These Are the Oddest Things Left by Hotel Guests, According to Hotels.com

Here’s an important reminder for everyone: make sure to check the drawers, nightstands, bathrooms, and under the bed before you check out of your next hotel room. Because there are some very good odds you’ll leave something behind — maybe even a priceless gem or two. 

In early September, Hotels.com released its annual Hotel Room Innsights Report, which showcases everything from the “surprising services and stories from more than 400 partner hotels worldwide,” along with a rather fun section of the wildest items guests have left behind in their hotel rooms. 

“At Hotels.com we know hotels inside and out — it’s in our name. By asking hotels to reveal the secrets behind their most memorable stays, we discovered that these ‘innsights’ have actually inspired services available to guests today,” Melanie Fish, the vice president of Global Public Relations at Hotels.com shared in a release about the report. “From guitar concierges to pet healers, hotels are catering to travelers’ unique demands, which may well become the norm.” 

As the report stated, the most common item that’s left behind isn’t all that surprising: dirty laundry. Which, frankly, may be on purpose. Other often left behind items include device chargers, makeup, and toiletries. However, there are some stand-out forgotten stars in this report too. 

According to the findings, the priciest item left behind at the hotels the website surveyed includes a Rolex, Birkin bag, and another $6 million watch. Guests also left behind a baby chick and a pet lizard, which, thankfully, was returned to its rightful owner. 

Guests also forgot “two full-leg casts and 10 percent of hotels reported that guests left behind their dentures,” the report added. Other items include a rice cooker, car tire, blender, and construction pipes, because, why not? 

“Thankfully, hotels are adapting to help forgetful guests,” the hotel added, pointing to spots like the  Viceroy Riviera Maya, which has a soap concierge so you can just get whatever you need to suds up on-site, and the Kimpton Vero Beach Hotel, which allows travelers to “browse and borrow accessories like sunglasses and handbags from retailer Anthropologie through its ‘Forgot it? We’ve got it!’ program.”   

Forgotten items wasn’t the only zany category in this report. Hotels.com also noted some rather interesting off-menu room service requests, including an “Evian-filled bathtub so a child can bathe in the purest water,” a “caviar hot dog,” and even a “high five from a team member to ensure their room service request was read.”   

If this report has taught us anything, it’s to thank hotel staff more often. And tip generously, because they absolutely deserve it.