Sojourner
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How do you folks deal with annoying, intrusive, long-lasting noises coming from neighboring or adjoining rooms/units/spaces when traveling?
Right now I am staying in a small studio apartment I rented through Airbnb, and I've been pretty happy here up until a few hours ago. That's when my neighbors in the next unit (we share a common wall) went out and left their dog behind, and that dog has been barking off and on for pretty much the entire time. It's not constant... there will be 3-5 minute spurts of barking followed by 15 or 20-minute periods of peace and quiet. But those 5 minute barking campaigns feel more like 5 hours to me. Dog barking is one of those things that really grates on my nerves if it goes on for more than a minute or so.
My neighbors are in clear violation of the "house rules" that the Airbnb host has listed for this property. Dogs are allowed, but the rules state that guests must not leave their dogs unattended when they go out.
What should I (or can I) do in this situation? I could go out somewhere for a few hours and hope the situation resolves itself when the dog's owners return. I could call the Airbnb host and inform him of the problem, and suggest that he get in touch with the dog's owners and ask them to go back and take care of it. Or I could do nothing and just try to ignore it as best I can. Maybe put on some earphones and listen to music, for example.
What would you do? Is this just one of the unfortunate realities of traveling, or more generally, of living in a society where not everyone is a conscientious, considerate neighbor? How much control should we expect to have over the external noises that invade our peace and quiet? I'm honestly very perplexed by a) how much this is bothering me and b) how much this should be bothering me.
Right now I am staying in a small studio apartment I rented through Airbnb, and I've been pretty happy here up until a few hours ago. That's when my neighbors in the next unit (we share a common wall) went out and left their dog behind, and that dog has been barking off and on for pretty much the entire time. It's not constant... there will be 3-5 minute spurts of barking followed by 15 or 20-minute periods of peace and quiet. But those 5 minute barking campaigns feel more like 5 hours to me. Dog barking is one of those things that really grates on my nerves if it goes on for more than a minute or so.
My neighbors are in clear violation of the "house rules" that the Airbnb host has listed for this property. Dogs are allowed, but the rules state that guests must not leave their dogs unattended when they go out.
What should I (or can I) do in this situation? I could go out somewhere for a few hours and hope the situation resolves itself when the dog's owners return. I could call the Airbnb host and inform him of the problem, and suggest that he get in touch with the dog's owners and ask them to go back and take care of it. Or I could do nothing and just try to ignore it as best I can. Maybe put on some earphones and listen to music, for example.
What would you do? Is this just one of the unfortunate realities of traveling, or more generally, of living in a society where not everyone is a conscientious, considerate neighbor? How much control should we expect to have over the external noises that invade our peace and quiet? I'm honestly very perplexed by a) how much this is bothering me and b) how much this should be bothering me.