An Attempt to Itemize the Contents of Hotel Room 210, Excluding Items Brought by the Guests

Mystic Connecticut. Visited on December 16, 2023.


Room 210, Hilton Mystic, Mystic Connecticut

An HVAC unit (GE model) for heat and air conditioning, affixed to the wall. Under the lid to the thermostat, a sign: THIS UNIT IS CONTROLLED BY WALL THERMOSTAT.

A window, white gauzy curtains, brown textured blinds, yellow-gray-brown striped drapes

A mini-fridge, black, at 39 degrees Fahrenheit, empty. Hidden in a brown cabinet.

A Cuisinart coffee maker.

Three cardboard cups.

Four Coffeemate creamers.

Four packets of coffee. Bean Tea brand coffee pods. Two caffeinated, two decaf.

Six packets pure sugar.

Six packets Equal.

Two tea bags. English Breakfast and Chamomile.

A desk.

A print hanging above the desk.

A dresser.

Another print — boaters and whale, a collage.

Two beds stands. Two identical lamps on each one.

A full-size bed with white sheets and comforter.

A silver wastebasket.

A remote control.

A chair with winged armrests. One matching foot rest.

Another print framed on wall with 18 faces of various people and statutes.

A brown carpet with blue-grey pattern.

A smoke detector.

A placard in the back on the back of the door with illustration of fire escape routes, check-in and check-out times, other rules, regulations, policies.

A shower with white hookless curtain.

Two bath towels, white, two hand towels, white, two wash cloths, white.

One bottle shower gel.

One bar soap.

Toiletries: One shampoo, one conditioner, one body wash, one lotion one mouth wash.

Green tray for toiletries.

A green soap dish.

A green box to hold tissues.

A toilet.

Two rolls of toilet paper.

A large mirror.

Another framed print — man in a fishbowl with goldfish swimming outside the fishbowl looking in at him looking out a window.

A table on which sits an ice bucket, small tongs, and four plastic cups wrapped in plastic.

A closet in which there is one iron and one ironing board, a luggage rack (folded), and eleven wood hangers.

A wall safe, empty.

A telephone, push button

A cabinet inside of which is one Westinghouse microwave.

Two mirrors, one above each nightstand

A flyer by the TV with the heading “WHAT’S ON?” and a list of channels.

An alarm clock, set one hour ahead with no way to change it.


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