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www.shabbosgetaways.blogspot.com
www.reservekosher.com/listing-great,-kosher-hotel-in-piscataway,-nj-1488.html
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Halachic info
http://www.star-k.org/articles/kashrus-kurrents/501/the-travelers-halachic-guide-to-hotels/
www.yutorah.org/togo/sukkot/articles/sukkot_to-go_-_5770_rabbi_flug.pdf
www.crcweb.org/ask_rav/shabbosinhotel.php

Dan's AC sensor override (VIP mode) instructions 
Most hotels in Hawaii have an Inncom thermostat. 
To enter VIP mode:
-While you are holding "display"
- Press "off", then
- Press "Up" arrow
-Then release "display"
You still can't open/close the balcony, (It still displays if the balcony is open or closed, but it lets the AC run while the balcony is open.)
 but the AC will run if you leave it open and you won't be trapped in your room.  Plus you can also set the AC to lower temps in VIP mode.

Ideas to enter hotel rooms with electronic locks
-Many like to just tape down the latch hole to ensure easy access  (simplest way is to tape the key card over the hole)
-some will just stuff the hole with tissues (you run the risk of it slipping out)
-on cruises, and some hotels, you can use one of those thin refrigerator magnets, put it on the door jamb to cover the hole where the door latch goes.
-others rely on the poskim who allow you to ask a goy (see above)
-exterior portable lock http://www.thexlock.com/
and then there's the best one yet
-Haven't tried it at a hotel but on a cruise I tied a gartel to the inside door handle and left a little sticking out the bottom of the door. I just had to pull the gartel and the door opened. :)


Packing List
challah (4x)                                                        paper plates                             large mixing bowl
wine/grape juice (3x)                                         paper cups                               plastic disposable containers
Plastic silver kiddush cup                                    silver pasticware                      BAGGIES, 3 sizes, tons
neirois (Fri night + Motzei shabbos-2x)              tablecloth (or white towels)     Israeli small/large baggies
matches                                                             white napkins                           tape
empty cans (upside down) as safe holders        shnaps plastic cups                  rope
besomim (cinnamon/cloves)                               shnaps bottle                       timer(s)
havdollah ner (or 2 shabbos ones)                    negel vasser cup                     3prong-to-2prong plug adapters (for timers)
bentchers/zmirois                                              sharp pareve knife                shabbos tissues
siddurs                                                               cutting mat
tinfoil                                                                  sharp fleishig knife

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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #520 on: August 02, 2017, 12:23:14 PM »
Any minyan this Shabbos in a hotel near Monsey or Mahwah?

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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #521 on: August 02, 2017, 12:40:06 PM »
Would love to put one together in Home2 in Hasbrouck. Looks like a real nice place.
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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #522 on: August 02, 2017, 09:39:19 PM »
Would love to put one together in Home2 in Hasbrouck. Looks like a real nice place.
Bump. Anybody.
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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #523 on: August 02, 2017, 09:54:17 PM »
Bump. Anybody.
Don't think it's  avail at all


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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #524 on: August 02, 2017, 11:53:50 PM »
Don't think it's  avail at all


Just checked. Looks available to me.
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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #525 on: August 03, 2017, 12:37:28 AM »
Any shul in the area?if not do you have sifer Torah?

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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #526 on: August 03, 2017, 12:43:51 AM »
Any shul in the area?if not do you have sifer Torah?
Shul is far from what I can tell. If we have minyan I will work on S"T
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Re: shabbos issues in hotels and their solutions
« Reply #527 on: August 03, 2017, 05:58:13 PM »
What are practical solution for A/C sensors?
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Re: shabbos issues in hotels and their solutions
« Reply #528 on: August 03, 2017, 06:31:19 PM »
can we stick to the Shabbos in Hotel Master thread? or merge?
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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #529 on: August 09, 2017, 08:22:57 PM »
Would love to put one together in Home2 in Hasbrouck. Looks like a real nice place.
Bump. This week anyone? Have a s"t and the conference room on hold.
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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #530 on: August 09, 2017, 08:46:17 PM »
Bump. This week anyone? Have a s"t and the conference room on hold.
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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #531 on: August 15, 2017, 11:18:18 PM »
Does any one have experience staying at the Residence Inn West Orange for Shabbos?

TIA

I stayed there for a Shabbos. Rooms are great with a big kitchen and place to eat. I went with another couple and we all ate together in one of the two bedroom suites.

The shul is a 15 minute walk from the hotel. Using the eruv is a bit challenging since the utility poles to which the eruv is tied to go right up to the sidewalk on the same side of the hotel. For a brief period, you need to squeeze around a utility pole and then stay inside of the utility poles until you reach the first street. There are closer options, but I liked the kitchen in the rooms of the Residence inn.

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Re: shabbos issues in hotels and their solutions
« Reply #532 on: August 15, 2017, 11:19:34 PM »
What are practical solution for A/C sensors?

Ask the hotel to disable them. I have never had an issue with the hotel accommodating my request.

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Re: Shabbos at a hotel master thread
« Reply #533 on: August 15, 2017, 11:22:46 PM »
Can anyone recommend a hotel in the 2-4 hour proximity to NYC for this Shabbos weekend (Aug. 4-6) where I can go with about 10 couples?

I have my own Sefer Torah & Minyan and would prefer a place where I can get a conference room with my own food (without a licensed caterer) or I will take out another suite for the eating and Davening.

Or if anyone knows of a place where there will be another group and I can join them.

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Re: Shabbos at A Hotel Master Thread
« Reply #534 on: August 17, 2017, 05:12:20 AM »
I don't know if this has been posted but I recently heard about this & was wondering if anybody uses it… If your staying in a hotel with a kid that doesn't walk & you want to eat your meal by somebody out of the hotel you can ask a non Jew to bring the child for you because it's a שבות דשבות במקום צורך מצוה. (I didn't say it has to be where there is no reshus harabim because there is a shita that holds even in reshus harabim can't remember why but I'll find out). The nitty gritty details such as if there is meals being offered in the hotel is that צורך… I'm not getting involved in.

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Re: Shabbos at A Hotel Master Thread
« Reply #535 on: August 17, 2017, 07:25:41 AM »
I don't know if this has been posted but I recently heard about this & was wondering if anybody uses it… If your staying in a hotel with a kid that doesn't walk & you want to eat your meal by somebody out of the hotel you can ask a non Jew to bring the child for you because it's a שבות דשבות במקום צורך מצוה. (I didn't say it has to be where there is no reshus harabim because there is a shita that holds even in reshus harabim can't remember why but I'll find out). The nitty gritty details such as if there is meals being offered in the hotel is that צורך… I'm not getting involved in.

If I would've known this a few weeks ago I might've planned my summer differently.
see O"C siman 325. The rema discuss bringing beer on Friday night in a R"H. The heter is since a Jew could have done it bheter (mechitzos bnei Adam). Also, unless the child is an infant, it is only a derabanan to carry the child. Please consult you lor before deciding what is a shvus dshvus bmakom mitzvah

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Re: Shabbos at A Hotel Master Thread
« Reply #536 on: August 17, 2017, 10:19:00 AM »
see O"C siman 325. The rema discuss bringing beer on Friday night in a R"H. The heter is since a Jew could have done it bheter (mechitzos bnei Adam). Also, unless the child is an infant, it is only a derabanan to carry the child. Please consult you lor before deciding what is a shvus dshvus bmakom mitzvah

I was even talking about a baby that doesn't walk. I asked my lor about what I wanted to do & he said it's fine, everybody should def ask their own, just throwing it out there for others to know about.

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Re: Shabbos at A Hotel Master Thread
« Reply #537 on: August 17, 2017, 11:14:25 AM »
I was even talking about a baby that doesn't walk. I asked my lor about what I wanted to do & he said it's fine, everybody should def ask their own, just throwing it out there for others to know about.
I explained how it could be even with a baby in a R"H.

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Re: Shabbos at A Hotel Master Thread
« Reply #538 on: August 17, 2017, 11:50:57 PM »
The big question is whether the goy needs to carry the child or can push in a stroller.
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Re: Shabbos at A Hotel Master Thread
« Reply #539 on: August 20, 2017, 11:33:12 AM »
Any idea for this Shabbos? Looking for a place with a minyan.