"Peter R." wrote in message
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Jay Beckman wrote:

The key to waht Emily said was in the fact that her employer sent her on
business...the golden rule.

Them with the gold, makes the rules.

If your employer is buying, you stay where you're put.

With regards to a quiet(er) room, who is paying or who made the
arrangements shouldn't matter. You (rhetorical) are the one staying at
the
hotel. At a minimum, you have power when you check in so assert yourself
at that point.

If you notice the hotel is next to the highway when you are being dropped
off/driving up in a rental car, request a room away from the highway at
check-in. If you didn't notice and suffer a lousy night's sleep, complain
the next morning and demand a new room.

If the hotel is surrounded by a highway and there are no quiet rooms or
the
place is sold out, complain to your company travel agent or employee who
handles the travel arrangements so that next time they might look
elsewhere.

As part of a very large group of travelers all going to a location where
hundreds of thousands of spectators are also visiting, you are somewhat of
a unique case of business traveler, Jay. You probably exemplify the
phrase, "you get what you get."

--
Peter

Yeah, I guess I oughta stay out of this one...

We do have quite the traveling circus and we aren't your usual business
types...

LOL...

Jay B