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A travel expert has claimed there are two areas of a hotel where guests should never find themselves staying.

Well-travelled YouTuber Mark Wolters, who runs the channel Wolters World, has suggested that guests should even consider requesting a room change if they find themselves situated near either of these problematic spots.

Having visited more than 80 countries, Mark knows a thing or two about hotel stays, what to expect and what simply shouldn’t be tolerated.

While complaining is generally frowned upon in Britain, he uploaded a video outlining the specific circumstances in which guests should be requesting a room change at their hotel.

Two of those situations arise when a room is located near the lifts (or even an ice machine) or adjacent to the stairwell, reports the Daily Mirror.

Speaking on his channel, which boasts 1.17 million subscribers, he said: “You might want to think about your sleep. If you’re by the elevators (lifts) or ice machine, those are heavy traffic, heavy noise areas. No matter what time people are coming home, they’re using the elevators, right.

“You’re going to have the drunk people coming back late, the people coming back from the wedding, or the little kids going to the pool in the morning, you’re going to have a lot of movement there.

“So if you want to get sleep, say, ‘can I move my room away from the ice machine or away from the elevator because that might make it a little bit harder to sleep.” He went on to advise requesting the front desk to relocate you if your hotel room is situated next to the stairwell, which he described as a “weird access point”.

Mark said: “Another thing to think about is if you’re by the stairwell. The stairwell is an odd access point. It might have little weird noises, you might want to consider that.”

The seasoned YouTuber suggested there are numerous other circumstances that might prompt holidaymakers to request a room change from their hotel.

One such instance could be if you feel generally unsafe. This might relate to concerns with the windows, the door, or even fellow guests staying nearby.

Mark explained: “You do not need to explain to them why this makes you feel uncomfortable. It’s about your safety. Something of the things to look out for – the door doesn’t feel quite secure, check the locks, look at the peephole.”

Another significant concern could be if the room is not clean. This might involve the bed being left unmade or something unpleasant discovered in the bathroom.

He added: “We’ve seen lipstick on the mirror in the bathroom. We were like: ‘This obviously hasn’t been cleaned very well.’ These kind of things are important to bring up because sometimes rooms are missed by the cleaning crew or people left a little bit later, these things do happen.

“Maybe you’re ok with the cleaning crew coming up but do you want to wait two or three hours? That’s why it might be better to ask for a new room instead of waiting for them to clean those rooms because they don’t clean those rooms in five minutes.

“When I’m talking about cleanliness I’m also talking about the smell.”