When you leave

We always srip used beds, wash and dry them if possble and any used towels. I also leave the cleaners little notes on unused beds to ensure they know they are clean[msnsmile2]

[wrpac00]

We just ask them to put the rubbish out, wash and dry the pool towels and load the dishwasher.

[LiesaAnna]

we leave the villa as close to how we found it!
i clean up and tidy the bedrooms and leave the en suite one for us to use during the day, i strip the beds and wash and dry everything and just use a couple of our own towels we take, then wash them and dry them, then leave it all more or less how we find the villa, never leave washing up either on the drainer or in the dishwasher, this is all if i have the time!!! if we had an early departure then am afraid it may be a different story!

[Kazzie]

You sound like the ideal guest Leisa The cleaners must love going into the villa you have just been staying in!

Karen

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by LiesaAnna
we leave the villa as close to how we found it!
i clean up and tidy the bedrooms and leave the en suite one for us to use during the day, i strip the beds and wash and dry everything and just use a couple of our own towels we take, then wash them and dry them, then leave it all more or less how we find the villa, never leave washing up either on the drainer or in the dishwasher, this is all if i have the time!!! if we had an early departure then am afraid it may be a different story!
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[Jules]

We ask that guests strip the the beds they have used and if they have time put the first load of washing in.

When I spoke to my guests on Saturday morning to check that everything had been OK before they checked out (I don't normally do this but she is my boss and hurricane Denis was on the way) she had already washed and dried all the bedding, the towels were in the washer, the dishwasher was loaded and ready to go and she was dusting. She did say "all I've got to do now are the bathrooms and then vac before we leave, do I need to remake the beds?" I explained that she didn't have to do any of that as that was what I paid the cleaners for her reply "nobody is coming in here after I've left and saying I left the place in a mess, the house was lovely when we arrived and it will be lovely when we leave!"

Oh I do hope they book again!!!!

[chris c]

I think that it has all been said already, but I did have a comment from our cleaner when I was last out!
The most important thing to do is make it obvious which beds have been used, either by leaving them unmade or preferably stripping them and putting the bedding in a pile in one bedroom. Also leaving the used towels in a pile. Do not make the beds with the used linen before leaving. Apparently quite a few people (particularly Brits) seem to do this!!

[mm69340]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by 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]




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I had a lovely lady that went with 7 teenagers. I called the morning of check out and she stripped the beds as a way of getting them up and ready to go! She was very nice. LIke Steph, I ask them to strip the beds, more so the cleaners don't waste water and electric by washing clean sheets. I also ask them to load the dishwasher. And have a safe travel day!

[Lyn]

We usually have to be out of the villa for 10am but put the sheets in while we all shower, then while the sheets are in the dryer the towels go in the washer. We wash the last few pots by hand it is really not a problem and doesn't really take much time. I like to leave with the memory of a nice tidy villa.[msnsmile]

[LiesaAnna]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Kazzie
You sound like the ideal guest Leisa The cleaners must love going into the villa you have just been staying in!

Karen

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by LiesaAnna
we leave the villa as close to how we found it!
i clean up and tidy the bedrooms and leave the en suite one for us to use during the day, i strip the beds and wash and dry everything and just use a couple of our own towels we take, then wash them and dry them, then leave it all more or less how we find the villa, never leave washing up either on the drainer or in the dishwasher, this is all if i have the time!!! if we had an early departure then am afraid it may be a different story!
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i was a chambermaid!! and it was great to find a guest had "tidied up" it meant we could spend more time on those that were "messy"
guests, always breathered a sigh of relief when we found a room that had been "cleaned"

[Carla]

Can I just put in a plea for the cleaners if a home has toy boxes either in the Games room, a cupboard or on the deck?

Mach 2 stayed at my home with her little ones and left everything immaculate. Thank you Mach 2/Lucy, my cleaners and my MC were delighted.[msnsmile2][msnsmile2]

However, last month I had a family consisting of Mum, Dad and 3 young children and the Games room looked like a bomb had gone off. The children had played with every single toy and left bits of them all over the place and on the Games tables. They had also left various bits in bedrooms and other parts of my home including the deck. It took the cleaners and my MC a long time to get it all sorted, find the bits and pieces and get them all neatly back into the 3 toy boxes.

Fortunately all of my other guests have been like Mach 2 and have put toys, books, pool inflatables/toys etc. etc. back where they found them.[msnsmile2][msnsmile2][msnsmile2]

As owners we provide as many things as we can to ensure that our guests have a wonderful vacation in our homes, so please spare a thought for the cleaners and get your children to put the toys back where they found them. [msnsmile2][msnsmile2][msnsmile2][msnsmile2][msnsmile2]