![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ok...so while i'm down here in so-cal working, i'm staying in a hotel. my room is basically a studio apartment, with a fully equipped kitchen, small living area (with a fireplace!), a king-sized bed, and of course a bathroom. i have a two-part question:
1. should i "let" housekeeping come in and change the bed, replace used towels, clean, etc. every single day? i have a couple of concerns about this, and they are in tension with each other. on the one hand, i'm sure the housekeeping workers are paid an hourly wage, which means that if they don't clean my room they don't work as long, thus don't earn as much. on the other hand, i am by myself and don't really need to have my linens washed and my room's surfaces scrubbed and disinfected every single day--processes that consume water, bleach, detergents, and other chemicals, stuff that then gets ejected into the wastewater, etc. i have put out the "no service, please" sign a couple of times this past week, and each time i got a note on my door followed up with an anxious phone call from housekeeping asking me if everything was ok, if i needed anything, if i was *sure* i didn't need my room serviced, etc.
2. when i do "let" housekeeping come in and do their thing, how much should i tip? i have read some stuff online about tipping etiquette, but i'm kind of curious to hear what other people do. the suggested amounts vary a lot, from $1 to $5 (which translates into an even more disparate range of $7 to $35 per week); and the suggested method for tipping also varies, with some people recommending that i tip weekly or at the end of my stay, and others recommending that i tip daily because it's probably not going to be the same person doing the work every day.
today i was in my room when the housekeeper came. i think it made her a little nervous to have me there. she asked me a couple of times if it was ok for her to do her job--in particular if it was ok for her to change the bed, and to vacuum. for my part...i was impressed by how efficient and thorough she was. however, i was also uncomfortably aware of the fact that i was sitting there reading a book while she worked on my room.
( reflections on class follow )
1. should i "let" housekeeping come in and change the bed, replace used towels, clean, etc. every single day? i have a couple of concerns about this, and they are in tension with each other. on the one hand, i'm sure the housekeeping workers are paid an hourly wage, which means that if they don't clean my room they don't work as long, thus don't earn as much. on the other hand, i am by myself and don't really need to have my linens washed and my room's surfaces scrubbed and disinfected every single day--processes that consume water, bleach, detergents, and other chemicals, stuff that then gets ejected into the wastewater, etc. i have put out the "no service, please" sign a couple of times this past week, and each time i got a note on my door followed up with an anxious phone call from housekeeping asking me if everything was ok, if i needed anything, if i was *sure* i didn't need my room serviced, etc.
2. when i do "let" housekeeping come in and do their thing, how much should i tip? i have read some stuff online about tipping etiquette, but i'm kind of curious to hear what other people do. the suggested amounts vary a lot, from $1 to $5 (which translates into an even more disparate range of $7 to $35 per week); and the suggested method for tipping also varies, with some people recommending that i tip weekly or at the end of my stay, and others recommending that i tip daily because it's probably not going to be the same person doing the work every day.
today i was in my room when the housekeeper came. i think it made her a little nervous to have me there. she asked me a couple of times if it was ok for her to do her job--in particular if it was ok for her to change the bed, and to vacuum. for my part...i was impressed by how efficient and thorough she was. however, i was also uncomfortably aware of the fact that i was sitting there reading a book while she worked on my room.
( reflections on class follow )
