Originally Posted by Jasper2009

While I've stayed at plenty of hotels all over the world, I'll admit I've never stayed at a Residence Inn. So my apologies for a few questions that may be stupid:

1) Is housekeeping usually offered daily?

2) The apartments come with a full kitchen incl. dishwasher. Does this mean guests are generally expected to clean the dishes? (I realize this probably is a stupid question, but I've been to properties where housekeeping would take care of that as well)

3) The hotel offers "free grocery shopping - just leave your shopping list with the front desk and we'll take care of it". What sort of service level can be expected? Do people really provide a long shopping list with 20-30 items (basically everything you'd need for the week) or is it more like a service where they're happy to pick up "a loaf of bread, some milk and a bar of chocolate"? I assume tipping the person doing the shopping would be customary?

Any other input on what "life" at a Residence Inn is like would be appreciated.