Hotel "shenanigans"...
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Hotel "shenanigans"...
Due to the thin walls of some motels/hotels, has anyone heard arguments, moaning or anything else when trying to sleep? Ever had to smack the side of the wall to get the offending parties to quiet down? Ever had to call the front desk for assistance?
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Reminds me of the time that I called the front desk about a VERY loud party next door and in the halls.
I was told that many others have called but that the night manager didd't know what to do... since the cause of the noise was a police convention.
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I was told that many others have called but that the night manager didd't know what to do... since the cause of the noise was a police convention.
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What's funny is when you have to listen to that for an hour or two at 1 a.m., and the next morning you see the 'couple' in the hallway and she's like 6'2" and beautiful and the guy is like 5'4" and... not so beautiful....... makes ya wonder. LOL
(and NO, there is nothing wrong with that)
(and NO, there is nothing wrong with that)
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To answer your question, we have had kids running around at 2am upstairs at one Residence Inn, had to get front desk involved. Also heard heated arguments in next room at another hotel, almost called police before people in next room came to blows... etc.
To answer your question, we have had kids running around at 2am upstairs at one Residence Inn, had to get front desk involved. Also heard heated arguments in next room at another hotel, almost called police before people in next room came to blows... etc.
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I've always wondered, how hard is it to make a room relatively soundproof? Not banging on the walls soundproof, because that also involves vibration, but just soundproof enough so that you can't hear raised voices in the next room. I also wish that my own home was more soundproofed, but I have no idea how to go about doing it. To make this fully travel-related, is there any way you can tell beforehand how easy it is to hear people in other rooms at a hotel or motel?
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<anyone heard arguments, moaning or anything else when trying to sleep?> YES
<Ever had to smack the side of the wall to get the offending parties to quiet down?> NO
<Ever had to call the front desk for assistance?> NO
<Ever had to smack the side of the wall to get the offending parties to quiet down?> NO
<Ever had to call the front desk for assistance?> NO
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In response to the original poster's question, let me quote what I was taught to say when somebody asked me something intrusive, overly personal, or pointless:
How will it help you to have the answer to that question?
How will it help you to have the answer to that question?
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Meesthare, I really like that. I'm going to try to remember it and use it!
LoveItaly, I agree. Just must be my luck, I guess. I've stayed in hotels weekly for twenty years and haven't encountered the chaos this troll seems to experience. Makes one wonder where E is staying...or if E is actually traveling anywhere. Travdis never got out of town.
LoveItaly, I agree. Just must be my luck, I guess. I've stayed in hotels weekly for twenty years and haven't encountered the chaos this troll seems to experience. Makes one wonder where E is staying...or if E is actually traveling anywhere. Travdis never got out of town.
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These things that I post really did happen over the course of my years in travelling that spans 20 + years. Not all in one trip. I really am starting to take offence at all these posters that think this is a 'troll'. How about a little advice.... what are acceptable topics to post? I am really asking, not trying to argue here.
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Meesthare--what a great response!
Whenever someone's asked a particularly intrusive question, my response has always been "and you need to know this because . . . ?"
But I like your reply much better.
To Emucom: Have you ever read Dave Barry's infamous essay on the Hotel Schmensylvannia where he describes the activities of his hotel neighbors through the thin walls? It's hysterical.
Whenever someone's asked a particularly intrusive question, my response has always been "and you need to know this because . . . ?"
But I like your reply much better.
To Emucom: Have you ever read Dave Barry's infamous essay on the Hotel Schmensylvannia where he describes the activities of his hotel neighbors through the thin walls? It's hysterical.