In the old days did most Hotel room windows actually open to allow some venting of cigarette fumes?
Now as someone has already stated the average smoking room is soaked with as much soot as Mt. St Helenes. I know smokers who even refuse to sleep in them.
I often arrive late in the evening to find my confirmed non-smoking room unavailable. Fortunately, I'm so exhausted from traveling at that point that I can lay towels on the bathroom floor, shut the door, and sleep in the relatively smoke-free bathroom. OK, this only happened once, but you get the point.
[This message has been edited by Dauphin (edited 02-24-2000).]