Help! I’m going to a hotel tomorrow and a turndown service is included. Now I understand that a maid will come into the room to turn down the covers and maybe leave a mint or something, but never having experienced this before, I have no idea how I’m supposed to act. Do I just stand there and watch someone fluff the pillows or should I be busy with something else? Am I expected to tip or would that be rude?
Admittedly, I think the whole idea is kinda goofy; I know how to pull covers back, or am I missing something. Any info from more well-traveled Dopers would be greatly appreciated.
I would usually go for a walk or something until they’re finished. They usually don’t take too long (about 15 min max). If they have a lobby with a Television in it, Go down there for a while.
Unless you really can’t figure out how to get yourself under the covers, just turn down their offer of turn down service. You’re right, it is goofy- and entirely pointless.
Ypu’re not supposed to be there. You’re supposed to be treating your wife to their over-priced dinners
I worked as a maid. If you turn us down, we get out of doing work, but we also get paid less.
Just go out and do something. Hell, you’re already paying for it.
It’s a nice service. Granted you do know where the bed is, but if you were out all day and sight-seeing or out with business associates all evening (the part where you’re not supposed to be there) many people just want to come back to the room and hit the hay. If the covers are turned back, you can just crawl in.
If you’re uncomfortable with it, then turn it down. There is nothing about a hotel that should make you uneasy and there is no reason why you would have to go through it unless you wanted to.
One of my friend’s brothers who thought he was hot you-know-what because he had graduated from law school went on his first business trip. The hotel had turn down service. Not being very worldly, when the brother came back to his room after dinner and found the bed turned down, candy kisses on the pillow and a little note from the maid wishing him a “good night”…he called the front desk and complained that the maid was trying to put the moves on him.
That took him down a peg or two. I understand that he is still a horse’s behind, though.
