What is the point of turndown service?
May 6, 2015, 7:53 pm
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May 11, 2015, 1:52 pm
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No; it's an "fancy hotel" thing. Limited-service business hotels and cheap and mid-priced tourist places won't have it; for full-service business oriented places, it's hit or miss, and luxury places almost always will.
There may also be some which don't generally offer it, but will do it if asked, and many if not most will do some subset of it on request. I tent to avoid places that are fancy enough to offer it, but (for example) just about anyplace if I shower after work before going out for the evening, I can call housekeeping and have them swap out the towels while I'm out. Similarly, a lot of the places in Asia I stay will leave the fancier pillows and bed runner in the closet after the first night rather than replacing them on the bed each day.
There may also be some which don't generally offer it, but will do it if asked, and many if not most will do some subset of it on request. I tent to avoid places that are fancy enough to offer it, but (for example) just about anyplace if I shower after work before going out for the evening, I can call housekeeping and have them swap out the towels while I'm out. Similarly, a lot of the places in Asia I stay will leave the fancier pillows and bed runner in the closet after the first night rather than replacing them on the bed each day.
May 12, 2015, 4:27 pm
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I just don't see how the annoyance of someone knocking on your door, invading your space, and interrupting whatever it is you were doing just to close your curtains and fold the bedding back is an amenity. It's just so tacky and bothersome. And if I wanted a chocolate I would get one from the minibar. Maybe hotels should have an option where you can let them know whether you are playing princess at the tea party this weekend or whether you just want to quietly enjoy yourself without pretending to be something you saw in a movie.
May 12, 2015, 8:07 pm
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May 14, 2015, 5:51 am
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May 16, 2015, 3:38 pm
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