Loud tuk horns all night outside our Colombo street hotel — earplugs enough or ask for a quieter room?
Second night facing a busy junction. Horns from dusk to late, then early again. Foam earplugs help a bit; partner still wakes. Desk offered a courtyard-side room for a small upgrade. Is traffic-noise moving normal, or do people just accept Colombo nights with plugs?
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Earplugs first, then ask for courtyard, high floor, or rear rooms — we move guests for traffic noise all the time. Colombo junctions do not sleep because you landed. White-noise apps plus plugs are the budget fix; a room change is the comfort fix. Do not start a war with tuk drivers from the balcony. Tell the desk before night three so they can plan the shuffle.
Foam plugs plus a fan for noise. Moved courtyard-side on night two when that was not enough. Sleep returned.
Asked for the quietest room on arrival after one bad junction hotel. Desk knew exactly which doors face the yard.
Taking the courtyard move. Packing better plugs for the next city stop. Horns can keep their street.
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