We dont' check anything when checking in, except if everyone can open the door with magic bands....we've had a few trips, where most/all didn't work. That is a big PITA to trek all the way back to the lobby to have that fixed.
We hate to call maintenance and housekeeping. We are the folks who decline housekeeping every chance we can, at all hotels, and don't want people in the room. We're pretty laid back on vacation, so if stuff like light bulbs out, etc, we just let it go. But if it is something that needs attention: clogged toilet....we'll call. And I don't mind the trash pickup anymore, since they almost always come when we're out.
After reading through a few threads, I now understand that it is better to go ahead and report maintenance issues, rather than just ignore. We just have no intention of changing our schedule, waiting for maintenance to come,or taking time away from park time to deal with stuff like that though, so I think we've always just let stuff go. I realize now that just compounds the issues, and makes it worse on the next folks coming in.
Like one trip a couple years back, BWV, dryer didn't work at all. I didn't call, because I didn't want to fool with maintenance people, so just hung everything to dry....now I realize that was not the best course, it'll never get fixed that way.
Anyway, I appreciate the threads, advice to let the hotel know when stuff is not working, even if not a big deal for us at the time.
ETA: working outlets is becoming a bigger issue for us. We've noticed several stays at other hotels when they dont' work, plugs just fall out, and we're charging our phones in inconvenient places, like bathrooms, etc. Plus we need more outlets for stuff like a fan, sound maching, headphone charging, fuel rod charging, etc. etc.
