… BUT THEY ALSO STUMBLE UPON AMUSINGLY BIZARRE ITEMS.įor all the disgusting scenes they encounter, most hotel maids also stumble upon some comical and downright weird stuff. Although maids are usually given extra time to deal with this type of extreme mess, it's never a pleasant part of the job. But many hotels still make maids clean up the bodily fluids and excrement that remain in a room where criminal activity has occurred. Evidence of illegal activity in a room necessitates a call to the local police or HAZMAT unit, who remove drugs and process a crime scene. Most have seen (or have coworkers who have seen) drugs, blood, vomit, sexually explicit materials, fecal matter, and even dead bodies. THEY ENCOUNTER SOME PRETTY HORRIFYING THINGS … For an introvert its ideal.” But if the alone time ever makes them feel lonely, maids may sing and talk to themselves as they clean, entertaining and distracting themselves from the monotony. According to Booboo_the_bear, the best part of her job is the peace and quiet it affords: “I probably spend about 20 minutes of my work day interacting with other people. While some hotels pair up maids to clean larger rooms, most maids work solo, and interact only on a very superficial level with guests and coworkers. “It is something we are not supposed to do, but many do it anyway.” 4. “Something else we do sometimes is that we use the toilets in the guest’s bathroom, but only if we are super busy and don’t have enough time to go to the staff toilets,” the maid in Orlando says. Exhausted maids who have more time than usual to clean a large suite may secretly catch a few minutes of shut-eye in a guest’s bed. THEY MIGHT USE THE TOILET IN YOUR ROOM.Īlthough most hotels forbid maids from napping or using the toilet in guest rooms, some maids break the rules. “I’ve gotten a ghd straightener and a designer jacket.” 3. “They're supposed to go back to the person who found them and anything they don't want is donated to charity, but usually the supervisors go through and take the good stuff first,” Booboo_the_bear, a maid who has worked in several five-stars hotels, shares in a Reddit AMA. If the items go unclaimed for a set period of time (perhaps 45 to 90 days), some hotels allow maids to keep the items they've found. THEY KEEP ITEMS THAT GUESTS LEAVE BEHIND.Īt most hotels, maids must report any items they find left behind in a room after a guest checks out. “I hated leaving a room not fully cleaned, but there is absolutely nothing you can do about it,” another former hotel maid admits on Reddit. Sometimes they have high expectations, but they don’t give you enough time.” Because of the time crunch, most maids are not able to clean each room as thoroughly as they'd like, and they skip tasks such as vacuuming, scrubbing the bathtub, and cleaning under the bed. “To be honest though, management is more annoying. “I find it annoying when a guest has made too much mess to fix in the given time,” she tells Trivago. Depending on the hotel, maids may be assigned a list of rooms to clean or choose rooms to meet their daily quota, which typically ranges from 10 to 16 rooms.Īccording to one maid at a five-star hotel in Orlando, Florida, maids often feel pressure from their supervisors to clean rooms quickly. Hotels have different housekeeping policies, but most maids are allotted 28 to 40 minutes to clean each standard room and up to an hour for a suite.

THEY TRULY APPRECIATE TIDY, CONSIDERATE GUESTS. THEY MIGHT GO DAYS WITHOUT GETTING A TIP. SOME OF THEM USE THE TITLE 'CERTIFIED GUESTROOM ATTENDANT.' THEY COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER FOR ROOMS AND TROLLEYS. … BUT THEY ALSO STUMBLE UPON AMUSINGLY BIZARRE ITEMS. THEY KEEP ITEMS THAT GUESTS LEAVE BEHIND.

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