Hotel Stays

Peace and quiet. But I’ve had two hotel stays ruined by my neighbours passionate screams. Ugh!

I don’t like hotels. I think I was put off when I was seven years old (1930) when my mother decided she was fed up with having to entertain twelve relation for Christmas so we spent it at a hotel in Brighton.
It was full of elderly ladies who resided in it. My self and five year old sister had to be very quiet and not run about.
Also my husband booked a short holiday in Torremolenos.
The food was horrible and I spent most of the time on the loo.

GillT57

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.

Oh me too. I don't want to make 'friendly' small-talk thanks. Just want to be quiet and solitary in my room.

Quiet every time - which is why we often stay in Premier Inns. Their soundproofing is superb and I have never stayed in a noisy one.

Kalu,

Hear, hear! No need to qualify your statement. It has gotten so bad that I almost think parents need to be made to have a course in rearing children with good manners before they are allowed to take a child home from the hospital. I'd rather have a well-behaved horse in the restaurant then two or three children who are deemed to be the center of the universe by their parents.

I can say this because I raised five children and they all behaved well in restaurants.

Bijou, I think you'll find hotels have moved on a bit since your childhood!

I too dread having to book a B&B and have the forced polite conversations when I just want to be left alone!

I love a quiet, but not totally "dead" hotel. The best I've ever stayed in was in Burnley when I visited my son in nearby Todmorden. It was an old Mill owner's house with lots of original features and a nice little garden and the staff were so good to me (I had a broken wrist and they had to cut up my food for me!), and the room was really quirky and comfy and private. In case anyone wants to try it, it was the Rosehill House hotel - single bedroom en suite photo attached.

I usually go for Premier Inn if I'm in a city, as they're always clean and comfortable and cheap and I can get a cooked breakfast in-house. On the one occasion there that I had a very disturbed night (due to an aggressive drunk banging on everyone's doors and demanding his female friend/wife/whatever came out) I wasn't charged for that night, just as they claim in their promotional material.

I grew up inner city and don’t mind noise at all, I can sleep through anything and complete silence bothers me, I have my radio on low all night. My late DH was bothered by the slightest sound.
I remember a holiday in Sicily and at least two weddings and other celebrations took place in that time in the hotel. So true, no drunkenness or mess, just civilised.
Ha ha “making” conversation in small B&Bs in excruciating silence, love it?

I too enjoy seeing children enjoying what may be their first group event! BUT! The utter lack of competent parenting nowadays can ruin even a quick lunch in a country pub! Kids belting round shrieking and crashing into waiting staff my worst nightmare and they seem to think k give a s**t if their kids fall over , run out the doors or end up falling down stairs?! Weird, but I don't they're not mine and an adults 'space is just that, I weened mine into behaving acceptably so should they!