"I don't understand why a guest can't choose a different hotel that does allow smoking instead of staying at mine."

When I was a smoker, I made it a point to pick a hotel that had smoking rooms but they became almost impossible to find in some places. Also, if a smoker is attending a conference or trade show, they may have to stay at the headquarters hotel(s) for practical reasons (which invariably turns out to be smoke free).

"You wouldn't smoke in a friends house that didn't smoke, so why is it different with a hotel? "

Well, a guest does pay to stay at a hotel. I wouldn't break the rules and smoke in a non smoking hotel room or at a non smoking friend's home but I think there is a big difference in these scenarios.

" I have never had one person dispute the damages costs they have been assessed. Either they know what they did, or the charges aren't anything to sneeze at because they have plenty of money."

So why not charge them up front and eliminate the hassle of getting a manager involved, producing proof, etc?


Thanks for the detailed information on the clean up that goes on when someone smokes in their non smoking room btw. I had no idea it was this extensive & it makes it easier to understand the high fine.