I loathe connecting rooms. After being woken up in a Vegas hotel room by a couple having a fight, then hearing their child crying for them to stop, I vowed to avoid wherever possible. (Called security as was far too scared to confront them)

Trouble is, many desk staff have no idea about the rooms in their hotels. We once waited 1 1/2 hours at the Monterey Plaza til they found a room without a connecting door. The first room they offered had TWO connectors. We try to find out which room are non connecting and specifically book those.

It is a pain, especially as you come across many parents who're just as unhappy. They've paid for two rooms and asked in advance for connecting (because they have children) but ended up on different floors.