Hotels: "Please help us save the environment"
Jul 7, 2015 | 10:33 am
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If they end up on the floor, yes. Now if they would just get some decent shower doors in Europe, I wouldn't need to throw towels on the floor to sop up all the water. Call me dumb, but I still haven't figured out to bathe with those tiny little half doors.
Jul 7, 2015 | 11:41 am
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I'm perfectly willing to help hotels save the environment in exchange for 500 Starpoints. ^ Whenever hotels offer this, I accept it and happily reuse towels.
When hotels leave me a snotty note about how it's my responsibility to help them save costs, it makes me mad enough to...I don't know...throw a towel across the room and leave it on the floor...
Points, a $10 credit, a complimentary drink at the bar, whatever. I *want* to save the environment, as long as the hotel and I are in partnership doing it together. @:-)
When hotels leave me a snotty note about how it's my responsibility to help them save costs, it makes me mad enough to...I don't know...throw a towel across the room and leave it on the floor...
Points, a $10 credit, a complimentary drink at the bar, whatever. I *want* to save the environment, as long as the hotel and I are in partnership doing it together. @:-)
Jul 7, 2015 | 12:57 pm
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Can't believe it's been so long since we've had one of these threads, lol.
2009: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...vironment.html
2007: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ng-towels.html
2005: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ing-costs.html
I can't remember which, but one hotel had a sign basically stating that it helped save costs and was also beneficial for the environment. Something about passing those savings on to their guests. I don't know that that's any more honest, but at least it acknowledges the cost aspect.
Do you also wear shoes indoors? That's one thing I never understood. Because we do not (maybe it's an Asian thing), our floors are pretty clean and I have no qualms about using a towel that has fallen off the towel bar.
2009: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...vironment.html
2007: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ng-towels.html
2005: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ing-costs.html
I can't remember which, but one hotel had a sign basically stating that it helped save costs and was also beneficial for the environment. Something about passing those savings on to their guests. I don't know that that's any more honest, but at least it acknowledges the cost aspect.
Do you also wear shoes indoors? That's one thing I never understood. Because we do not (maybe it's an Asian thing), our floors are pretty clean and I have no qualms about using a towel that has fallen off the towel bar.
Jul 7, 2015 | 1:50 pm
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Yes. Bath towels and washcloths are "use once" items in my home, whether or not they hit the floor, so I expect the same in a hotel. Bed linens last a few days.
And yes, whenever a hotel or more or less any other public-facing business promotes that you should do something to "go green," the green they are primarily talking about is their bottom line.
And yes, whenever a hotel or more or less any other public-facing business promotes that you should do something to "go green," the green they are primarily talking about is their bottom line.
Jul 7, 2015 | 4:17 pm
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Jul 7, 2015 | 6:26 pm
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I'm perfectly willing to help hotels save the environment in exchange for 500 Starpoints. ^ Whenever hotels offer this, I accept it and happily reuse towels.
When hotels leave me a snotty note about how it's my responsibility to help them save costs, it makes me mad enough to...I don't know...throw a towel across the room and leave it on the floor...
Points, a $10 credit, a complimentary drink at the bar, whatever. I *want* to save the environment, as long as the hotel and I are in partnership doing it together. @:-)
When hotels leave me a snotty note about how it's my responsibility to help them save costs, it makes me mad enough to...I don't know...throw a towel across the room and leave it on the floor...
Points, a $10 credit, a complimentary drink at the bar, whatever. I *want* to save the environment, as long as the hotel and I are in partnership doing it together. @:-)
Jul 7, 2015 | 9:49 pm
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Jul 7, 2015 | 11:18 pm
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Jul 8, 2015 | 5:40 am
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worse, in austria, 95% of the tub-showers have the faucet and thus showerhead mount coming out at mid-tub... relegating one to only half of the available space in the tub. even in new construction ("neubau").... baffling design choice
Jul 8, 2015 | 10:27 am
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Wars, weapons and violence in the world are causing more harm to the environment, than some beddings and towel washing frequencies of these businesses. They want to reduce their costs, they don't really care about anything else
Jul 8, 2015 | 12:30 pm
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I don't change towels everyday at home and I don't need to in a hotel... having said that, two of us used 6 towels a day recently. It was humid so we needed to shower a lot and the towels were not drying.
Jul 8, 2015 | 8:27 pm
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Unless you're in a place like California or other drought-affected region, where it really can be about conserving water.