Originally Posted by stargold

In practice, I found that 1. they don't memorise your room number (at least not everyone's) so it was a minor annoyance to have to give your room number every time you arrived or departed, 2. it was not straightforward to manage different pairs of shoes for multiple people in the same room, and 3. during certain times, the person in charge of shoes was not by the door, and having to call for someone just to store/retrieve your shoes felt like I was being a nuisance. That was the negative part, rather than the act of taking one's shoes off at the entrance.