The newest trend in hotel marketing is that really comfortable bed. The Westin Heavenly Bed, The Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Bed or The W Difference; sounds enticing, huh?
Travel and Leisure has an article called Battle of the Beds, but who will write up the Battle of the Bang. I can’t ignore unwanted noise. That mandatory aspect of a good nights sleep is often ignored.
Noise is the most important consideration that will disturb a hotel guest’s sleep yet it is a detail frequently ignored, or value engineered out during hotel construction.
Who cares how great the mattress if you hear doors slamming in the hall, elevators opening and closing, or television sets in adjacent rooms?
I do not want to hear the person above me flushing their toilet or showering! I can’t tell you how often I have had to call a front desk at a 5 star properties with noise complaints.
While the manager will often offer a discount, I’d rather be able to sleep.
Noise mitigation is easy when a hotel is being built but if attention isn’t paid to this in the design and construction phases, the guests have to pay in more ways than one.
I am looking forward to a day when hotels advertise “Dreamy Hotels” and what they mean by dreamy is a place you can dream because it is a noise free!