Not saying the Crowne Plaza Hotels have too much money but...

...okay, I guess that's exactly what I'm saying. I haven't stayed at too many hotels in my day. I understand that a lot of people travel quite a bit for work and getting a good nights sleep in an unfamiliar environment can be hard enough without this major problem:

The people in the room next door snoring so loud it keeps you up.
















Hmmm, I don't think I've ever quite encountered this problem, but apparently it's a big one. So big, in fact, that the Crowne Plaza Hotels are introducing "snore patrols" in their "quiet zones" that are reserved for light sleepers, and "snore absorption rooms" at a number of sites worldwide.

"Snore monitors" patrol corridors in the designated quiet zones of Crowne Plaza hotels in the cities of London, Leeds and Manchester. Their job is to listen out for offensive noises and knock on the door of guests who snore too loudly.

I see, I see. So instead of having to hear people snore and keep you up at night, instead you have to hear them snore and THEN have to hear an obnoxious knock on their door. We're making a lot of sense so far. Also, if you know a chronic snorer you know that they almost always fall back asleep and start snoring like 3 minutes later. But woaaaaahhh nelly, Crowne Plaza has already taken that into consideration:

...repeat offenders will be offered an alternative room away from the "quiet zone" for their next stay.

They are also introducing "snore absorption rooms" which are almost 100% soundproof. Hmmm, I have absolutely NO IDEA what a couple would want to do in a SOUNDPROOF hotel room...


POINT
Crowne Plaza just has way too much money. This is one of those things that comes about when one super-rich VIP writes a letter to the GM of a Crowne Plaza Hotel to complain about someone snoring next door, and to save his own ass he over-reacts and institutes something like this. Think of all the things that people do in hotel rooms that can be just as loud, if not louder, than snoring: 1) blow dryer. 2) television. 3) shower. 4) normal conversation.
















COUNTERPOINT
After 5 hours in a business meeting of hearing your CFO rip you a new one and saying that the company is going downhill and your salary is about to be cut, the last thing you want to hear is snoring at 3am.

PEACEFUL RESOLUTION
Have all the people staying at the Crowne Plaza shove money in their ears to drown out the sound, since they obviously have a lot of it.

















CONCLUSION

Snoring is caused by a partial blockage of the upper airway and affects four in 10 people in the United Kingdom, according to the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association.

Good to know.