What does "quiet" mean to you?

According to dictionary.com, "quiet" can be an adjective, or a verb, used with, or without object.

"Quiet", when used to describe different things, can mean different things, like:
1) quiet neighbours == the neighbours make no noise / disturbing sounds
2) quiet street == the street is relatively free from noise
3) quiet person == the person is restrained in speech
4) quiet life == the life is peaceful with little disturbance
5) quiet afternoon == there is little activity for the afternoon

Very straightforward.

Yet conversations are often not so straightforward.

I was checking into a hotel in Scotland the other day, before noon. The neighbourhood around the hotel is a residential area, and the streets around are rather quiet - relatively free from noise, with not much activity in terms of humans and cars - even though the hotel is less than 5 mins walk from the main street.

So I commented to the lady checking me in, "This area is rather quiet, isn't it?" She looked up, thought for a moment, smiled, and said, "Yes, there are not much cars going past, so a room facing the street wouldn't have much disturbances, but, if you'd prefer, I can try to arrange a room that does not face the street."

I was stumped for a moment, because that absolutely did not occur to me. My concern was that it was a quiet neighbourhood, and since it's already so quiet during the day, won't it be even more so during the night? Safety was my top concern, especially when I'm a woman travelling alone.

So I said, "Erm, I mean, during the night, is it also this quiet? Is it okay to come back late?"

The lady's face then brightened as she realised what I was driving at, "Oh, yes, yes, of course! It is safe, absolutely, it's just a short walk from the main street, it's fine! This is a residential area, so that's why it's a little quiet, you don't have to worry."

So, while a "quiet neighbourhood/street around a hotel" can have a person thinking of "a room that does not face the street", it can also mean "is the area actually safe?" Not so straightforward now, when factoring in the background of the hotel staff and the hotel guest.

I wonder is it a culture thing, that westerns are very confident that it's safe, since it's just a short walk from the main street, that lone women travellers are more concerned about safety? Or a work related thing, that hotel guests are more concerned with having a quiet environment to rest? Or maybe the staff is just so used to the area, that the topic of safety did not occur to her at all.

What other connotations of "quiet" can you think of and/or encountered?