When staying a hotel for vacation, a business trip, a visit with family in another city or any other reason, have you ever found yourself lying on your hotel bed wondering how to pass the time?

Although a hotel stay is an excellent opportunity to catch up on sleep and relaxation, there are also many creative ways to spend your time that also help you de-stress and even develop useful skills!

Read a Book

Reading is an excellent exercise for our minds and aids in brain development as well as offers a number of other useful proficiencies. To begin, this activity enriches our language skills and vocabulary. Reading will increase your knowledge of sentence structure and you’ll see words used in different contexts, as well as learn new words. Diving into a book is also an effective way to learn about the world in which we live. Books educate us on topics we would otherwise have no exposure to. We can learn information on different people, places and events. 

Connect with Friends and Family

Depending on the circumstances behind your trip, you may be away from those you care about the most. Downtime in your hotel room is the perfect opportunity to connect with those back home. Whether it’s a significant other, your children or a friend you haven’t talked to in a while, use this downtime for meaningful conversation. After all, human relationships are the spice of life. With hotel Wi-Fi, you can use your laptop to face chat on Skype or even use your cell phone to have a conversation or utilize mobile apps, such as WhatsApp.

Use This Time to Play Your Favourite Game

If you’re travelling with others, like family or friends, games are excellent ways to pass the time. Not only can games pose a mental challenge but they’re also effective ways to bring people together and help them socialize. 

When travelling, card games are ideal because they require little packing space. Another option is group games offered on mobile phone apps. These are numerous apps offered on both Android and iOS, click here for some ideas!