When you leave

[Curly Wurly]

Can someone please tell me whats normal to do in the Villa before you leave ?- i.e. do you put the sheets/towels etc on to wash or you expected to have them all washed & dried, ready for the cleaners to put back on the beds?

Only wondering because I think you have to vacate your Villa fairly early in the day and it doesn't leave much time unless your all up at the crack of dawn and seeing as I am holidaying with erm....4 teenagers thats probably not an option! [msnwink]

[Lynnes]

We ask guests to put laundry in the machine, Our cleaner then makes beds etc, with spare sheets, makes sure the rest is dry and outs them away.

[CERICROWLEY]

Hi Janice

It is totally upto the owners discrection, in your booking and terms & conditions. I have had some people put the laundry etc on and others don't

It is always helpful if you strip the beds and put all dirty towels in the laundry room even if you haven;t got time to put the washing on and leave it going. Also some people just fill the dishwasher and leave it to go as they leave.

I would ask the owner you are booked with, but most of all enjoy your holiday

[stabard]

We just ask our guests to put the first load of washing on to give the cleaners a head start. Alos we ask them set the dishwasher off and to bag up the rubbish and put it in the wheelie bin.

[julieanne]

We try to wash all the towels the night before we leave which means there are only the one or two we have used on the morning left for washing.
Then we would set the washer going with all the bedding.
Put all the rubbish in the wheelie.

Best you can do I think in the time you have on the last morning...

[Shirley G]

All we ask is that our guests strip the beds and leave all the dirty towels in our downstairs master bathroom. Saves the cleaner hunting around the house for them.
For a 10am departure not a lot of time,especially after the early morning swim.Oooh how I wish I was there now,it,s blooming hot here.
Shirley

[heathercobbett]

And don't forget to send everyone round to check you have left nothing behind.Also check that all doors are secure and the pool blanket is on

Good luck with getting your teenagers up....it is just as bad noadays with the twenties (20-30 is the new teenager!)

[abbeyvillas]

Hi Janice -
It's not a requirement to put any towels or sheets int the washing machine but we do find it really helpful for our cleaners if the guests can put a washload of bedding in before they leave. It is purely optional & obviously we understand if our guests are short on time.

[steph_goodrum]

We ask guests to strip the sheets from beds that have been used and put in the laundry room along with the towels.

As you can imagine the cleaners aren't on holiday with you so unless you do this they have to assume all beds have been used, which in todays trying to be environmentally friendly world, can be a huge waste of water and electricity (not to mention their time) when only 2 or 3 beds may have been used.

Anyone who puts the laundry on becomes one of our cleaners best friends, as it saves themm so much time with the drying if at least the first load is ready to go.

We also ask guests to empty all rubbish bins and remove food from firdge. Double bag all unused food and put it in the dustbins, and load and start the dishwasher.

Given that there could be 10 people in the house and the next guests may arrive 6 hours after your departure then we don't believe it is unreasonable to ask guests to do this.

[sundowner]

It is always a good idea to strip beds down anyway and clear away towels to one area even if you are not requested to do so. Many's the time we have found the kids most cherished cuddly toys in the bed, or Dad's book under the pillow.