On one of the coldest days of winter, we got to our room and the heat was off. Apparently this is part of the hotel’s policy - the heat turns off when no one is in the room. This clearly saves money for the hotel, but it takes forever to reheat the room from 48 degrees, which tells me it is not a well-insulated hotel (not great for energy efficiency). The whole hotel was rather cold, including our “hot” breakfast. I understand the desire to conserve, but it actually takes more energy to reheat a room than to keep it at a reasonable temperature. The staff did their best, but this hotel policy is not making their work very easy, nor is it best for guests, or quite frankly, the environment. Unfortunately, I doubt I will ever stay at a Homewood Suites again due to this experience.