hotel facilities _ what is it? (OT)

milenaferrante
milenaferrante Posts: 21
edited April 2008 in The Porch
Sorry for the off topic.

I'm trying to understand what are

"window opens" in the description of a hotel.

Can someone help me? Sorry again but I had to find american friends since that as far as I understand an American feature.

thanx!!
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    milenaferrante wrote:
    Sorry for the off topic.

    I'm trying to understand what are

    "window opens" in the description of a hotel.

    Can someone help me? Sorry again but I had to find american friends since that as far as I understand an American feature.

    thanx!!


    it means you can open your window,as opposed to the hotels where the window does NOT open.

    if you 4:20 it's a good thing to have a window that opens :)
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    milenaferrante wrote:
    Sorry for the off topic.

    I'm trying to understand what are

    "window opens" in the description of a hotel.

    Can someone help me? Sorry again but I had to find american friends since that as far as I understand an American feature.

    thanx!!


    sounds like a dump if they are advertising that a window opens.

    thats like "water runs"
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    restlesssoul wrote:
    sounds like a dump if they are advertising that a window opens.


    not in New York.

    don't want to encourage any jumpers! :)
  • kj1nyr
    kj1nyr Posts: 837
    Twenty eight years in the hospitality industry here, most of it loading "special features" into computer databases.

    Some newer hotels are built with windows that do not open, usually floor to ceiling type windows. For some hotels this is both a financial decision (people leave the air conditioning on and the windows open) an insurance issue (people jumping out or throwing things out a window), or just cosmetic (to make the building exterior all shiney glass!).

    A window that opens in some cities is preferrable due to nice weather or people with claustrophobia.

    Peace,
    KJ
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  • milenaferrante
    milenaferrante Posts: 21
    thanx for you great reply and thanx again to all of you...

    that was an interesting lesson of US culture...!!!
    kj1nyr wrote:
    Twenty eight years in the hospitality industry here, most of it loading "special features" into computer databases.

    Some newer hotels are built with windows that do not open, usually floor to ceiling type windows. For some hotels this is both a financial decision (people leave the air conditioning on and the windows open) an insurance issue (people jumping out or throwing things out a window), or just cosmetic (to make the building exterior all shiney glass!).

    A window that opens in some cities is preferrable due to nice weather or people with claustrophobia.

    Peace,
    KJ
  • quarterpast
    quarterpast Posts: 185
    restlesssoul wrote:
    sounds like a dump if they are advertising that a window opens.

    thats like "water runs"


    I worked for a big touring band and had a list of questions about facilities for every hotel we were going to be at. An important question I had to ask was "do the windows open?" Both for the safety of the rock star babies and for the rock star daddies who smoke.
    It's a legit thing to put in a hotel description. I completely prefer windows that open, spending as much time in hotels as I do.
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    but rock n roll will live forever! - ray davies

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