Hotel Stays

Curlywhirly

I'm with crazyH I love the buzz of a busy hotel, plenty of chatter in the restaurant and horror of horrors, I'm quite happy to see children out enjoying themselves with family!

Not sure why enjoying children.needs a horror of horrors handle. In my experience most people enjoy nice and pleasant children. Why make those who find badly behaved children annoying feel intolerant?

Now we are retired we go to hotels for a getaway midweek, so no chance of weddings, and the sort of place we go to doesn't cater for business conferences.

When DS2 and family lived in Bonn we stayed in a hotel just up the road from them, on a busy-ish road, but the main noise came from the church bell chiming the hour right outside the window. On such occasions, we are in late at night and out straight after breakfast so don't mind what the rest of the company is like.

Beswitched there was absolutely no intention to make anyone feel intolerant. It was just a tongue in cheek comment about my love of all children.

I remember as a child staying in quite a large hotel. Our room was near a sort of foyer round the bank of lifts which also housed a machine for obtaining ice. I still remember the noise from the machine which went on through the night, (I have no idea why) against a background of lift doors opening and shutting. This memory has stayed with me.

I prefer a quiet and peaceful hotel.

I def prefer P and Q. However I have booked into a Premier Inn for a couple of nights next week as I’m going to support my daughter and family during some health issues and it’s the nearest and has guaranteed parking! No longer a cheap option though. Could have found something much nicer and including breakfast if I’d been happy to stay a bit further out.

I hope your experience is better than mine with PI, GreyKnitter. Very nice room. Horrific amount of noise.

I hate a hotel that has hen do's they screech going back to there rooms have no thought for people already asleep and then carry on the party in the room ? when you ring down to reception your the one made to feel like a spoil sport!! I think their to scared to go to the room and tell them to shut up.

I mainly go to a hotel and expect that I will at least get a decent night's sleep.
Stayed at a lovely B&B in York, the second night I was woken by a group of overseas guests that seemed to want to carry on a party at 1am , running between rooms and up and down stairs!
Next morning at breakfast, those of that party got very dark looks from the other guests, along with an instruction from the owner (who had been blissfully ignorant as his room was on the ground floor) to find somewhere else to stay!
Sadly, many hotels have to have weddings and parties to make ends meet these days.
It would be nice to be warned of the fact when either booking or on arrival as many hotel rooms ahve little if any soundproofing between rooms.
Just try staying in an hotel near an airport where you get woken by suitcases on wheels going along the corridor for the first flights or even the call to prayer from the room above yours at dawn !!!

Went to a chain hotel which had a 'quiet after 10.30pm' rule. Had the best nights sleep as I could relax and not worry about noisy people coming in late. Brilliant.

Couldn't cope with a 'party' hotel, much prefer P&Q. Also always ask for high floor and room well away from the lift. Don't go to hotels which allow pets either which I expect might upset some readers.

Unless it's a holiday hotel abroad where you expect there will be noise I do hope for peace and quiet in UK.

I like my sleep so I look for feedback on hotels that are quiet and clean and have good ratings after all that is what I’m paying for a good quiet clean room and a good breakfast. I’m always staying in them as my sons don’t live near so I book hotels on regular basis instead of staying in their homes.

Curlywhirly

Beswitched there was absolutely no intention to make anyone feel intolerant. It was just a tongue in cheek comment about my love of all children.

Fair enough. Thanks for explaining

sweetcakes

I hate a hotel that has hen do's they screech going back to there rooms have no thought for people already asleep and then carry on the party in the room ? when you ring down to reception your the one made to feel like a spoil sport!! I think their to scared to go to the room and tell them to shut up.

Oh goodness yes I hate it when receptionists or night porters make you feel like you're being the unreasonable one for wanting a bit of peace and quiet at 1am. Or give you a surprised and resentful look, or a half hearted begrudging 'sorry about that. Now here's your bill' response when you complain about it the next day.

Love going to hotels where there is a lot going on....Go twice a year with my buddies on a bus holiday... We have a ball....Loads of laughter dancing and chatting to everyone....Makes you feel young at heart....Bring it on...

Beswitched

We travelled down to Bath last week to attend the funeral of a dear friend. We went down the day before the funeral so that we would not be worrying about being late the next day. We stayed in a lovely hotel about 3 miles outside Bath and it was beautifully quiet. The service was excellent , we had a lovely big en-suite room with massive bed and two armchairs, fridge, safe, decent hospitality tray. Food was just normal pub type of thing which suited us fine. We retired to the library with drinks and coffee after dinner, just the two of us, it was lovely and cosy and it felt as if it was ours. Somehow they have survived the lock-downs etc. It was perfectly clean but obviously getting ready for freshening up when the economy settles down. The service could not have been bettered and we have decided that on our annual trips down to the West county for holidays we will have an overnight stay both going down and on the way home again. It was reasonably priced.

We don't even like eating out in restaurants. I can't abide people screeching or bellowing with "look at me" pseudo fun. A quiet meal at home with my amazing hubby is the best thing ever. Candles, music, lovely environment... we both love it!
For hotels, we prefer Premier Inn. Cheap, clean and quiet (nine times out of ten).

We were wedding guests staying in the hotel which was hosting the wedding; we went to bed at about 11.30pm and fell fast asleep. I was woken about half hour later by what sounded like a child wailing in the next room. I woke my husband up to say that I was thinking of ringing reception, as I was worried that the parents may still be downstairs at the wedding. He burst out laughing and told me to listen a bit more closely -
'that's not a child wailing, it's a woman having very vocal sex!' Felt a right fool. ?

Beswitched funnily enough it was in York at the Hilton that it happened perhaps if I'd complained a bit louder I might have got some money off ??

Crikey, where do you eat out Naninka?

Quiet is better but I expect that's not so profitable, is it? I once went to a tea room which had received great accolades but it was very quiet on the volume front albeit busy with people. You could hear a pin drop and it was a bit intimidating.

I felt that if I rattled my teaspoon against the saucer a little too loudly I'd be told to 'shush' which was reminiscent of an Alan Bennet play, 'don't show yourself up as your sort don't belong here'. Ultimately not so enjoyable.

A few years ago we stayed in a beautiful 'Masseria' (hotel/resort) in southern Italy and were alarmed to find a really huge family wedding taking place.
However the people-watching was fascinating, with wonderful, colourful outfits and hairstyles (and that was just the guys ) so we propped up the bar for a couple of hours just enjoying the spectacle.
After dinner we went back to our room and never heard a peep from the celebrations, which moved on to another part of the hotel. Now, that is definitely how it should be done.
And the next morning, no trace of debris or hungover guests lolling around, just pleasant, civilised behaviour on everyone's part.
Italians know how to have a great time without showing themselves up. We could learn a thing or two from them.

pre covid I much prefer to stay in farmhouse b and b's , and also do yha and was happy to do dormitory . My back causes me a lot of pain so am awake early. Can move quietly , have shower and get packed and be out before people are even up. dont have to wait for breakfast for set time so if I sleep well it is a bonus, if not I get going and have the morning to myself. I want a good comfortable clean bed and a decent shower. cant afford to spend a lot on hotels and rather have the money for basic food and fuel so I can go where I want.

I like professionally anonymous service in a hotel, my worst nightmare would be staying in a "friendly" B&B in the owner's home, making small talk. Shudder.