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I strip the bed in every hotel/airbnb/cottage I’ve slept in - I used to work in a hotel chain when I was younger, and know for an absolute fact that not every maid changes the bedding for every guest.
If it’s in a pile on the floor, then they don’t have much of a choice.
All you have to do is ask yourself two questions:
1. What is the cost savings to the hotel? *HUGE*
2. Even if it’s against some reg (which it probably is not), how would this reg get enforced? A law without reasonable expectation of enforcement is just wasted paper.
That's just disgusting. I'd ssume some are under a lot of time pressure and don't care if the hotel doesn't pay enough. I wouldn't expect this is more expensive hotels though.
You’re absolutely right, not a lot of time to do the job and sometimes good enough is good enough.
I’m not going to say which hotel I worked for, but think about an international chain of relatively fancy hotels - it’s probably the one you’re thinking of.
Can confirm. Currently in a lovely pub/hotel in London and was greeted with grey hairs on my bed. Stayed in a hotel in Amsterdam once and it was the same.
Please tell me they will change the bedding if they’re stained? That’s my biggest phobia about staying in hotels. I always dread pulling the bedding back when I check in.
Depends on how much the cleaning fee was if there was one.
I'll do the dishes and put the washing machine on before I leave for all the effort it takes but if I'm paying a cleaning fee I'm not going to do anything I'd consider cleaning.
This. I paid £130 cleaning fee for a cottage and they asked us to strip and bag the bedding, bag off the towels, take all rubbish to the end of the road, run the hoover round before we left.
I thought that was super cheeky bearing in mind we found an old sock and a toenail clipping in the kids room the day we checked in
Exactly. I wouldn't mind cleaning up mess if I or anyone I was staying with made a mess but there's a point in between cleaning up just that mess and everything else around it.
Yeah obviously take the rubbish out but bearing in mind it was about 1000m down the street, didn’t have their own bins but still okay
Bedding, not the first time but hoovering was well cheeky s I paid a lot for cleaning fees.
Same here. I've not worked in the industry but my MIL has. It's the least you can do to help them out. Honestly can't stand the kind of people that leave hotel rooms in a state.
Yes. I clean holiday cottages and guests that strip the beds are my favorites. Guests who make the beds carefully before they leave make it much harder to tell what's been slept in - especially if they've only been in for a night.
It depends on if they ask to have them stripped or not. But considering we don't make our beds while on holidays, it won't be difficult to work out which bed has been slept in.
Always strip the beds that are used and leave a note on unused beds. I’m a bit of a clean freak so usually leave the place cleaner than when we arrived.
I holiday let the other half of my house.
I prefer that guests don't strip the beds. I usually hoover the sheets in place to remove hair and it's easier to see any stains that need pretreating, and which pillow and mattress protectors may need to be washed too.
Nearly every time I've found the beds stripped, it's to disguise stains. The worst was when they mixed filthy and soaked tea towels in with sheets and it took me days to get the stains out.
I do specifically say not to strip beds. I just ask that they put the towels they've used in a hamper, and leave the key inside the door. Some people take the recycling out, but that's not essential.
Thanks. Personally I prefer to do exactly as I’m asked (so in this case it asked for turned down, not stripped). But I was with a group and they insisted on stripping all the beds (in fact went into my room while I was packing the car). It looks from the answers like it’s dependent on the owners whether they found that helpful or annoying. Just hoping we went somewhere that felt we were helpful.
Rude. Well, not so much rude as annoying. It doesn't really help, as sheets, pillow cases, and duvet covers needed to go to different laundry routes anyway, so we'd still have to sort through those piles.
I used to run a small hotel.
the encasement mattress protectors are not supposed to be removed (unless there's been an accident of course, in which case only the removable top part needs to be removed). You'd need to lift and turn the entire mattress to remove the bottom part. We had a more conventional mattress protector on top of that encasement too, so there wasn't any way the encasement could have gotten dirty short of a water accident.
Some people still stripped literally everything.
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I strip the bed in every hotel/airbnb/cottage I’ve slept in - I used to work in a hotel chain when I was younger, and know for an absolute fact that not every maid changes the bedding for every guest. If it’s in a pile on the floor, then they don’t have much of a choice.
Please tell me you’re kidding
I’m afraid not. The hotel I worked in was a nice chain too, not Travelodge, IBIS etc.
But why? Surely it’s against environmental health regulations to give guests other people’s bodily fluids to sleep in?
All you have to do is ask yourself two questions: 1. What is the cost savings to the hotel? *HUGE* 2. Even if it’s against some reg (which it probably is not), how would this reg get enforced? A law without reasonable expectation of enforcement is just wasted paper.
Funnily enough my fiancèe used to work for premier inn, and they absolutely did change every bed
I do the same. I also make sure my used towels are not just a little wet, but really wet so they can't just be hung back up.
That's just disgusting. I'd ssume some are under a lot of time pressure and don't care if the hotel doesn't pay enough. I wouldn't expect this is more expensive hotels though.
You’re absolutely right, not a lot of time to do the job and sometimes good enough is good enough. I’m not going to say which hotel I worked for, but think about an international chain of relatively fancy hotels - it’s probably the one you’re thinking of.
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Can confirm. Currently in a lovely pub/hotel in London and was greeted with grey hairs on my bed. Stayed in a hotel in Amsterdam once and it was the same.
Same,
Please tell me they will change the bedding if they’re stained? That’s my biggest phobia about staying in hotels. I always dread pulling the bedding back when I check in.
I strip the bed as part of the final 'room search' so I know there isn't anything tangled in the sheets
What gets tangled in an unslept bed?
just the slept beds
If I had to turn them down, I'd do it gently, bedding is notoriously temperamental.
Good advice. Last time I stripped a bed it lost its sheet.
A little pillow talk always helps.
Depends on how much the cleaning fee was if there was one. I'll do the dishes and put the washing machine on before I leave for all the effort it takes but if I'm paying a cleaning fee I'm not going to do anything I'd consider cleaning.
This. I paid £130 cleaning fee for a cottage and they asked us to strip and bag the bedding, bag off the towels, take all rubbish to the end of the road, run the hoover round before we left. I thought that was super cheeky bearing in mind we found an old sock and a toenail clipping in the kids room the day we checked in
Asking you to hoover the place is particularly out of order imo.
Totally agree. 👍
Exactly. I wouldn't mind cleaning up mess if I or anyone I was staying with made a mess but there's a point in between cleaning up just that mess and everything else around it.
Taking the rubbish out is normal. It's your rubbish after all. Bagging the bedding is cheeky; but might be ok. Having to hoover is well out of order.
Yeah obviously take the rubbish out but bearing in mind it was about 1000m down the street, didn’t have their own bins but still okay Bedding, not the first time but hoovering was well cheeky s I paid a lot for cleaning fees.
What did you end up doing out of curiosity? Thx
What they asked cos I’m a sucker for
Hahahha amazing. Yeah that sucks! Better than getting in trouble.
True and I use Airbnb for all my work digs too
Am hopeless. Always strip my bed when I'm away. Having worked In the industry as a student I know how busy they are. Every little helps
Same here. I've not worked in the industry but my MIL has. It's the least you can do to help them out. Honestly can't stand the kind of people that leave hotel rooms in a state.
I would never have considered leaving sheets on the bed in a hotel was leaving it “in a state”.
I worked in a hotel and know how long making beds take. I always strip the bed.
Of course they know what beds have been slept in they are just trying to save time on cleaners or being lazy if doing the cleaning themselves
> or being lazy if doing the cleaning themselves Or working flat out doing it themselves so they don't have the additional expense of paying cleaners.
Well that's a cost of doing business time or money
Yes. I clean holiday cottages and guests that strip the beds are my favorites. Guests who make the beds carefully before they leave make it much harder to tell what's been slept in - especially if they've only been in for a night.
I do a shit in the middle of the bed so there's no confusion
It depends on if they ask to have them stripped or not. But considering we don't make our beds while on holidays, it won't be difficult to work out which bed has been slept in.
I was thinking that, not hard to tell if the bedding was clean when you got there.
Yeah. I leave the mattress and pillow protectors on but everything else comes off
Always strip the beds that are used and leave a note on unused beds. I’m a bit of a clean freak so usually leave the place cleaner than when we arrived.
I holiday let the other half of my house. I prefer that guests don't strip the beds. I usually hoover the sheets in place to remove hair and it's easier to see any stains that need pretreating, and which pillow and mattress protectors may need to be washed too. Nearly every time I've found the beds stripped, it's to disguise stains. The worst was when they mixed filthy and soaked tea towels in with sheets and it took me days to get the stains out. I do specifically say not to strip beds. I just ask that they put the towels they've used in a hamper, and leave the key inside the door. Some people take the recycling out, but that's not essential.
Thanks. Personally I prefer to do exactly as I’m asked (so in this case it asked for turned down, not stripped). But I was with a group and they insisted on stripping all the beds (in fact went into my room while I was packing the car). It looks from the answers like it’s dependent on the owners whether they found that helpful or annoying. Just hoping we went somewhere that felt we were helpful.
I would and I’d leave them neat too. You could leave them a note if you’re worried
Obviously if they have asked you to do something and you don’t do it it’s, rude ?
No! Not doing something ridiculous isn't rude, the asker was rude.
I agree. I just didn’t want to say which side of the fence I was on until I’d heard the answers. It looks like it could go either way.
I've always stripped the bed completely before I leave
I do this amd put my towels in the empty bath
I always strip the bed and put used towels and the bedding in the corner near the door
we tend to strip the beds completely and leave it in a semi-neat pile in a visible corner
Eh? I wasn't going to accept the bed when I left so why turn it down?
Rude. Well, not so much rude as annoying. It doesn't really help, as sheets, pillow cases, and duvet covers needed to go to different laundry routes anyway, so we'd still have to sort through those piles. I used to run a small hotel. the encasement mattress protectors are not supposed to be removed (unless there's been an accident of course, in which case only the removable top part needs to be removed). You'd need to lift and turn the entire mattress to remove the bottom part. We had a more conventional mattress protector on top of that encasement too, so there wasn't any way the encasement could have gotten dirty short of a water accident. Some people still stripped literally everything.