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Joe Myxter

What do you do to get a quiet hotel room? Share your strategies.

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#1 - Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:59 AM EST

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JSM-769439

Check guest comments on tripadvisor or other travel sites. Always request a room away from the ice machine and elevators, and, if possible a non-connecting room - you never know if there is soundproofing between the doors. Be willing to switch rooms after you check your room out.

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#2 - Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:06 PM EST

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Inde

At home I routinely fall asleep with the TV on, so if there's any distraction in a hotel room, I'll just turn on the TV to a boring channel that doesn't change much (TWC or the guide, for instance), turn the sound down so it just covers the other sounds, and off I go.

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#3 - Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:46 PM EST

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Constitutionalist-CA

Tell the Front Desk you are really tired and need the quietest room possible. That usually gets me a room at the end of a hall on the back of the hotel. The front desk knows which rooms are quiet and would rather accomodate me rather than have me call with a complaint later.

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#4 - Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:51 PM EST

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beansmommy

We always request in interior room at the end of the hall, that way we don't have any street noise or disturbances from people traveling up and down the hall. It also helps to try to get a room on the top floor, so that you don't have to listen to anyone above you.

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#5 - Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:57 PM EST

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Salida Vista

I can't afford the Four Seasons but noise control starts when the reservation is made. Pull up a foor plan for the hotel. Reserve a room on the thrid floor or higher, away elevators and ice makers and simming pool access. Also ask if a convention has blocked a bunch of rooms. Stay away. Noise canceling ear phones work even without music. What do eye shades have to do with surpressing sound?

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#6 - Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:17 PM EST

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lorrainebates

I travel 40 weeks a year. My trick for getting a good night's sleep, anywhere?

Xanax.

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#7 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 7:52 PM EST

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Jesse-664483

I ask for a quiet room and never travel without my trusty earplugs.

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#8 - Fri Jan 9, 2009 4:58 PM EST

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Webem-Spiders

High floor, end of hall, no-connecting room, away from elevators and ice machines, away from busy street sides and turn your room unit fans on high. My check list usually works for a restful stay!

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#9 - Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:16 PM EST

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High floor, end of hall, no ice machines, non-connecting rooms, away from elevators and off busy street sides. My list for a restful stay!

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#10 - Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:21 PM EST

Do not disturb: How to get a quiet hotel room

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Have tightened security measures affected your holiday travels?

What word best describes language translators and other apps?

Do you think British Airways will strike over the holidays?

Do you think the TSA is doing a good job?

Is it fair to charge obese passengers more to fly?

If sick, would you change travel plans -- even if it cost you more money?

Are smokers getting a raw deal?

What would you be willing to pay for in-flight Internet access?

Which of the following travel stories do you think is most bizarre?

What is your philosophy on traveling during tough economic times?

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