All the glassware in the Alpine Suite at the Clinton Inn Hotel in Tenafly is unbreakable - the wine glasses, the water tumblers, even the glass in the cabinet doors.
The furniture has rounded corners with soft bumpers. A round table has replaced a square one. Flower vases and other decor have been glued down. The iron is stored behind a safety lock and the windows are locked. The television is fixed securely to the wall, instead of sitting on a credenza, as in other guest rooms.
Everything in the suite has been designed to give peace of mind to guests who have children with autism.
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Even the inside lock on the door of the suite is mounted high, out of reach of small grasping hands. Most important of all, the door has an alarm that sounds - beep, beep, beep - if a child attempts a hasty exit.
"Autistic kids tend to wander," said Tony Morreale, the manager.
"Parents need to know when they're wandering."
Morreale believes he is the first hotelier to accommodate these children and their parents with their own rooms and a specially trained staff.
