I am laughing thinking of a post I read on the DVC board about a guest who always leaves all their extra food for the housekeeper, kind of, it seemed to me, as a "gift" of sorts or a tip. I laughed my head off thinking of the housekeeper bringing home someone's half-eaten loaf of bread or whatever. That's just disgusting. Not in a million years would I ever take left-over food from a hotel room of a stranger. The poster was very proud to have given all their old food to the housekeeper because he or she hated to throw out all the extra food. Do you think that is a great tip or gift? The housekeeper is probably cursing up one end of the hall and down the other about having to cart all that old food to the dumpster.
Wow! What a tip that is.
It seems it would be better for the housekeepers if guests would make every effort to keep the rooms neat and tidy, and basically clean. Many people leave the rooms like a tornado went through. Those are the people that need to pay extra for the service. Like I said before, I clean the room before we leave, making sure there is nothing on the tables, no trash of any kind, dirty towels in the tub, sink rinsed out, and all sink areas tidy. Besides the bed being in need of a sheet change, it pretty much looks like nobody was there. I bet the housekeepers would appreciate a little consideration rather than a couple of dollars for their "thankless" job, as many people have called it.