Victor Kelly
Well-Known Member
The safe in POP, used your credit card to lock it, the same on the cruise ship we went on.
On another note, it has never made sense to me that I am expected to tip a food server $15-$25 for bringing me my beverages and food, but $5 is actually considered generous for the person who has access to all my valuables.
That's why I never use housekeeping at any hotel I stay...
I pile my towels on the counter and in the sink, so they don't have to bend and lift!Is it helpful for the Mousekeepers for me to put all the towels in the tub? I always do, and generally clean the kitchen area (DVC villas) and load and start the dishwasher if needed. I don't make the bed because I know they have to strip them anyway.![]()
I do the same thing. I take a bath towel and put it on the floor, then put all the rest of the towels into it. Bundle it up and leave it on the sink or one of the chairs.I pile my towels on the counter and in the sink, so they don't have to bend and lift!
I think if they're all together, it is helpful.I'd hang them up, but then I wouldn't get new ones.
Shut up! I do that, too! I think we are the only ones, lol. I get teased for it.I do the same thing. I take a bath towel and put it on the floor, then put all the rest of the towels into it. Bundle it up and leave it on the sink or one of the chairs.
50 rooms - no way.Economies of scale, in a way and for lack of a better term. That server you just tipped 15 bucks waited on you for lets say 45 minutes or more and maybe only turned 12 tables that night. Mousekeeping during their shift may have cleaned what, say 50 rooms? Say a theoretical average or 15 and 5, respectively, thats 180 before tip out (server) and 250 (mousekeeping) with no tip-out (I'm assuming Mousekeeping doesn't tip out). Also, don't forget base pay, which servers make virtually nothing.
Of course theres always the cheapskates who don't tip or tip poorly and theres the generous few, but it balances out. Theres also the variables of people like you, who keep their room relatively clean and people who destroy it on a daily basis. Servers get tables who are happy and need little attention and then tables who complain about everything from the ice water temp to the wallpaper.
On another note, it has never made sense to me that I am expected to tip a food server $15-$25 for bringing me my beverages and food, but $5 is actually considered generous for the person who has access to all my valuables.
I have never had an issue with Disney housekeeping. I lock up my cash and iPad, and be sure to tip appropriately. I also keep the room fairly tidy. I see no reason to tick off the person who has unmonitored access to my toothbrush.
I just don't see the need for them to ever come in my room.
-I feel this way about every hotel, not just Disney.
Something I've always wondered is why do so many people get their room cleaned so often? I mean if I'm staying for 6-7 nights like normal I might get it cleaned once and that's due to the girlfriend wanting it.
I don't change my bed sheets at my house everyday or every 2 days, so why do it at a hotel? I always shower before bed so I'm clean myself when I get into the bed so that's not an issue. They give you towels even if you leave the do not disturb sign on your door so that's not an issue. I don't have a lot of trash in my room so I don't the garbage taken everyday.
I just don't see the need for them to ever come in my room.
-I feel this way about every hotel, not just Disney.
This is so sad to hear, and to think she was really only caught stealing $20....geez! Makes you think twice about having daily service although on my last trip I left out envelopes labeled for mousekeeping each day and twice they went untouched. It's a shame what a few bad apples can do.
But remember the common thread to thefts was her name came up many times as the maid who cleaned the rooms where multiple guests had money stolen, she probably stole plenty as she was able to bond out quickly.
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