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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to work at a hotel chain that rhymes with chariot. I know that the housekeeping used the wet towels left on the floor  by guests to wipe down everything including toilets, sinks, showers, coffee pots, cups  etc. Cleaners regularly wet the mops in the toilet bowl to mop floors.

The first thing I do is  inspect the bed to see that the mattress and sheets are not soiled. Next check the edges and crevices of the mattress and beds. Bedbugs have a mild stinkbug smell and they congregate in the crevices. Also, they will leave little brown specks on the mattress or sheets so check for that. I also wipe down everything with Lysol wipes, and wash the cups and coffee mugs etc with some dish soap that I carry. Finally, lysol the remote, switches, phone, alarm, door handles. They are not sanitizing anything because they have very little time to clean each room. And some guests are slobs and it takes them longer to clean that up.

I don't want house cleaning to come and clean my room because they will make every thing contaminated again. So, I only ask for clean towels and  toiletries. I also like to keep my room clean and beds made. This allows me to not lose track of possessions or leave something in the room. There is a lot of stealing that happens so it is better to not have anyone come inside your room. 
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You and I could be friends lol!!!I have the same routine. Check for BB and clean. I always bring wipes and lysol and clean the WHOLE room, clean and BAG the remote. Once you know how they DONT sanitize or clean the rooms well you won't ever trust it. I then throw the DO NOT DISTURB sign on the door and leave it there my whole stay. The room is cleaner then when I came. Also Marriott they don't even vacuum any of the rooms anymore! Nasty.

And I no longer tip for many reasons as stated above, they (Marriott) are no longer cleaning daily (said it was because of covid but haven't gone back yet) still closed the pool and gym (although I wouldn't go anyway) charges $35 for parking, No hot breakfast anymore, night time lobby snacks either, loss of all amenities yet I'm paying $200+ a night? No tip. Sorry, not sorry. [/quote]

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