I Stay In A Days Inn 

I had a summer job as a housekeeper once, and in general we were told to only clean and polish what's immediately visible (chrome fittings in bathrooms, tables, Nespresso machines, door handles etc) We were given 15 minutes per room if we were alone (this includes making two double beds, vaccuuming, cleaning the bathroom, restocking on toiletries and coffee, taking the rubbish out) or 10 minutes if we worked as a pair on the room. Needless to say, we quickly ran in, changed the bedding, hastily did the rest, and of course we weren't given enough rags and chemicals so we often had to wipe down desks and tables with the same rags that we wiped toilet seats with... When it comes to chemicals we were only given bleach, and we were told to dilute the bleach with water when cleaning surfaces outside of the bathroom... For the record, this was a fancy 4-star hotel, not some grubby roadside motel. After that job I will never look at hotel rooms the same way🥴 The rooms were meant to feel clean, not be clean if you know what I mean.

On that basis, do they want the job done quickly or properly? Surprises me that the health department hasn’t intervened!

It is ashame that cleaner's are on a short time limit for a room, they mostly do a great job and are not appreciated by the fat cats higher up the chain, a clean place should be given a higher priority ! It's a basic must and not hard to achieve if kept on top off !

@@CheshireCat6639 I’m working in ibis on weekends but in the past I’ve worked full time on both holiday inn and a Marriott and i can guarantee you they pay by room non by hour means I’m constantly underpaid but this time I’ve decided to report it to hmrc

It is often worse. The daily cleaning is done by a "XYZ Cleaning LLC", the weekly checks from "jeiohwjbkd Maintenance LLC" and the monthly repairs by even another LLC. All owned by the same who owns the hotel. So one cannot do something the others are supposed to do.

Pretty much can be said about the Days Inn and econo Lodge and similar offers in the US. The clientele is often the nuisance... but not the hotel itself.

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@@WalkWithMeTim Aren’t you based in Norfolk? Norwich do ghost walks I think 🤔

A haunted hotel for Hallowe'en would be awesome!! X

Yes, please!!

Good to know!

Yeah, grounded special outlets with covers on them are allowed in bathroooms in Norway as well. No minimum distance, but the electrician should see to thet they have little chance of shortcircuiting with water, even if the have these lids. It is practival, cleaning your bathroom with steam get simpler if you don't have to go out of the bathrooom to charge the steamer, and of course, apartments often have their washer- dryer in there, there should be plumming in all bathrooms alllowing this, as well as a grated floor drain.

In my experience this is not entirely true here in the US, it all depends on the franchise taker. I was in Days Inn which were similar to what is shown here. My worst US experience was a luxury chain hotel - with bed bugs.

My husband and I stayed at a Super8 just outside Chicago. Very basic, but very clean and comfortable. Free unlimited starbucks coffee 24/7 in the lobby. Nice friendly staff. Breakfast included. It was a continental with a lot of extras, yogurt, cheeses and fresh waffles. $49 night!

Days Inn varies greatly with location and management. We've stayed at a few that were quite decent. Then there's the Days Inn in Vancouver, Washington. That place is a hellhole. Musty stench, squelchy carpet, battered furniture (with splinters!) broken lights and bathroom fixtures, stained and dirty. Worst hotel we've ever been in!

I was looking for this comment! I could tell its an ex travelodge by its layout.

Fantastic idea hard rock hotels are insane he definitely should consider

I'm heading to the one in Tennirefe

Great suggestion!

You obviously stayed in one of the wee ones

I stayed in that one back when it was a Days Inn, much nicer than the Britannia which I would never stayed in. I also stayed in one in Santa Fe, motel style with a central building for reception with a very good buffet breakfast. The quality in the US seems to have dropped in recent years but would use them again if few other options.

Many thanks!

Which suggests Days Inns as a brand doesn't care much about the state of their franchised hotels.

I'm British and I didn't know we had them either. I'd only seen them in the USA.

lol it prob was

Yeah we stayed at the church Mouse which was a travelodge when we were in the UK and OMG it stunk of sick. We had to have a room change. It was very odd experience it’s by Chester le street you need to visit please Tim!!

Australian regulations around electrical sockets in bathrooms are strict. Sockets are not allowed in bathrooms or shower rooms (apart from shaver-supply units) unless they can be fitted at least three metres from the bath or shower. Many older houses do not comply with this though.

​@@janetpendlebury6808 So I guess Australian regulations are similar to those in the U.K. But I wonder if Austria is typical of the rest of Europe? It's really quite useful having all those sockets in our bathroom.

More like 230v now...

In wet rooms they may be required to be RCDs (residual current devices) which although running on 230v have an automatic cut-out and reckoned to be safe. In days gone by hotels and many homes had dedicated shaver sockets but as I recently found out modern shavers won't actually work when connected to a power source!

Nope I booked under a different name

Fair enough!

Thanks KK

wow

Happy to help!

im going to try that

@@WalkWithMeTimjust make sure the tap has been on first so it’s a little wet or it won’t work!

oh really im going to try that at home

My pleasure!

I'm starting to think that too

true

Yes, but as a friend of mine says, dirt in your home is 'friendly dirt' 😂

Maybe one day!

Definitely!!