff like beer making equipment.

[@kreiseltower]

@@silkwesir1444 You can stick the shower head up your butt and then go full power 🤭Will be spotless clean then 🤣

[@Menon9767]

Having a stationary showerhead is so annoying, I very much prefer hand-held

[@bengreen6980]

I take my own everywhere. A couple of minutes and any kind of hotel shower now has a hand held shower attached to it with holder, plus I know it is clean also. Well worth the strange looks from the wife!!

[@Menon9767]

@@bengreen6980 Interesting... Do you attach it to a water tap or where do you attach it

[@bengreen6980]

@@Menon9767 @Menon You unscrew the fitted shower head and the whole thing screws in it's place. The holder is a pass through which the "hose" connects to and is long enough if you get my drift. If you want to send me a PM I can reply with links if you like.

[@pvtrowden]

@@bengreen6980 I hope you realize every time you do that you're doing a discourtesy to the next guest, When a shower head is put on it's put on with special tape to help seal it so water doesn't leak through or rust the connection.

[@bengreen6980]

@@pvtrowden You mean the PTFE tape that I use each time? That tape? Just so you know, I leave it better than I found it and have been an engineer for over 30 years.

[@johnyoung9649]

"...there won't even be so much as a screen to block...children from climbing out." If you are using a screen to keep your children from climbing out a window, I would call that a parenting FAIL.

[@1Dispretty2me]

Wow how superior you are, your 2 year old must be a genius who has a complete understanding of the dangers of heights. Get a grip kids do stupid stuff, it's not a "parenting FAIL". Do you think parents of children who've wandered into pools & drowned are failures too, asshole?

[@johnrogan9420]

Rocker lost his 5 year old in NYC...

[@johnyoung9649]

@@1Dispretty2me A 2 year old? then yes, because they should have been watching them.

[@1Dispretty2me]

@@johnyoung9649 i hope you never have kids

[@lazyperfectionist1]

Those roller-shutters look especially useful for shutting out the _heat._ That's got to be a big help if you sometimes work _nights_ and need to sleep during the _day._ I can remember many times when _I_ would've welcomed an adaptation like that.

[@nbreaker894]

Hello Kelly, the Toiletbrush next to the Toilet is for cleaning it by your own Self. Sometimes it is a bit dirty after you used the Toilet.

[@TheShootist]

"efficient" toilets don't use enough water to remove all the waste.

[@Brickmanuals]

yes, i´d be ashamed if the hotel workers should have to remove this for me like in the US. There is a saying here, goes like: Leave the toilet as clean afterwards as you have found them before.

[@Aktivist1000]

Why brushes? In Europe, especially in Germany, it's considered as very unpolite to leave tracks. ;-)

[@sunspot42]

Aktivist1000 American toilets - at least the good ones - are self cleaning and rarely leave “tracks”.

[@peter_meyer]

@@sunspot42 Just as in Germany. The rule is: leave the room in the state you would like it to be when you enter it.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

That’s why I said y’all should see my toilet video haha like sunspot42 said, you rarely need a toilet brush in the US because of the way our toilets are designed

[@sunspot42]

Kelly does her thing The worst are the German toilets with the shelf. Every time I encountered one all I could think of was the Carol Channing story someone told me once. Legend has it that a woman was using the facilities in Manhattan when she heard the lady in the stall next to her finishing up. All of the sudden - right before the expected flush - the unmistakable voice of Carol Channing could be heard from the stall, muttering “Corn? I didn’t have any corn.”

[@peter_meyer]

@@Kellydoesherthing Uh, i cant withstand to link to Trevor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nniXfJuJoLKYhNk

[@jpdj2715]

Shower floor at same level as bathroom - 8:10 look at the diagonal lines in the tiles of the shower floor. These suggest the tiles in each triangle pointing towards the shower drain are laid with a slope for the water to flow towards the drain. Nothing to worry about. The floor is waterproof anyway. Just wipe dry after use (which you do anyway, of course, to prevent build up of mold. In the same way your hygiene education has taught you to leave your bed open in the morning so as to let the moisture out that was built during the night, thus limiting mold and bed bug explosions.)

[@durrcodurr]

In cheaper hotel rooms in Germany, I've seen shower curtains full of mold. I'm glad when there's glass and no curtain. ;)

[@santamanone]

Ekkehard Morgenstern mound is harder to clean off of glass. With a curtain you just Chuck it in the washer with some bleach.

[@PrimiusLovin]

They do the job and some look nice if they're kept clean, they don't bother me much, the problem is that curtains gain mold more easily, you need to keep a constant eye on them and wash them regularly.

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

Do you know why there are no curtains in the shower cabins of German hotels? So the manager of the hotel cannot creep up behind the curtain with a knife in his hand while the hotel- guest takes a shower, as Anthony Perkins did in Norman Bates' Motel in Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho. (Open shower cabins in hotel rooms have the advantage that you can immediately see the manager when he is coming for you.)

[@robertx8020]

We like to watch, not kill ...or we'll kill them afterwards AFTER they pay the bill which makes so much more sense :)

[@Aquana19]

I had two hotel rooms in the US this year where the shower head was mounted really low. I'm 1,70 m which I wouldn't consider that tall and let me tell you it was not comfortable to wash my hair 😅 And as someone else mentioned, the amount of waste being produced at breakfast was really astounding to me. I'm so used to our Pfand system and reducing single use plastic that it was quite shocking that you only get single use dishes and stuff in the hotels in the states (that I stayed in at least). And Kelly your videos actually helped me prepare for my trip 🤗 Another big difference that I noticed between Germany and the US was fueling up your car, maybe that could be a topic in an upcoming video 🙃

[@ProctorsGamble]

One of my favorite complaints the low shower head! Every where there’s food in US there are large bags of trash. A family gathering or a church event. People are so unaware of the waste so long as there is easy cleaning. Many even do this at home. Plenty of room at the dump - for now!

[@seanthiar]

Fueling you car is easy to become a criminal as a german because you know how to fill up and you are acustomed to do it and in some US states it's forbidden by law. So when you do it the german way - it's unlawful.

[@Aquana19]

@@seanthiar plus even if you are allowed fill up yourself you need to go pay in advance as foreign credit cards mostly don't work on the pumps - things you gotta know before you travel 😉

[@mytech6779]

@@seanthiar I only know of one state in the western USA that requires full service fuel and that state also has very poor drivers. Pay before pumping is only common in the last 20 years, it started only in areas with high rates of theft.

[@pvtrowden]

@@mytech6779 Didn't that state do away with that law in the last couple years?

[@silkwesir1444]

2:56 Careful with that! It only makes the connection fit, it does _not_ convert the voltage. Whatever you plug in must be able to handle 230V. I hear that nowadays more and more appliances etc. are able to do that, but it's not a given, and especially if you are using older appliances. When in doubt check the information printed on the device or its power adapter. It should say something like "INPUT: 100-240V" and you are fine, but if it says "100-120V" you should better not try to plug it in. There are adapters/devices which actually convert the voltage, but they are significantly bigger. I'm positive the small thing you are showing there does not.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Yep, if you’re charging a phone, you’ll most likely be fine. If you’re trying to use a hair dryer or curling iron, you’re mostly likely going to run into trouble. That’s why I specifically said “chargers” and “electronics” in the video vs appliances. Those would require a transformer.

[@keithbtoo]

@@Kellydoesherthing Sorry, but you said "110 voltage US-style chargers". If your chargers work in Germany with that plug adapter, they aren't "110 voltage".

[@WarpedYT]

The shower floor is not actually even, it's pitched towds the drain, see those straight lines in the tile. At the 8min mark. I built a completely open shower in my studio and it is far superior than an enclosure.

[@tonys1636]

German hotel rooms are like most hotel rooms in Europe and the UK/Ireland, with the exception of the beds which are more US style and will often include a bath tub with either a shower over or a separate one, in France and Italy a Bidet is a bathroom essential. Some have a small fridge in which one can keep fresh milk rather than use the horrible UHT stuff, if in an hotel other than budget one can always use room service for ones tea and coffee.

[@skyscraperfan]

In the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York you are able to open the windows, but there are signs telling you that you are not allowed to. Of course I ignored those signs as I had paid for that room.

[@Brickmanuals]

They are handy for exchanging the whole air in the room after you have slept in it all night, while your going for breakfast. When you´re back, all air is fresh and you can go about your business. Also the cleaning team doesn´t have to browse through your farts. For explanation, AC or Ventilation Systems are rarely used here, since all houses are rather small - compared to skyscrapers.

[@bluecat2741]

I tell you a secret - we also practice the 'separation of beds' at home.😂 Sharing one blanket is a thing we don't like 😳

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Oh yes, I’m aware haha I actually talk about it quite a bit in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/epjPiGl8aKeFgJI

[@hartmutholzgraefe8043]

You seem to have been staying at hotels either new, or recently remodeled, there are still lots of places where there's either only an outlet at one side of the bed, or you have to unplug a lamp to get access to one.

[@pnwRC.]

Good info to know for someone like me who is planing a visit to Germany.

[@xyldkefyi]

2:50 I usually bring a socket strip with me on holiday so that i only need one adapter

[@joechang8696]

While there are true regional differences in custom, many of the items here are more a matter of when the hotel was built.

[@Francebound2024]

Thanks, Kelly! I’m planning on making 2020 the year I move to Germany. I’m going to look through your old vlogs again! Maybe I’ll share my experiences like you did!

[@agnes15101968]

I hope you will enjoy living here :) A warm welcome in advance :)

[@Francebound2024]

agnes15101968 Thank you so much!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Enjoy your trip and best of luck if you choose to Vlog!

[@seanthiar]

Hope you will not be one of the people to live in bavaria or Berlin or Hamburg and let the world think there are only that parts of germany. Never seen some american made a vlog - i traveled to germany and lived in NRW, for example in Winterberg, Siegen, Dortmund or Hamm.

[@Francebound2024]

F Seemann, Actually, thanks to Rick Steves, I’ve seen there are a lot better of areas in Germany that appealed to me.

[@docugraf]

The place of the light switch in bathrooms in german hotels depends also on the place of the lavatory. By Law there has to be a distance inbetween them to prevent electrical shocks

[@santamanone]

docu_graf ironically it’s also the building codes (law) here that light switches halve to be within reach of the door.

[@docugraf]

@@santamanone but if a lavatory is too near at the door it has to be placed outside

[@ColinWatters]

220-240V is also more dangerous than 110V so Europe has more stringent regulations to prevent people dropping hair dryers in the bath or basin. That's why you almost never find outlets near the bathroom. Possible exception being a 110V outlet for electric razors only.

[@docugraf]

@@ColinWatters Those wall sockets for razors also serve 230 V (in Europe), but has a breaker inside to prevent harm. and there's no big difference between 110 and 230V AC when touching it.

[@brandschutzerderrwa-mann3879]

The mimimum distance from shower or bathing tub to a plug outlet has to be more than 60cm and the circuit has to be fused by an RCD .

[@grabitfast]

Kelly i love your videos 👏

[@jfajman]

I've noticed the newer hotels in the US have the outlets next to the bed in a similar style to those to Germany.

[@beckyontour7417]

When traveling MI I loved the the beds and def the pillows. But the heaters in the hotel rooms creeped me out, most of the times it was impossible to get a constant temperature or even the right temperature. The only one where it was ok was the Bayshore in Traverse City. One thing bout Hotels in the US: No matter where I was, they use plastic for everything instead of normal dishes for breakfast. What a waste! That made me mad everytime. Why do have the coffee cups in your room be wrapped in plastic?

[@Kellydoesherthing]

I completely understand you about the inconsistent temperatures with those heaters. So frustrating. And yes, we certainly love our plastic.....I think that it’s quite easy for people who have never left the US to not realize just how much plastic we unnecessarily use and how easy it would be to demand change as informed consumers. Anyway....that’s for another video haha thanks for watching!!

[@bobjohnson1710]

The thought of wrapping the coffee cups in plastic is to try to insure that the cups are clean and sanitary. Just think of the recent KZbin video that went viral of a teenager opening a half gallon of ice cream at the supermarket, licking the contents with her tongue and then replacing the lid and placing the ice cream back in the supermarket freezer for an unsuspecting customer to come along and buy it!

[@tonys1636]

@@bobjohnson1710 Any sensible person would notice the broken seal and bring it to the attention of a staff member.

[@jeffpray986]

@@tonys1636 In the case of the ice cream licker, it was Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla, a brand and flavor I dearly love. Trouble is, there is no plastic seal around the edge of the lid to protect the contents from being tampered with!

[@tonys1636]

@@jeffpray986 No tear off foil seal beneath, how did that get past the food hygiene standards people?

[@denislaw6107]

The beds don't have 'blankets' they are quilts or duvets.

[@TheShootist]

and no flat sheet. damned annoying.

[@theheinzification]

Biggest difference: breakfast!

[@paulc2548]

@9:23, I saw a bin full of papers/issues next to the toilet in German hotel... does that mean the toilet paper is not to be flush down the toilet in Germany?

[@fjellyo3261]

No. Nor ally in Germany u can flush the toilet paper (unlike a lot of other countries like e.g. Dominican Republic). But of course hygienic products shouldn't be flushed down. And maybe the guest didn't know that you can flush the toilet. Keep in mind that hotels are often used by foreigners from all around the world.

[@tobiasbrohl5958]

Shower curtains are considered cheap in germany and something you only find in really cheap hotels

[@rogerwilco2]

They are also much harder to clean properly, so less hygienic.

[@mojojim6458]

Thanks for putting out this video so close to Christmas, so that I can wish you a Merry Christmas. And the same goes for that fellow.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Thank you!! I hope you had a happy Christmas!!

[@tonTeufel]

The bed difference extends beyond hotels, as far as I know. I've never seen just one blanket for a two person bed here in Germany and I also can't remember to have ever seen one big mattress instead of two standard ones in a double bed in private bedrooms. It just makes for a much better sleep

[@V100-e5q]

I found that most US pillows are too high for me to feel comfortable. When I bought 40x80cm (or any other) pillows myself in Germany I took out half of the foam/fibers to make them fit under my head. Actually I dislike those rattling ac-units. Lots of noise, draft and sometimes dust spewing. This is beyond me why the US is not able to develop units with low noise and smoothly running.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Have you heard of the MyPillow brand? Based in Duluth, MN and they make pillows, mattress toppers (thick pads that cover the mattress) and Giza Sheetz (made from special cotton from the Giza area in Egypt).

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

The window AC unit things are junk but I can't believe Germany still uses radiators. The US phased those out ages ago. Big fire hazards.

[@V100-e5q]

@@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay What is the fire hzard with radiators? Please explain.

[@V100-e5q]

@@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay Yes. Last stay in US showed a lot of advertising for them. But can one trust US advertising? Do you have personal experience?

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@V100-e5q I've never ever heard od a radiator being a fire hazard.... wait... unless he means the ones you might see in british movies set in the 50s/60s that heat the room using metal spirals? Maybe the crux lies in the translation of Heizkörper?

[@petersmiling9494]

The main advantage of American hotel rooms is travelling with children. There are often two queen-size beds and you can easily stay overnight as a married couple with two children. Unfortunately, this is not the case in Germany.

[@althelas]

The difference is that you pay per room in almost every country, while you pay for each person in Germany.

[@santamanone]

althelas actually in the US you also pay per person.

[@RandySnarsh]

@@althelas Most countries i been to you pay per person. But if you are 1 or 2 it will cost the same.

[@seanthiar]

Never paid for children under acertain age (mostly 14yo) in any german hotel. They are free if they sleep in the parents room. You will get a "Beistellbett" roll away bed (?). But could depend on the hotel. We used most times hotel chains.

[@jacobgrandstaff6640]

Having single beds pushed together is definitely different. During my study abroad in Germany, the program took us on a weekend trip to Berlin. My assigned roommate happened to be married (I didn't notice his ring until later). His English wasn't that great, and he didn't understand when we were told we could pick a roommate if we had a partner. Imagine my surprise when the next morning I woke up with his wife between us.

[@rogerwilco2]

That must have been really odd.

[@ruthhunter3381]

A major difference I found between the two also is that in Germany I had to put my key card in a slot by the door which made it possible to turn on the lights. 😉👍

[@ColinWatters]

That's to stop guests leaving the lights and sometimes the AC on when they go out. Europeans are more concerned about saving the planet. Same reason water bottles are recycled.

[@karstenmeyer1729]

Hotels in Germany and either in Europe are quit different from each other. There are cheap Hotels like A&O on the one Side and expensive hotels like Atlantik Hotel in Hamburg Germany or d'Anglaterre in Copenhagen Danmark.

[@MrDEWaters]

Newer hotels (or updated ones) in the US all have electrical outlets either on the tables next to the bed or at the desk area. If your hotel doesn't have these, it is probably a cheaper one or an older one. Also, some US motels are switching away from carpeting. I was at a motel recently that had nice rooms, but the hallway carpeting looked like it had NEVER been cleaned, maybe even over a period of decades.

[@MPerski]

Totally agree. I travelled to Germany quite often on business, and I also experienced these differences. One of my favorite things about German hotels are the comforters. I stayed many times in the Nasser Hof hotel in Wiesbaden, and we had a name for sleeping in the bed there. We called it the "NASSER HOF SANDWICH", which was sleeping ON one comforter on one of the beds, and covering yourself with the comforter from the other bed. It was like sleeping on a cloud. 😂 I also liked the full opening windows (except during the Wilhelm Strasse Fest and all the noise). What I really didn't like was the tiny shower/bathtubs. Great summary 👍🏻

[@cmdstraker]

Those lamps look like a short waiting to happen.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

They really do. They’re garbage if I’m being honest here

[@tonys1636]

@@Kellydoesherthing These days it is often a USB port.

[@FreezeFather]

I do not agree with the pillow issue. ive been in a lot of german hotels and most of them had a bunch of different pillows to choose from and also rectangular. and ive also been in a hotel in seatle and (besides the entire hotel looked like 1990) the pillow was soft that my head sink into it - very uncomfy. and i saw video of another american youtuber living in germany and he said it exatly the other way around "in germany they got rectangular pollows" . maybe it depends on where u r in the us? and at 3:06 the pillows look rectangular?! one more thing, its 230V not 220.

[@Hupjeflupje]

You mentioned the difference in shower head, but missed to mention the faucet. Showers in Germany (or mainland Europe for that matter) almost always have the possibility to control flow and temperature of the water independently. Or even a thermostatic that keeps the temperature constant. Where in the US most showers have a single knob which goes from off via cold to hot. No possibility to have a lower flow of warm water.

[@jbmiller3280]

Since you like hiking, it might be nice if you check out some places like C&O Canal at Great Falls Billy Goat Trail; Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Hike; Appalachian Trail Annapolis Rocks Overlook - trail access from US Route 40 in Frederick County MD - near the point where you can see the pedestrian bridge crossing Interstate 70 that has the “Appalachian Trail” sign on it; or the Maryland Heights Trail off of the C&O Canal across from Harpers Ferry. These are all listed on the National Park Service nps.gov website. These are all very nice day hikes within close proximity to DC.

[@FiveOClockTea]

3:58 The thing is most children are smart enough to not jump to their death, and those that are to small to not realize depth yet usually either know already to not climb out of the window or are still under constant surveillance 😅

[@andrewward6468]

It's actually funny to discover that one hotel you stayed in is near my working place. happy new year

[@yossiea]

I've been staying in a hotel in MD and the windows open and the bathroom has a sliding glass door, and the shower is open, and flush with the rest of the floor. It's also very energy efficient, they put in computerized HVAC and thermostat as well.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Whoa the shower doesn’t have any sort of door or curtain?? I’ve seen one hotel in Gettysburg PA that had like a half door but still, a door

[@yossiea]

@@Kellydoesherthing here's a picture I found, with the two buttton toilet as well. There is a drain all along the shower and surprisingly the floor doesn't get wet at all. (I see what you mean about half a door though) media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0e/58/c2/43/20170204-171155-largejpg.jpg

[@vicman80best]

Just love your content very well presented.

[@Kessina1989]

So oft, wie ich meinem Freund die Bettdecke klaue, bin ich froh, wenn es zwei Bettdecken gibt...

[@sisuguillam5109]

Und getrennt Matratzen! Ich dreh mich im Schlaf so oft hin und her - das kann man niemandem zumuten.

[@marjanpel1563]

Im Novotel in Nürnberg gibt es keine getrennten Decken. Gerade erst erlebt. Ein Alptraum!

[@Senter253]

@@marjanpel1563 Das schweißt zusammen!

[@zolinfamus7054]

Ohne eigene Decke würde ich durchdrehen.

[@seanthiar]

Dazu kommt wenn der eine Partner leicht friert und der andere leicht schwitzt. Meine Ex und ich hatten zwei völlig unterschiedlich dicke Decken. Und auf Grund des unterschiedlichen Körpergewichts auch unterschiedliche Matratzen. Sie war 1.55m und ich bin 1.83m . Eine Polsterung für jemand mit 60kg ist nicht für jemand mit 90kg geeignet.

[@MarcusWolschon]

You would not connect a 110V charger to THAT adapter. It doesn't contain a transformer. Only a charger that accepts 110 and 230 (not 220) Volt would be safe to use.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

You don’t need a transformer to charge your phone. And this is the kind of thing I’m talking about

[@MarcusWolschon]

@@Kellydoesherthing you need a transformer to use a 110V-only charger on a 230V outlet. Most chargers will support 100-250V. Other 110V applicances are a regular source of tripped fuses and smoke alarms in hotels.

[@Leenapanther]

I once had a course at a learning facility for bakers and confectioners. I had to stay in their hotel. They had the best breakfast buffet I've ever encountered. That was in Lucerne right next to the lake. The hotel rooms weren't great (I had to share the room with two strangers who did the same course).

[@fitzyfitz95]

wait, roller shutters arent a thing in the US ??? Also I hate non-detachable shower heads

[@janv1390]

I've stayed in many European hotels. I think every one of them had carpeting.I'm one American who hates duvets (too hot). I've learned to take a single bed sheet with me when I travel. It folds up nicely and causes no problem in my suitcase. Also I take one of those shredded foam pillows that can be rolled up and stowed on a carry-on. It fluffs out beautifully to use at night. That way I have a pillow that I can sleep comfortably on no matter which hotel I'm staying in. They are also washable. It's a good tip about sliding a piece of cardboard into the hotel room slot to make the lights work. The electricity in such rooms only works with the key card in it, so the air conditioning goes off with the lights when you must take out your key card to leave. Then the room is sweltering when you return, and that is with closing the curtains. I understand Europeans wanting to be more conservative about energy, but it would be very nice to have at least some basic level of climate control available. Doesn't have to be freezing. One disconcerting thing about some European hotels is that the hallways are dark until you or someone else walks in them. Since there are generally no windows in the hallways, I've had to walk out into complete blackness until I've reached where the sensor is. I hate that. It feels creepy. A minute or two after you've left the hallway it goes black again. I love to travel in Europe. I've just learned to pack a few things in my bags to make things easier and to be able to sleep better at night. Sure our countries are all different. That is the fun of travel!

[@Andy-xb5qg]

In the US you always have an iron and an ironing board in the room, what is not the case in Europe (unless you are in an American hotel in Europe).

[@MarcusWolschon]

I'm sure you mean the heaters are "not that effective" and not "not that efficient" as it doesn't matter nor is it visible for a hotel guest how much power they use. Just how much of an effect they have.

[@Segalmed]

Oh yes, those pillows in German hotels. I hate them. Either they are so soft that even when folded they let my head sink down to the mattrass while the sides of the pillows press against my ears or they are just firm enogh that I can't fold them but far too soft anyway. I was forced on occasion to put them/one under the top end of the mattrass to get my head lifted up enough for comfort. But I had not dissimilar experiences in other European countries.

[@ytxstream]

> let my head sink down to the mattrass while the sides of the pillows press against my ears Well that is kind of the point. To fill the gap beneath your neck and stabilize the head without creating an uncomfortable angle for you neck.

[@holyfox94]

Not to be able to open the windows bothers me very much in the U.S. . But they have better beds and mattresses over there.

[@vaalrus]

In the 70s and 80s in Canada we were inundated with commercials for those roller shutters. Never met anyone who put them on their house.

[@bobjohnson1710]

Do some German hotel rooms have the key card slot inside the door to where you have to insert your room key card to get the lights and TV to work? I learned to always get two room key cards just in case this is the case. I just leave one of the cards parked in the slot during my stay so I don't have to worry too much about locking myself out of the room!

[@theheinzification]

Some do, some don't.

[@theheinzification]

@@holger_p The opposite of "some" is "not some" I think. And "none" or "all" is very easy to falsify in this case.

[@enginerd80]

I haven't been to Germany, but most card slot systems like you described that I've seen elsewhere, haven't required an actual key card. I've used library card, and probably a paper sheet folded a few times would do the trick. They seem like they just require something of at least certain thickness jammed in the slot.

[@theheinzification]

​@@holger_p 1 or the vast majority wouldn't be some in my books, although both are neither none nor all. But then, definitions and usage of words vary. "the definition of "some" already is "it's not all equal" - that I don't understand. Where did I explain the word in my former comment? With falsify I meant demonstrate to be both incorrect. One hotel room with the system and one without are enough. I have seen both.

[@theheinzification]

@@enginerd80 You're probably right. I wonder what the cleaning maid would do if she find such a wild card in the slot. I guess she would ignore it. In my experience you get a card for each adult person in the room anyway and you don't need power when no one is in the room, so there shouldn't be a reason for trickery to begin with. One exception though. If you want to charge your phone or whatever while you're away and you're alone in the room, you might need some hackery :).

[@norwegianblue2017]

What about full complementary breakfasts like they often do in the States? How about free soaps and conditioners in the bathrooms? Free wi-fi?

[@nicholasjanosy2214]

Darling....... There is NOTHING free in Germany or US.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Norwegian Blue - I really missed the opportunity to talk about the WiFi differences in the US and Germany being that both usually will offer it for “free” but in German hotels, the WiFi is often completely abysmal. “Free” soaps and lotions are offered in German hotels just the same as in the US, and some hotels will offer “free” breakfast and those that do, the breakfast is of infinitely better quality than those in the US. Other hotels will offer a breakfast for around 20 euro, give or take, which is too steep for me but if you’re willing to pay it, I guarantee you will love the offerings. I’m writing “Free” in quotes because as Nicholas so kindly mentioned, all of these “free” amenities are of course included in the overall price you pay for the room and so it isn’t free at all as you’re paying for it. But I’m sure you understand that and are using the word for the sake of description.

[@seanthiar]

Complementary breakfasts are often included and free soaps and conditioners are standards in germany. And free wifi ist normal - but it's semi free because you have to ask for it to get a passcode for the wifi and the passcode expires when you check out. In germany the owner of a internet connection is responsible for everything on that connection. So they give you a unique user incl. passcode that they can give your data to the police if you did something illegal while using the wifi. Public wifi in germany is therefore often restricted in what you can do when using that public connection.

[@nicholasjanosy2214]

I repeat, there is nothing FREE in either country. Somehow, it must be included in the money you pay per night.

[@norwegianblue2017]

@@nicholasjanosy2214 True, nothing is "free". But it is funny how 3 star hotels give you more free stuff than 4 and 5 star hotels which often charge you for things like wi-fi and buffet breakfast and parking.

[@PrimiusLovin]

Germany is mostly on the cold side, so I guess air conditioning isn't that important, but heating is... although it takes longer to heat a division because it doesn't spread the heat as fast.

[@Waldratten]

I missed ceiling lamps in American hotels. There was always too little light in the rooms. Thanks for the video

[@vrenak]

That US showerhead... what hotel did you find that has it at a reasonable height, or did you just crawl in to the room so it looks like it's mounted up high?

[@krazytroutcatcher]

You haven’t experienced anything till you’ve tried out a French Formule 1 hotel. Assuming they have not changed since I last used one🥴🥴🥴

[@MarcGrafZahl]

Yes, we did this once and never again. If you want low budget: Not that the rooms in a Première Classe or an Ibis were much better, but at least you don't have to share the bathroom with others.

[@cathe8282]

As a person in a wheelchair the German hotel bathrooms are a lot more accessible - being able to wheel in (no lip or edge), and hand-held shower heads that can be adjusted or moved is far better. It is nice that these seem to be standard in German hotel rooms so that a person with a disability can be pretty confident they'll get what they need without the hit-and-miss of American hotels.

[@daveblock1688]

Stayed at the Munich Airport Hilton recently. No discernible difference. I used a 220v to 110v adapter and that was about it.

[@mytech6779]

230v and 120v 110v is the lower limit when an abnormal load is on the system.

[@KiraFriede]

Shower curtains are only common for showers in the bathtub. But hotels don't do that.

[@ildix]

I absolutely hate shared blankets. The person who invented them was an idiot. You can't have a good night sleep when you feel every stir of your partner through the blanket

[@nonirosie]

I stayed in 3 hotels in Germany in 2010. All had carpet floors. Pillows they had both normal and European. The hotels I stayed in had shower curtains, because it was a shower over bath. The rest was what I experienced. I havent been to the USA, but I've been across Europe, UK & I'm from Australia, and most were the same. Except Australia you cannot open windows and we dont have radiators. I only remember one hotel having roller shutters in Europe. And from memory i saw both types of toilets (cistern in wall vs outside)

[@johnp139]

nonirose did you notice that when she was showing the German beds that there was carpet in two separate rooms?

[@schadi2459]

do you like aldi north more or aldi south ?

[@Trifler500]

Actual hardwood, or laminate that looks like wood? :)

[@heindaddel2531]

Trifler500 Mostly laminate is used because it’s cheaper.

[@Trifler500]

@@heindaddel2531 That's what I figured. It makes sense.

[@cmdstraker]

You're actually lucky your chargers seem to take 220V seemlessly. Usually, there is more to that conversion than the plugs.

[@peterdegelaen]

In Europe, most (if not all) chargers can use between 110 and 240 Volts.

[@cmdstraker]

@@peterdegelaen I've heard Dana of "Wanted Adventure" tell interesting stories of curling irons and fireworks. Yes, most modern electronics take 110 to 240 without any issue, but there are still exceptions.

[@peterdegelaen]

@@cmdstraker A curling iron is not really a charger nor does it use a charger, does it? I was talking about chargers.

[@cmdstraker]

@@peterdegelaen Not to my knowledge. For things like power tool chargers I would still use a VARIAC though.

[@jessicaely2521]

All newer computers and newer cellphone chargers are 110-220. My computer is 15 years old and I brought it to Germany like nothing. All I needed was an adapter. My hair blower was the same way. Manufacturers are trying to make majority of electric things 110-220. If they do this they only have to produce the product 1 time. It saves time, money, and energy than producing multiple devices.

[@sonderzeichen8414]

They only don't take your empty plastic bottles because it has a deposit on it so i would be considered "stealing" kind of. Like taking change which lays around

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Exactly

[@aardvarkansaw]

Good luck with your channel Kelly. You have good potential. You're voice is really good and you look good. You could probably do broadcast TV. I could see you as a TV News journalist. What is your education like ?

[@krazytroutcatcher]

There’s no flat pan area in the toilet bowl? Or lollipop (popsicle) sticks on the side.

[@knutritter461]

No worries about the floor in the shower room.... it is slightly tilted so there will be no water spill! You cannot see it directy but it's there.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Yes, but it is still so foreign to me that it still makes me a bit uncomfortable :)

[@tronda.efraimsen9826]

Also, atleast here in Norway most bathrooms at hotels have floorheating so the water that does not goes into the drain, will dry out because of the heat in the floor.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

I've stayed in My share of German Hotels. Had a bed once like the one described joined. WiFi was extra 20 euros a day. It's real nice during the Christmas season. I've had those handheld shower heads.

[@ZorbaTheDutch]

Oh those thin fluffy pillows in Germany (and Austria)... I've spent many a night fighting with them, usually ending up putting a sweater or coat under them! Also, square is for cushions on the couch, pillows should be rectangular!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Lol!! I completely agree with you

[@antred11]

That has to be just a hotel thing. 🤔 I have pretty massive pillows that actually provide good support for my head.

[@ZorbaTheDutch]

@@antred11 Yes, definitely a hotel thing. Sometimes you also get these long tubular pillow "rolls", even worse for me! Although I think that was mostly in France or Switzerland.

[@TypoKnig]

I travel with inflatable camp pillows. Many US hotel rooms do not have as many pillows as my wife and I like, or they aren’t supportive enough. Inflatables take up very little space.

[@LoboLady2007]

On the shower with the shower floor being even with the floor of the bathroom is a curb less shower and is a good thing. Older folks can trip over a curb getting into a shower so here in the US there is a promotion of folks getting curbless showers for the safety and benefit of older folks.

[@TheCrazyMachinist]

Do they have mosquitos in Germany?

[@nicholasjanosy2214]

brendan turner Of course not. We ate them all during the war.

[@seanthiar]

yeah we have in some areas. My uncle got malaria as a child from them.

[@nicholasjanosy2214]

Believe it or not, mosquitos can cross borders. (Without passports) They are all over Europe during the season.

[@TheCrazyMachinist]

Well I figured there was, but then why are there no screens on the windows? You want them in your house too lol.

[@tzarcoal1018]

​@@TheCrazyMachinist You are not wrong with this assumption. We do have mosquitoes in Germany, but they are a different species of mosquitoes. The risk of contracting a dangerous Mosquito-borne disease in the US, is already not that high, but the risk is much lower in Germany. This is because some diseases are only carried by specific species of mosquitoes. Also the geographic position is important, because some diseases can spread northwards from South America, one of the centers of mosquito--born diseases, while here in Germany there is no chance, that this might happen. In the US, mosquitoes could potentially be dangerous in Germany they are just annoying.

[@peterdegelaen]

I absolutely agree with your comment on the pillows. I hate the pillows in German hotels (and Swiss and Austrian hotels). They are horrendous. They are all over the place, except where your head is.

[@Knallteute]

You really need to be careful about those adapters. On the underside of your electronics there is a little sticker that shows witch Voltage it can use. In theory double the voltage means that thongs like hair dryers will run twice as fast what most likely kill them. So check first or use a transformer.

[@seanthiar]

Floor level showers are just there to make the room handicapped friendly. And you got a moveable showerhead so you can use it in such a way that you not flood the bathroom. Normally the floor is a little tilted to a drainage in the shower and the floor level showers are more easy to clean.BTW in hotels there are no curtains because they are a danger for causing accidents and if the curtains are not dried immediatly they often get mold. I think just that a US hotel is not environmental friendly with it's paper cups and the Keurig and it's electrical heater. In 99% per cent of the time you don't need air conditioning in germany, because of the insulation and that it is not getting as warm as in some parts of the US. The water based radiators are much more energy effective and if its to warm in the summer just open the windows. The switches are outside of the bathroom is because of the german code for electricity and the dangers with water in buildings. They must be secured with extra sensitive circuit brakers and/or so far away from each other that there is no way you can touch water and electricity at the same time by accident.

[@DarkbaseTTV]

Not having a toilet brush is disgusting. If youre not alone in that room and you leave a stain, how else would you clean it for the other occupant to still have a clean toilet?

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Have you watched my video about toilet differences yet? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ponRm6KiptCBobM

[@ColinWatters]

7:35 Shower curtains, shudder. Europeans have glass shower screens in houses as well. Ever since the Americans sent us the movie Psycho.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Lol

[@fjellyo3261]

Na i am german and I mostly use shower curtains in private. It's just more comfortable. You don't have to clean so much regularly.

[@ColinWatters]

@@fjellyo3261 Perhaps just an English thing then. We have shower curtains when the shower is over a bath but free standing showers typically have glass.

[@fjellyo3261]

@@ColinWatters We have all types. Just depends on the preference of the people^^. But yeah bath tubs normally have curtains (some even don't use them here). And stand alone showers have all different types.

[@klausmerker6033]

The more I watch your videos, the more I fall in love with you and your voice. Your an intelligent, super attractive woman! Keep up the great work!!!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Aw thank you :)

[@quadri87]

Have a safe and happy Christmas!

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Thank you!! I hope yours was a great one!

[@dr.d4724]

Ein frohes neues Jahr. Ein sehr guter Kanal. Hab ihn heute abonniert. Grüße aus Deutschland

[@Kellydoesherthing]

Thank you!! Happy new year to you too!

[@Albrecht8000]

2:52 Kelly, BE CAREFUL! In Germany we have 230 Volts, you in USA just 110-120 Volts!!! Your Adapter just changes the plugs - NOT the voltage! Some electronic transformers adapt the voltage, but not eveyone. 4:20 So called "Rolladen" have the sense: -make it complete dark in the room / have private sphere -keep the room cool inside (when it is a hot summer - prevent the sun shining in so much) -save energy in the winter (when it is completely closed, the air gap betwenn the window and the rolladen acts as an second insulation) 9:03 WTF??? NO toilet brush in USA? :-O

[@jamesalberg3243]

i have seen your toilet video, but, I can understand the confusion people might have if they haven't seen it. Great content Kelly. The split beds... I'm scratching my head over, I would be doing the same with pillows, yet I like the Duvet w/o an extra sheet. Oh, would I love the Exterior window blinds! All said, very interesting and informative. :-)

[@theanderblast]

The German hotels I've been in also sometimes have a thing you put your key card into to turn the power on in the room.

[@peterdegelaen]

You can actually insert anything (i.e. not only the key card) in there to turn the power on. Take anything that is more or less shaped as your key card (even a piece of cardboard), and it will work.

[@Telcomvic]

My husband and I have a tug of war just about every night over the top sheet and comforter. I wonder if I can order some of those individual German covers here in the U.S. That would be so awesome.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Or you could just order twin duvets and covers from places like the Company Store.

[@jensraab2902]

I hate shower curtains. Once the water is turned they will always move towards you pulled in by the airflow and "try" to touch your legs. The smaller the shower space the less chance you have to avoid that. No such issue with glass walls. If you feel so uncomfortable with the glass walls you can always lock the bathroom door, I guess.

[@SH-ir7ji]

Well I was in a lot Hotel Rooms across the World especially in US and Germany. There are every kind of showers, beds, Carpets, Windows aso. Except the toilet Thing - There are in fact differences between US and Germany.

[@Kellydoesherthing]

To make this video work, I had to use the common denominator

[@harryhirsch8527]

two blankets...what a culture shock!

[@Bruintjebeer6]

I like US hotel rooms in upscale hotels. They have ice machines on every hallway. The rooms are big with an kingsize bed with fluffy but fern pillows. An big tv. Comfortable chairs and an big luxury bathroom. You can put your shoes outside your room at night and they get polished or there are machines to polish your shoes. 24/7 room service.

[@kreiseltower]

For what do you need an ice machine?

[@Bruintjebeer6]

For cold drinks etc. to fill your cool box when you go to the beach as an alternative for cool elements. One time I broke my elbow stepping out off the bath and we could pack it in ice right away thanks to that machine.

[@ensoniq2k]

I can assure you that hardwood floors are more of an exception. Most hotels in Germany have carpet as well. Hardwood is a thing in cheaper hotels or large rooms with an included kitchen.

[@SuperM1687]

Where have you been?

[@schusterlehrling]

It seems you don't know the difference between twin beds and double beds, so you are mistaking it widly concerning the various bed sizes in the USA and Europe.