In the TikTok video, Hanson sits in a hotel room in Dubai and lists what guests could take home.
“Basically, anything small like the dental kit, the shaving kit, any miniatures of shampoo or body wash, that’s absolutely fine,” he said.
An item many guests may leave behind but are free to take, according to Hanson, is the slippers.
“Fine to take home,” he said, adding: “Indeed, these say ‘love me, use me, take me home’. Words to live by.”
Items on Hanson’s “do not take” list included dinnerware such as cups, saucers, glasses and mugs, and linens such as pillows and robes.
Hanson advised guests to leave these items in the room. “Stealing is not good etiquette,” he joked.
In the comments section, people shared their own rules when it came to what to take or leave.
“Anything that they would have to replace for the next guest anyway, that’s my rule. Did I drink all this tea? No, but I could have,” one person commented.
Some admitted a far more audacious approach.
“If it’s not attached to a wall, I’m taking it home,” one person suggested.
“I take anything I can fit in the [suit]case tbh. I feel like I’ve already paid for it so,” another added.
One person, who used to work in a hotel, said they saw people take light bulbs.
However, another said these people would pay for it eventually.
“Most hotels inventory check everything after you check out now and will simply bill your card for whatever you take,” they wrote.
Hanson works fulltime in the etiquette industry as a director of The English Manner, which provides in-person and online etiquette training.
