in response to mousekeeping

[tinksgilrs08]

Hello all as I sit here tonight checking the boards for all the useful information that comes here everyday i came across a topic of mousekeeping and I just wanted to let you guys knowthat as a fellow housekeeper that lives upnorth i appreciate that a majority of you do leave a tip for housekeeping, But when I got the second page and I read on a came across a few posts said that why do we need to tip housekeeping well let me tell you that when i clean rooms up here in the north i try to make a room as comfortable for that person who comes back from a hard day at work or a busy day with family and freinds beacuse I understand that they do not have the comforts of home with them and making a small room clean and neat is what i look forward to when i come home so why not other people to . You would be surprised what I have to clean but I do it becuase its my job and being tipped makes me feel like i am appreciated for the hard work that we do. Just think about that the next time you stay at a hotel and the beds are made and new towels are hung and the floors are vacumed .

 

[amykissangel]

These threads always fascinate me, because I was a waitress all throughout highschool, college, and a bit after until I found a job that would give me insurance and I didn't have to wear tennis shoes and an apron ;~)

My thoughts: I agree that tipping waitstaff is appropriate - they get less than minimum wage. It evens out.

Hairdressers - if you're out there, fill me in. Don't you charge quite a bit? Why do we tip? I do the obligatory 20% but still wonder why. If you make your own prices, do you make them lower because you expect tips? Just curious ;~)

Mousekeeping/Housekeeping - not quite sure why we tip either. Always do, especially when they do something fun with your room, or organize your toiletries or books or music or something. That's sweet, takes extra time, and they should be compensated. But how did the tipping start?

Any other place like Starbucks/Wendys/JoetoGo, etc...why on earth would I tip someone who's just doing their job, which is handing me my burger out the window? My brother worked at McDonald's...I asked him once if there was ever the thought of a tip jar being placed on the counter...he laughed at me and said, "Why the he** would I expect people to tip me for getting them a Sprite?" I love that kid.

Anyhow, just my 2cents worth - I love to hear people's opinions...

 

[tinksgilrs08]

Ok OK Ok

Well its me the person who posted the original poat for this fasinating topc. Rememebr that i am a housekeeper and my heart lies with them I am noy saying that people should tip all the time escpecially for people that are just sleeping there one night (get up and go ) but when people stay at a hotel for a week and we have amost take care of them for that week a tip at the end of the week really means alot. There has many times that I have had to plunge toilets and look at well you know what i am talking about and pick up dirty clothes on the floor so i can vacume and well I can go on and on but this is not the place to do that. When I go to Disney I do not expect little towels rolled up into things are my kids stuffed animals arranged its cute but does not really matter to me. The fact is that we do get paid by the hour but its is at the minimum wage . so a tip between pay periods my be a gallon of milk or loaf o bread or gas in the car. And as far as getting a new job becuase that job does not pay enough well let me tell you that I live in MI and people are having a hard time even getting hired at Burger King so those good paying jobs are really hard to find when there is 100 appliction for one position. Tip if you do Tip if you dont its just a nice gesture thats all I have to Say .

 

[mrerk]

These threads always fascinate me, because I was a waitress all throughout highschool, college, and a bit after until I found a job that would give me insurance and I didn't have to wear tennis shoes and an apron ;~)

My thoughts: I agree that tipping waitstaff is appropriate - they get less than minimum wage. It evens out.

Hairdressers - if you're out there, fill me in. Don't you charge quite a bit? Why do we tip? I do the obligatory 20% but still wonder why. If you make your own prices, do you make them lower because you expect tips? Just curious ;~)

Mousekeeping/Housekeeping - not quite sure why we tip either. Always do, especially when they do something fun with your room, or organize your toiletries or books or music or something. That's sweet, takes extra time, and they should be compensated. But how did the tipping start?

Any other place like Starbucks/Wendys/JoetoGo, etc...why on earth would I tip someone who's just doing their job, which is handing me my burger out the window? My brother worked at McDonald's...I asked him once if there was ever the thought of a tip jar being placed on the counter...he laughed at me and said, "Why the he** would I expect people to tip me for getting them a Sprite?" I love that kid.

Anyhow, just my 2cents worth - I love to hear people's opinions...

Why is it when you pay a buck for a cup of coffee you aren't expected to tip but when you pay 3 bucks for it you are?

 

[figmentmom]

its just a nice gesture thats all I have to Say

It is, and that's why I always do it.

 

[kimmychad]

ooooohhh no...try 8 1/2 - 9 hours:hammer:
pre-party set up...cocktail hour....clean....4 - 5 hour reception with 6 course dinner....clean...breakdown....set up for the next function. This could be setting up an entire room for 100 to 350 people. People never leave when the party is over so you can wind up staying an additional hour waiting for them to LEAVE! Not an easy job at all, in fact I sometimes miss the workout it gave me. My arms were never this flabby! A friend of mine did this for so long, she just had to have her hip replaced at 60 years old. I will never do it again for any kind of money.

It was the best when a little old lady would hand you a $1 and say thank you. I would always return the $$, all I needed was the thanks. It is never expected. Mousekeeping is never around when you spend most of the days in the parks. Since we don't see them, we tip them to say thank you.

When it comes to mousekeeping, my son is autistic and we are forced to eat in the room many times because of the glares and rolling eyes we get when we are out. Unfortunately, I can't bring a vaccuum with me. He loves cheese doodles and chips. We leave the tip simply for the vaccuuming!

ok sorry for misinterpeting your original post

 

[Nansafan]

Hairdressers - if you're out there, fill me in. Don't you charge quite a bit? Why do we tip? I do the obligatory 20% but still wonder why. If you make your own prices, do you make them lower because you expect tips? Just curious ;~)
Anyhow, just my 2cents worth - I love to hear people's opinions...

A friend of mine used to do hair and this information is consistent with the person who currently does our hair, a hairdresser generally pays to rent her chair in a shop. What she charges does not all go to her, part goes to the owner of the shop. The shop owner is responsible for the business expenses, water, electricity, heat, insurance etc. Sure they set their own prices but they also must be careful they don't charge too much because people won't get a haircut there if it too expensive and the Borics down the street can cut your hair for $10. I always tip Maureen when she does my hair in the shop. This way I'm sure she earned a reasonble hourly wage.

 

[dizzney]

Being DVC members for 9 years now, I have to say we have never had a villa that was not clean. it has always been spotless

(I hope I am not jinxing myself here as we leave tomorrow)

But with DVC, I get one cleaning if I am there 8 days or more and one trash and towel, we will usually leave a tip on the last day we leave but it is not the same as if we were staying in a hotel room every night when I do tip 3-5 $ a night at the end.

Also has anyone done the BBB with their daughter, when I was there last year I did not see one person tipping their hairdresser, we tipped her but I got the impression she was surprised, has anyone else been there and what do you do?

We're going again this week and I honestly don't know what to do.

WE LEAVE TOMORROW FOR THE BOARDWALK, 8 nights!!!!!!!!!!!!:sohappy:

 

[tinksgilrs08]

forgot one more thing

Some housekeepers are paid for how many rooms they do a day so hourly wage doe s not come into a major factor

 

[JDM]

This is a topic I find interesting and am always thinking about.

Disclaimer #1: I always tip
Disclaimer #2: I almost always hate doing it

Mostly I hate doing it because I always feel I am being judged by the amount I leave (which is always at least 15% or more). I hate figuring it out. I just want someone to tell me what we should leave, then I leave it.
I wish tipping wasn't expected in restaurants. Can't we just pay these people accordingly? Heck, I'd rather they raise their prices 15% and get rid of tipping.

It isn't that I don't appreciate good service. It's just that I rarely see it--at least not to the point where it stands out. But even if it's pretty bad, I still find myself tipping.....
Okay, I do get a little more generous on vacation and around Christmas. especially if someone does manage to stand out.

I am talking mostly about restaurants here. I, too, am one who never knew that housekeeping expected a tip until a few years ago. But I never worried about that because I have never left a room messy.

I do NOT tip cashiers and am offended when I see a tip jar for that situation.

I feel the same about taxis and buses. I usually throw a few bucks at them, but I don't feel I should HAVE to. Yet everyone nowadays has their hand out and it's a shame.

But, on principle, I will not tip a skycap for moving my bags from the car trunk to the curb, 10 feet away. No thanks, I can handle it myself. Don't be ridiculous. I also don't need anyone to show me to my room. And although I do tip the lady who cuts my hair and truly like her, I still wish she'd just have the tip included. Even though I know she doesn't judge, I'm still afraid she will....weird, I know.

For these reasons, I HATE the changes in the Disney Dining Plan. I LOVE it when the tip is included. Even on a cruise, I love that, although I always give them more at the end of the week.

Okay, enough of that. Thanks for letting me be honest.

 

[janni518]

Last time we stayed at WDW we had a wonderful woman cleaning our room that just went above and beyond the normal towel animals and was just extra lovely to my children the few times we ran into her in the halls.

We tipped her every day and at the end of our stay we tipped her an additional $40 and made sure to compliment her at the desk, being sure to give her name.

I tend to overtip when someone does an extra good job, because I've been a housekeeper, bartender and waitress and realize that it's not exactly a high paying job.Plus I'm just one of those people who likes to encourage excellence in people, just in my nature.

Some may think I'm a silly but I'm fine with that.

 

[bgraham34]

I appreciate Mousekeeping very much. Its just a shame many people are either cheap or feel they spent enough money already. And some people are just ignorant. I tend to especially tip better to wait staff overall because I use to be a waitor and i have learned to appreciate what they have to go through.

 

[BuzzLite_Fran]

i guess i never really thought about tips for mousekeeping. We have always stayed at All Stars Movies resort, since 2002. We have always enjoyed our rooms (the three of us) and have always been impressed about the mousekeeping, up until our recent last visit Nov 2007. From the first day we checked in, ther room we were given, was soooo run down, very marked up and dingy, the air cond did not work, and the room smelled REALLY BAD!
We asked to move to another room, which they did, unfortunately they had to put me on the waiting list. I got called on my cell phone about 5 hours later while we were in Epcot, that they had a room available, but stated I would have to get into it within the hour or they would let it go to someone else. So I said ok, and had to leave my family at epcot, as it would be faster for me to go alone, and go swap out rooms. OK so that could happen to anyone right, not mousekeeping's fault fair enough, but then once we got into our new room, whoever the person who was assigned to clean our room, just did not do a good job, left trash in the trashcan, left other items untouched, etc, and just basically made the beds IMHO. We called to complain about it, and ask for some laundry bags. (these are the little plastic bags for laundry that have always been left in our rooms every year up until this year.) we were told that they were no longer provided, that we would have to purchase them in the laundrymat at the resort. OK......I thought this is getting kinda chincy, but ok, son I went to buy some, and low and behold, they were not being sold at the laundrymat.

The next day. (MY BIG COMPLAINT WITH MOUSEKEEPING) we went to the parks, around 9-10 in the morning, and returned about 10 that evening. When we showed up at our room, I noticed that the little silver bar that you can use to prop your room open was pushed out and our room was unsecure! APPARENTLY MOUSEKEEPING HAD LEFT OUR ROOM UNLOCKED AND UNSECURE SINCE 11AM THAT DAY!!!!!!!!!! we called for am anger, who showed up a short time later. We inventoried our room, and thankfully nothing was missing. We had my wife's work laptop, a checkbook, her purse, all kinds of electronic devices, that we had placed in our dresser cabinets etc. The manager checked our lock and verified which employee had opened our room and cleaned it by the card reader. I was livid!!! I couldnt believe someone would be that careless! Thank God nothing was taken. The manager did make it right and gave us a one night credit on our stay which we appreciated, but it was still very unsettling!
Also just as a sidenote, through our entire stay not once did mousekeeping do any of the little neat things they have always done with arranging cute things with towels etc, or leaving surprises for us in the rooms. This just comfirmed to us that it seems that mousekeeping is going down in some places etc. althoguh we have stayed at the ASM for 5 times, we will be staying off site from this point on.

So now I did not tip mousekeeping :shrug:

Incindently, I do tip and well at restaurants 20% if the service was good, and 15% if just fair, my hairstylist, and places as such, so I am not cheap, and I do believe in tipping, but I think somehow tipping has gotten outta control in this country. Like I said I understand hair dressers and food servers because the bulk of what they make is off of tips, but I am sorry I do not tip my mailman, especially since they make more a year than I do!! I do not tip people for just doing their jobs. After a while it just becomes ridulous.

 

[JDM]

This reminds me of a great example of people "expecting" a tip...

We were in a group of friends (about 8) that went to a comedy club for dinner and a show.

At last call, the wives figured out how much everybody owed (Yay! I didn't have to do it) and the husbands did as we were told and threw the money in.
After the show ended and we were getting ready to leave, the manager showed up with the waiter in tow and asked if everything had been okay. We said 'Sure!' He said that "a 15% tip only indicates fair service" and that its customary to tip 20% or more for excellent service. He was wondering what the problem was.
My first thought was "did we not leave enough money?" If so, this had been entirely inadvertent.
But then I realized, no, they just weren't happy with the 15% (or so) tip they received. And that made me (and the rest of us) angry.
A tip is voluntary and we tipped fairly. If we didn't tip to your satisfaction I'm sorry, but to POINT THAT OUT to us was obnoxious.

We never went back.

 

[DivineMadness7]

This reminds me of a great example of people "expecting" a tip...

We said 'Sure!' He said that "a 15% tip only indicates fair service" and that its customary to tip 20% or more for excellent service. He was wondering what the problem was.
My first thought was "did we not leave enough money?" If so, this had been entirely inadvertent.
But then I realized, no, they just weren't happy with the 15% (or so) tip they received. And that made me (and the rest of us) angry.
A tip is voluntary and we tipped fairly. If we didn't tip to your satisfaction I'm sorry, but to POINT THAT OUT to us was obnoxious.

Something similar just happened to me with a group of people I was out with last weekend. There were 6 of us, out for dinner after a bridal shower, I was out of town and had never been to this restaurant before. It was ok but nothing fantastic and neither was our waiter, really.

One of my friends didn't write in a tip on her credit card receipt. She signed it and did everything else, but didn't write anything on that line because she left a cash tip on the table with the rest of ours.

Well, the waiter followed us out to the PARKING LOT and began to inquire exactly why she didn't leave a tip. It was mortifying, because the restaurant was crowded and to someone who couldn't hear/didn't know what was going on, it looked like we were running out on the bill. I couldn't believe the man had the nerve to do that, especially because he *had* been given a tip. Very tasteless.

Back on topic, we've never tipped. I'm 25, have always stayed with my parents and I don't think it ever has occurred to any of us to do such a thing. Maybe it's a regional/how you were raised sort of thing, but we've just never done it. I can understand people choosing to do it, but I don't feel that service should suffer for lack of tips. I'm more aware of it now because of these boards, but I don't appreciate the insinuation of people who don't tip being cheap or not appreciating mousekeeping service. Sometimes people are just clueless, so cut us a break! :lol:

 

[Raptorsr]

Could someone please answer me this though.

Why do we tip a percentage of a bill when its suppose to compensate for a lower wage. I have a dinner at narcoossees for aug. I figure its going to cost around $600 for 8 people. Tell me this, if we are there for an hour and we arent the only table a waitress has. Due they really expect to make over $100 in tips. That's over $100/hour wage and I understand that there is slow periods. I will tip to compensate for a lower wage but I dont see how serving me a bowl of mac and cheese and serving me a lobster is worth a different amount of tip.

When it comes to mousekeeping I feel the same as if they were working in a tshirt factory making shirts or on an assembly line. They are doing their job and do it well is expected. If they go over what is expected maybe a tip or a notification to management is in order but only if its more than is expected of the norm.

I work my butt off working two jobs. One a cook in the night and one I'm a digital specialist in a printing company. Both places I work my butt off with time restraints. I maybe get $80 every 3 or 4 months from tip pool but I dont expect it, its just there. But at the print job I get nothing and get under paid for what I do. I dont complain I do what my job requires and do extra when ever I can just because thats doing 110%(which is what I was taught).

So please tell me what is with having to tip in north america. Its not custom anywhere else expecially in Europe. But here in north america its like you get bad service if you don't look like your going to tip good or you get a nasty look from you server after dinner if you didnt get what they expect for something they are all ready getting paid to do.

 

[JDM]

Something similar just happened to me with a group of people I was out with last weekend. There were 6 of us, out for dinner after a bridal shower, I was out of town and had never been to this restaurant before. It was ok but nothing fantastic and neither was our waiter, really.

One of my friends didn't write in a tip on her credit card receipt. She signed it and did everything else, but didn't write anything on that line because she left a cash tip on the table with the rest of ours.

Well, the waiter followed us out to the PARKING LOT and began to inquire exactly why she didn't leave a tip. It was mortifying, because the restaurant was crowded and to someone who couldn't hear/didn't know what was going on, it looked like we were running out on the bill. I couldn't believe the man had the nerve to do that, especially because he *had* been given a tip. Very tasteless.

:lol:

In your case, I would have done two things:
1) write the word "cash" on the credit card receipt in the tip line so they would know to look for it.

2) And if that guy had followed me out, I would have gone back inside with him, shown him the cash on the table -- then put it back in my wallet and left!

 

[durangojim]

We've stayed on property multiple times and always at the deluxe resorts. I never considered tipping until I read this board. I'm one of those people who will tip at the end of our trip and I have criteria that need to be met and a pretty simple formula for determining how much, if any tip I give:

1. Was our room made up by noon that day? We usually leave for the park around 8-9am and are back for a swim and a nap by noon. If the room isn't made up by noon on the first day, the mousekeeper gets a pass. I will usually call mousekeeping the next morning asking that our room be made by noon. If it isn't when return that day, the mousekeeper gets no tip for the trip.

2. Is everything cleaned well, was the garbage removed, the towels changed, and the beds made. This is my default as to what they should be doing and as long as they do this they'll get $3 a day paid at the end (usually 8-10 days)

3. Did they go above and beyond -- did they rearange my son's stuffed animals in some fun way, did they make towel animals? If so, then the daily rate goes up to $5 per day.

4. Did they really screw up any day? When my wife and I became engaged at WDW, the night I proposed, we dined at Victoria and Albert's. At the end of the evening my wife was given a rose by the manager of the restaurant (they do this for everyone who dines there) and she brought it back to our room. She hung it upside down to dry out so that she could keep it as a remembrance of our wonderful evening. The next day after we returned from the park, the mousekeeper had thrown out the rose! As well as not cleaning up the wet towels on the floor in the bathroom. No tip, and it actually caused me to call management and complain. She received a replacement rose, chocolate covered strawberries, and we wound up getting a free night from that incident.

So in summary -- do your job and you'll get $3 a day, go above and beyond and it'll be $5, don't do your job any day and you get zip. Seems fair to me.:drevil:

 

[tinksgilrs08]

Well I never knew that this is a suaght off subject. The point I am trying to make i this many housekeeping staff d not expect a tip becuase we do get paid bu the hour and many times people dont realize that at the start of the day a housekeeper is given a list of 20-25 rooms. If everybody wanted there room clean by noon that would be very hard for one housekeeper to do this. Being a housekeeper i do not walk in a room and expect a tip but its nice when i find one. I clean the room as if I was staying there. Its unfortunate that some housekeepers base there cleaning on the size of a tip. And I am very sorry for that but as far as arranging things in the room it is our policy that we cannot move a guest belongings so if you have stuff on the beds when you leave that may cause you not to hav your bed changed or made, and as far as trash goes its very hard for us to tell what is trash and what is not if you have things that needto be thrown out put it all together around the trash can and leave a note TRASH... And as far as the cute little things that they do with towels and things you might have gotton a new housekeeper that does not know how to do those things I asked a mousekeeper and she said that its not part of disney trianing and its basiclly up to the other housekeepers to show them how... So if your basing yur tip because you did not get your twoels folded into a animal thats very sad. Its like I said a tip is a tip whether you tip or not is up to you but its nice. I can sit here and tell you all horror stories of some of the things that I have had to clean like toilets that are plugged with people bodily fluids , blood on the sheets and so on and so on so just think about that . everybody today works hard and I am not saying that every job needs to be a tip but when you are taking care of other people and doing some of the things that some peoples job entails tip is nice , and for those housekeepers out there if your basing your perfomance on a tip amount thats sad because its people that books the rroms and pay for them and its them (us included) that pays our paychecks. So if your performance cause the hotel to have a bad rap its nobody elses fault.

 

[amykissangel]

A friend of mine used to do hair and this information is consistent with the person who currently does our hair, a hairdresser generally pays to rent her chair in a shop. What she charges does not all go to her, part goes to the owner of the shop.

Makes total sense to me - thanks for the info :~)

This is a topic I find interesting and am always thinking about.

Disclaimer #1: I always tip
Disclaimer #2: I almost always hate doing it


I do NOT tip cashiers and am offended when I see a tip jar for that situation.

I feel the same about taxis and buses. I usually throw a few bucks at them, but I don't feel I should HAVE to. Yet everyone nowadays has their hand out and it's a shame.

But, on principle, I will not tip a skycap for moving my bags from the car trunk to the curb, 10 feet away. No thanks, I can handle it myself. Don't be ridiculous. I also don't need anyone to show me to my room. And although I do tip the lady who cuts my hair and truly like her, I still wish she'd just have the tip included. Even though I know she doesn't judge, I'm still afraid she will....weird, I know.

For these reasons, I HATE the changes in the Disney Dining Plan. I LOVE it when the tip is included. Even on a cruise, I love that, although I always give them more at the end of the week.

Okay, enough of that. Thanks for letting me be honest.

If I could've written that myself, I would've. I always tip, because that's what you do - it's polite, it expected, it's the norm. On the other hand: I hate that it's expected, it almost always irritates me, and the only time I really enjoy tipping is when the waiter/waitress/mousekeeper was awesome! Then I go beyond the 20% because I feel they deserve it.

SIDENOTE: (FYI to all you waiters and waitresses) I ESPECIALLY tip well for excellent service when my friends and I go out to dine. We're 21-25 years of age, and many times servers will be rude because they don't expect a good tip from someone in our age brackett. I always tip 20%, even with subpar food and service (the ex waitress in me can't not do it.) But if the service is atrocious, I leave a 10% tip with a note on the back of the receipt explaining exactly why they got 10%. Just because we're in our twenties doesn't mean we were born in a barn.

Something similar just happened to me with a group of people I was out with last weekend. There were 6 of us, out for dinner after a bridal shower, I was out of town and had never been to this restaurant before. It was ok but nothing fantastic and neither was our waiter, really.

One of my friends didn't write in a tip on her credit card receipt. She signed it and did everything else, but didn't write anything on that line because she left a cash tip on the table with the rest of ours.

Well, the waiter followed us out to the PARKING LOT and began to inquire exactly why she didn't leave a tip. It was mortifying, because the restaurant was crowded and to someone who couldn't hear/didn't know what was going on, it looked like we were running out on the bill. I couldn't believe the man had the nerve to do that, especially because he *had* been given a tip. Very tasteless.

I would've taken the cash back asap and asked to see a manager. What a schmuck!!

 

[durangojim]

Well I never knew that this is a suaght off subject. The point I am trying to make i this many housekeeping staff d not expect a tip becuase we do get paid bu the hour and many times people dont realize that at the start of the day a housekeeper is given a list of 20-25 rooms. If everybody wanted there room clean by noon that would be very hard for one housekeeper to do this. Being a housekeeper i do not walk in a room and expect a tip but its nice when i find one. I clean the room as if I was staying there. Its unfortunate that some housekeepers base there cleaning on the size of a tip. And I am very sorry for that but as far as arranging things in the room it is our policy that we cannot move a guest belongings so if you have stuff on the beds when you leave that may cause you not to hav your bed changed or made, and as far as trash goes its very hard for us to tell what is trash and what is not if you have things that needto be thrown out put it all together around the trash can and leave a note TRASH... And as far as the cute little things that they do with towels and things you might have gotton a new housekeeper that does not know how to do those things I asked a mousekeeper and she said that its not part of disney trianing and its basiclly up to the other housekeepers to show them how... So if your basing yur tip because you did not get your twoels folded into a animal thats very sad. Its like I said a tip is a tip whether you tip or not is up to you but its nice. I can sit here and tell you all horror stories of some of the things that I have had to clean like toilets that are plugged with people bodily fluids , blood on the sheets and so on and so on so just think about that . everybody today works hard and I am not saying that every job needs to be a tip but when you are taking care of other people and doing some of the things that some peoples job entails tip is nice , and for those housekeepers out there if your basing your perfomance on a tip amount thats sad because its people that books the rroms and pay for them and its them (us included) that pays our paychecks. So if your performance cause the hotel to have a bad rap its nobody elses fault.

I think you were probably responding to my post. I appreciate that you take pride in your job, and I understand that you have had to deal with some difficult situations, but unless you work at Disney, we're not talking about you. Disney is held to a higher standard than almost any other organization in the world when it comes to guest expectations and relations. If I call and let the hotel know that I'd like my room cleaned before noon each day, that is not an unreasonable request, nor is it difficult to accomplish because not everyone cares when their rooms are made and people check out every day as well. Also at Disney, the mousekeepers are able to move items around on the beds, desks, etc. as they have done this multiple times when we've stayed there. We put trash in the trash recepticles. Finally, if you read my post, you would see that if the mousekeeper does his/her job, she will get a tip, that person will just get a larger one if she goes the extra mile such as making towel animals, and if they don't know how to do things like that, then maybe they'll decide to learn when they hear of the bigger tips their friends are getting when they make towel animals:ROFLOL: