Magpie
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2007
We were staying at Pop last month, and one day we came back in the afternoon and our room hadn't been cleaned yet. We figured, "oh well," and lay down for a nap. We put the "do not disturb" sign out.
The phone rang. Probably should have answered it, but we were both otherwise occupied at that moment. No message was left on the phone, so we didn't think much of it.
As it happens, we weren't successful at falling asleep (I had a cold, and kept waking my husband up by coughing). Which is fortunate, because about an hour after the phone rang, there's a knock on the door. A rather officious security guy tells us that they need to do a "room check", every day. My husband was like, "Huh?" So, the security fellow says, "Are you going to be in the room for much longer?"
We told him to come back in an hour. That we'd be heading out to the parks before then.
It seemed very strange to us at the time, but we thought maybe housekeeping might come by while we were out. They didn't. And if the security guy hadn't told us they were going to check, we'd never have guessed anyone was in our room.
So... is this policy now?
And, since we like our afternoon naps, should we inform them at the front desk that we'd prefer not to be disturbed between 2 and 5pm? Would that help cut down on potential disruptions? I don't mind them checking the room, but I know we'll be pretty grumpy if they wake us up.
The phone rang. Probably should have answered it, but we were both otherwise occupied at that moment. No message was left on the phone, so we didn't think much of it.
As it happens, we weren't successful at falling asleep (I had a cold, and kept waking my husband up by coughing). Which is fortunate, because about an hour after the phone rang, there's a knock on the door. A rather officious security guy tells us that they need to do a "room check", every day. My husband was like, "Huh?" So, the security fellow says, "Are you going to be in the room for much longer?"
We told him to come back in an hour. That we'd be heading out to the parks before then.
It seemed very strange to us at the time, but we thought maybe housekeeping might come by while we were out. They didn't. And if the security guy hadn't told us they were going to check, we'd never have guessed anyone was in our room.
So... is this policy now?
And, since we like our afternoon naps, should we inform them at the front desk that we'd prefer not to be disturbed between 2 and 5pm? Would that help cut down on potential disruptions? I don't mind them checking the room, but I know we'll be pretty grumpy if they wake us up.