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Hotel Mirrors: An Essay

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Just need to get this off my chest, so feel free to scroll on by if you aren't interested in this (not very) important issue. I'm back from spending some time in what was overall, a very nice hotel, but with the standard attitude to mirrors.  It actually doesn't matter whether it is a grotty B&B or a 5 star luxury hotel, the same issue appears each time.    I'm a person of a certain age who needs to spend some time with makeup, mirror and hairstyler before going out in public, and almost every hotel I have ever stayed in ignores this basic need.  In the latest hotel, they moved me to a new, much fancier, room but still the same issues. The obvious place to put makeup on and dry my hair would be the bathroom.  But, no plugs for my own hairstyler, misted up mirrors placed too high up the wall so that you need to stand (yes, even if a stool is provided), and harsh overhead lighting means that this isn't an option.   So, what about that dressing table/...