What to look for in a hotel to ctb in?

[Mixo]

I've been saving up for my last destination: a hotel in my home city. I want to spend a few last days enjoying the coastline and might even splurge a bit on a really nice location. Then on my last day I'll probably ctb midday so that I have roughly 24 hours before I'm discovered.

What are some key things to ask about before booking the room?

Here are some ideas I have in mind currently:
- whether or not they have Do Not Disturb signs
- whether or not they have to clean the rooms and to what frequency? (I am booking several nights and need to ensure I'm not interrupted)
- how much privacy each room has sound wise (I'll make up a bogus story about having to make conference calls for work)

 

[LastFlowers]

I almost wonder if you could/should do a trial at the hotel. I know some hotels, even if you ask all the right questions and put the sign up, the cleaning crew will still come into your room. Sometimes even unannounced, and if there's no one conscious enough to answer them and tell them to get out, all the worse it will be if you're trying to ctb. Although it's possible the first people there might just think you are sleeping and leave. The real bother comes at check out time, you should do it a good while before that time arrives.
Best bet would be to scope the place out if you can afford it. Some places have consistent management and some don't, some act differently depending on how booked they are, time of day, the covid situation, etc.
I'm guessing this might not be an option though, considering you want some place on a coastline and such, not cheap. But if you're dead set, does it really matter?

What kind of noise are you worried about making that you have to know how thin the walls are, so to speak? Just wondering. I'm pretty sure all hotels have DnD signs, some you just may have to ask and make sure it won't fall to the floor. Just know that the longer you are there, the more likely they are to enter your room.

 

[Mixo]

I almost wonder if you could/should do a trial at the hotel.
Best bet would be to scope the place out if you can afford it.

What kind of noise are you worried about making that you have to know how thin the walls are, so to speak? Just wondering. I'm pretty sure all hotels have DnD signs, some you just may have to ask and make sure it won't fall to the floor. Just know that the longer you are there, the more likely they are to enter your room.

Yes, I wish I could do a trial run - one of the hotels I'm looking at I've actually stayed in before for only one night and despite the DND sign, the cleaning lady demanded an answer once she tried to open the door. I had put the latch (not sure what it's called but it's a bit like a door chain) and she was hollering towards me through the door, waking me up - she didn't even ask if I wanted cleaning, she seemed to want to know if I was still there? I guess that should cross that hotel off the list. Such a shame, as it's really central to the beach and restaurant I want to go to on the last day I can eat before fasting. In any case, trialing the hotels would be doubling the price and that's just not possible for me. I'll have to think more about a workaround, I guess.

And to answer your other question re: noise, I'm worried in the off chance that someone might hear me if SN is somehow painful. I heard another user here was groaning in pain once she took it and i'd hate to be discovered by some anti-choice white knight staying the room next to me.

 

[Sherri]

Most housekeepers have a schedule to have rooms ready before 12 or 1pm. Most hotels have the DND thing on the door handle inside the room. If you choose a double room should be big enough not to hear noises. I would go for a 4 stars at least. Big chain. So there's no big invasions of privacy.

 

[Meditation guide]

whether or not they have to clean the rooms and to what frequency

Any decent hotel has do not disturb signs but whether or not they are strictly honored by the cleaning crew depends on the hotel. I agree that a trial run, if you are financially able to do it, is a good idea.
I stayed in a hotel for seven nights with a sign on the door the entire time saying DO NOT DISTURB and not once was I disturbed, nor did a cleaning crew come in. I was ordering food every day though so they knew I was alive.

 

[MichaelNomad123]

Most hotels are not doing room service or housekeeping right now because of Covid -- at least the hotels in EU and UK. You have to go to reception to request it. I spent 2 weeks in a hotel in Belfast at a Premier Inn. I was pretty much left alone for days on end.

 

[Emily_Numb]

I've been saving up for my last destination: a hotel in my home city. I want to spend a few last days enjoying the coastline and might even splurge a bit on a really nice location. Then on my last day I'll probably ctb midday so that I have roughly 24 hours before I'm discovered.

What are some key things to ask about before booking the room?

Here are some ideas I have in mind currently:
- whether or not they have Do Not Disturb signs
- whether or not they have to clean the rooms and to what frequency? (I am booking several nights and need to ensure I'm not interrupted)
- how much privacy each room has sound wise (I'll make up a bogus story about having to make conference calls for work)

All big hotels have things in the door that you hang saying 'Do Not Disturb'. If this is on the door, the housekeeping will Generally not make up the room.

Just request at the front desk that you will be working and having conference calls in the room all day and please can housekeeping not disturb you.

 

[greebo6]

A good Mini Bar ,maybe empty it before you go , and a clear 'Do not disturb sign'.

 

[Mixo]

All big hotels have things in the door that you hang saying 'Do Not Disturb'. If this is on the door, the housekeeping will Generally not make up the room.

Just request at the front desk that you will be working and having conference calls in the room all day and please can housekeeping not disturb you.

You'd be surprised. I tried to plan meticulously for a hotel exit a couple years ago and I would disguise my intentions when calling to ask about their cleaning policies. I'd tell them that I have sleep issues and often sleep during the day, so I prefer not to be disturbed. Some places said okay that's fine, keep the DND on the door. Other places would say they're required to go into the rooms once every few days (e.g. 3, 4) to clean the room. The more corporate places tended to have more rigid policies on this. Motel 6 was the absolute worst at giving you privacy, presumably because their clientele was more "seedy".

 

[Journeytoletgo]

My guess is do not disturb signs
This is what I am currently researching

 

[boc]

You don't mention method, but I'm guessing SN. If that's the case, I don't know that sound proof rooms would be that big of a deal. I would just book an extra day and go with the do not disturb sign. Even if the house cleaning comes in and sees you there, unless it's check out they'll just think you're sleeping and leave.

I think my biggest recommendation would be to look for a place you can relax and enjoy. I think you should splurge if you're sure you're going through with it. You deserve one nice night.