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Gift Cards for no room service
- Thread starter deeevo
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Coaster Lover
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We frequently come back to the hotel after lunch and stay there until about 4ish... right about the time period that mousekeeping typically comes by. As the kids typically nap then, we usually just get towels and have them otherwise pass the room by... so, it wouldn't be much different for us, plu we'd get a gift card... win/win in my book!
TheDisneyMom
Member
Anyone here a DVC member? We come to WDW for a 2 week vacation annually. I already throw towels in the washer often, especially when they seem to have gotten mixed up. I prefer not having housekeeping people in the room a lot. So one sheet change mid-stay (I don't change sheets every 4 days at home so I don't need them changed that often on vacation) would be all I need. Imagine the number of gift cards I could accumulate! Grand idea!
DisneyAubs
Active Member
In the past I would have jumped in this. I don't mind a slightly messy room, and I'm always up for free gift cards. Then we traveled with my 2 year old and ate breakfast in the room daily. He's basically a crumb monster. I HAD to get mousekeeping every day to vacuum his crumb explosion. I don't think I realized how much "cleaning up" my dog does at home
Mark P.
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The Marriott that I stay at when on business travel has been offering points in exchange for no housekeeping ever since the Starwood merger. I'd absolutely opt-in for this in exchange for a gift card -- it's not like that's money I'm not already spending elsewhere on property anyway, and it's easy enough to call down for a fresh set of towels or an extra set of bath products if we need them. Is it a cost-saving measure on WDW's part? Of course. But if it's one that comps me a couple of Epcot bevvies each day, then I'm all for it. 
ninjaprincesst
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No way I would take it when I get back from a long day at the parks I want a nice clean room and do not want to spend my vacation time cleaning it myself.
surfsupdon
Well-Known Member
Maybe they are on to something. I use the pools several times each day. Maybe if I opt out of showers and promise to use public restrooms to conserve my Resort on their utility bills I can receive a gift card.
If everybody did that, they'd have to increase the bromine dose to uncomfortable levels.
Cool to see Disney catching up to the industry. Marriott offers this at many of their properties.
MeandMickey
Active Member
We just got back from a 3 night stay at POFQ and they offered this to each room in our party. The offer was a gift card that was loaded with a credit of $15 for every day you opted out of housekeeping. We were still able to request fresh towels, soap and shampoo each day, but had to call housekeeping when we wanted them. We would just put our towels to be replaced in a bag in front or our room and they would exchange them for us. It was a surprising offer to us, but one we took them up on since we usually put the "Do not disturb" sign in the door anyway. Take advantage of it while you can, when they see the offer is being taken so often they will probably lower the amount per day or discontinue the offer completely.
jaklgreen
Well-Known Member
I hope they are still doing this in October. I have 9 nights between POR and POFQ. I am travelling solo and bring and wash my own sheets(allergy reasons), so I am happy to switch out trash bags and grab some towels/soap, etc for the extra $135. That's a lot of dole whips.
Maccabee18
Active Member
I know this is standard practice for DVC resorts so they are likely testing it out to go resort wide. I wish if they did lower the amount of cleaning days, that they would be more thorough on the in-between guest cleaning. I have seen so many times when I go to the resorts that there are hard water stains on the shower head, light mold in the corners of the tubs.
If I was head of housecleaning I would be a nightmare about cleanliness standards. Vacuum and a light wipe down is not sufficient enough with todays germs and infectious molecules floating about.
Weather_Lady
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I would jump on it! We clean up after ourselves, we re-use towels, etc. already, so the difference to my family would be minimal. As far as I'm concerned, a $15 GC would save us $20-$25 per day (the cost of the GC + the cost of the tips we'd have been leaving) -- enough for a round of snacks for the family, or a couple of Disney-priced beers! We're essentially getting paid to make our own bed (or not). 