Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
IME it's not unusual for even aluxury or near luxury hotel to announce tha they will change sheets only every third night unless you request otherwise. Often you also find signs asking you to please hang and reuse towels.
My reaction is that this is more cost driven than done out of genuine concern for the environment and therefore I want some share of the cost savings, such as the SPG Make a Green Choice program offered. OTOH I've never understood why hotels don't impose a surcharge on the first night's rate for the additional housekeeping that must be done between guests.
Some of the hotels that used to offer points for choosing to skip housekeeping during part of a multi-night stay then went to saying they would donate money (unspecified amount) to charities/NGOs and removed the point choice for skipping housekeeping during the stay. Once a downgraded expectation of service has taken root, it may end up facilitating the implementation of surcharges to get back some don what used to be included without a surcharge. In other words, don’t be surprised when some hotels start charging a daily housekeeping surcharge for those who expect daily housekeeping service on multi-night stays.