Reasonable to ask guests to strip bedding before leaving?
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10-02-2024
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09:28 AM
Reasonable to ask guests to strip bedding before leaving?
My cleaner has asked us to ask guests to strip the beds before they check out. Does this seem reasonable? I know it would make cleaning easier, but I worry that guests may think it’s too much to ask. What do other hosts think? Thank you!
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12-02-2024
08:17 AM
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Thanks to all for your opinions. I felt it was too much to ask, and you’ve convinced me. If our cleaner balks we can just pay her a bit more. Thanks again!
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10-02-2024
10:22 AM
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10:22 AM
@Cristin3081 we don't do this for 2 reasons. Firstly it allows us to check for stains that may need pre-treating prior to washing and secondly because it feels too much to ask of guests. The latter is especially true if you have a cleaning fee.
10-02-2024
12:14 PM
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10-02-2024
12:14 PM
Hello @Cristin3081
Totally agree with @Mike-And-Jane0 on this especially if you charge a cleaning fee and I'm really not sure that it would make cleaning easier because it's so much harder to see any stains when they're in a heap on the floor.
There are a number of articles of guests complaining of the long list of chores that some hosts ask of their guests and it's just one more reason for guests to skip to another listing that doesn't have a long "to do list" before they depart.
10-02-2024
01:48 PM
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10-02-2024
01:48 PM
@Cristin3081 Don't do it. I agree with everything that @Mike-And-Jane0 and @Joelle43 said.
Stripping the beds may taken an extra few minutes, but is not worth the grief it may cause with guests and with untreated stains that will be permanent once laundered.
10-02-2024
03:37 PM
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10-02-2024
03:37 PM
@Cristin3081 , I agree with every comment posted here. I resented having to strip sheets, and start a load of laundry (to help housekeeping out according to the host) prior to check out or face a $150.00 penalty for not following check out guidelines and this was after we paid over a $100.00 cleaning fee. I think some host(s) forget we are the guest(s) and not part of their housecleaning staff.
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12-02-2024
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Thanks to all for your opinions. I felt it was too much to ask, and you’ve convinced me. If our cleaner balks we can just pay her a bit more. Thanks again!
12-02-2024
08:22 PM
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12-02-2024
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My guest guidelines say that they can strip the bed if they want - but please don’t make it. And yet, some do. What are they thinking???
12-02-2024
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