'I had my revenge': Noisy family keeps him up all night, so sleep-deprived dad tricks loud hotel guests into chasing fake free breakfast

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Isabella Penn
Sep 13, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

One of the joys (sarcasm) of staying at a hotel is that you have absolutely no control over your fellow guests. You can book the nicest resort in the world, but if you're stuck on the same floor as a youth soccer team, you might as well have checked into a Chuck E. Cheese. It feels like every time I stay somewhere, there are kids running wild down the halls, slamming doors, ding-dong ditching, and monopolizing the pool for hours. But honestly, I can't judge too hard because I was that kid once, splashing until my fingers pruned while my parents pretended not to know me. The real issue usually comes down to the parents, who either enforce bedtime… or just let the herd of buffalo run free.

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  • That’s exactly how one dad described his unfortunate neighbors during a supposedly “relaxing” family getaway. While he and his wife whispered bedtime reminders to their own kids, the people above them were stomping around so loudly he couldn’t tell if it was a family of six or a stampede of buffalo. Hours of banging and slamming later, he was seething. But instead of confronting them directly, he came up with a plan for the perfect petty revenge.

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  • "Free Breakfast for a Limited Time This Morning for Loud Hotel Neighbors"

    A few weeks ago our family was staying at a hotel resort for a relaxing weekend.
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  • Unfortunately we got roomed underneath a heard of buffalo, or a family of six, I couldn't tell which.
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  • As we put our kids to bed, we "hushed" them and reminded them we were in a hotel with other guests, so we could be as courteous as possible.
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  • Not the buffalo family above us. For hours into the night, until well after midnight, they were banging and slamming things in the room above.
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  • And while I can sleep through almost anything, and the kids were exhausted and asleep, I knew it was steaming my wife.
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  • And that was making me more and more angry - Unhappy wife, unhappy life.
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  • Anyway, we all managed to finally fall asleep. However my super power is needing little sleep.
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  • I get up every day at 5:00a without an alarm clock. Sure enough, the next morning a few 4 hours later, I woke up like clockwork, and instantly I had my revenge.
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  • Going down to the elevator core, I located a house phone and dialled their room: 6 and the room number - the room directly above ours.
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  • It rang five or six times with no answer. I hung up, and was feeling a little guilty and about to give up, when I remembered I wasn't today because of these clowns, said "f _" and rang back again.
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  • This time, a groggy female answered the phone - like barely - "Heelllllooo???" she croaked into the phone.
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  • In my most chipper voice I said "Good morning! This is the front desk with your morning wakeup call! Are you awake?" I hear -- confusion on the other end.
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  • "We have a special thank you gift for families staying with us today - Free breakfast buffet and admission to the waterpark today, however it is first come, first served, and you and your guests must claim your award at the front desk in the next 30 minutes." -- more confusion.
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  • and I thank her and hang up. Next I camped out in the lobby to wait and see what happened.
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  • Sure enough about 20 min later, a train of groggy half-dressed family members come down to the front desk, looking annoyed, sleepy and ... did I see hope their eyes?
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  • As soon as they hit the front desk, it got heated the mom - demanding to see the on-duty manager, and the manager trying to explain they didn't call and don't offer that.
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  • It must have taken 5 minutes for them to figure out it was a prank, and sulk back to their room.
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  • I left and went to get some coffee and enjoyed the rest of my morning.
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  • QueSiQuiereBolsa That was great, but I pity whoever was at the reception desk.
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  • Hempsox +1 for making the entire room get dressed WAY earlier than they would normally. -25 for involving the hotel staff in this little revenge. Like they need guest experiences. more
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  • aloysiuspelunk They were finally quiet so your family could sleep, you woke them up and activated them
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