Comment on Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I stayed at a “hotel” in Denver a few years ago. It was advertised as a hotel on Hotels.com, and we booked because we thought it was cool that the unit had a full kitchen and was like a condo. We thought it would be the best of both worlds, hotel amenities and Airbnb style room. We get there, and it’s basically an apartment building that they’ve turned into a hotel. They have no staff on site, and I had to download an app to check in and do a face scan. Super not privacy friendly. Then one day we stayed in and we’re having a few drinks and conversing. This was 5 guys. We weren’t being beligerant or loud, just talking. It was maybe 4 pm, and not quiet hours. I get a text saying there was a noise complaint. Then we bailed and got another text saying there was a 2nd noise complaint. They threatened us with a $500 fee the 2nd time. I told them we were no longer in the room, so it wasn’t us. We later found what we assumed was a bug device that notified them if we went over a certain decibel level.
I never got charged, but I was ready to fight tooth and nail with my credit card company if they did. It was very weird, and I would never book with that company again.
This sounds like a total bullshit whine from assholes who made a lot of noise in the middle of the night and disturbed their neighbors because they were on vacation and felt entitled.
Fuck you. Provide anything to back your shit up or shut up. And you won’t. Respect others, or pay the fine.
Bruh go touch some grass
You should go on a walk outside. Go find your nearest tree, see the way the bark grows, see the little bugs that call it home and the tiny ecosystem that tree supports. Go to the nearest rock. Spend some time admiring its strata, think about how it got there over millions and millions of years. Feel the sunshine on your face. Feel the wind ripple through your hair.
Do all this, then come back and re-read what you wrote.
Ok troll. Fuck off
if something is advertised as a hotel it damn well better have sound dampening between the rooms
bodilotion@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Do you happen to have a description of photo of the bug device? Interested to find out whether I am running into a similar situation myself.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
tritonsensors.com/uses/hotels/
I didn’t take a photo, but it was like this.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Yeah getting a shut the fuck up text every 5 minutes makes me real comfortable. Also they literally advertise it as a revenue stream. How fucked.
untorquer@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
The crying part on that feature list is kinda messed up.
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Doesn’t react to the sound of the fist hitting flesh, only the crying afterwards.
billwashere@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Primarily just to generate more revenue. Not actually alert infractions. It’s on their fucking website. Fuck this noise. I’d wrap the damn thing in aluminum foil and watch it try to communicate then.
WallsToTheBalls@lemmynsfw.com 8 hours ago
They’re usually hard wired via cat6 and powered by POE, and will also alert for a lack of input
AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
So, are there any sort of devices you can buy to check for these type of things or are they mostly just hollywood TV/movie and detective game mumbo jumbo type things?