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Mention the alarm clock to guests who often come to the hotel and you may hear it. Those ever-
The current digital clock radio often causes a sense of confusion, frustration and even anger. Why?
Just check in to any hotel and try to do anything with your bedside watch like set it up.
Or try to turn off the radio on in the housekeeping department.
What does this button do?
Again, you can wait until three in the morning. m.
When an alarm is set up by the previous guest (
Thanks to a PhD in rocket science who figured out how to set it up)
Start buzzing
After that, good luck and try to get back to sleep.
"The alarm clock is one-
Room amenities on dinosaur road should be taken, "said Michael Nixon, president of Innisfree Hotels, Florida Bay Breeze hotel management. But is it? Not exactly.
And some forwards.
People who look like hotels are taking off their alarm clocks from their rooms, realizing that most of their guests are using smartphones now, and others are doubling their alarm clocks.
Most hotels seem to just reuse their old clock radio, even if they renovate the room.
But there are strategies to avoid terrible alarms.
Clock experience.
Although I have a lot of my own stories to share, such as being woken up too early to set
Dear reader, the room clocks, fight with rogue radio, they turn pale compared to the story you tell.
During a recent girlfriend vacation, Patricia Wilson was responsible for setting the alarm so that her team would not be late for the morning event.
She dialed the clock at six. m. wake-
But never bothered to confirm that the clock was set to the right time. It wasn't.
"We all took a shower, dressed up and prepared for breakfast --at 4 a. m.
Wilson remembers running a marketing company in San Francisco.
"I realized my mistake when we arrived at the dark restaurant.
"Brian Williams posted a lifestyle site in San Diego where he used to live in a hotel room and the lowest display setting on the alarm clock was still so bright, he said: "I felt like I was sleeping on the runway at Kennedy Airport. "
"I finally pulled out the clock. "He was lucky.
You can't always unplug the alarm clock.
The hotel is often unable to use the plug, or the battery is powered and cannot be turned off.
Also, to prevent the clock from being taken away, the clock is often tied to the bedside table.
If you can't pull the alarm off, cover it.
"Normally I will cover the bright green or blue lights on the clock with a towel so I can sleep," said Dan Bolan, a long-working airline pilot.
Flights to Asia
The hotel does not want anyone to take their alarm clock, which obviously includes the hotel staff.
Jason Henderson recalls not working alarm clock when checking in at Las Vegas.
"After realizing that the time was wrong and fiddling with the controller for a while, I couldn't reset the clock or set the alarm," said Henderson, a children's book writer living in Denver.
"I called at my desk and they said they would send another one and they did.
They took out the second huge alarm clock and put it on top of the old one.
For some reason, it is against their policy to take the broken ones away.
"It's acceptable for some hotels to think the alarm clock is a relic.
Last year, Walt Disney World removed the alarm clock in the hotel room and replaced it with a less critical facility: a power strip.
Alarm clocks can still be provided upon request.
Other hotels are also trying to create a better alarm clock.
Among Wyndham's many brands, including Wyndham Grand Hotel, Wyndham Hotel and Resort, Wyndham Garden, the old alarm clock has been replaced by the Kube audio clock, A simple design device that can be used as a charging station.
Single room hotel Kubeday alarm (
So need to be fixed every night)
, A Bluetooth speaker, three built-in-
Connector, two USB ports and wireless charging options.
Instructions for setting the alarm clock are at the top of the cube and there are options for stopping or taking a nap.
This is the industry trend-
Replace, not abolish.
For example, iHome, the largest hotel alarm clock provider, focuses on adding USB and wireless charging options to newer phones, as well as with three-
Double sided LED display and space
Save on charging mode.
"We have a single product.
Alarm settings for the day, which means guests will never be disturbed by an alert from the previous guest, "said Ely Ashkenazi, technical President of iHome hotel.
According to the hotel operator I spoke to, eliminating the alarm is not always feasible.
Guests need to know when it is and they sometimes travel without technology, especially when on vacation.
But there is a feeling that the old alarm clock is difficult to operate and annoying, and in any case, due to the need to upgrade the aging clock, they have taken the feedback from the guests to heart.
Erika Hall, innkeeper of the monastery Lantern Hill Inn, one bed-and-
Have breakfast at Ledyard in Conne.
She said she recently replaced the hotel alarm with the "super simple" device she found at Ikea.
The only flaw is: they are operated by the battery and it stops keeping the exact time when the battery is low.
Otherwise, nothing is lost.
"If someone can't think of the problem, they probably shouldn't be traveling alone," she said.
"The strategy to deal with rogue alarm clocks is simple.
Don't think the alarm clock is not armed when you check in.
In order to avoid accidents, please unplug immediately;
Many frequent hotel guests do this automatically when checking in.
Instead of trying to figure out howor whether —
It works, wake up with your smartphone-up call.
Please keep in mind that hotel staff can usually (but not always)
Take off the alarm clock or find a watch that suits you.
Nixon may be right in the long run.
The hotel's alarm clock and indoor alarm clock are dying out. room phones.
They will be replaced by charging stations or nothing.
But it takes time.
Elliot is a consumer advocate, journalist and partner.
Co-founder of the Voyager advocacy organization.
Email him at chris @ elliott. org.