Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Indeed it is extremely common for big buildings (both residential and office space) in Minnesota to have systems that switch between heat and AC in the spring and fall rather than the 24 hour on call (can switch back and forth at will) type. Exceptions seem to be luxury construction that's been built very recently.
However, I remember staying in a (IIRC four star) hotel in Italy around July 1 and it was hot, probably around 85F. Despite the hotel charging me an explicit extra fee for the AC, it wasn't operating and I was told that by law they weren't required to turn it on until July 15th.
I love Italy but its like a 3rd world country sometimes. I had an awful stay in Venice once in May where it was unseasonably warm, they gave us the same spiel on the AC and not needing to turn it on until June or July 15. The room was in the mid 80s and if you opened the windows you were blitzkrieged by mosquitos. 2 nights we didn’t sleep, kept the windows open, and were hiding underneath the sheets.