Bob wrote:

> You assume that the parents of the crying child were guests at the hotel.
> They might not have been.


True. But my general principle remains the same. In a free standing
restaurant, there likely isn't a place where a baby could cry without
disturbing the guests. All the space is either waiting room, bar,
dining area, food prep areas, bathrooms, and a little office space which
might have money and valuables in it such that it is off limits to
patrons. In a hotel, even if the family isn't staying there, there
could be a corner of the lobby or an unused conference area where
parents with a fussy baby could walk back and forth and quiet the kid.
All they need is a hallway or empty cloak room that's out of the rain
and snow. Come to think of it, even smokers are sent outside. Hmmm.


--Lia