As I leave keys in the room, I assume housekeeping takes them back to reception eventually, but I don't know if this actually happens.
Many if not most guests leave the keys in the room so housekeepers will certainly be trained to retain them (at pretty much every property I've worked at, every housekeeper's cart will have a small box just to put room keys in).
Keys are expensive, so the property wants them back. $$$ > environment, so this is one of those instances where it takes care of itself.
Originally Posted by
flyerCO
I always keep mine. While most don't, some hotels encode personal data on the card. Ie credit card info or DOB, etc... Again vast majority don't, but I dont like idea of guessing.
Absolutely no hotel keycard system I've ever worked with or heard of stores any personal data whatsoever on the card.
Obviously, every card has some sort of location and time access window and someone with the requisite technology could pull those details from an existing card, but that's not what would be considered personal data.