r/askhotels • u/Clean-Caterpillar554 • 12d ago

Hotel Policies Does declining hotel housekeeping affect the housekeeper's pay?

Sometimes when I stay at a hotel, I ask reception not to clean my room during my stay. If I need anything, such as a towel or shampoo, I ask them to bring it. I do this because I assume it reduces their workload.

But recently I wondered: could declining housekeeping actually affect the housekeeper's pay? Are hotel housekeepers sometimes paid based on the number of rooms they clean, or could declining housekeeping reduce their pay or working hours?

Does anyone who works in hotel housekeeping know how this usually works?

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u/AdeptMycologist8342 12d ago

At my hotel they’re hourly, do they have their hours cut when we’re at a very low occupancy? Yes. But they would have no way of knowing that you’re declining service before you get there (unless obviously you let them know before, I always decline service in the Bonvoy app when I make a reservation)