They already do when you leave a mess or destroy property. That's not unusual and acts as a deterrent

I just paid a $250 cleaning fee at a hotel this past week. It was a dog friendly room and I had 2 dogs and stayed for 5 nights. The problem is that I paid a non-refundable $200 pet fee and a $250 cleaning fee, on top of being required to strip the beds and take the trash out to the dumpster myself on top of it.

I could have spent an hour removing dog hair from couches and sweeping it all up but with $450 in cleaning fees alone it’s difficult as a consumer to reconcile doing extra work. Problem is, who does that $450 go to? Somehow I feel like the housekeepers don’t see much of it.

I usually hang the do not disturb sign most of the week just because I don't like having random people around my shit. But after reading this I'm reconsidering how I work hotel stays.

I've been watching everything get cut in the quest for endless growth all my life. When I was a kid, my mom went to the bank and they had a bunch of tellers. Now, at the branch I use, they have a dozen spots at the counter and never more than two tellers. Everything keeps getting shittier as capitalism consumes itself.

You can and absolutely should leave a tip for the cleaners whenever it's getting done. Just leave a note that says, "thank you, here's a tip." With the cash next to it.

I agree. I don't want strangers in my room. Ever. The do not disturb goes on as soon as I enter and doesn't come off. That being said, I'm usually like 3 nights max and try to leave the room in good shape.

Yeah, I usually ask for no cleaning because I thought it'd save them time and effort..? It's not like I make the room that much dirtier with an extra day. Instead they have to spend time making my bed and stuff for no reason. Or have I been doing it wrong this entire time?

There is always pet fee for about $100 and I thought it’s for the extra cleaning. If the customer declined daily house keeping and kept the dog for a week in the room then they should be charged accordingly and not make the housekeepers clean it in the same amount of time as the other rooms.

People wanting or needing to travel with their dog just pay the extra fees and deposits.

Rooms without carpeting, and non-refundable pet fees. Vinyl flooring makes cleaning up after pets trivial. The only issue you have is soiling of upholstery and potential chewing. But if everyone pays a $100 per dog fee, only a subset of those dog owners will cause any issues so the good dogs subsidize the cost for the bad dogs.

The fee and deposits sound steep, until you compare them with the astronomical costs of dog boarding.

Usually a pet fee of $25 to $50.

The replies make sense, and I should have realized. I guess I was thinking any deposit large enough to cover all the possibilities would be more than anyone would agree to, but I can see how it's to both owner and guest's advantage to make it work.