cheepneezy
Oct 23, 07, 5:31 pm
Just about every traveler has a story about noisy hotel guests. The loud snorer next door. The blaring television down the hallway. The amorous couple.
Then there are the culprits inside the room itself. The rush of water through clanking pipes. The rattling air-conditioner ducts. The humming of the minifridge that seems only to get louder when you’re about to fall asleep.
And then, just when you’ve hit REM sleep, the alarm clock in the empty room next door goes off. It’s enough to negate the super-plush bed and hypoallergenic pillow menu that hotels have been offering to help you get some shut-eye. Indeed, of all the complaints that guests have about hotels, noise continues to top the list, according to a recent guest satisfaction survey by J. D. Power and Associates.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/travel/21prac.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin
Then there are the culprits inside the room itself. The rush of water through clanking pipes. The rattling air-conditioner ducts. The humming of the minifridge that seems only to get louder when you’re about to fall asleep.
And then, just when you’ve hit REM sleep, the alarm clock in the empty room next door goes off. It’s enough to negate the super-plush bed and hypoallergenic pillow menu that hotels have been offering to help you get some shut-eye. Indeed, of all the complaints that guests have about hotels, noise continues to top the list, according to a recent guest satisfaction survey by J. D. Power and Associates.
May require a free subscription to access:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/travel/21prac.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin