Rental Car Etiquette

[DisneylandDarling]

You've never had maid tell ya, "Hey would you mind spilling a pizza in the corner of the room so I could spend an extra 30 minutes on my hands and knees scrubbing. My boss loves to see us break our backs."

Well, now that you mention it....

 

[bcla]

You've never had maid tell ya, "Hey would you mind spilling a pizza in the corner of the room so I could spend an extra 30 minutes on my hands and knees scrubbing. My boss loves to see us break our backs."

I'm sure they talk about guests who thoroughly trash a room. However, I've been in the room ready to leave as a maid is in there. I've actually asked if I should remove some trash and have been told by the maid that she'd handle it.

Some of the strangest stories are of people who were such neat freaks that the maids called in that they thought the room had been abandoned because nobody could be that neat and it didn't look like anyone had slept in the bed or used anything.

 

[Pacolovestacos]

I'm sure they talk about guests who thoroughly trash a room. However, I've been in the room ready to leave as a maid is in there. I've actually asked if I should remove some trash and have been told by the maid that she'd handle it.

Some of the strangest stories are of people who were such neat freaks that the maids called in that they thought the room had been abandoned because nobody could be that neat and it didn't look like anyone had slept in the bed or used anything.

That's probably hotel policy, not the maid's preference. That wouldn't go over very well if maids were cornering guests telling them to clean their trash before they leave the premises.

 

[Allison]

I would not feel right about turning in a car that was cleaned out on the inside, that is just rude (in my opinion). The outside, they can wash it themselves.

It's rude to turn in a car that is clean on the inside? What?

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I clean up after myself as in removing trash or crap we may have accumulated. I don't wash or vacuum the car.

Same with hotel rooms. I throw my trash in the trash can like a normal human being. Not leave it out on purpose for someone else to clean it up. I was just taught it's common courtesy to clean up after yourself. My mother didn't raise a slob.

 

[jevs]

Paco you should remove your rubbish from the inside of a hire car. You should also take your hire car 4x4 driving. In the mud

Hotel rooms. I clean up the best I can i.e. rubbish in bins. I am not going to get on a flight carrying my rubbish home with me. Border security and all that

I'm also not going to strip the bed.

 

[soccerdad72]

I only opened this thread to see how it possible got to 6 pages. I'm not sure how this became a debate?

 

[dish rag]

It's rude to turn in a car that is clean on the inside? What?

I think it was a writing error on her part. That's how I took it.

 

[Allison]

I think it was a writing error on her part. That's how I took it.

Ahh...that makes more sense.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

It's rude to turn in a car that is clean on the inside? What?

Darn right!

Naaaa, I forgot to but the word NOT in there

 

[dish rag]

Darn right!

Naaaa, I forgot to but the word NOT in there

I'm sure the person was aware of that.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Another typo, omg! Give me a long weekend and I forget how to type and spell.

 

[hereyago]

I only opened this thread to see how it possible got to 6 pages. I'm not sure how this became a debate?

This is the Dis, that's how.lol.

 

[scrapquitler]

When you take a rental on a decent length road trip, the car will definitely accumulate lots of junk, dirt, and dead bugs on the outside. Are you obligated to clean that or just return as is?

Clean it up on the inside before you return it or you risk getting charged a cleaning fee. Washing it on the outside is something they expect.

 

[design_mom]

Like most, I do not wash/vacuum the car before I return it, but I do try to tidy it up as much as possible. We just rented a car for a 10-day National Parks vacation. Oh my goodness, the bugs! We did not wash it (beyond washing the windows when we filled up with gas), but I apologized to the intake fellow that it was so filthy (on the outside). He told me not to worry about it at all. On the inside, we tried to keep it clean throughout the week (trying to knock the sand off of our shoes before we got in, etc.) and definitely threw all trash away before we returned it, etc. I can't believe people would leave trash in the car!

Similar with hotel rooms, I try to leave them reasonably tidy. If we have trash that won't fit in the tiny trash bins, I stack it somewhere so it will be as easy to clean up as possible. I think you're paying the hotel staff to clean the bathrooms, change the towels, make the beds, etc... but not pick up your trash from all over the place.