Originally Posted by
cova
This just highlights what the PC has become. It used to be an Executive Lounge for business travelers to work and conduct business - with access to fax, internet, copier, etc - hence the conference rooms and work cubicals. The liquor used to be self serve. Hence the name President's Club.
Now the PC has become a revenue lounge with bar, TV rooms, family rooms, etc. Not the quiet reserved place it used to be. Maybe the family areas need to be enlarged. I would suggest that admission be restricted to those over 18, but I do not want to be anti-family. Maybe the solution is to have restricted - adult only areas like the business areas.
Cova I've read and respected your posts many times but I must disagree with you on having the club room over 18. I too am a lifetime member and when travelling overseas the club room's are a life saver for myself when I travel. Add to it, it's even more important when I have my wife and kids with me. I see a lot more problems with adults wandering around the club room pacing all over screaming into their cell phones so that no matter where you sit you get to hear the entire conversation then with kids in the club room and other behavior by adults then by kids. And I don't think you are anti-family, I think you are pro-PClub room etiquette or you are just pro-common sense.
There's a lot of improvements that could be done to the club rooms (but it starts at basic etiquette) but making them over 18 only is not what I would suggest to solve the problems and I don't think you believe that would solve the problems either. I dunno I don't want to put words in your mouth, but I fully agree that there are etiquette changes that need to be made inside the club room's, but also and more importantly enforcement of the rules and etiquette by the current staff. Rarely have I seen a staff member take up issues with a member like asking them to lower their voice or such. I'd love to see them actually have and enforce some common sense etiquette rules inside the club rooms.