Whether it's a chair for guests waiting in your reception area, or in their room for them to relax at the end of a long day, it is increasingly important for hotel furniture to be positioned within easy reach of an available electrical outlet.
Historically, many hotels have tended to hide their plug sockets away behind built-in desks and wood panelling, even to the extent of having the hairdryer cable vanish through a hole in the back of the top desk drawer, with no sign of where it is actually plugged in.
Ironically, these types of rooms tend to be in the kinds of hotels used most frequently by office workers who have travelled to a meeting or training event - and are the most likely to need to plug in a laptop or phone charger.
Placing hotel furniture where a charger can easily be plugged in is just one small concession you can make to show that you are aware of your guests' needs - and research from technology analyst Nielsen shows why this is more important than ever.
The figures were calculated in the US, but with the UK typically following close behind in terms of technology usage, they should also serve as a signpost of how things are going over here as well.
Nielsen found that 65% of Americans now use a smartphone, an increase from 44% in 2011; 29% of US households now own a tablet, and four of five homes still use a more conventional computing device such as a desktop or laptop.
While it's unlikely anybody will bring their desktop PC to a hotel, all of those other devices could need a mains supply - and that means guests will need access to a plug socket too.
Nielsen point out not only that consumers "own more devices than ever", but also that "the greatest growth comes from devices that didn't exist a few years ago".
This is raising new challenges for all kinds of businesses, but hotels - which must try their hardest to act as a home from home - might particularly need to reassess their thinking on simple factors, such as the distance between a desk or chair, and the nearest available electrical outlet.