Turn Off the Air Conditioner When You Leave

Yes you should leave AC OFF. It will contribute to Higher prices. Here is My Macgeyver tactic. I ask they the desk chick to START my AC before I come back, 20 baht will do it as long as it is not unreasonable. If you expect to be back at 5 pm ask for 4pm turn ON ! Ta Dah...

then I toss her....

Hello,

You should leave it OFF. One reason is what chuck said, in the end it will be higher prices. Which you end up paying.

And the second but more importantly reason is the green house effect. Why waste electricity when we don't have to? Many times that electricity is black cool or some other bad electricity. OK, you like your room cold, but it will only take max 10-20 min after you start the AC to get the hotel room nice and cool. You have the time to wait for it. In the mean time you can always take a walk and chat up some pretty girl.. hehe..

Be a gentleman. OFF is the way to go.

I agree with Chuck, I believe any expense in the Hotel and they will raise their prices double the expense, not just proportional, so this is inflationary.

I understand the difference between luxury and need. AC is 100 percent a luxury for me, I enjoy it sometimes and can live without it. I truly wish it was against the law to have rooms that requires AC to be comfortable.

Thanks for the perspective, I suppose a true gentlemen of the planet would not use AC or drive cars.

My opinion on ecological travel, if you want to help the ecology, do not go on a eco-tour, stay home and do not cause new buildings to be constructed whereby increasing the housing footprint on the earth.

Will I shut off my luxury?... Luxury is luxury.

HI Mr. Andy,
Sheesh!...Evidently Im the rare soul that thinks you should leave it on..as I do at home or traveling. You paid for it, whether it be 1 hour or 24.
Where did the idea come that they will jack up the price based on AC usage?
Do they count how many times you flush the toilet too?
I thought it was common knowledge it takes more energy to re-cool than to maintain it. Well, thats how we do it in the deep south at least.
A very interesting subject for me last few weeks working on my Uhaul turtle shell. The AC also biggest user of solar panels and batteries...not exactly knocking the Hoover Dam offline, but twill do.
Take care farmboy

Cornbread

Hehehe, very good Cornbread.

Will I shut off my luxury?... Luxury is luxury.

To cool or recool a room is a long process, not a comforable time and in many ways negates the whole reason of having the luxury.