it doesn't matter to me one way or the other,but. yes it gets in the way at times, one side or the other uses it as a defence. but it in the door way and you can't get in the hotel. you try and your dead. the flash map is great, so just play and have fun doing it.
I'm gonna miss the couch (and wondered where the piano had gone in Avalunch). Its annoying, but it is there for a reason: to make you think and have to react to a changing map.
it can be used as a stragety thing. Yeah if you fall victim to its claws it can be annoying but doesnt really change the outcome of the game=P idk it wouldnt affect me even if it was removed.