Why is there never a 13th floor in hotels?

Answer 1

It relates to the myth of 13 being an unlucky number in western societies. It was a number of great magical significance and therefore was considered to be unduly dangerous. As an aside some hotels also do not have a 4th floor either as the number 4 is considered unlucky in some Asian cultures (speicifically Japanese and Chinese) becasue the words for "death" and the number 4 in both languages are synonyms for one another.

Answer 2

Technically there is. However,
The reason the number thirteen is not used began in the dark ages. The number thirteen was widely used, and still is, by witches and warlocks in their rituals. The number became taboo and associated with the devil, thusly; 'Bad Luck'.
Today- the number is less seen as a bad luck symbol by most people. Yet as some do still find themselves superstitious concerning numbers such as thirteen, hotels, motels, apartments even skyscrapers will omit the number thirteen and merely replace it with 12a or skip to 14. The thirteenth floor is still there, they just don't call it that. Today it is more a consideration for the superstitious than a fear by the owners.

Answer 3

Superstition. A whole lot more people than you might think subscribe in some part to the whole triscadekaphobia thing.

Indicentally, in more expensive, high rise hotels there actually IS a 13th floor - one not accessible from the guest elevators and is devoted to housekeeping.

Answer 4

A lot of people are put off by the number 13. Did you know that there is a phobia for the fear of the number thirteen? Between the movie: "Friday the Thirteenth" among others that fear the number thirteen, there just has been a slight fear of the number 13. It's strange, I know, but hotels want business, and I never remember anyone every asking to specifically ask for the thirteenth floor, but a lot avoid it for superstitious purposes.

Answer 5

Ahhhh......there is a 13th floor....it is just labeled 14 (or 12a in some)....Superstitious Americans!!!

In other countries like China (The word "four" ("hanzi") sounds like death ("si si") and in newer buildings the 4th, 14th, 24th, 34th etc. are omitted floors, or in South Korea where the 4th floor can be omitted (Hanja = "four" and "death").

It makes me wonder with all this superstition ...why in some cases they would post some huge 666 address numbers out in the front of or on some buildings? (I've seen a few and, some are VERY BIG! (?!?))

The most notable being at 666 5th Ave., New York..It is a CitiBANK building.
...things that make you go hmmmm.

Answer 6

The levels of a multi-story building are numbered sequentially, from "one" or "ground" upwards. In some countries, the number 13 is considered unlucky and building owners will sometimes purposely omit the thirteenth floor. Even landlords who are not themselves superstitious realize that the rentability of suites on the 13th floor might be compromised because of superstitious tenants, or commercial tenants who fear superstitious customers

Answer 7

and there are also quite a few hotels that do not have a # 13 room like 113 or 213 or 313

just to go 212 to 214 and so on

Answer 8

it is because it is unlucky and and the owners of the chain are superstitious fools that can burn in hell - it is just a number you people it wont bring you bad luck -

Answer 9

because of superstition, but people on the 14th floor you know what floor you're really on.

Answer 10

13 is an unlucky number...duh