Cloths under toiletries, etc.
Mar 18, 2024, 2:59 pm
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: NYC
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Cloths under toiletries, etc.
Two behaviors from some hotels that I find odd are placing a cloth under toiletries left besides a sink and coiling charging cords that are plugged in. Are these actually useful to anyone? For the charging cords, I have to uncoil them (sometimes removing a ribbon or the like) before use. Are these just signaling? Am I missing something here?
Mar 18, 2024, 3:10 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Europe
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Two behaviors from some hotels that I find odd are placing a cloth under toiletries left besides a sink and coiling charging cords that are plugged in. Are these actually useful to anyone? For the charging cords, I have to uncoil them (sometimes removing a ribbon or the like) before use. Are these just signaling? Am I missing something here?
Regarding chargers, most properties these days have what they jokingly call "cable burritos" (all leather... it's a thing!) for cables, charging cords...
It is also a housekeeping protocol to neatly wrap cables around hair dryers... in some instances, few guests rather dislike this -- to the point that they unwrap the cords after each housekeeping service. However, this is often noted in various CRMs and profiles and usually leads to discontinuation of such by housekeeping.
Mar 19, 2024, 3:42 am
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Join Date: Apr 2015
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I like towels under toiletries though. You can also tell whether housekeeping has real attention to detail by if they evenly space the items on the towel and place all the labels facing forwards each day
Mar 19, 2024, 5:00 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Two behaviors from some hotels that I find odd are placing a cloth under toiletries left besides a sink and coiling charging cords that are plugged in. Are these actually useful to anyone? For the charging cords, I have to uncoil them (sometimes removing a ribbon or the like) before use. Are these just signaling? Am I missing something here?
for no big visual improvement. I also don't love to have things moved around excessively, like toothbrushes going from glass to towel or
finding a book moved after the staff found it in order to insert a bookmark.