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We all suffered with the same issue at a meeting a couple of years ago at the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago. The "VIP override" procedure I was able to get out of the maintenance personnel is as follows. I recall it was for an Inncom thermostat, it did work.
- While holding down "display"
- Press "off", then
- Press "Up" arrow
- Release "display" button
This enters the VIP mode which turns off the motion sensor, and allows a lower range of the thermostat so you can get the room really cold.
- While holding down "display"
- Press "off", then
- Press "Up" arrow
- Release "display" button
This enters the VIP mode which turns off the motion sensor, and allows a lower range of the thermostat so you can get the room really cold.
Disabling motion detector (PIR) in thermostats in hotels
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I just got back from Europe, and at the Paris Hilton Arc DeTriomphe and a hotel in Sorrento and a hotel in Florence, when the power went off to the lights, it also went off to all the outlets.
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Nope
No actually, every room should have electricity meter and water meter. So the mean greenies like I am don't need to pay as much as people who still think electricity and water magically somehow appears in the outlet or faucet. At least in Europe energy costs are high and on the rise.
By the way most hotels only control the lights and TV with the key and not the normal outlets or the AC.
By the way most hotels only control the lights and TV with the key and not the normal outlets or the AC.
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Override procedures
We all suffered with the same issue at a meeting a couple of years ago at the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago. The "VIP override" procedure I was able to get out of the maintenance personnel is as follows. I recall it was for an Inncom thermostat, it did work.
- While holding down "display"
- Press "off", then
- Press "Up" arrow
- Release "display" button
This enters the VIP mode which turns off the motion sensor, and allows a lower range of the thermostat so you can get the room really cold.
- While holding down "display"
- Press "off", then
- Press "Up" arrow
- Release "display" button
This enters the VIP mode which turns off the motion sensor, and allows a lower range of the thermostat so you can get the room really cold.
Last edited by toyoman; Jun 13, 2008 at 4:54 pm
#36
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Override Info
We all suffered with the same issue at a meeting a couple of years ago at the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago. The "VIP override" procedure I was able to get out of the maintenance personnel is as follows. If recall it was for an Inncom thermostat and it did work.
- While holding down "display"
- Press "off", then
- Press "Up" arrow
- Release "display" button
This enters the VIP mode which turns off the motion sensor, and allows a lower range of the thermostat so you can get the room really cold.
- While holding down "display"
- Press "off", then
- Press "Up" arrow
- Release "display" button
This enters the VIP mode which turns off the motion sensor, and allows a lower range of the thermostat so you can get the room really cold.
#37
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Like others who have posted here, I've stayed in hotels with trickable (any card will work) and non-trickable (only your room keycard works) power switches. If it's wired to shut off the refrigerator when you're gone, it must be a low-budget retrofit.
If you can determine the make and model of an occupancy-sensing thermostat, a Google search for that is likely to find the operation manual, which is likely to list the override sequence of keystrokes.
Meanwhile, a string, thumbtack and mylar balloon sounds like something that to be added to everyone's packing list.
If you can determine the make and model of an occupancy-sensing thermostat, a Google search for that is likely to find the operation manual, which is likely to list the override sequence of keystrokes.
Meanwhile, a string, thumbtack and mylar balloon sounds like something that to be added to everyone's packing list.
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I would be supportive of separate billing for the utilities during a hotel stay, so long as the customer opted for it. Example: Flat rate stay $100/day all inclusive, or $90/day plus your power/water usage. This would reward the thrifty, while letting those who don't wish to worry about it pay a little extra for their usage. I don't know if it would pay to install individual room power/water meters, but it is an idea.
On the other hand, I don't know how much nickel and diming the hotel industry should get into. The airlines are trying this now, and I don't like the idea of having to pay extra for your seat assignment.
On the other hand, I don't know how much nickel and diming the hotel industry should get into. The airlines are trying this now, and I don't like the idea of having to pay extra for your seat assignment.
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I would be supportive of separate billing for the utilities during a hotel stay, so long as the customer opted for it.
"The toilet ran all night, why should I have to pay for all that wasted water?"
"The A/C must have been low on refrigerant, we had to run it all the time to keep the room cool. Why should I have to pay for all that extra power?"
"We only ran one light bulb, and only until 9 PM. How could our utility bill be that high?!"
The idea of individual unit metering has merit, but I don't see a hotel chain wanting to go there.
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The idea of splitting the cot is the schmuckiest I have ever heard. Hasn't everyone seen what happens when prices go A La Carte? They don;t decreae. They stay by the old base price and then tack on fees for everything that was included before. Haven;t you people seen what has happened with the airlines?
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Just tried this at a Marriott with an Inncom thermostat and it looks like it worked. The screen displayed "VIP" for a few seconds, then switched back to the regular temperature display. Cool.
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My experience is the opposite of yours and Kettering Northants QC. The minibar generally stays on, but more times than not the A/C shuts off and it's rare that any of the outlets (at least those most convenient for recharging computers and phones) stay on.
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Good advice in this thread re PIR, and I'd like to hear about more overrides, especially for newer Hampton Inns in the US. I had a negative experience with one recently in a brand new Hampton in Lake Wales, FL on a chilly spring night that had me dancing around the room all night to get the heat back on, and the whole situation was exhausting...and not pretty
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