How do you guys deal with Hotel issues?

[Kupo]

Issues as in stuff that just come with staying at a hotel. Especially crowded ones during Fanime. (ex. Elevator Traffic, Roomates having bad hygiene, pooing, etc This is more of a casual community conversation rather than a "complaints" thread.

For me, Elevator Traffic would depend on the hotel. I stayed at the Fairmont my first year and the Marriot for the past two years. For the fairmont, it's generally okay since it's one of the farthest ones from the con. So far, I haven't really had any complaints on waiting. The Marriot, being the closest one is obviously known for the long elevator waits. My general rule of thumb for me and my mates is that we'd use the stairs if it's at least floors 1-6ish. Otherwise, we'd just survive the wait.

Pooing issues. To try to maintain a serious tone may be a general problem depending on how comfortable you are. Usually, to be polite. I'd usually go when people are off strolling around the convention or at night when many people are asleep. But if I have to go real bad, then I would just go.

Marriot Bathrooms. For people who haven't stayed at the Marriot, one of the biggest things that stray people off is the bathrooms. There's no locks on the bathrooms, which when I initially stayed there my first time, I naturally had that suspicious and paranoid vibe. But eventually I got comfortable because my group just trusted each other. We made a pact not to joke around. That it's some sacred area. No jokes, no pranks, nothing eff'd up. We used one of the clothe hangers to signal that it's occupied.

Food. Some people are freeloaders, some people are polite. It's natural with the group. Despite bringing my share for the group, I always tend to have my own secret stash just in case of emergency.

Anyway, that's some of mine. Anything interesting you guys experience in the hotel that you remedy?

[M]

Honestly, if you're going to be staying in a room, you should trust your roommates. The issues that you bring up about "Pooing", the "Bathrooms", and "freeloaders" shouldn't be issues.

[Kupo]

^If only the world was perfect.

There's almost always going to be some sort of issue you may come across whenever you live with someone. (Whether it's for a few days for a con, a semester for college, or years in life.)

1st Year, I stayed with friends that I've known for a year or two. But I was also shy back then. So it was just my self-confidence issues.
2nd Year, I stayed with a different group of friends that I've known for a year or two. I wasn't shy. But we also stayed at the Marriot where there are no bathrooms. While we did become good friends after this con, we had trust issues for a day until we got over it.
3rd Year, I'm staying with two people from the second year, while there are three other people whom I never met at school or prior to the Con. Why not be with the same entire group from the second semester? One's in the military, One couldn't afford staying this year, One is in college in SoCal and the other is in college in New York. We have plans of reuniting for Fanime 2012 though.

Either way, whether it's self-issues and/or issues from other people/hotel, there would be some sort of issue you have/had dealt with before. I mean if you and your roommates are cool and your hotel life is great, then that's all good. But not everyone has the same situation as you. We deal with it in different ways and this thread is just for people to share their moments if they're comfortable with it.