Originally Posted by CPRich
So you just absolutely know that knocking on the door and explaining that you are being disturbed won't work. Absolutely certain the person is not just ignorant that the sound transmits to other rooms. That it isn't their first time in a hotel room and they have absolutely no clue what they are doing is wrong? That perhaps they will apologize and stop doing it for all future guests vs. continuing because they don't know better?
You have amazing insight, because I have had polite conversations with many neighbors and in 95% of the cases they are very apologetic.
I note you didn't say they stopped, though -- they were just apologetic. I had a neighbor that apologized every day when I went over to complain about his stereo at 2am, until he just quit answering the door.
The point is that people who care about other people don't need to be asked to be quiet, because they don't bother others in the first place. If they don't care, asking is pointless because they don't care.
I don't buy the lie that "I just didn't know I was bothering you." So yes, I'm absolutely sure they had a clue what they were doing was wrong. Heck, I'd be highly insulted if I had my stereo set to 11 and you came over and asked, "Did you know your stero can be heard outside your room?" Of course I would know -- I'm not a moron.