First time this has happened to me and just wondered if it as happened to others? - The suite I was in on Saturday night had a connecting door to next room ( locked of course)........in the eve before we went up to the lounge we could clearly hear the kids playing and adults talking next door.....to be fair I didn't notice this when I returned ( the wine in the lounge may have helped).......Whats the answer?.....is this a common problem amongst you guys?, ive not come across this before.

Depends on the property (and of occupancy of the hotel). At Hilton Phuket Arcadia in the Lotus Wing it is a terrible problem; the connecting door is right next to the bed. (Great work, designer). You can hear everything including telephone rings, talking, coughs at night, toilet doors banging etc. I am not a light sleeper but earplugs are essential for me at that property.

This is one of the reasons the better properties often filter Diamonds into corner rooms if available - only one neighbour banging about, and often a bit more room to play with, better view, more natural light etc.

Absolutely a potential issue if you get the "wrong kind" of neighbours - in some properties it's just two wooden doors between rooms - how can that stop noise. Others have the doors padded on the inside however, which can make a huge difference.

One of the problems is that at some properties some of the more premium rooms (suites, larger corner rooms, etc.) actually have a connecting door so they can link a regular room w/ a suite.

My solution when there is poor insulation is to actually shove a towel into the crack between the bottom of the door and the floor; I've found that often, this is where a lot of the noise is coming from.

I've done the same, it often does help.

yeah....good tip that.^

I hate the noise from connecting rooms, esp, when it's my kids .

The worst I've had was a brand new Hyatt in Jersey City, but I now make it a habit to request non-adjoining rooms.

The towel trick also works for loud hallways, drippy sinks...

moving to TravelBuzz

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squeakr
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Happened to me once at the Westin Palace in Madrid. The couple next door were, let us say, amorous all night long and she was extremely, and I mean extremely, noisy . And they didn't stop the whole night. I tried knocking on the dividing door a couple of times and it quieted them down for a few minutes but then they quickly resumed. I didn't sleep a minute. Finally at around 4 AM I gave up and went to the gym.

This is one of the few things that makes me walk back to the front desk and request another room. I seem to have horrible luck with loud neighbors when I get room like this. I wish I could somehow put in my profile to try to not give me adjoining rooms...

I asked for a different room recently, explaining to the clerk, "I listened to the wife moaning while her husband spanked her this afternoon; I don't care to chance a repeat performance later."

I hate connecting rooms, I've had too many instances where the noise from next door was intrusive. And then of course I feel like I need to make an effort to be the absolute quietest I can be in fear of any noise I make annoying them.

I loathe connecting rooms. After being woken up in a Vegas hotel room by a couple having a fight, then hearing their child crying for them to stop, I vowed to avoid wherever possible. (Called security as was far too scared to confront them)

Trouble is, many desk staff have no idea about the rooms in their hotels. We once waited 1 1/2 hours at the Monterey Plaza til they found a room without a connecting door. The first room they offered had TWO connectors. We try to find out which room are non connecting and specifically book those.

It is a pain, especially as you come across many parents who're just as unhappy. They've paid for two rooms and asked in advance for connecting (because they have children) but ended up on different floors.

That is my one usual request in the notes when I book a room. Usually it works, not always. Agreed the towel trick helps; I will sometimes do that to the main door as well if a lot of noise comes from the hall.

One of my biggest pet peeves. Parties and moaning women - unless I'm there too (!) it drives me nuts. I sometimes use my iphone to help drown it out...the white noise app is helpful. Great tip on the towel!