Let me just give you a little glimpse into an interaction I had at a Hampton Inn where I stayed for two nights. The first night did not go well. I had access to a two room suite. In the bedroom, the headboard of the bed was on the far wall when entering the room. When lying on the bed, to the right is both the nightstand with all of the plugs and charging ports making that the natural side of the bed to sleep on. Next to the night stand was a very noisy air conditioner and above that was the only window in the room with secret black out curtains that were nearly impossible to find (I needed help to locate them).
Every 15-30 minutes the air conditioner (hardly necessary as the outside temperatures were about 30 degrees) would come on like a car starting next to your head, wake me up and stay on for about five minutes. I took video of it, went downstairs and mentioned my sleep issue. I wasn’t looking for anything for free, but rather, I drew out how they would just switch the bed to the opposite side and it would cure a bunch of the problems I (and other guests) would have experienced.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.