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[AU717]

checking in to a motel in the Denver IA area, the man wanted to go into detail as I was initialing the form about not smoking in the room - "no cigarettes, pipes, p**, cigars, vaporizers" I stopped him and asked how he would know if someone used a vaporizer and his answer was it gets into the sheets. The usual $250 cleaning fee..........Guess they would have to get some laundry detergent.
I figured he was still mad because he had to quit smoking to be socially acceptable, but was real proud. Ya know for the rest of your life you are going to crave that cigarette. My brother who hasn't smoked for more than 20 years still reaches into his empty shirt pocket.

 

[Rickb119]

They would have to have video surveillance to prove that you were vaping in your room. If that were the case, you could retire from the proceeds of the lawsuit.

 

[tj99959]

Actually it's the law in many locations, and if you set off the fire alarm they will be very unhappy with you.

 

[kaahn]

Take the battery out of the smoke detector. I don't know. Haven't stayed in a room in quite a while. It just seems to me those things have batteries unless they have em hard wired now. I've also heard using a shower cap over the smoke detector works.

 

[bluecat]

Well his reasoning is just silly and quite laughable. It gets into the sheets as much as hairspray would. I can tell you after being with my little dancer in the family at a hotel. When she gets ready she can easily use a can of hairspray getting ready. It almost fumigates the room.

It is their rules. One can always look for another hotel.

 

[Captain Pegleg]

The thing about rules is, you don't have to understand or agree with them, they're still rules. Why stay off the grass, who cares??? -because it's a rule, so stay off the dang grass!

 

[KattMamma]

rules are made to be broken... or at least challenged, if they're stupid rules.

If it were me, I'd get a candle and some matches... vape away.... if the alarm goes off or anyone says anything, it must have been the candles...

 

[Tonkpils]

Put down the vape for 5 minutes or go outside like when you smoked?

 

[beckdg]

I fog the rooms up something fierce. Nobody's ever noticed. The guy is delusional about the sheets.

I don't crave cigarettes either.

Tapatyped

 

[zahzoo]

Take the battery out of the smoke detector. I don't know. Haven't stayed in a room in quite a while. It just seems to me those things have batteries unless they have em hard wired now. I've also heard using a shower cap over the smoke detector works.

Most major hotels... the smoke alarms are hard wired and not battery powered. Their systems also have active monitoring so if a smoke detector fails or is disconnected in a room an alert is activated in the building's power management system. Best not to mess with smoke detectors at all.

Also the OP mentioned being in Denver... I'm sure the concerns were due to the increase in visitors enjoying the newly legal mile high vacations... rather than e-cigarette/nicotine devices.

 

[bluecat]

rules are made to be broken... or at least challenged, if they're stupid rules.

If it were me, I'd get a candle and some matches... vape away.... if the alarm goes off or anyone says anything, it must have been the candles...

Sure you can challenge them. I would especially like to challenge Arkansas'. Just because one challenges doesn't mean they win. Take for example one decides to vape in a hotel room and sets of the alarm. I know if I was in a room at the same hotel I would be mighty po'ed if some doofus did that. Doesn't mean you will get what you want. Besides the guy at the front desk has no say in the matter. It is probably a company policy.

Besides I believe there are other hotels, what would be the harm in asking if vaping is permitted prior to booking the room? I do it at all hotels I stay at when traveling. Some have said yes others have said no. I then make a decision.

 

[KattMamma]

there just aren't enough vapers yet to sway a hotel's policy... they don't care if 1 person books elsewhere because of their vape policy. When we have the numbers, asking then moving on to a hotel that allows vaping would be a good tactic to sway policy. Until then... stealth vape.

 

[bluecat]

The more vapers ask for it, the more they may consider it.

 

[Gummy Bare]

I have a little vape cave at my apartment.... I live in a one bedroom with a "den" as they call it. It's about the size of a infants room or something. If you put a king size bed in there it would swallow the whole room up. So I made it my studio/office/vape den.

I fog that thing up like crazy; and I gotta admit, you can tell. I have to wipe down the blinds, desk, speakers, just about everything because the mass amount of vaping I go leaves a VG residue on everything.

So I can kinda see were their coming from on the sheets.... But aren't the sheets supposed to be washed each new visitor? Not like the vape stays around after there washed.

My vape cave wouldn't get so much residue if it had more ventilation or a AC unit.


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[kaahn]

Most major hotels... the smoke alarms are hard wired and not battery powered. Their systems also have active monitoring so if a smoke detector fails or is disconnected in a room an alert is activated in the building's power management system. Best not to mess with smoke detectors at all.

Also the OP mentioned being in Denver... I'm sure the concerns were due to the increase in visitors enjoying the newly legal mile high vacations... rather than e-cigarette/nicotine devices.

Perhaps covering them with a shower cap would still work?

 

[crxess]

They would otherwise not change/wash the bedding?
Time for a better Hotel/Motel

 

[DoctorJ]

The thing about rules is, you don't have to understand or agree with them, they're still rules. Why stay off the grass, who cares??? -because it's a rule, so stay off the dang grass!

Absolutely correct!

Seems everyone is getting so touchy about where they can't vape. C'mon people, some rules may seem really stupid, but they are still rules. Challenge them at your own peril.

 

[Judge Dredd]

Take the battery out of the smoke detector. I don't know. Haven't stayed in a room in quite a while. It just seems to me those things have batteries unless they have em hard wired now. I've also heard using a shower cap over the smoke detector works.

No, most certainly do NOT do that. That is a very bad idea and may even be illegal. I would be curious to find that out.

OP:
How about just walking outside to have a vape? After all, it is not your property and whether you can get caught or not is irrelevant. I'm sure if I were staying at your place and you asked me not to urinate on your lawn....sure, I could probably get away with it but it's still the wrong thing to do. It's your property, your rules. Don't be lazy; just go outside. (It's Denver...I don't really know why you would even be inside! )

 

[YoursTruli]

and in a lot of cities the fire department will also fine when they respond to a fire alarm you set off by smoking/vaping where disallowed, here the fine is between $200-$340, so add that to the hotel fine of $250 and that is one expensive vape

 

[beckdg]

Most major hotels... the smoke alarms are hard wired and not battery powered. Their systems also have active monitoring so if a smoke detector fails or is disconnected in a room an alert is activated in the building's power management system. Best not to mess with smoke detectors at all.

Also the OP mentioned being in Denver... I'm sure the concerns were due to the increase in visitors enjoying the newly legal mile high vacations... rather than e-cigarette/nicotine devices.

I have never been bothered when I've disabled a smoke detector in over 15 years.

OP is referring to Denver, Iowa.

Tapatyped