Hotel wifi with no security at all? That's basically an open invitation for trouble. I've been using ProtonVPN for a while now, it's pretty solid and doesn't slow things down too much. Their free tier is decent for basic stuff, but I pay for the full version when traveling for work.

I used to have the same view, that it was too small to matter. But letting a single mug sit out became a pile of plates, then a counter full of clutter. That visual mess made me feel behind before the day even started. Washing that one thing right away breaks the cycle. It sounds silly, but that clean space actually changes my mood in the morning.

Man, that's the worst timing. Did you get the check in time for rent? I had a similar thing happen with a payment processor last year, and it took a whole week of panicked emails to sort it out.