Hospitality
Are Australians party animals when they travel?
That is what a survey conducted in Australia seems to suggest.
In the survey, one in four Aussies confessed to having held parties in their hotel room, nearly 25% said they had run naked in a public area of a hotel, and a mild-boggling 70% admitted to having taken as long as 10 minutes to figure out how to turn on a hotel shower. Â
Was that before or after they started drinking?
More than 1,000 Australians were interviewed in the survey.
“Overall, Australians like to relax and unwind when staying in a hotel room,” says James Gaskell, Managing Director of Zuji,com Australia and APAC.
“Sleeping in late, having access to free breakfast and Wi-Fi, and finding a hotel which provides good value for money are major priorities. However, some of our survey results were surprising, to say the least.” Â
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Many Australian hotels guests admitted to getting an extra room key so that they could keep the air-conditioning on when they were not in the room. They also took long showers and wanted fresh towels each day. Â
“Surprisingly, the naughtiest age group we found were those aged 45-55!” James says .
“The results of our survey consistently showed that this demographic was the most likely to have done a ‘nudie run’ and hold room parties.” Â
Survey Findings Â
- More than half of survey respondents choose their hotel based on price and value rather than reviews or location.
- One in 10 Australians won’t stay in a hotel that doesn’t provide free breakfast and free Wi-Fi. Â
- Nearly one third of Australians complained about checkouts being too early.
- More than one fourth of Australians said that breakfast finished too early. Â
- Fully 40% of Australians admitted to smuggling a group of friends and family into a room they’d booked for just one or two people.Â
- Nearly one third of Australians had smuggled out breakfast from the buffet. Â
- A staggering 70% of Australians admitted to taking “abnormally” long showers during their hotel stays.
- More than one in six Australians have had an extra key made at reception so they can leave the air conditioning on while they are out. Â
- Nearly one in four Australians have taken a “nudie run” through a hotel corridor.
- About 10% of Australians regularly hold room parties.