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Have You Ever Been Turned Off By a Noisy Hotel?

March 12, 2013 at 1:54 PM | by | Comments (11)

Seems like the Fairfield Inn & Suites Brooklyn is having neighbor issues lately, as a NY Times article this weekend spotlighted a noise dispute going on between the hotel and an arts organization located across the street.

According to the article, Fairfield guests have repeatedly complained about "late night drumming" being heard up until 2am. Ugh. On the other side of the argument, the Gowanus Arts Building claims that Fairfield is acting too high and mighty—the hotel opened just last year, while the Gowanus Arts Building's been around since 1985.

Understandably, Fairfield fears losing valuable guests due to ongoing complaints, yet they're up against an important neighborhood cultural institution. So, who's right?

Well…we're not really asking. We'll leave it up to the city to sort through all the legalities and decide.

In the meantime, we wanna know: have you ever stayed at a noisy hotel? Did it keep you from sleeping through the night? Or, even worse, make you never want to return as a guest?

Jot your thoughts down below! Or, send us an email!

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YES

I've had this a few times. The worst was at the Hooters Hotel in Las Vegas (don't ask.) They had some weird AC or generator machine right outside my room on the building's exterior. I hardly slept. I was also newly pregnant and so it was especially miserable.
juliana on March 12, 2013 at 2:04 PM #Permalink

Absolutely

This has happened to me a few times at aloft hotels.  Combo of thin walls and noisy bars/bands.  However, one can say I should have known better I guess.  Now I know when I am about to book an aloft that it is going to be noisy, and I usually opt for a different hotel.

Worst case:  You get to a known quiet hotel, go to sleep, and wake up to the sound of construction on the building right next to the hotel!  That has happened at a couple different NYC midtown hotels.

markj on March 12, 2013 at 3:08 PM #Permalink

For me...

The first one that comes to mind is actually Dream Downtown. That room was awfully pretty, but man! The thumping party upstairs (only two floors up from mine) seemed to go on allll night.
ASchechter on March 12, 2013 at 3:34 PM #Permalink

Revelry Didn't Stop at Revel

Luckily I was on a higher floor, but I learned from disgruntled guests that anyone staying on floor 10 and below at Revel is guaranteed to hear the club music bumping into the wee hours. Oh, and the gaggle of young kids running in the hall is an issue.
Chanize on March 12, 2013 at 3:51 PM #Permalink

Noise? What noise?

I'm a born-and-raised NYer, which means I have ZERO right to peace and tranquility lol... but I actually find it harder to sleep / relax when cars, trucks, and sirens aren't blaring out in the distance. Weird.
Wunderkind on March 12, 2013 at 7:20 PM #Permalink

W Hollywood

That hotel is a nightmare.  The nightclub itself doesn't present any noise issues, but the crowd does when leaving at its 2AM closing time.  If staying on a lower floor, these drunken idiots are so noisy they will certainly awaken even the deepest of sleepers.  A shame, as it is a nice hotel otherwise.
hartss on March 13, 2013 at 9:04 AM #Permalink

From @ABenjaminAuthor on Twitter

"Stuck 1 floor above an outdoor DJ after an early AM flight. Called front desk and was upgraded to a 2 bed suite!"
ASchechter on March 13, 2013 at 9:36 AM #Permalink

From @whitesky60 on Twitter

"Never travel without construction-site-grade earplugs."
ASchechter on March 13, 2013 at 9:36 AM #Permalink

From @starflyergold on Twitter

"Worst ever: room near restaurant vent rattling all night: finally surrendered and changed room at 3 am (yawn)"
ASchechter on March 13, 2013 at 9:37 AM #Permalink

Surprising power of the snore

Staying the night at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, I woke in the night to insanely loud snoring. After nudging (punching) my husband to stop, he reminded me that it was not him -- that the snore was actually coming from the Presidential suite next door. No surprise when you stay in an old-time, all-wood hotel. What was surprising was seeing four old ladies exit that room the next day.
ninakhahn on March 13, 2013 at 3:47 PM #Permalink

Hotel In NYC

I always try and find hotels that aren't right in the center of a city or in a less populated area to avoid this!
libertyinn on April 3, 2013 at 1:41 PM #Permalink

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