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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. Thermostat_1

Notice that the closed door lets little or no ambient air in so the thermostat cannot sense when to turn on or off.

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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

This is my first time posting on TIB...seems like over 98% of hotels in the world have problems with something in their rooms!!!

Posted by: chuichi at September 5, 2006 03:57 AM

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.

Posted by: ebob at September 5, 2006 08:12 AM

You could have an entire BLOG dedicated to problems with second-rate hotel chains.

Posted by: marc db levin at September 5, 2006 02:50 PM

OK, who would even think to look for a thermostat in the closet???? Jack Mueller, you're broken, broken I tell you!!!!!!

Posted by: David at September 6, 2006 10:50 AM

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...

Posted by: Gordonii at September 11, 2006 03:56 AM

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.

Posted by: TIBE4ME at September 16, 2006 11:02 PM

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