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I just stayed one night at a place and when I went to take a shower I noticed a used washcloth slung over the curtain rod.
The room and bath seemed very clean except for that ... but it made me feel kind of nose wrinkly icky. The washcloth had dried and didn't fall when I moved the curtain, I looked up and saw it there and wrinkly.
There was a card in the room saying 'your room was carefully cleaned by Sonia'. I was tempted to leave 'Sonia' a note on the card telling her. But I didn't.
As I left, I hesitated at the desk thinking ... should I say something? I decided no, not to the receptionist. When I received an email asking how my stay was ... I did mention it in just the way I described it above noting that the room looked really clean except for that. ( I didn't mention feeling nose wrinkly icky ).
Would you want to be told? I wouldn't want to be seen as a pita and I'm not looking for anything other than to remind them that someone should check over the shower rod for things like that. (Didn't I see something deliberately left at Ark's by the traveling innkeepers with a note to always look up?)
I'm not above this ... at home where I live with housemates I rinsed out a sports bra and left it hanging on a little hook just inside the shower/tub and forgot about it. That's home and personal but it was an oops. And someone moved it and hung it out in the open on a towel bar.
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Yes, I would want to be told. And it is another place I will now look when I cannot find all the washcloths when cleaning the rooms..... although I would actually find it when cleaning the room as I change the inside shower curtain liner with each cleaning of the bathrooms.
 
kathleen ... i think that is part of the icky feeling i had. because obviously the shower curtain was used by the person before me and i was wondering how many others. *wrinkly nose*
 
Yes, good to tell them. Could be new to housekeeping. I count as I pick up, that way I won't miss something if it has been placed in a place less obvious.
 
If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it.
 
Likely an oversight by someone not used to looking up in that direction. I'd want to be told so that I could fix it in future. You never know where people will leave stuff.
 
It happens.
Not sure how tall you are, I am thinking not very. When I ask my daughter to help she does not see anything hanging such as that, and I find them, every time. She is 4'10". I am tall.
It is in her invisible field of view, or as you put it in driving "her blind spot" plus she wears glasses. So my incessant nagging about the enemy being "hair! hair! hair!" seems to take precedence over LOOK UP and find face cloths over shower rods.
I wouldn't want to be told. Stuff happens. If it happened here, and someone told me, it would just make me feel sick, like I am feeling right now thinking about it, and how i need to get on my hands and knee and fine tooth every aspect of this business. Which is humanly impossible, what with me expected to then be there to haul luggage up the stairs for every guest check in. (yes that was sarcasm doing its thang right there)
I think I am better off closing my doors than trying to have everything perfect for every person. Sorry, that is how I feel about it today. Last night I had nightmares about going away and the ACRE of wood outside in our parking area, closer to the other businesses. I know, let's cut the giant 150+ year old tree down right before we leave for 2 weeks.
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!
 
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It happens.
Not sure how tall you are, I am thinking not very. When I ask my daughter to help she does not see anything hanging such as that, and I find them, every time. She is 4'10". I am tall.
It is in her invisible field of view, or as you put it in driving "her blind spot" plus she wears glasses. So my incessant nagging about the enemy being "hair! hair! hair!" seems to take precedence over LOOK UP and find face cloths over shower rods.
I wouldn't want to be told. Stuff happens. If it happened here, and someone told me, it would just make me feel sick, like I am feeling right now thinking about it, and how i need to get on my hands and knee and fine tooth every aspect of this business. Which is humanly impossible, what with me expected to then be there to haul luggage up the stairs for every guest check in. (yes that was sarcasm doing its thang right there)
I think I am better off closing my doors than trying to have everything perfect for every person. Sorry, that is how I feel about it today. Last night I had nightmares about going away and the ACRE of wood outside in our parking area, closer to the other businesses. I know, let's cut the giant 150+ year old tree down right before we leave for 2 weeks.
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!.
Joey Bloggs said:
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!
How did this tall/not tall housekeeper CLEAN the shower? Obviously NOT by moving the shower curtain either to open it or close it. Just a quick swipe at the drain and the handle?
Sure, we all miss stuff. But if no one ever mentions anything we go under the assumption that everyone is doing their job and it's all hunky dory.
Tearing the wallpaper down last week I pulled HUGE spider webs down out of one corner. I was mortified. But, how many guests saw that? 10? 20? Right now I am appalled by the dust on the woodwork that I am trying to paint.
And telling myself I HAVE to do better. Cut something else out of the day in order to really clean the rooms.
 
It happens.
Not sure how tall you are, I am thinking not very. When I ask my daughter to help she does not see anything hanging such as that, and I find them, every time. She is 4'10". I am tall.
It is in her invisible field of view, or as you put it in driving "her blind spot" plus she wears glasses. So my incessant nagging about the enemy being "hair! hair! hair!" seems to take precedence over LOOK UP and find face cloths over shower rods.
I wouldn't want to be told. Stuff happens. If it happened here, and someone told me, it would just make me feel sick, like I am feeling right now thinking about it, and how i need to get on my hands and knee and fine tooth every aspect of this business. Which is humanly impossible, what with me expected to then be there to haul luggage up the stairs for every guest check in. (yes that was sarcasm doing its thang right there)
I think I am better off closing my doors than trying to have everything perfect for every person. Sorry, that is how I feel about it today. Last night I had nightmares about going away and the ACRE of wood outside in our parking area, closer to the other businesses. I know, let's cut the giant 150+ year old tree down right before we leave for 2 weeks.
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!.
Joey Bloggs said:
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!
How did this tall/not tall housekeeper CLEAN the shower? Obviously NOT by moving the shower curtain either to open it or close it. Just a quick swipe at the drain and the handle?
Sure, we all miss stuff. But if no one ever mentions anything we go under the assumption that everyone is doing their job and it's all hunky dory.
Tearing the wallpaper down last week I pulled HUGE spider webs down out of one corner. I was mortified. But, how many guests saw that? 10? 20? Right now I am appalled by the dust on the woodwork that I am trying to paint.
And telling myself I HAVE to do better. Cut something else out of the day in order to really clean the rooms.
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Madeleine said:
Joey Bloggs said:
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!
How did this tall/not tall housekeeper CLEAN the shower? Obviously NOT by moving the shower curtain either to open it or close it. Just a quick swipe at the drain and the handle?
Sure, we all miss stuff. But if no one ever mentions anything we go under the assumption that everyone is doing their job and it's all hunky dory.
Tearing the wallpaper down last week I pulled HUGE spider webs down out of one corner. I was mortified. But, how many guests saw that? 10? 20? Right now I am appalled by the dust on the woodwork that I am trying to paint.
And telling myself I HAVE to do better. Cut something else out of the day in order to really clean the rooms.
Things happen. I'm having the same issue with my tearing apart rooms right now to stain & verathane. Pulled out one bed and was horrified what I found along the baseboard. Cobwebs can only be seen in the right light and if you're standing in just the right spot. We can't beat ourselves up every time we miss something or heaven forbid a cobweb appears! We do the best we can. When I find stuff like this, I go around checking everywhere. Would I want a guest to tell me if they found a wash cloth up high? No, because it was an oversight. If the bathroom and room were very clean then you know that there is a good standard there. Oh, and yes, I've cleaned the tub/shower area and somehow found a dry/used washcloth up high on the curtain rod (ours are as high as the ceiling).
 
Yes, I would want to be told. And it is another place I will now look when I cannot find all the washcloths when cleaning the rooms..... although I would actually find it when cleaning the room as I change the inside shower curtain liner with each cleaning of the bathrooms..
Where do you buy your shower curtains with the removable liners? Do you have a picture? I haven't seen them around here, but I've had them in hotels.
 
Yes, I would want to be told. And it is another place I will now look when I cannot find all the washcloths when cleaning the rooms..... although I would actually find it when cleaning the room as I change the inside shower curtain liner with each cleaning of the bathrooms..
Where do you buy your shower curtains with the removable liners? Do you have a picture? I haven't seen them around here, but I've had them in hotels.
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I don't. I just buy cheap nylon Shower curtains and hang them on the inside of the shower with the plastic/vinyl shower curtain on the outside to stop the ert from going through. Change the liner and the vinyl stays OK - the nylon stops the mildew from forming on the shower curtain and also keeps that yucky plasticky feeling away from the guest.
 
It happens.
Not sure how tall you are, I am thinking not very. When I ask my daughter to help she does not see anything hanging such as that, and I find them, every time. She is 4'10". I am tall.
It is in her invisible field of view, or as you put it in driving "her blind spot" plus she wears glasses. So my incessant nagging about the enemy being "hair! hair! hair!" seems to take precedence over LOOK UP and find face cloths over shower rods.
I wouldn't want to be told. Stuff happens. If it happened here, and someone told me, it would just make me feel sick, like I am feeling right now thinking about it, and how i need to get on my hands and knee and fine tooth every aspect of this business. Which is humanly impossible, what with me expected to then be there to haul luggage up the stairs for every guest check in. (yes that was sarcasm doing its thang right there)
I think I am better off closing my doors than trying to have everything perfect for every person. Sorry, that is how I feel about it today. Last night I had nightmares about going away and the ACRE of wood outside in our parking area, closer to the other businesses. I know, let's cut the giant 150+ year old tree down right before we leave for 2 weeks.
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!.
Joey Bloggs said:
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!
How did this tall/not tall housekeeper CLEAN the shower? Obviously NOT by moving the shower curtain either to open it or close it. Just a quick swipe at the drain and the handle?
Sure, we all miss stuff. But if no one ever mentions anything we go under the assumption that everyone is doing their job and it's all hunky dory.
Tearing the wallpaper down last week I pulled HUGE spider webs down out of one corner. I was mortified. But, how many guests saw that? 10? 20? Right now I am appalled by the dust on the woodwork that I am trying to paint.
And telling myself I HAVE to do better. Cut something else out of the day in order to really clean the rooms.
.
Madeleine said:
Joey Bloggs said:
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!
How did this tall/not tall housekeeper CLEAN the shower? Obviously NOT by moving the shower curtain either to open it or close it. Just a quick swipe at the drain and the handle?
Sure, we all miss stuff. But if no one ever mentions anything we go under the assumption that everyone is doing their job and it's all hunky dory.
Tearing the wallpaper down last week I pulled HUGE spider webs down out of one corner. I was mortified. But, how many guests saw that? 10? 20? Right now I am appalled by the dust on the woodwork that I am trying to paint.
And telling myself I HAVE to do better. Cut something else out of the day in order to really clean the rooms.
Things happen. I'm having the same issue with my tearing apart rooms right now to stain & verathane. Pulled out one bed and was horrified what I found along the baseboard. Cobwebs can only be seen in the right light and if you're standing in just the right spot. We can't beat ourselves up every time we miss something or heaven forbid a cobweb appears! We do the best we can. When I find stuff like this, I go around checking everywhere. Would I want a guest to tell me if they found a wash cloth up high? No, because it was an oversight. If the bathroom and room were very clean then you know that there is a good standard there. Oh, and yes, I've cleaned the tub/shower area and somehow found a dry/used washcloth up high on the curtain rod (ours are as high as the ceiling).
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we have a lady who specialises in deep cleaning - does house rentals ie before new tenants move in etc we get her in to do say 2 rooms for 4-5 hours and really bottom them out helps keep on top of it.
 
It happens.
Not sure how tall you are, I am thinking not very. When I ask my daughter to help she does not see anything hanging such as that, and I find them, every time. She is 4'10". I am tall.
It is in her invisible field of view, or as you put it in driving "her blind spot" plus she wears glasses. So my incessant nagging about the enemy being "hair! hair! hair!" seems to take precedence over LOOK UP and find face cloths over shower rods.
I wouldn't want to be told. Stuff happens. If it happened here, and someone told me, it would just make me feel sick, like I am feeling right now thinking about it, and how i need to get on my hands and knee and fine tooth every aspect of this business. Which is humanly impossible, what with me expected to then be there to haul luggage up the stairs for every guest check in. (yes that was sarcasm doing its thang right there)
I think I am better off closing my doors than trying to have everything perfect for every person. Sorry, that is how I feel about it today. Last night I had nightmares about going away and the ACRE of wood outside in our parking area, closer to the other businesses. I know, let's cut the giant 150+ year old tree down right before we leave for 2 weeks.
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!.
Joey Bloggs said:
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!
How did this tall/not tall housekeeper CLEAN the shower? Obviously NOT by moving the shower curtain either to open it or close it. Just a quick swipe at the drain and the handle?
Sure, we all miss stuff. But if no one ever mentions anything we go under the assumption that everyone is doing their job and it's all hunky dory.
Tearing the wallpaper down last week I pulled HUGE spider webs down out of one corner. I was mortified. But, how many guests saw that? 10? 20? Right now I am appalled by the dust on the woodwork that I am trying to paint.
And telling myself I HAVE to do better. Cut something else out of the day in order to really clean the rooms.
.
Madeleine said:
Joey Bloggs said:
"If she didn't see the washcloth hanging over the curtain rod, she didn't clean the shower. Yes, you were right to mention it." I totally disagree with this statement. You being "not tall" should understand the predicament. But you have someone tall cleaning your showers, I think he is tall, he looks tall. haha!
How did this tall/not tall housekeeper CLEAN the shower? Obviously NOT by moving the shower curtain either to open it or close it. Just a quick swipe at the drain and the handle?
Sure, we all miss stuff. But if no one ever mentions anything we go under the assumption that everyone is doing their job and it's all hunky dory.
Tearing the wallpaper down last week I pulled HUGE spider webs down out of one corner. I was mortified. But, how many guests saw that? 10? 20? Right now I am appalled by the dust on the woodwork that I am trying to paint.
And telling myself I HAVE to do better. Cut something else out of the day in order to really clean the rooms.
Things happen. I'm having the same issue with my tearing apart rooms right now to stain & verathane. Pulled out one bed and was horrified what I found along the baseboard. Cobwebs can only be seen in the right light and if you're standing in just the right spot. We can't beat ourselves up every time we miss something or heaven forbid a cobweb appears! We do the best we can. When I find stuff like this, I go around checking everywhere. Would I want a guest to tell me if they found a wash cloth up high? No, because it was an oversight. If the bathroom and room were very clean then you know that there is a good standard there. Oh, and yes, I've cleaned the tub/shower area and somehow found a dry/used washcloth up high on the curtain rod (ours are as high as the ceiling).
.
we have a lady who specialises in deep cleaning - does house rentals ie before new tenants move in etc we get her in to do say 2 rooms for 4-5 hours and really bottom them out helps keep on top of it.
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we have a lady who specialises in deep cleaning - does house rentals ie before new tenants move in etc we get her in to do say 2 rooms for 4-5 hours and really bottom them out helps keep on top of it.
Oooo. I need her! Does she do windows too?
 
Well I am not in the same predicament as many of you...I only have to clean two suites and a cottage. But that is more than enough for me to manage. When DH strips a room for a turnover, I have to go over it again because he always misses those washcloths on the shower rod or even the ones balled up in the shower cubby corner. He will often forget to take the shower curtain down, and he never looks under the beds. That is why I do the cleaning.
Like you all, I can be obsessed with the details...especially when it comes to cleaning. Would I want some one to tell me we missed a wash cloth? Not really. I know it is not a regular occurrence because I clean each bathroom personally. And as difficult as it has been to do, I have learned to forgive myself for the occasional oversight. Panites left in a drawer by the previous guest? Yes, I want to know because I need to be reminded to check those drawers every time I flip a room.
Deep cleaning here happens in the spring and also in spurts if a room happens to be open for a day or two during the season. Otherwise, I do the best I can and leave it at that. If someone freaks over a cobweb, I can only apologize and try to explain that we live in the country where there are spiders and bugs. Short of vacuuming every day (which we do), and spraying poison all over the place (which we will not do) , there is not much else we can do about cobwebs. Windows are continually sprayed with salt from the sea and there are not enough hours in the day to keep them clean. We spray them with fresh water after a big nor'easter storm and give them a good scrubbing once a year. Period
 
So in conclusion for me...if you stayed at a b&b and found a face cloth on the shower curtain, what would YOU do?
if it were me, i would do nothing, shrug my shoulders and do nothing. Stuff happens.
IF there were crumbs in the sheets, or panties under the duvet then i would say something.
 
So in conclusion for me...if you stayed at a b&b and found a face cloth on the shower curtain, what would YOU do?
if it were me, i would do nothing, shrug my shoulders and do nothing. Stuff happens.
IF there were crumbs in the sheets, or panties under the duvet then i would say something..
Joey Bloggs said:
So in conclusion for me...if you stayed at a b&b and found a face cloth on the shower curtain, what would YOU do?
if it were me, i would do nothing, shrug my shoulders and do nothing. Stuff happens.
IF there were crumbs in the sheets, or panties under the duvet then i would say something.
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So in conclusion for me...if you stayed at a b&b and found a face cloth on the shower curtain, what would YOU do?
if it were me, i would do nothing, shrug my shoulders and do nothing. Stuff happens.
IF there were crumbs in the sheets, or panties under the duvet then i would say something..
My answer yes was based on the understanding (my understanding of SS's post) that this was a place with staff.
So now I will clarify my answer:
If this was a place with hired staff, yes I think it is a good idea to let them know. This could be someone new to housekeeping and not know to check everywhere (including the ceiling fan
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). If everything else looked/was clean, maybe just leaving a note with praise and a reminder to look up!

At a mom/pop B&B where you can tell they give their 110% to the business, no I would not say a word. We all miss things once and awhile.
There are also nice ways to mention something and rude ways to do it as well. I will never forget the one in my 1st year. A woman that was bitter from the moment she entered the place, came down later in the evening after having a few too many with a pair of woman's undies and TOSSED them in my face. She said they were lodged between the headboard and the wall. That had me both
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and
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, but it also gave me a valuable lesson - check the room thoroughly, ya never know where things may land!
 
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