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Non smoking hotel question. please give your opinion

by Guest32178  |  earlier

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I am asking this question on behalf of a family member.The hotel that he has worked for for many years (Westin Dimplomat) is now going to be a non smoking hotel for employees. Employees can no longer smoke but there will be a designated area for guest. But, in the smoking area there is a sign that reads, 'This hotel will be a non smoking hotel in __ days' It is a count down. Smokers at the hotel feel degraded because they know that it will be non smoking but shouldn't have to keep being reminded. Do you think that this is right? Please don't be biased if you are a non smoker.

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  1. The establishment has already made the decision to decrease their smoking customer base (while maybe increasing their non-smoking base) so I don't think they really need to be worried about offending them.  It's not like they'll be coming back once the rule is in effect.


  2. I don't see anything wrong with that.  It's just an informational sign.

    Kind of like putting up an exit sign.  People know it's the exit, do they have to keep being reminded that it's an exit.  Or, this bag is not a toy, don't throw the toaster in the bathtub, etc...


  3. I'm very sick of non-smoking hotels or motels.  I f they have only have non smoking rooms I make a smoking room for them.

  4. It's a business decision. The company is not afraid to get rid of baggage. If the employees don't like it? Get a new job.

    Now, i am a smoker and i loooooooove smoking. Cigarettes of course. So if i worked at that hotel, i'd be really pissed off. Especially dealing with @$$hole customers everyday, all day can be a drag and a cigarette break would be nice. Eventually, you'll start to see employees hiding somewhere to have a cigarette or smoking in their cars.

    Don't let a stupid sign degrade you.

  5. I think they have the count down there so someone can't say that they didn't know about it, and sue them or something. That would be my guess.

  6. While I think the government shouldn't be in homes or telling people what to do in their cars, I absolutely do think it's right to say, "This hotel is non-smoking." Regarding the reminders, if they weren't there people would say - when the date came - where did this rule come from? Why have we never heard of it? Absolutely there should be reminders.

    Btw....if you're smoking in a public place you're not just making the choice for yourself to smoke but for everyone around you. There are places where a person can be reasonably sure - if you don't want that, don't go there - bars for instance. They make a choice. A hotel is not one of those places where that expectation should be a given.

  7. Non-smoking establishments are perfectly fine with me, but that's not an absolute statement.  Businesses are private enterprises that should be allowed to determine what's best for their own business without the government forcing them to do so.  If people are demanding non-smoking, places will begin catering to that so that some will be non-smoking and some will offer smoking.  People have gotten the notion that private businesses are public domain and they have the right to be there.  That couldn't be more wrong as the owner is the one who has the right to either allow someone or something on his own property.  That's basically like me coming into your home and telling you can't have your air conditioning below 70 degrees.  Smoking as we know it today is definitely not an issue of public health as it's actually an issue of private property rights.

  8. I am a smoker and these signs don't bother me, they are all over the place. I have a choice as a smoker to not stay at this hotel which I will . Usally if I stay at a hotel and am in a non smoking room I smoke any how. A sign don't keep me from making my own choice. It is just like a speed limit sign.

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