are all Aloft hotels extremely noisy?
Dec 9, 2012 | 11:45 pm
#16
Join Date: Sep 2006
Programs: United 1K, Delta Gold, Cathay Pacific Diamond, SPG plat.
Posts: 375
No kidding. Bring it on. I actually tweeted this to SPG the other day...
For the life of me I can't understand why hotels dont fix this. Almost every property I have stayed at has doors that noisily slam shut. How hard can it be to build a door that closes quietly.
The sole exception that I have been at is the W Hong Kong which has rubber coatings on some of the door hardware. It is better, but still not great. After decades of slamming doors in thousands of hotels, I am very surprised nobody has got this right yet.
For the life of me I can't understand why hotels dont fix this. Almost every property I have stayed at has doors that noisily slam shut. How hard can it be to build a door that closes quietly.
The sole exception that I have been at is the W Hong Kong which has rubber coatings on some of the door hardware. It is better, but still not great. After decades of slamming doors in thousands of hotels, I am very surprised nobody has got this right yet.
Dec 10, 2012 | 12:56 am
#17
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,759
Maybe its a cost thing? I know that a very high security standard is the doors close and secure under their own weight. I know most hotels would rather have a louder noise to ensure the door closes than one that doesn't. I think it must come down to the price of the door itself.
Dec 10, 2012 | 12:21 pm
#18
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 952
I've stayed at 4---enough to decide that's it for me. Between loud lounges (or discos as one put it), loud drunken parties, fights in the hallways and people deciding it's better to take their cell calls in the hallway instead of the room, I've had it with Aloft.
And no bathtubs...
And no bathtubs...
Dec 10, 2012 | 12:46 pm
#19
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: UA 1K and SPG Platinum
Posts: 6
I've stayed at a few Alofts and would say that in general the higher the floor the quieter the rooms. I will say that the a/c units in the rooms arent that quiet though so beware.
Dec 10, 2012 | 3:40 pm
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 49
It's too bad. Starwood needs a modern , minimalistic brand where you can relax, unwind, and get a good night's sleep in the category 2 range. Aloft was a good idea in theory but it seams they completely missed the mark in execution. Skimped on soundproofing and heat/AC units, then allow a night club atmosphere that disturbs paying guests.