Innkeeper Murphy's Laws

[2cat_lady]

I have certain lights I leave on all night so that guests don’t stumble. Some lights on timers. I think I may have to label everything.

 

[JimBoone]

I have certain lights I leave on all night so that guests don’t stumble. Some lights on timers. I think I may have to label everything..

I have certain lights I leave on all night so that guests don’t stumble. Some lights on timers. I think I may have to label everything.

We have those helpful guests who remove the bulbs from the porch lights when they sit out at night, of course then I don't know about it till someone complains the next night that the light isn't working.

 

[Generic]

I have certain lights I leave on all night so that guests don’t stumble. Some lights on timers. I think I may have to label everything..

You need these... http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/Sensors/Occupancy-Vacancy/MaestroOccVacSensors/overview.aspx and I'm being specific, because we have tried the other brands. These detect movement the best and the button doesn't let the guest reset the functionality (they have to know how to do it, it just lets them turn it on or off.)
The other good solution is setting up something like Zwave or Zigbee. Like the Philips Hue lights. With Zwave/Zigbee hub, you can set scenes, so for example, if you detect movement on the movement detector, you can have a light turn on, and then wait 2 minutes and then turn it off.