6. Ruining White Towels with Makeup
High-quality hotel towels are deliberately bright white so they can be easily bleached, sanitized, and washed at high temperatures for the next guest. Unfortunately, when you grab a pristine white washcloth to scrub off heavy liquid foundation, waterproof mascara, or bright red lipstick, you permanently ruin the fabric.
The heavy oils, stubborn pigments, and harsh chemicals found in cosmetics rarely wash out completely, even when the hotel employs industrial-grade bleach and scalding hot water. The hotel ultimately has to throw the stained towels in the garbage, driving up their operating costs significantly.
You can easily prevent this costly damage by packing your own disposable makeup wipes or bringing a dedicated dark-colored washcloth from home. Recognizing this common issue, many modern boutique and luxury hotels now provide specific black makeup towels embroidered with the word “Makeup” right on the bathroom counter.
Use these provided dark towels or your own facial wipes for your skincare routine, and reserve the plush white towels strictly for drying your clean hands and body.
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Tips for Budget hotel staff don’t hide in the office watching on CCTV guests standing around the reception area hoping guests will check in them selves
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!