Well, I came back tonight and although the bed wasn't made, the towels I left on the floor were picked up and the lights were on. I guess maybe this was turndown ... I hope I still get the points :)

I would love this program to be standard.

Yeah 2000 seems like a lot. I think 500 for an HI, 1000 (or $10 food vouchers)for WA or full service hilton or conrad and 750 for other brands a night would be fair.

The LV Hilton gives you a $10 a night and last weekend for a three night stay I paid $155 tax included. In all honesty I would be fine with just a $5 voucher there since the rates are so cheap but wouldn't go for any lower.

Seems to me like the number of points ought be be on par with the diamond or gold stay bonus points. But then again I doubt that Hilton pays its housekeeping staff more than a Hampton does.

I encountered this with a Sheraton in Vancouver, BC in 2010.

It was a certain point amount for each day you declined. I can't recall what the amount was (I want to say 500 but it may have been less, had no status and SPG activity isn't showing my history that far back). For a 4 night stay we declined cleaning until after the 2nd night for the points and then declined for the 3rd night for a few more. You obviously can't decline cleaning after your final night.

Would be great if every hotel in every chain did something similar.

I've never received points, but I generally only want service every 2 or 3 days. I have the 'do not disturb' on my door the other days.

I completely recognize that the 'green' label is cost-saving marketing. It saves huge amounts of money by not washing linen and towels every day.

Mrs. PITUK prefers daily service, because it is a treat when we stay in hotels for pleasure, especially on multi-day stays.

I think that points are a fair deal for not having the room serviced and would take it every other day or so.

Dr. PITUK

Concur on all counts. One of the nice experiences of staying in a hotel is coming back to have the room re-born :)

I think that his is exactly why the progr would work. Only a small subset of guests will opt for the points. Usually mine is only one of two or three rooms on the floor with the note from housekeeping saying that my room wasn't serviced because of the do not disturb tag. With a points for no housekeeping scheme the numbers probably won't triple. So it's not going to be a losing proposition for the hotel.

People like you will make it work for me. As an added benefit to everyone more time might be spent cleaning each room. That's a win for everyone.

Likewise I'd quite regularly skip it for that amount (well to be fair even a fraction of that). As others have said, a lot of the Hiltons I stay at such as Warwick/ Stratford I barely earn that a night total lol

A little off-topic...but it seems to me that the housekeepers come in even if the "Do Not Disturb" sign is on the door. While I appreciate the bed being made, I abhor when towels, soaps, and shampoo are changed out. Just about every hotel I stay in (not just Hilton) have signs posted with instructions. No matter what, my towels are always "refreshed", old soap/shampoo removed and replaced, and sheets changed.

Give me a break!!! At home, I replaced my towels every about 4 days (8 uses), soap only when it's done, and change the sheets once a week. I hate when the hotel thinks it's a "service" to replace every day.

And this is exactly what I love about staying at hotels :)

Different strokes, no?

"Keep your filthy hands off my Dopp kit!" Maybe I'll get a few cards printed up... ;)

I would totally do this for any amount of points, because I do it anyway. Only have someone come in around day 3 or 4 for me. Just ask for towels each day if I need them.

I have seen this in different forms across various Hilton and Starwood properties. Some offer a straight 500 points per night you decline house keeping and some offer a $5 card that you can use at various hotel cafes, restaurants or you can convert them in to 500 points if you like it at the end of your stay.

500 Starwood points are worth way more than 500 Hilton points.

In fact, I'd say 500 Starwood points are closer in value to 2000 Hilton points than to 500 Hilton points!

(Starwood poitns are "calibrated" completely differently than any other hotel program. That's why, among other things, they can do airline transfers 1:1, whereas all other hotel programs do at best 2.5:1 and usually 4:1 or even worse.)