Hotel beds and lights and bathroom sinks

I am a fully grown adult. But I am short, and while in good shape, I am older. When did hotel beds become so high!? I recently stayed in a motel- really nice one. But I needed a step ladder to reach the bed. I don't have a picture of me on the step ladder because the room was too dark! This was not a safe bed. And then the bathroom- it was nice and bright. But the sink went up. When did sinks start to go up instead of into a bowl? I couldn't reach it. This is not the first time I have seen sinks like that. Really, the sink was a piece of artwork. But for anyone shorter than my 6' 1" husband, who can use it?