Hotel Rules

Did your patents not teach you how to behave in public?

Take hotels.  A hotel is not your house; it is someone else's house.  You are a guest there, and you and those with you are expected to behave yourselves.

So, I propose some basic rules of conduct, which apply equally whether staying at a fancy or less fancy hotel.

When in a hotel, be quiet -- at all times.

It may be two o'clock in the afternoon as you and your friends or family talk loudly on the way to your room, but chances are there's a trucker asleep in the room you just passed.  Your room may be next to that of a soldier getting some shut-eye before an early flight to God knows where.  Or an IT guy from out of town who worked all night fixing some office computer system here in town.

If you have children with you in a hotel, instruct them to be quiet.  Do not let them run down the hall, or squeal and yell.  If you allow such behavior at home, fine; a hotel is not your home.

If you choose to watch TV in your room, keep the sound turned down to just the level you need to hear it clearly.

When you leave your room, catch the door as it closes and don't let it slam shut.

The rest of us guests will appreciate your consideration.