Sometimes, it feels to me like Quora is where all of the drama is.
Like this question asking, “What are some things hotel staff won’t tell you?”
Here are some of the most interesting secrets.
“I was an innkeeper at a 24-room historic inn in Vermont for several years.
That lesson was learned the hard way.
And only once.”
Tammy Geist Long
2.
There are plenty of things we aren’trequiredto do but can do if we’re motivated to do so.
Being nice to us is the easiest way to get free stuff!"
Stacy McClouse
3.
They used aliases to keep from being bothered, but they didn’t attempt to hide.
Many of the individuals I dealt with were extremely personable and very cordial.
Marco Scolari
4.
“Sometimes sheets are not changed daily.This is true not only for unused beds but also in general.
Shady and cheap hotel/motel managers and owners encourage staff to peek if the sheets look clean.
If they do, they tell housekeepers to tighten it up from the corners.”
Peter Tamas
5.
Suhail Mohammad
6.
I’ve seen several customers bring in printed confirmations with the amount they paid.
Sometimes, the cost was higher than our BAR/RACK rate.
that the hotel never sees a penny of.
Sometimes guests are even charged for services we don’t offer or that are complementary."
Anonymous
7.
“We can check out what you watched on Pay-TV, when, and for how long.
We don’t bother with it because we aren’t interested in what you do.
This is only for those who claim they never watched Pay-TV for not wanting to pay for it.”
Maria Lara
8.
Peri Collins
9.
“There was an incident where I had just started my housekeeping rotation.
He then picked it up and placed it back into the bathroom glass.
The guest would have brushed his teeth that evening with an absolutely filthy toothbrush.
I don’t bother bringing my own toothbrush when I travel.
I just request one from the hotel.
And I request a new one every evening after housekeeping has cleaned the room.
That way, I know I use a clean toothbrush every time.”
Katherine Schutte
11.
“I worked at a small B&B for a little over a year in a touristy town.
There were only about seven rooms (including a detached ‘cottage’).
Basically, the owners did absolutely anything they could to save a buck here and there.
The shampoo and body wash were filled with the same stuff but different scents.
Same with the hand wash on the sink.”
Hannah Montgomery
12.
Isha Singhania
13.
“Most hotel maids can be tipped.
Cherie Wilkerson
14.
Pradeep Banavara
15.
“I worked as a maid during my first years in Uni during the summer.
They were 4/5 star hotels in London, around 200 pounds per night.
Natalia Balska
16.
“The best deals are not always online.
I have had sleepless nights in four and five-star hotels because the room was near the elevator.”
