"In this hotel, once I take out the card needed for the door, it will cut power to my room. So, while I’m gone, no charging of my devices and the fridge will also shutdown"
"Once, I stayed in a hotel where the hot and cold water feeds for the room were plumbed the wrong way around. The water in the toilet bowl was boiling hot and kind of steamed your butt when you used it..."
They're actually taking steps against it though by posting this stuff online.
Central Europe the same
You are correct. I usually put a business card in it to keep the power on.