Hyatt Shanghai on the Bund amenities
What seemed to be an impressive assortment of amenities were in the box. Photograph ©2014 by Brian Cohen.

…and the Overpackaging of Hotel Amenities Award Goes To…

B efore I announce the winner — or, at least, strong contender — of the Overpackaging of Hotel Amenities Award, let us look at the following photographs along with their captions:

On the right is a nice box. I wondered what was in it... Photograph ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
On the right is a nice box. I wondered what was in it… Photograph ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
What seemed to be an impressive assortment of amenities were in the box. Photograph ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
What seemed to be an impressive assortment of amenities were in the box. Photograph ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
When unpackaging all of the amenities, this is what was actually inside all of those boxes. Photograph ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
When unpackaging all of the amenities, this is what was actually inside all of those boxes. Photograph ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
At least there should be a place to discard items which could be recycled if this much waste is to be produced per room by accessing amenities. Photograph ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
At least there should be a place to discard items which could be recycled if this much waste is to be produced per room by accessing amenities. Photograph ©2014 by Brian Cohen.

…and the winner of this award is:

Hyatt On The Bund
199 Huang Pu Road
Shanghai, China 200080

It is a very nice hotel at which to stay — I intend to post a review of this hotel property – but they really should think about how to present amenities for the room in a manner more friendly to the environment, in my opinion…

…perhaps they should borrow the idea of an amenity kit typically offered by airlines?

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