Room Type Guarantee? Not Really.
Nov 19, 2003 | 4:36 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by KathyP:
Anyway I too have had the "non-smoking" rooms I was assigned suddenly magically morph into a smoking room so I figured if they don't care then neither do I so now I carry my ashtray with me and if I get to my room and there is a ashtray there then Marriott done good and got me my room type requested. If there is no ashtray I just pull out my own. </font>
Anyway I too have had the "non-smoking" rooms I was assigned suddenly magically morph into a smoking room so I figured if they don't care then neither do I so now I carry my ashtray with me and if I get to my room and there is a ashtray there then Marriott done good and got me my room type requested. If there is no ashtray I just pull out my own. </font>
Nov 19, 2003 | 8:46 pm
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ALARISstl:
[B] This is why I look forward to the day when a "Smoking Room" inevitably becomes a thing of the past. (ex. Commercial Airlines)
you could always just choose to stay at home
[B] This is why I look forward to the day when a "Smoking Room" inevitably becomes a thing of the past. (ex. Commercial Airlines)
you could always just choose to stay at home
Nov 19, 2003 | 9:36 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by windwalker:
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you could always just choose to stay at home[/B]</font>
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you could always just choose to stay at home[/B]</font>
Your right though, smoking is more important than earning a living... Weak!
Nov 20, 2003 | 12:06 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ALARISstl:
You could always choose to not smoke!
You are right "I"(as opposed to some gov't mandate) could choose not to, but I choose to. And when I make the choice to ask for a smoking room or when my on-line profile says I prefer a smoking room, that is what I expect. Same as you when you prefer a non-smoking room. For what it's worth, I will not smoke in a non-smoking room. I certainly understand that smoking is an issue, health wise and other wise for some guest. If there are no smoking rooms available, give me a room with a balcony\deck or something on the ground floor where I can go outside when that demon nicotine calls me. If the chance of getting a once smoked in room is an issue, book yourself into a non-smoking property, I understand there are several around. And I've even stayed in a few
Your right though, smoking is more important than earning a living... Weak! </font>
You could always choose to not smoke!
You are right "I"(as opposed to some gov't mandate) could choose not to, but I choose to. And when I make the choice to ask for a smoking room or when my on-line profile says I prefer a smoking room, that is what I expect. Same as you when you prefer a non-smoking room. For what it's worth, I will not smoke in a non-smoking room. I certainly understand that smoking is an issue, health wise and other wise for some guest. If there are no smoking rooms available, give me a room with a balcony\deck or something on the ground floor where I can go outside when that demon nicotine calls me. If the chance of getting a once smoked in room is an issue, book yourself into a non-smoking property, I understand there are several around. And I've even stayed in a few
Your right though, smoking is more important than earning a living... Weak! </font>
So if you smoke you can't earn a living????Funny I know lots of folks who do both
Nov 20, 2003 | 5:45 am
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Dec 7, 2003 | 3:55 am
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At the risk of having more off-topic posts come in about the evils and merits of smoking...the same thing happened to me again yesterday at the Singapore Marriott. I was arriving after a red-eye and had deliberately booked a room the night before for late arrival (paying an extra night) so as to ensure that they would have the proper room for me. I had even reconfirmed the day beforehand.
When I arrived at about 05:30 am, guess what? I'm sorry sir, we don't have the type of room you reserved. Once again, a non-smoking room magically became a smoking room. It was outside the US, so the Room Type Guarantee didn't apply to a lowly Gold such as myself, nor do I think the hotel would have paid it willingly in any event. (BTW, after their initial failures, hotel management was very apologetic, comping me the first room night and sending up a nice amenity basket).
socrates, it sounds as though the system "gotcha" has yet to be fixed. Might want to crack the whip on the IT department again. I was not a happy camper at 05:30 in the morning, particularly considering that Sheraton had screwed up my reservations the previous night. But that's a story for a different board...
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When I arrived at about 05:30 am, guess what? I'm sorry sir, we don't have the type of room you reserved. Once again, a non-smoking room magically became a smoking room. It was outside the US, so the Room Type Guarantee didn't apply to a lowly Gold such as myself, nor do I think the hotel would have paid it willingly in any event. (BTW, after their initial failures, hotel management was very apologetic, comping me the first room night and sending up a nice amenity basket).
socrates, it sounds as though the system "gotcha" has yet to be fixed. Might want to crack the whip on the IT department again. I was not a happy camper at 05:30 in the morning, particularly considering that Sheraton had screwed up my reservations the previous night. But that's a story for a different board...
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