Hotel Housekeeping Tips
I came across an interesting article on msnbc.com about housekeeping practices in hotels…
…Some hotels are becoming such efficient working machines that rooms are being cleaned at very unaccommodating times for guests; cleaning rooms when guests are still present, for example.
Have you had any negative hosuekeeping experiences? What do you think the easiest way to avoid future problems would be?
MSNBC’s Christopher Elliott offers a few tips in his article, here are a few…
1. Use the Do Not Distrub Sign when you do not want your room cleaned and switch the sign to Please Service My Room when you would like their services.
2. Reuse your towels, etc. - limits disturbances and help conserve energy at the same time.
3. Reward good behavior - tip the maid when you are pleased with your service; it’s an easy way to communicate a job well done.
Tags: hotels, housekeeping tips, travel tips
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:10 am
That is a good thought about tipping the maid. I always wonder how exactly to do that, however. Once I was staying in a hotel with my mother. We forgot to leave a tip in the room, so she gave it to the bell captain, who assured us that he would pass it along. My mother thought to mention it to someone at the front desk, who said they would make absolutely sure that the tip got where it should be going, since the person my mother gave it to had pocketed others’ tips before.
Since then, I leave a daily tip before the room is cleaned, to reward the person who will be cleaning up after me. When I leave a tip after the room is cleaned, I have no way of knowing if the money gets to the person I want to tip, since it may not be the same maid every day. If the service is bad, I have wasted my tip, but I don’t know how else to do it. I kind of hope that if the maid sees the tip before she starts the job, that may encourage her to to her best. Does anyone else have a solution to tipping maids and getting the gratuity to the person you want to tip?
June 18th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Good tips! I always use the “Do Not Distrub” Sign
July 8th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Always try to find the maid and physically hand her the tip. My son works at a hotel where the “supervisor” scoots in right after people leave the room and pockets all tip money. From my research, this is an accepted practice. If you’re like me, you want the money to go the person who is actually doing the work!