top 2 SC hotel guests

[thehippie777]

Two vital rules I wish guests would adhere to:

Minus the proper child-rearing, being polite to other guests, etc

1) Listen. These words coming out of my mouth are important. Trust me I wouldn’t be saying them if they weren’t. I am not trying to “chat you up”, I swear. Do NOT interrupt me and do NOT cut me off. And if you choose to do these things, don’t be taking your anger out on me when you can’t find your room (due to not hearing which elevator to take), didn’t hear about the breakfast times, or anything else you wish to blame me for even though I told you, or at least tried to tell you about already.

2) Do not crowd other guests at the desk. I realize you are sad that they got ahead of you, but consider their approach to the desk like being in line at a bank. I have seen, of course, other customers at banks crowd even there. They have important personal information for me that I guarantee they don’t wish to share with you. I am sure you would feel the same way. I realize you think highly of yourself and your personal situations are more important, but I do not. Please give this guest some space.

This two things happen way too often.

[rerant]

Two words: cattle prod.

[smileyeagle1021]

oh I know what you mean... every time I check someone in I ask "do you need the shuttle tomorrow morning, it is by reservation only if you want me to reserve you a spot?"

without fail every morning there are people who say "but no one told me that you needed a reservation for the shuttle"

umm, yeah I did, about 7 hours ago...

[mharbourgirl]

Ooog, I hate people who stand too close behind me. I need a certain amount of empty space around me to keep me from feeling the urge to scream and bite people (yes, I'm a very weird person in many ways, autism being one of them). And I can be quite offensive, verbally, if people do not give me that space. No, I don't curse at them. My vocabulary is suitably large enough to have all kinds of insults available.

Being short with sharp elbows helps to, erm, drive the point home fairly well, though. Especially if the crowder is one of those large, tall people who likes to use their size to try and intimidate smaller people.

[Madhatter_67_85]

Two words: cattle prod.

Or a bullwhip. Just start cracking it around their heads and yell BACK, GET BACK.

[Emrld]

Ok- so how about some tips on how to be a good guest.

Two well mannered adults will be traveling.
We do understand and use words like Please, Thank You, Excuse me.
We do follow normal line rules of standing back.

We will be at the same location of a national chain for 6 nights. We will be arriving prior to check in time. I called and specifically asked if they have a safe location to put luggage for those of us that arrive prior to check in to use . . .so that we can enjoy the 3 hours rather than being tied down with suitcases. So we do know when we arrive not to expect our room to be ready . . .if it is yea bonus . .. if not there is an option available to us.
This is a place that offers a warm breakfast bar and we will be taking advantage of saving some money that way. (vs going out and buying breakfast)

Please let me know what else I should be aware of.
The whole tipping of house keeping has me a bit confused. So if some information could be provided to me on that. Feel free to PM me on that if you don't want to risk Fratching information.

[Imogene]

1) Listen.
can’t find your room (due to not hearing which elevator to take), didn’t hear about the breakfast times,

Hey, I listened, and promptly forgot which elevator you said... did you indicate more than one? If it takes longer than, say, a minute, to get to the second elevator, I'll probably forget the rest of the instructions.
And, as long as breakfast is served after I wake up, cool. I don't have to remember too hard.

[Evil Queen]

Ok- so how about some tips on how to be a good guest.

Check your Inbox when you log on.

[Imogene]

I should point out, though, that when I get directions that sound like too much for me to remember, I'll ask for a pen and paper and, here's the crazy part: WRITE THEM DOWN!

[Getoutofmylobby]

I'd like to add another. I can put up with major problems and other products of hotel customer stupidity/ignorance/ego whatever... but if i had one thing i would like all customersto stop doing is quit staring at me while i am working!!!

Dammit! That is the one thing that grinds me.

[bloodrose]

Ooog, I hate people who stand too close behind me. I need a certain amount of empty space around me to keep me from feeling the urge to scream and bite people (yes, I'm a very weird person in many ways, autism being one of them).

I'm a shrimp so I get people crowding too close to me, too. It's like, man, pressing your tall ass body against mine won't get you any closer. I usually put my hands on my low back with my elbows sticking out so that at least they'll hit elbows. I keep thinking "jacket with giant spikes." I saw a jacket a while back that was electrified. The wearer was safe but anyone touching the jacket would get a shock... very tempting...

[jedimaster91]

I saw a jacket a while back that was electrified. The wearer was safe but anyone touching the jacket would get a shock... very tempting...

I need one of those.

[Imogene]

quit staring at me while i am working!!!

Hell, stop staring at me at all. Yes, I'm a freak, no, I don't care... Although, apparently, I'm starting to reach the right feminine mannerisms... at Rocky last Saturday, one of the other attendees suddenly yelled, "Oh my god, you're a dude!" after I opened my mouth to respond to a comment my ride had made... I'd just been sitting there, on a table, people watching.

[Evil Queen]

Hell, stop staring at me at all. Yes, I'm a freak, no, I don't care... Although, apparently, I'm starting to reach the right feminine mannerisms... at Rocky last Saturday, one of the other attendees suddenly yelled, "Oh my god, you're a dude!" after I opened my mouth to respond to a comment my ride had made... I'd just been sitting there, on a table, people watching.

*blinkblink*

I love you.

[thehippie777]

Hey, I listened, and promptly forgot which elevator you said... did you indicate more than one? If it takes longer than, say, a minute, to get to the second elevator, I'll probably forget the rest of the instructions.
And, as long as breakfast is served after I wake up, cool. I don't have to remember too hard.

Oh I don't mind people who mention they didn't listen or hear. It's the people who get down-right angry at me that bother me. It happens all too often, too.