My husband and I travel frequently. We are part of a business consulting group that meets four times a year in different locations all over the country. I have lovingly dubbed it “the cult” because our crew of loyal devotees never misses a meeting, even when it’s booked in East Bumble and starts on a Wednesday.

We do our fair share of personal travel as well, including family vacations, romantic getaways and non-cult related business travel. Over the years, I’ve developed some strong opinions about what makes a great hotel stay and I haven’t been shy about sharing those opinions with anyone who will listen.

So what does make a hotel stay worth it? For me, it’s not the lobby, or the 24-hour fitness center.

It’s the DETAILS. The toiletries. The blow dryer. The towels.

And yes—the shower situation!

There is nothing worse than walking into a hotel room and seeing a shower curtain in the bathroom.

Instant ick.

My friends thought my elitist hotel opinions were so entertaining they insisted I start a blog. So here we are. No sponsorships. No fluff. Just real, honest reviews from a real guest.

I even rate hotels on my own scale, using shower curtains instead of stars.

Yes, I rate hotels using the thing I hate most.

The more curtains you earn, the better—unless there are none at all!

THE HONEST GUEST RATING: 🛁🛁🛁🛁🛁

Because at this point, every hotel shower should have glass doors.

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Everything on The Honest Guest is written for entertainment purposes only. I'm not a professional hotel critic, travel agent, or industry insider — just a real guest with real opinions and a real problem with shower curtains.