[honeychile]

I have to say that I'm getting a kick out of both this & the Tourist thread! My own 2¢ worth:

1) Tip the chambermaid, and be thankful that you don't have her job. No matter how much you think they're getting, it's not enough when you think how hard she works for that money. This is a woman who is probably making a little over minimum wages to clean other people's commodes, and wipe up vomit.

2) The tidier you keep your hotel room, the faster it can be made up. I'm not saying that you should scrub or anything, but if you have a lot of grooming supplies on the sink, put them all in a ziplock bag or whatever, and the chambermaid can work around them. Ditto for that pile of change you leave on the dresser - put it in a bag, your suitcase, or somewhere.

There are times when you have a LOT of stuff in your hotel room (ie: I just got back from a convention, and I had many prizes etc that I had to get to the right people). In that case, just keep that all together, making it easier to run the vacuum, etc.