You Must Be Trippin'

A client once tried to get me to room with her on a press tour. (They idn't want to spring $300 for my hotel room in NYC). I politely declined and got my own room, knowing they would not reimburse me. It was worth every penny.

A client once tried to get me to room with her on a press tour. (They didn't want to spring $300 for my hotel room in NYC). I politely declined and got my own room, knowing they would not reimburse me. It was worth every penny.

It would depend on the colleague and if it was a two bedroom suite.

I think anyone could easily get out of this based on sexual harrassment regulations. If your company would only put men together with other men and women together with other women, that creates an implied assumption that you are heterosexual. What if you are gay? What if you are straight and are placed with a gay person of same sex? That would be equivalent to putting a man and woman together which presumably is not common practice because it would be deemed inappropriate or create an uncomfortable situation.

I would prefer to stay in a less elegant hotel versus sharing a room with a colleague. What about when you're trying to get dressed or shower? What if you have body image issues and have your colleague see your bra size? No way Jose.

Our company asks our sales team to room together during conferences only, to facilitate team building. They can book nicer resorts if folks room together. Not too many object, and higher ups get their own rooms. I don't see the problem with it, unless your roommate snores, LOL!

Hmmm. I frequently travel with a very attractive young lady, my age with whom we both admire. I shall go no further with this idea.

BTW: Valerie from Brentwood CA needs to get a life, or perhaps change the one she has now!

Jason in GA

This actually came up unexpectedly last week. I was on the road with my boss. We were both set to stay in separate rooms, but the second room wasn't ready. We originally were going to just drop the bags and head to our meeting. When we got to the one room it had two double beds.

We had a late dinner and were leaving at 4:00 AM the next morning so we were only going to be in the room sleeping for a few hours.

Given current times we decided to save almost $200 and stay together in that room.

I'll add that we've worked together several years and have a good professional and friendly relationship so it worked in that case. Had it been an extended stay we would have likely kept the original plan of getting two rooms.

I would rather stay in a smaller, cheaper hotel than have to share with anyone. I like to read late, shower early, order room service breakfast, and make phone calls home in private. No way I'll share. It's okay for vacation travelers who know each other well and are trying to save their own money, but on a business trip, one needs privacy, and quiet (no television while I'm trying to polish my presentation, for example).

love the Ticket.

I've had to do this before, and it pretty much sucks. I don't mind sharing a suite as long as I have my own bedroom and bath, but I don't want to sleep in the same room as a co-worker and listen to him make unsavory noises all night. Forget it!

I've done this before -- it was no big deal. In fact, I volunteered for this on an upcoming trip to San Francisco, where hotel rooms prices are through the roof. I'd much rather stay in a nicer room and share it than stay in a dump with "privacy". (In a cheap hotel, you will likely end up hearing more unsavory noises coming from the next room than anything your co-worker could muster up.) On business trips, I don't end up spending much time in the room anyway.