Sometimes the silliest thoughts pop into my head for no apparent reason and without any provocation — and despite having stayed in literally hundreds of hotel rooms with two beds while traveling solo, a thought entered my mind during a recent hotel stay…
Two Beds. Solo Traveler. Which Bed Do You Choose?
…and that thought is that I realized that I usually choose the bed closest to the window whenever two beds are in the room. I thought about why I do that.
One possible reason is because I always like when daylight comes into the room in the morning; and I like to be as close to the window as possible. In fact, I ensure that the drapes, shades or blinds are almost always open prior to my going to sleep — and I know that many people prefer them closed. I suppose airplanes are not the only entities in which I prefer being close to a window.
A second possible reason is that the bed closest to the window is also in the middle of the room rather than by a side wall, which usually means that there is more space around that bed than the other bed. I have been in hotel rooms where the other bed is so close to the wall that one needs to literally squeeze into it — if one for some reason prefers not to enter the bed on the other side.
I rarely watch television; but I suppose that people who like to watch television usually watch it straight on from the bed closest to the window and not have to watch it from an angle, as is typically the case with the bed by the wall.
Summary
My choice of bed in a hotel room furnished with two beds has always been subconscious. I do not ever recall arriving in a hotel room and specifically saying to myself, “I must have the bed closest to the window.” I have absolutely no problem at all sleeping in the bed by the wall instead, as it is usually just as comfortable — and I cannot tell the difference where I am in the room when my eyes are closed — but I suppose I am not completely certain as to why I usually choose the bed which is closest to the window…
…but after my realization, I then became curious as to which bed you typically choose in a hotel room whenever you travel solo — or even when you travel with a companion, for that matter — and what are your reasons for doing so. Please post your thoughts in the Comments section below.
Photograph ©2017 by Brian Cohen.
