![]() Remember, the housekeeping staff not only cleans checked-out rooms, but also has to do basic cleaning or "service" of "occupied rooms" which in hotel lingo is called a "stay-over". after which the housekeeping staff gets to work cleaning all the rooms. This is because, guests usually check-out by 11 a.m. But, as a general rule of thumb, most hotels do not encourage early arrivals. ![]() So why do most hotels have this strict no early check-in policies? Well., hotel policies differ based on room availability inventories. Many of us, at some point, have requested an early hotel check-in, and have been turned down. Considering these factors, we can now see how a hotel pet fee is more than justified. Finally, hotels also insure themselves for furniture and linen damage caused by pets. Remember, housekeeping staff is paid by the hour. Carpets and sofas need deep-cleaning or (in some cases) steam cleaning to remove all pet hairs and other animal residue. After check-out, all bed sheets, covers, bath towels and linens have to be sanitized. In fact, long-stay rooms need up to an hour or more of cleaning and de-sanitizing. You might be surprised to learn that pet-friendly rooms take longer to clean (on average 30-35 minutes). The second cost factor is cleaning the room after check-out. So, hotels have to bear the cost of maintaining these low occupancy rooms. No hotel wants it's guests to get an allergy due to mold or pet dander, caused by living in the room. So, hotels in general, do not assign these rooms to other guests. So why can't a pet-friendly room be given to a person without a pet? Well, many people have pet dander allergies and some are just not used to even the slightest pet odor. This means that if a hotel has 10 pet friendly rooms, then on many days, these rooms lie vacant because they can only be occupied by guests with pets. And these rooms are, in general, given out only to customers with pets. The ones that are pet-friendly have only a certain number of rooms allocated for guests with pets. ![]() There are very few 100% pet-friendly hotels (where every room is pet-friendly). So, what exactly is happening here? Well, the fact is that hotel management has to incur higher costs to maintain pet-friendly rooms. But, considering the high competition (thanks to Airbnb & VRBO), shouldn't hotels be more bothered about getting customers than keep them away with high pet fees? ![]() After all, a pet is considered a family member by a pet-owner. It is natural that most pet owners dislike the idea that they have to pay moderate to high pet fees for a hotel stay. ![]()
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