Originally Posted by
AZ Travels the World
My expectations are quite different. I expect them to clear away room service trays, carts, etc. I only put them out in the hallway as a last resort. (Walking out with my used tray and putting it in the hall just feels low-class to me -- I hate seeing those trays lying about.)
Had the lottery ticket been sitting on the desk by itself, rather than surrounded by discarded gum wrappers, I could see having an issue with it (other than the fact that it is only $5 we're talking about here; had it been more, you likely would not have left it there
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Any time I feel strongly about something one way or another, I leave a note on top of it, so they know my preferences. Otherwise, I feel that it's their role to keep the room nice and tidy, which is what I typically get.
I'd have to agree with this. If housekeeping comes into a room, and sees what looks like trash on the desk (what else could crumpled gum wrappers be?) and spoiling food leftover from room service, they have to make a decision. Either throw it out and risk that someone might not want to have it thrown out, or leave it, and risk that someone would be upset that seemingly obvious trash was not properly disposed of. They have to play the odds here, and I think that odds are that most people would want to have used room service trays and what seemingly looks like trash cleared away.
Personally, if I had leftover room service, I would expect that housekeeping would clear the tray. I think it is quite reasonable to expect that most people wouldn't want spoiling food left lying around their rooms. Therefore, had I wanted to save the rm svc food, I would have left a note, or tucked it away in the mini-bar fridge. As for the lotto ticket on the table, Id agree that had it not been surrounded by discarded gum wrappers, housekeeping should have left it.