CINCINNATI, OH — How many times have you stepped into your hotel room for the first time, only to be greeted by a stuffy, musty, or downright unpleasant odor? Have you switched rooms because of it? Would you go back to that hotel?
According to an ASHRAE Summer Meeting forum on indoor air quality (IAQ), titled “This Hotel Stinks,” there is a perception that hotels lose revenue when people refuse to stay in their rooms. At issue were how much revenue hotels lose and whether it’s enough to prompt their owners to start paying more attention to hvac system design and maintenance.