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TlalocW

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7. I'm kind of used to either staying in...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 10:55 AM

Jun 2013

Smaller motels where there are no bellhops/room service, or on the rare occasion I do stay at a nice hotel for a convention, etc. I normally park somewhere in the hotel lot and carry my stuff in myself. I'm 41 and not even sure I even know what bellhops look like - are they the guys who get you the rolling luggage racks? Do they actually carry things to your room for you like they're portrayed doing in old movies? What do you tip them?

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Bellhops, check-in clerks and room service face extinction [View all] marmar Jun 2013 OP

I can see a hotel doing away with room service in Manhatten NY AngryAmish Jun 2013 #1

A hotel may have a store or vending machine for guests to buy snacks when restaurants are closed. NT Eric J in MN Jun 2013 #3

I'm seeing more and more moderate priced to mid-priced hotels pushing local delivery options... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #4

Room Service versus restaurant zipplewrath Jun 2013 #5

Grubhub jberryhill Jun 2013 #2

How will they ever do without this guy? pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #6

I'm kind of used to either staying in... TlalocW Jun 2013 #7

I don't see how cutting Room Service will save money. SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #8

It's very labor intensive... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2013 #9

Also, the vast majority of complaints have to do with a hotel's food service.... cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #10

I read a 1% verses 99% thing into this article. olddots Jun 2013 #11

me too. my take is that they want more profit, so they're going to cut service. same as every HiPointDem Jun 2013 #12

Won't be booking rooms at those hotels any time soon. Zoeisright Jun 2013 #13