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Tips on how to cope with noisy guests in hotels
Although you might not be in a position to travel right now due to Covid-19, don’t be discouraged. Hopefully the boarder will open in good time for you to take off. Are you planning to go away this year but worried about getting a good night’s sleep? These tips on how to cope with noisy guests in hotels might just help you enjoy your holiday.
Have you been affected by noisy guests during your holiday? I’m pretty sure some of you have. Noise can affect your stay and, in some cases, ruin your holiday due to sleep deprivation. It might be that guests continuously drag their chairs on marble floor, play loud music into the early hours or allow their children to run wild late at night.
Hotel rooms vary in style, size and price, ranging from cheap hotels to five-star resorts. But in spite of the differences, most have a noise policy put in place to safeguard their guests, employees and property. Guests must comply with the accommodation rules to help others have a quiet and enjoyable vacation. But as you might know not everyone complies with policies and would rather take matters into their own hands
Noise is probably one of the most common problems you’ll face during your holiday and evidence shows that with the breakout of Covid-19 more people are having difficulty sleeping due to anxiety or lifetime changes.
To help you have an enjoyable holiday, here are some tips on how to cope with noisy guests in your hotel:
- Read the code of conduct shortly after you’ve checked in.
- Confront the noisy guests with diplomacy (but be careful!). Tell them that they’re making noise and explain how their behavior is affecting your stay – build a rapport with them if possible but be pleasant and firm.
- Write a letter to them explaining how they’ve ruined your stay and that if they continue, you will report them to the hotel manager.
- Log all incidences and use a voice recorder to record the noise as proof.
- Make a complaint to the hotel manager and tour operator then make a request to transfer. If this fails, ask to be relocated.
- If they still fail to comply with the rules, they might be given a warning, or possibly get thrown out or even arrested!
When booking your accommodation avoid choosing a room facing a busy street with noisy traffic. Request to have a room with a good view with less noise.
Plan well ahead for future holidays. Read reviews on how hotels have previously managed noisy guests and avoid being in the same situation next time.
Star rating doesn’t actually guarantee that you’ll have a good night sleep. What really matters is to make sure that there is the Quiet Room® label attached to the hotel.
The Quiet Hotel Room follows this trend.
Do you prefer to stay in accommodation that is quiet or prefer the city break style hotel? Drop me a line as always.
All geat suggestions but personally, I never confront the offender…juts call the front desk and if they can’t manage the problem, I asked to be moved. Could be me, but I think it’s a scary world today and I don’t want to confront a stranger…no matter how nicely. I’m too distrustful of a reaction.
Very wise Jacqueline! It’s a scary world and best to be safe.
I agree with Jacqui completely. I pay so it’s the hotel’s responsibility.
Absolutely! Hotels are responsible for controlling noise pollution in their resort.
Noisy hotel guests are the reason I take along ear plugs, sleeping pills and my iPad to play relaxing white noise sound of rainstorms on an App just in case some people won’t be quiet. You never know what you are going to get nowadays even if you ask people politely to keep it down. I just try to drown out the noise with soothing sounds.
So true. We’ve got to be prepared to block out noise and stop it from ruining our holiday. Gel ear plugs and relaxing music also does the trick. 🙂
I don’t travel anymore, thank goodness, but I do remember attending a conference and our Head Office decided to change from our normal hotel to a lesser one. Well, it was lesser in every way. I swear that in the room next to mine they were having a party. It was unbelievable. Complaints to the front desk didn’t change anything. I wasn’t the only one and the conference was really a waste of time because most of us were to tired to learn anything new. So your point is excellent – find out the noise policy before you book.
Thanks Lenie. Let’s just hope that hotels have a policy in place. 🙂
I’ve never heard of the Quiet Room label, but that’s a great idea! The last hotel we stayed at, we asked to be moved. Fortunately we had just gotten to our room and could hear lots of kids in the room next to us so we immediately asked the front desk if they had any other rooms. It was easy because we hadn’t unpacked any of our stuff yet. If that had happened in the middle of the night it would have been a whole different story!
I’ve recently learnt about the Quiet Room label and will be looking out for them when booking my next holiday. Brilliant idea! So glad you had a lucky escape and that the hotel had a vacant room ready for you.
Great tips. I have yet to experience this situation to the point where I needed to complain but now I will know what to do.
Hopefully you won’t have to put up with noisy guests during your vacation.
Those are some great tips. I would call the front desk instead of confronting the guest though.
That’s right Jason. It’s much safer to call the front desk.
We had a group of girls volleyball teams staying there. They were loud and slamming doors all night. I called the front desk, said they’d come up and talk to them, never did. Called again, they said they’d come up, never did again. Hotel was fully booked so couldn’t move. We checked out early since I was so tired, couldn’t stay another day!
Sorry to hear about your disturbance.
Fortunately, we have not encountered this situation very often. There have been the occasional later than normal noisy parties, but they will usually subside by the time we are ready for bed.
That’s fortunate. I once stayed in a hotel with noisy floor boards which was not a great experience.
I once checked into a hotel in Puerto Vallarta Mexico and it was blissfully quiet until about 2:00 am when a disco opened across the street. My whole room shook with music. I tried to move but alas every room in the hotel was noisy so ended up checking out. I was astonished no-one had reported it on Trip Advisor. The Quiet Room label is defintely something I’d be interested in!
That is such a shame as I’m sure you intended to have a great time. Writing a review is bound to help the next guests.
I’ve been there and these are great suggestions, especially being careful when you confront the noisy party. I have no compunction about telling management but just not in the middle of the night. Luckily it hasn’t happened often.
I guess it’s not always a good idea to confront strangers but speaking management usually resolves the situation.
That’s no fun, I typically knock on the wall lightly and if it persists, i call up the front desk and complain lol…I’m not putting up with that on a paid stay
We must get value for money from our paid vacations. The front desk owes us a duty to make sure this happens.
Hi Bola. With all the crazies in the world these days, I would never directly complain to the noisy occupants. I always call the front desk and ask them to have someone come to the room in question and advise them that they are disturbing other guests. It is safer and more diplomatic to do so.
Hi Doreen, it is better to be safe than sorry!