Originally Posted by
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Maybe I've been traveling in the third world too much, but what kind of hotel doesn't have at least one level of backup generators?
Most hotels I stay at in Africa advertise at least 2 backup generators (so that there is seamless cutover if/when the diesel has to be topped up). Even the ratty 2* dumps have a generator.
I would have gone absolutely ballistic if they were not able to provide basic electricity for longer than about 30 seconds. I've complained in the past about 30 second delays switching from mains to generator (hotel claimed their UPS had failed), so I can't even imagine not having power in a hotel for 8 hours. Absolutely unacceptable.
i don't know what level one of backup generators be.
downtown dc lost power a few years ago. within the first day, the larger hotels had power back. the generators were brought in from the entire eastern seaboard. we had dinner at 24th and m. each of the 3 big hotels had 3 generator semi trailers parked on the sidewalk in front of each hotel the wiring cables going into the hotels were about 6" in diameter.
do you really expect each hotel to buy and maintain a couple million dollars equipment for a once every 30 year event?
i have been in 3rd world where the generators went down for days at a time. recall once when people took the buckets we were using to get water to flush the toilets.
do all you people complaining have adequate generator at your domicile for when the power goes out??(i do, i have 10kva set up)
also, "communicating" with a thousand guests is not as easy as it sounds when one is on the sidelines.