Elfstar

I had the front desk manager try to enter my room without knocking twice in one day at a Radisson - but since I keep the safely latch/chain on she didn't gain entry. Told me she was just in a hurry to inspect the housekeeping service and didn't think to knock. Told her that thinking before hurrying was the better road since she didn't bother apologizing....

MSPeconomist

I hope you complained. This is not how a management level hotel employee should behave, It also sets a bad example for lower level hotel employees.

Landing Gear

I didn't know you were on FT, Ben Brafman.

Indelaware

As the housekeeper was shocked, no further action on your part, IMO, was warranted. By complaining to the front desk, you may have jeopardized the housekeeper's job. By your own admission, he/she was shocked: that being the case, no foul intention was on the housekeeper's part, yet I'm not so certain the same can be said by one who complains over such a simple mistake.

That said, get over your nudity. If there was insult on the hotel/housekeeper's part it was that your (temporary) space was invaded, not that your body parts were seen.

IluvSQ

Next time just lock the door before your shower.... and any time you do not
wish anyone to enter.

CGRA

So now we have to forgive someone who doesn't follow the very basic and enter a room without knocking ?

laggers

PMSL LOL

scubaccr

HK on floors hallway see you exit rooom, know you are going down to the restaurant breakfast, and if you forget the DND sign, try and clean room early.

My other half was really annoyed once, as only I went down to breakfast, and room cleaning still entered room despite DND left on.

Obviously I can not set deadlock from outside room, and my other half was still napping.

sfozrhfco

Sounds like your other half and HK had other plans while you were at breakfast...

365RoadWarrior

In this case, it sounds like a "Green Choice" might have averted a red face.

UKTraveller4Fun

I would hope actually we are in a position to not look to cost someone their job or look for compensation because they happened to "maybe" forget to knock at one door of many rooms they service in a day that did not have DND sign on it or the bolt locked!

The need to forgive suggests there was really something done really wrong here and I would suggest the person who has a shower without putting the DND on or bolting the door is the one who should apologise but certainly complaining about it is way over the top! The Op said they were not long out of the shower, maybe they knocked when in the shower, someone walking past distracted them for a couple of minutes and then as no one had come to the door they entered!

Not saying it is the case but in this situation there is surely enough doubt to mean complaining or making an issue for someone who was just trying to do their job is not justified! It would seem a nasty world if something like this really requires any action other than a red face or two and sharp exit and lesson learned by both parties!

Silver Fox

Was the housekeeper cute?

Raov

I stay at the same Marriott virtually every week. One week, I came in very late, slept in late, showered late, and opened the bathroom door (naked) to see the housekeeper in my room. She was on the older side, but I can't imagine how it was possible to not hear the shower running. My coworkers (all consultants) got a big laugh when I told them I forgot to use the deadbolt.

Next day, got up much earlier, didn't deadbolt the door after getting coffee (didn't think the maid service would come before 8), and was about to jump into the shower when the bathroom door opened, and - surprise! - the same maid. Neither time did I hear knocks.

Weird, right?

I didn't report it, though - she seemed to be fairly old, and a little confused, and I didn't want to risk her losing her job.

vernonc

Stayed at the Adina Frankfurt last year and this happened several times - I thought it was a German cultural thing. They would knock and open the door one second later without waiting for a response. The housecleaning staff did it, the maintanance guy did it and the bellhop did it. I was considering just leaving my door wide open. And the door did not have any locks or chains so nothing I could do other than perhaps mover the sofa in
front of the door.

nicolas75

The same for me.

Recently, at a hotel in London, as I was getting out of my room (and had therefore removed the DND sign), I needed to go to the toilets.

And what supposed to arrive arrived.

When I was in the bathroom, I heard the housekeeper knocking at the door, waiting one second, and then opening the door.

She then heard a desesperate NOOOOOOO from the bathroom, shut the door and said tactfully "Oh, I am sorry, I thought nobody was there anymore".