Smoking in Jury Inn

[Mr_S]

A colleague and I stayed at the Jury Inn Manchester last week; on arrival we were asked if we wanted smoking rooms.

Personally I don’t smoke but my colleague does and happily puffed away in his room all week.

Is it not illegal to smoke inside a place of business?

[Baby Huey]

No, you can legally still smoke in hotel rooms, but most hotels have decided ban it anyway.

[cazzer]

Mr_S said:

A colleague and I stayed at the Jury Inn Manchester last week; on arrival we were asked if we wanted smoking rooms.

Personally I don’t smoke but my colleague does and happily puffed away in his room all week.

Is it not illegal to smoke inside a place of business?

Hotel rooms are classed as private not public.

[Ganglandboss]

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/uksi_20070765_en_...

Accommodation for guests and club members

4.—(1) A designated bedroom in a hotel, guest house, inn, hostel or members’ club is not smoke-free.

(2) In this regulation “a designated bedroom” means a room which—

(a) is set apart exclusively for sleeping accommodation;

(b) has been designated in writing by the person having the charge of the premises in which the room is situated as being a room in which smoking is permitted;

(c) has a ceiling and, except for doors and windows, is completely enclosed on all sides by solid, floor-to-ceiling walls;

(d) does not have a ventilation system that ventilates into any other part of the premises (except any other designated bedrooms);

(e) does not have any door that opens onto smoke-free premises which is not mechanically closed immediately after use; and

(f) is clearly marked as a bedroom in which smoking is permitted.

(3) In this regulation “bedroom” does not include any dormitory or other room that a person in charge of premises makes available under separate arrangements for persons to share at the same time.

[Mr_S]

well I never knew that, the staff that clean the rooms must have to sign a waiver or something.

[adycav]

Mr_S said:

well I never knew that, the staff that clean the rooms must have to sign a waiver or something.

What?

You're hardly going to be sat in there puffing away whilst they dust/vacuum around you.

Edited by adycav on Monday 25th January 20:39

[bazking69]

Ibis Hotel at Gatwick offers smokers rooms on the top floor still.

[mgtony]

Mr_S said:

well I never knew that, the staff that clean the rooms must have to sign a waiver or something.

Yes, they waiver towel to get rid of the smoke.

[Big Rod]

bazking69 said:

Ibis Hotel at Gatwick offers smokers rooms on the top floor still.

So does the Crowne Plaza in Crawley.

Spent many a night puffing my hookha!!