3. Dumping Wet Towels on the Furniture
Following a long, hot shower or an afternoon relaxing by the hotel pool, you must handle your damp towels properly. Draping soaking wet towels over wooden desk chairs, upholstered sofas, or dropping them directly onto the carpet causes expensive and irreversible damage.
The moisture quickly seeps into these vulnerable materials, leaving permanent water rings on expensive wood finishes and encouraging mold growth deep inside plush fabrics. Hotel managers despise walking into a recently vacated room only to discover ruined furniture because a guest treated an armchair like a drying rack.
Gather your used, damp towels and place them together in a designated, water-resistant location. The absolute best place to leave wet towels is inside the bathtub, on the floor of the shower stall, or directly on the bathroom tile.
This simple, thoughtful act protects the hotel’s furniture investments and makes it incredibly easy for the cleaning crew to scoop up the laundry bundle in one swift motion without having to hunt around the room for stray washcloths.
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Thank you for the helpful information about proper room etiquette when staying at a hotel/motel.
I worked as a housekeeper. I strip the beds as a guest putting pillow cases in a pile, fitted sheets in a pile, sheets in a pile and duvets. I do this because I worked with a woman who just kept all that on if it looked “clean enough”. N I loved when people did it for me. And I wipe ALL mine and my families hair out off the bathtub. Cause that was the worst
I don’t want to sleep on used sheets that someone else left body waste on
Touché
Don’t forget a tip
Be honest… they don’t want the beds stripped because they don’t always replace the sheets and definitely don’t replace the duvet covers!
That’s what I thought. So I just pile them neatly -easy to see there are no remotes, etc in the pile.
Exactly!!!
I was a hotel housekeeper while in college. So, I do follow these rules. Yes, they are helpful reminders to treat hotel staff with respect.
Great information
All good points, but I also suggest stopping by the front desk (or calling right before you depart) and telling the staff that you’ve actually left – especially if it’s very early in the morning. That way the housekeeping staff can get an earlier start on that room. Several desk clerks have said they appreciate the courtesy
After reading all the 10 Things Hotel Staff Hate I can only imagine how frustrating the staff would be since all the things are what COMMON SENCE should show in this article. I have never done any of those things and can’t imagine that there are people who would not respect some ones property. I believe most of the things is how people were raised poor parenting!