Saying no to suites
Aug 7, 2019, 3:39 pm
#16
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Aug 7, 2019, 4:10 pm
#18
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
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Very true. Just a couple months ago I had to throw back a huge suite at the Beaux Arts in Miami because the bedroom headboard literally shared a wall with the elevator shaft. I was like, you could have put this...anywhere else!!!
Aug 7, 2019, 4:34 pm
#19
Join Date: Oct 2013
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If I'm somewhere for just a night (usually the case) I agree that I'd prefer a bigger room over a suite. If I'm somewhere for a few days, which happens a few times a year when I visit corporate HQ, it's nice to have the extra room. I can leave the office at 5 and work more comfortably from the living room for a bit before heading to dinner. Then wind down on a couch watching TV in the evening rather than feel like I'm crawling into bed at 8:00.
But I can't see ever turning one down when I get that upgrade.
But I can't see ever turning one down when I get that upgrade.
Aug 7, 2019, 4:46 pm
#20
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Personally prefer rooms like this, without a wall:
by B H, on Flickr
This was the Club Room at the Imperial Riding School in Vienna. Pretty much a suite without a wall. It was much bigger than your typical junior suite. When I was told that I was upgraded to a "Club Room," I was a bit disappointed until I stepped inside. Between the TV and the door, there's another hallway which is where the closet is.
The open layout like this is something I'd prefer over the claustrophobic layout of many suites. You can look around from anywhere in the room and can see where you left stuff instead of going from room to room turning lights on and off trying to find something.
by B H, on Flickr
This was the Club Room at the Imperial Riding School in Vienna. Pretty much a suite without a wall. It was much bigger than your typical junior suite. When I was told that I was upgraded to a "Club Room," I was a bit disappointed until I stepped inside. Between the TV and the door, there's another hallway which is where the closet is.
The open layout like this is something I'd prefer over the claustrophobic layout of many suites. You can look around from anywhere in the room and can see where you left stuff instead of going from room to room turning lights on and off trying to find something.
Last edited by seat38a; Aug 7, 2019 at 4:54 pm
Aug 7, 2019, 5:26 pm
#21
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Personally prefer rooms like this, without a wall:
by B H, on Flickr
This was the Club Room at the Imperial Riding School in Vienna. Pretty much a suite without a wall. It was much bigger than your typical junior suite. When I was told that I was upgraded to a "Club Room," I was a bit disappointed until I stepped inside. Between the TV and the door, there's another hallway which is where the closet is.
The open layout like this is something I'd prefer over the claustrophobic layout of many suites. You can look around from anywhere in the room and can see where you left stuff instead of going from room to room turning lights on and off trying to find something.
by B H, on Flickr
This was the Club Room at the Imperial Riding School in Vienna. Pretty much a suite without a wall. It was much bigger than your typical junior suite. When I was told that I was upgraded to a "Club Room," I was a bit disappointed until I stepped inside. Between the TV and the door, there's another hallway which is where the closet is.
The open layout like this is something I'd prefer over the claustrophobic layout of many suites. You can look around from anywhere in the room and can see where you left stuff instead of going from room to room turning lights on and off trying to find something.
Aug 7, 2019, 8:59 pm
#22
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I actually quite appreciate a door between the living room area and the bedroom. Particularly when working late in the room, it's good for sleep to be able to physically move to a different room (ideally 1-2 degrees cooler).
Aug 7, 2019, 10:21 pm
#23
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