Recently a friend stayed in a hotel I recommended to her. The Hotel Grand Pacific is one of my favorite hotels and so I was surprised when she responded to my question of how she liked her stay with "It was ok." I kept asking her what made it less than "great" and she went through the list of everything she loved and finally came up with this: "They never changed our towels."
"Ah," I responded. Because how do you exactly say "You don't get out much do you?"
Last week, I stayed at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, a four-diamond hotel in the swank suburb of Seattle, one of the U.S.'s most green-conscious cities. A polite little sign in the bathroom said "To conserve valuable resources, we will not change your towels or your bedding unless you call and request that we do so."
The Hyatt and Hotel Grand Pacific are not alone. If you are staying in a nicer hotel in any major metropolitan area, you can count on a greener policy of not changing the linens daily unless requested to do so. It might apply to the towels as well. Before you let that bother you, remember you can always ask for new towels or clean sheets and you will have them shortly. Don't you wish that worked at home?
I wanted to "like" the post, LOL! I agree and have noticed the same. THe one that I have loved and see so much lately is the "Because of the popularity of our {insert amenity like robe, coffee pot, blanket, etc} we offer them at a charge of {insert amount for each item listed}..." It goes on to say, in a polite and comical way, that if these are missing when housekeeping comes through, you will be charged. So don't steal unless you want to pay.
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