Sue M
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- May 27, 2009
Gutting them. Re doing bathroom, everything is new. This is a major Reno.What kind of renovations are they doing to the rooms?
Gutting them. Re doing bathroom, everything is new. This is a major Reno.What kind of renovations are they doing to the rooms?
Everything. New bathrooms with all new fixtures etc. New furniture, new mattresses, new flooring (wood laminate instead of carpeting), new large wall-mounted TVs, new refrigerators, adding coffee makers, new bedding, window panels and lighting, painting, etc.What kind of renovations are they doing to the rooms?
This is why I’m going to just wait until it gets closer. No one honestly knows right now what will be done and when.I would imagine Building 6 would be ready by end of February, or at least some of it open for use, based on Buidling 10. Building 10 took 3 months for some rooms to open. End of February for Buidling 6 would be almost 4 months.
I will try to check out the progress a little later today.
I'm wondering something similar, which is what do people do with their used towels? A heap of wet towels will get moldy and gross if they're left in a corner of the room for days. Does housekeeping at least come to collect used towels?
I don't think I'm going to opt out of housekeeping if that's still an option in February. I don't want to come back and have a dirty room, but I also hope they get it figured out by then. It seems like there have been too many problems with it lately at POP.In August, we DID have a pile of wet towels on the bathroom floor! (We didn’t opt-out, we experienced lousy service that was not consistent.)
I believe they keep multiple garbage bags in the trash can. You could use one of the bags for the wet towels then give them to housekeeping or drop them in the pool towel bin. I’m making a mental note to do just that!
I don't think I'm going to opt out of housekeeping if that's still an option in February. I don't want to come back and have a dirty room, but I also hope they get it figured out by then. It seems like there have been too many problems with it lately at POP.
They ask at check-in, but I'm pretty sure you have to physically check in at the desk (not online). I might just opt out as well, but that is such a hassle to have to run around getting new towels and taking dirty ones somewhere. Plus the trash gets full and I just don't want to have to deal with that on vacation.Wow, sounds very disorganized! Do they ask us about opting out of housekeeping at check-in or before? Since housekeeping is so inconsistent, I think we might as well opt out.
guests who aren't as resourceful as you leaving their wet towels in a heap for days and days.
This has me baffled every time I read about the different opinions regarding opting out of mousekeeping or not. The garbage (especially families who eat in the room), I understand being an issue. I understand wanting to come back to a clean room, etc. I understanding wanting more towels if it's super hot and you shower more than once a day. But who leaves their wet towels in a heap on the floor? Why not hang the towels to dry, as you would at home (unless you're a cleaning-maniac, and you change/wash towels to get a clean one every single day)?
HOWEVER, our housekeeping was very inconsistent. We had days pass with no service. We never saw towel carts in our corridor. It was obvious the staff was drastically cut and they were pushing the guests to opt out.
They have not cut any staff. They cannot get enough people willing to do the job. They've recently upped the sign on bonus for housekeeping from $500-$1,000 to hopefully reduce the shortage. They have been forced to offer the opt out option because of this.
This has me baffled every time I read about the different opinions regarding opting out of mousekeeping or not. The garbage (especially families who eat in the room), I understand being an issue. I understand wanting to come back to a clean room, etc. I understanding wanting more towels if it's super hot and you shower more than once a day. But who leaves their wet towels in a heap on the floor? Why not hang the towels to dry, as you would at home (unless you're a cleaning-maniac, and you change/wash towels to get a clean one every single day)?
I've seen this done at a lot of hotels as well. It seems to be common now to hang them if you want to keep them and put them in a pile if you want them to get washed.I am not a cleaning maniac at all (although I keep a very clean hotel room and pick up before we check out), but every family has their own lifestyle. Just like we only eat butter, not margarine ...... we never reuse a towel. We wash our towels after every use. They go in a laundry basket at home.
Most hotels have a sign out as to handle your towels and if you hang them up that means you plan to reuse them. Since we want fresh towels we follow hotel standard instructions, put them on floor. They are fairly organized, all together next to the tub.
We are environmental in other ways.