Hotels - open windows?
 

Which hotel chains in the US allow you to open the windows?

I know of Marriott Residence Inn and Hilton Garden Inn.

I'm looking for comparable hotels, so no motel 6s please. ;)

I would check with individual hotels before booking as not all hotels in a chain are the same.

That's true, I ran into a higher than usual HGI where you could only open the windows on the lower floors.

Still, I know that in Hampton Inns windows are shut, for example, and I avoid them for this reason.

I stay at a Doubletree in San Diego regularly that has window (or sliding doors) that you can open. So you might check some of the Hilton properties.

rooms w/balconies should work for you....

Why do you need to open windows if the room has A/C?

Really?

I don't think you can generalize by chain, you need to contact the property. Even if the window can open, some can only open a few inches if you are on a lower floor, and open all the way up on a higher floor.

^ And an added bonus is you can smoke on the balcony even in a non-smoking room.

Just FYI this is not true for all Hamptons.

Hotels - open windows?
 

Hotels - open windows?


My wife's idea of camping out...

I breath air, usually, and most of the air on the planet is outside the room. I need access to it.

Seriously, closed windows = prison. Can't stand it. I wish you could open the windows on airplanes...but it would be cold. In any other place closed windows are incompatible with life.

Agree with others who don't find this to be the case. Hotel AC often seems a bit musty, even at high end Hilton and Marriott properties I've stayed at. Being able to crack the windows is much more refreshing.

Downside is it's often really noisy outside the hotels I stay at.

San Diego is known for having a temperate climate year-round. Nearly all of the hotels here regardless of brand have windows that open, though usually just a couple of inches for safety reasons. It has more to do with location and individual requirements than it does brand.

I've stayed at a couple of Sleep Inns that had windows that open. I like 'em too.