Originally Posted by
ozztraveller
I would not have expected any compensation other than a replacement room or to have it fixed. Last time a I had a door not locking I just gave up mentioning it to the front desk and worked out if I slammed the door hard enough it would engage the latch due to maintenance having put new foam around the door frames but not adjusting the door afterwards.
Much my perspective...I did try a slam, despite it being one of my pet peeves in hotel....that people allow doors to slam shut instead of closing them...however the latch simply would not go into the door frame.
All ended well...