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September 5, 2006 12:03 AM
Broken: Hidden Marriott thermostat
Jack Mueller writes in:
I was at the Marriott Pyramid North in Albuquerque, New Mexico and it was a little cold in the room, so I went looking for the thermostat. Finally I found it in the closet.
Notice that the closed door lets little or no ambient air in so the thermostat cannot sense when to turn on or off.
This is my first time posting on TIB...seems like over 98% of hotels in the world have problems with something in their rooms!!!
It used to be rare to see closet doors in hotel rooms. I have noticed over the past several years that they have become more popular. I suspect that the closet doors may have been added during a remodel. The thermostat location is broken nonetheless.
Chuichi is correct in that most hotel rooms seem to have some sort of problem.
OK, who would even think to look for a thermostat in the closet???? Jack Mueller, you're broken, broken I tell you!!!!!!
is it a conservationist paradigm in the making ? is this how hotel conserve the energy showing up some efficiency use } there must be a reason why it was put there and I suspect it is not a design fator that they been considerring prior moving the termostat in the closet. I suggest to call up management with this question and send the record to funny video/audio...
That reminds me of when I was at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. I endured two nights of a 60 degree room temp until I noticed that the adjustment knob was on the BOTTOM of the thermostat, where you can only see it if you get on your knees and look up.
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almost as bad as the thermostat in a office we were renting.. had a A/C vent right above it.. so until we closed the vent it shut off pretty quick..(the thermostat was in a common area)
Posted by: infinity3060 at September 5, 2006 12:50 AM