No Hot Water
Feb 22, 2004, 10:05 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Overland Park, KS
Programs: United 1K, American Gold, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum, and Hilton Silver
Posts: 117
No Hot Water
I figured I just hit a couple one-off bad luck sitautions, but I just saw in another thread that a *wood property in LA didn't have hot water.
In back to back weeks at Westins (one in Atlanta and the next in Portland), I didn't have hot water in the morning.
I still can't imagine how this would be a *wood problem on a large scale, but the other post got me wondering...
In back to back weeks at Westins (one in Atlanta and the next in Portland), I didn't have hot water in the morning.
I still can't imagine how this would be a *wood problem on a large scale, but the other post got me wondering...
Feb 23, 2004, 7:03 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA - DCA
Programs: BA Gold, American Airlines, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 5,075
Coincidences, my friend!
Welcome to FT!
Welcome to FT!
Feb 23, 2004, 7:26 am
#3
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Programs: UA PM, DL PM, Bonvoy Titanium, HH Gold
Posts: 1,293
Just curious if you are an early riser....
I have had similar issues (no hot water) and was told once by a maintenance person that it can take a LONG time for hot water to work its way up if you are one of the first people to shower in the morning.
Not sure if that is true, but that's what I was told.....
I have had similar issues (no hot water) and was told once by a maintenance person that it can take a LONG time for hot water to work its way up if you are one of the first people to shower in the morning.
Not sure if that is true, but that's what I was told.....
Feb 23, 2004, 8:32 am
#4
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Orange County, CA
Programs: UA 2MM Lifetime Plat, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,681
When it happened to me:
No Hot Water = 4000 Starpoints
There are two things I really expect from a hotel, sleep, and a shower in the morning. No hot water is like getting a bed with no sheets, totally unacceptable. Taking 5 minutes to warm up is one thing, but when they run out that's another.
Feb 23, 2004, 10:22 am
#5
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: BOS
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium Elite, UA MM Lifetime Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 451
had to smile when i saw this topic.
i experienced the same thing at the W Lakeshore over the president's day weekend. i didn't complain though and didn't get 4,000 points. but the funny thing about it is that the apartment building i live in is constantly having hot water issues, so when i stay in a hotel i really look forward to the dependable constant stream of hot water. when i got the cold/luke warm water at the W, i just smiled and pretended that i was at home. how's that for making one feel at home?
i experienced the same thing at the W Lakeshore over the president's day weekend. i didn't complain though and didn't get 4,000 points. but the funny thing about it is that the apartment building i live in is constantly having hot water issues, so when i stay in a hotel i really look forward to the dependable constant stream of hot water. when i got the cold/luke warm water at the W, i just smiled and pretended that i was at home. how's that for making one feel at home?
Feb 23, 2004, 12:06 pm
#6
Guest
Posts: n/a
I thought I had the same problem when we stayed recently at the Sheraton in Sonoma (Petaluma). I waited and waited. Finally turned on the hot water at the sink and discoverd there WAS hot water. For some reason, the shower control was rigged wrong. When you turned it all the way to the end, which was marked red, it was cold. To get hot, you turned it on only a little, which was the blue area. Wonder how many calls the front desk got for that one.
Apr 29, 2006, 2:37 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Seattle
Programs: UA 1P MM
Posts: 730
Luke warm shower at Sheraton - Birmingham (Alabama) at 10:30am
For $179 a night, I think it's reasonable to expect a hot shower in the morning. I called the front desk to complain and was told to let it run for 5 minutes--this was after chilling in the cool shower for 10 minutes with no sign of increasing temperature. They said they would send up an engineer. I don't know if they did or not, but this afternoon the water is hot as soon as I turn on the faucet.