How Rude!!

Or is it? You tell me...

Last night I was visiting a few friends in their hotel room who have a few small young children. For a short time, they increasingly got louder and louder being kids. So the mom's broke out with "Be quiet, sit down, watch TV..." and the three kids layed down on the bed together and quietly started watching the TV.

Well, not even two minutes later the hotel phone rang (by the way, this is 9ish pm) and the caller was a hotel clerk who voiced his concern that a call of complaint was voiced about the noise coming from the room. My friend informed the clerk her apologies but reported that everyone was under control and all was well.

Then the couple month old baby started crying. So, the mom packed up the baby and her two little ones and headed back to her room to put the tired kids to bed. All was quiet again.

So, not even two minutes later, the hotel clerk was at the door voicing his concerns again. Apolgies were given but was reported that the crying baby was gone and in their own room.

All is well?? Maybe not.

This morning I had to leave early for work and as the elevator was heading down, 2 older women got in the elevator on the next floor down. They were complaining how they were awoken a little early this morning to a crying baby. They called several times to complain because the crying lasted a short while. Now, I'm unsure if this was the floor with my friend, but it is coincidental. I'm sure the baby was crying because it had awoken and was hungry and all the things that go along with a baby who is only a couple months old.

So I was thinking about it. If I was next door to a crying baby I would probably think, oh that sucks, but somewhat ignore it because I would expect it. Granted, if the crying went on for a long extended time, then maybe I would start to get annoyed, but what can the hotel do in this situation. Kick the mother out because her baby is crying??

I'm more understanding in this situation, but is everyone??