What is it acceptable to take from hotel rooms?

From toiletries to towels, many of us leave a hotel with slightly more in our suitcase than when we arrived. But where do you draw the line?

It was my birthday last week, and my wife treated me to a night away in a nice hotel at the weekend.

It was a night free of worrying about the kids, the ironing and all the other wonderful aspects of life as a grown up.

But a hotel stay presents a different worry, for me at least. As someone who can generously be described as thrifty, I can’t help having my head turned by the opportunity to pick up a few ‘goodies’ absolutely free from my hotel room.

That means a host of toiletries, any biscuits in the room, sugar, powdered coffee, all sorts. I even pinched slippers from a spa hotel once.

I don’t do so guilt free, though. There is always a moment of reflection when I wonder whether I’ve gone too far, whether an ethical line has been crossed. I wouldn’t take the towels for example, or a kettle.

So today I ask you, the loveMONEY community: what do you take home from hotels? Is it all fair game? Or should we all show some restraint?

The picture below shows the stash the mother of one of the loveMONEY team has built up from their own hotel stays. Can you top that? Would you want to?

Let us know which things you think it is acceptable to take from a hotel room below.

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