As much as we enjoy pointing out funny photo fakeouts and breaking down bundles that turn out to be awesome deals (and sometimes not-so-awesome deals), we like to bring it all back to the basics every now and again to kick it with some good ol' hotel stuff that we actually like. And towel swans and fresh fruit are great and all, but we want to take you into the short work week slowly with some memorable and creative hotel room touches (that don't qualify as creepy hotel art) that we're totally down for...because most of it is stuff we can play with.

Hotels in this story

Price Dates

W South Beach

The Roxy Hotel Tribeca

Townhouse Hotel

Dumont NYC–an Affinia hotel

Ace Hotel New York

Matches at W South Beach

A hookup-friendly matchbook. Purple, even.

Not pictured: his new home in zzdtravel HQ.

A goldfish (who, along with a new ebony-hued bestie from the SoHo Grand, now lives at zzdtravel HQ)

Holla at a beach-balla.

A beachball. Who doesn’t love beachballs?

Up in your room just workin’ on your fitness…

Exercise gear. Or fun-colored things to throw at your younger siblings.

Do your kids even know what this is?

A record player, something you haven’t seen for years — and your children have never even touched.