1. The receptionist shouldn't be answering too many questions from guests during long check-in queues, which can take more than 1.5 hours to answer just one guest's question. They could have invited the guest to read the brochure for more details or asked another staff member at a different counter, not the check-in counter. The receptionist should assess the situation. If there's no long check-in line, it's fine. There should be an SLA for check-in services.
2. The hotel offered a free photo session on the hotel grounds, complete with prints and frames. Since you're taking two rooms, you get two photos. This is great... But the time given is after the check-out deadline. Check-out is 12:00 PM, and the photo session is at 1:00 PM. So you're asked to wait an hour. The kids are already frustrated. They should have considered when guests are checking out. If staff are limited, they should have more during peak season. Why should guests have to wait so long after check-out just for a photo session? Guests have busy schedules during the holidays. I already had a vacation itinerary. I was originally going to give them the afternoon. They asked me to come back and just take photos....oh no, that's not right! The kids were already annoyed, so I didn't take part in the photo session.