Hotel Secrets From the Travel Detective

Indispensable information for away-from-home lodging, from the author of the "New York Times "bestseller The Travel Detective

In Hotel Secrets fromthe Travel Detective, America's best-known and most trusted travel authority reveals the insider knowledge that can make every hotel stay as comfortable as (and sometimes even more cost-efficient than)home. With his incomparable access and nose for news, Peter Greenberg shares the secrets that people who know hotels-managers, maids, reservation clerks, bellhops, chefs, and maintenanceguys-don't want you to know about value, service, safety, security, and cleanliness. Tips include:

\- How to tell if your room is really clean

\- Whatnever to order from room service

\- The real way to prevent hotel crime

\- How to beat excessive hotel phone charges

\- The exact rooms where headline-making eventstook place

Drawn from the author's experiences as both an investigative reporter and a constant traveler, Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective is an essential guide toeverything from luxury resorts to motels, from airport hotels and bed-and-breakfasts to outrageous (and often secret) alternatives to hotels. "From the Trade Paperback edition."