Hotel Housekeeping Tips
May 30
News, Tips for Meeting Planners hotels, housekeeping tips, travel tips 4 Comments
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.
Jun 03, 2008 @ 10:10:50
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?
Jun 18, 2008 @ 11:16:09
Good tips! I always use the “Do Not Distrub” Sign
Jul 08, 2008 @ 14:42:37
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!
Feb 16, 2009 @ 16:29:23
I am a GM at a hotel. My main thing: Please respect your housekeeper. They are doing the dirty work and nothing is more disgusting than leaving stuff all over the room instead of in the trash can. If you smoke, put the butt in the ashtray, not next to it. If you want new towels place the used ones on the floor. If you do not want service, use the Do Not Disturb sign. Always, when checking into a room, inspect it, if it is not to your liking inform the Hotel Desk immediately so they can make it right. Do not wait until the next morning. We strive to give excellent service. We leave envelopes with our housekeepers’ names on it, it is a secure way of getting the tip to the right person.