Originally Posted by
Mike Rivers
Being an engineer, I always have a few tools with me. One of the first things I do when I encounter a bathroom with a single switch for the light and fan, I climb up on a chair, remove the grill, and disconnect the fan. Most just plug into a socket in the fixture. I leave them disconnected as a courtesy to the next person who stays in that room. There are a couple of places where I've stayed often enough to stay another time in a room where I've disconnected the fan on a previous stay, and it's still disconnected. I guess it isn't high on the maintenance checklist.
I may have some work for you.
Stayed at a newly built Holiday Inn Express at PDX. It had all the stuff that Hilton says is not valued by Millennials:
- Superwide room.
- Superwide hallways, passing a housekeeper's cart will never be a problem.
- In-room safe inside of closet with doors (yuk!).
- Big TV set, adjustable angle (not fixed straight to wall).
- Super big elevator without annoying beeps or loud bells.
- Lounge coffee / tea all day long, as well as in-room coffee maker.
- USA Today newspaper.
- Not a single wall text is encouraging you to you to do anything.
- Modern overall atmosphere.
- Super big fitness room, 50-100% extra equipment.
- Reusable plates and cups at breakfast.
- Free parking (Hello, we're one metro stop from the airport!)
- Tesla power chargers.
- Bathroom light switch co-operates bathroom fan