When traveling, hotels are chosen first. Those who can afford five-star hotels are a different matter. However, the middle class stays in ordinary hotels.
If the place is clean and the bathroom is decent, one or two nights can be spent comfortably in that hotel. But have you ever noticed? The room you're staying in, whether it's a five-star or three-star hotel, has no wall clock. The tick-tock sound of a clock doesn't float through the room. Do you know why?
When taking a few days off from work to travel, hotels are booked for overnight stays. No wall clocks are seen in those hotel rooms. The main reason for this is to give tourists rest. The tick-tock sound of clocks can disturb tourists' sleep. It's believed that rushing while watching the time can cause mental stress and anxiety. So that tourists can stay relaxed for a few days while traveling, no clocks are kept in hotel bedrooms.
Hotel bedrooms are seen to have everything arranged and organized, with sparkling floors. Flower vases are placed on one side of the room. The fragrance of flowers also spreads throughout the entire room. Room colors are kept light, and very bright lighting is not provided. All this is done keeping tourists' mental peace in mind.
Another major reason for not having clocks in hotels is that everyone has smartphones where time can be seen. Currently, every person prefers to check time on wristwatches or phones rather than wall clocks. So there's no point in separately placing clocks taking up space in rooms.
Hotel officials don't want tourists who come for a two-day trip to feel like they're within the four walls of home. Everyone has wall clocks at home. From morning, getting up to go to office, bathing at the right time, eating, cooking – everything is done by watching the clock. Hotel authorities make arrangements so that this feeling doesn't come into hotel rooms.
Sometimes clock batteries can go bad, showing wrong time. If this escapes the hotel owner's attention, tourists face trouble because of this. As a result, mountains of complaints pile up against hotel owners from tourists. Therefore, clocks are removed from rooms beforehand.
Hotel owners pay attention to ensuring that tourists visiting can sleep peacefully in hotel rooms. For this reason, special quality glass is used in hotel doors and windows so that outside noise cannot enter inside. Thick curtains are provided so that sunlight entering the room in the morning cannot disturb sleep.
Wall clocks often look out of place with hotel décor. Curtains, cushions, bedside table lamps, small plants kept inside the room – wall clocks don't go well with all these things. Therefore, wall clocks have been removed from hotel rooms.
