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# Hotel amenities travelers can and can't do without
- URL: https://hospitality.pro/hotel-amenities-travelers-can-and-cant-do-without/
- Published: 2013-12-19T04:46:02.000Z
- Updated: 2013-12-20T00:30:03.000Z
- Author: H L
- Tags: Hospitality Industry News, News, Surveys, Polls and Research, #wordpress, #Import 2026-04-16 12:15

1TripAdvisor?announced the results of the TripBarometer Truth in Travel Survey1, which reveals the hotel amenities and services U.S. travelers find most and least important.

Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Breakfast in High Demand; But Travelers Not as Interested in the Mini-Bar or Spa  
**Most Important Hotel Amenities for U.S. Travelers**  
1\. Free In-Room Wi-Fi (89%)  
2\. Free Parking (89%)  
3\. Free Breakfast (84%)  
4\. Free Personal Care Items (72%)  
5\. Free Lobby Wi-Fi (71%)

**Least Important Hotel Amenities for U.S. Travelers**  
1\. Mini Bar (21%)  
2\. Spa/Beauty Treatments (23%)  
3\. Business Center (34%)  
4\. Laundry Service (39%)  
5\. Free Pool-Side Wi-Fi (42%)

**Accepting My Cards and Speaking My Language Top Traveler Wish Lists**  
*“Accept my credit cards”*?(59%) and?*“hire staff who speak my language”*?(34%) are the top things U.S. travelers wish their hotels would do, as compared to 12 percent who wish hotels would?*“include typical food from my country in the menu.”*

Meanwhile, there are some good signs hotels are answering the call. As a result of increasing numbers of guests from various destinations around the world, hoteliers have already put in place a number of measures to address the needs of international visitors. Fifty-two percent of global hotel respondents have made efforts to honor the credit cards that their guests prefer to use, as compared to 44 percent of U.S. hotels.

###### Source Travel Daily News, http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/58197/hotel-amenities-travelers-can-and