When Mary Vogel discovered her hotel had no daily hotel housekeeping service, she had a mixed reaction. She'd made a reservation at the Hampton Inn & Suites Asheville, about a mile from the famous ...

We’ve all been there – standing in our hotel room wondering how much (and how often) to tip housekeeping. For many travelers, the unspoken rules around tipping the housekeeping staff at U.S. hotels ...

Las Vegas resident Ryan Pulliam had a great time during his Fourth of July weekend getaway, soaking up the sun on a California beach with his 4-year-old son, Reid. But the state of their room at the ...

Linda Reid was excited to get back to exploring the country this spring as COVID-19 cases dropped, but the Oregon resident was surprised to discover one major change as she returned to travel: less ...

If you enjoy daily housekeeping, your next hotel stay might feel disappointing at first glance. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who compensate us when you click to or take ...

If you’re part of the growing sense that Airbnb isn’t worth its cost these days, you’re likely back to booking hotels during your travel. Even if the cost is comparable to an Airbnb, with a hotel ...

The pandemic has added stress to most jobs, but the work of hotel housekeepers has become increasingly difficult. Cristina Velasquez has cleaned up almost every imaginable mess during her 21 years as ...

The opt-in housekeeping policy took off last year as hotels pushed out updated health and safety strategies. Experts say the absence of daily housekeeping will likely be a permanent change at some ...

Cristina Velasquez has cleaned up almost every imaginable mess during her 21 years as a hotel housekeeper, but the scene awaiting her when she opened the door to a room at the Hilton Garden Inn in ...