Staying at the Renaissance Chicago this week, where wind chills reached near -20 overnight last night, I've come to the realization that there needs to be some sort of middle ground between "going green" and ensuring the comfort of hotel guests, especially overnight - since the primary purpose of lodging is, of course, to provide a comfortable night's sleep. It would seem that the motion-activated thermostats in the guest room here don't accomplish that purpose, since setting the thermostat at 72 does me no good if it shuts off after a fixed period of time - waking up to a thin layer of ice on the inside of my guest room doesn't inspire much confidence, either!

This is my first stay at a Renaissance property - is this something being implemented system-wide?