TYLER, Texas — Americans nationwide say that adjusting the temperature in their hotel rooms is their number one priority upon checking in, taking precedence over turning on the TV or checking out the mini-bar, a Trane Home Comfort Institute survey has found. The new survey series, which examines how Americans stay comfortable at home and on the road, found that the hotel room is one place to which travelers turn to gain temperature comfort.
According to the survey, nearly 31 percent of adults chose adjusting the temperature as the first thing they do when checking into a hotel room. Unpacking and hanging up clothes came in second with 29 percent, followed by turning on the TV (19 percent), reading safety instructions (10 percent), checking out the mini-bar (3 percent), and getting ice for the room (3 percent). Five percent said none of these choices would be their top three options upon checking into a hotel room.