Talk to me about the dishwashers. Answer the poll

[DVCjj]

I NEVER leave a dishwasher, clothes washer, dryer, or stove on if no one is home.

Even the crockpot gets put into the brick garage if leaving for more than 30 minutes. Just makes me feel better.

Maybe I'm neurotic, but several different friends have had gas dryers start on fire (lint) and had they not been home, it could have been a disaster.

 

[Dobermanns]

I don’t hand wash resort mugs/glassss while staying at studios, except my own mugs I like to bring my own mugs to DLR resorts, buy new ones at Aulani, and I keep my own mugs and utensils and plates in my owners locker for WDW.
Staying in one bedrooms, I load up the dishwasher before leaving, even if it’s only a few plates.

 

[Sykes]

I load the dishwasher but I don't run it. One time I asked the person cleaning my room and they told me they can't assume that the dishes were washed properly so they'll re-start it even if the dishwasher is running when they arrive.

To be honest, though, I feel precisely 0 obligation to clean up more than I would with any other hotel room. I'm not going to leave the place a mess, but absent some rule that requires me to load the dishwasher I wouldn't feel bad about just leaving the dishes in the sink.

 

[Sandisw]

We load it but don’t run because I was told that if housekeeping comes in and it’s running they have to restart anyway because there is no way to know if the guest actually used detergent.

 

[VGCgroupie]

We load it but don’t run because I was told that if housekeeping comes in and it’s running they have to restart anyway because there is no way to know if the guest actually used detergent.

This is the kind of info that is great to know. If they informed guests not to run prior to leaving only to load I am willing to bet this would help with speeding up cleaning and check ins.

 

[jekjones1558]

We load it but don’t run because I was told that if housekeeping comes in and it’s running they have to restart anyway because there is no way to know if the guest actually used detergent.

Then how do they know that ANY of the dishes in the cupboards are clean? I fail to believe that they wash every dish.

 

[Sandisw]

This is the kind of info that is great to know. If they informed guests not to run prior to leaving only to load I am willing to bet this would help with speeding up cleaning and check ins.

It could! Again, it’s what a housekeeper told me so it was enough for me not to worry!!

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Then how do they know that ANY of the dishes in the cupboards are clean? I fail to believe that they wash every dish.

TBH, the few times we have used dishes at DVC, we have always washed them before using them.

 

[Sandisw]

Then how do they know that ANY of the dishes in the cupboards are clean? I fail to believe that they wash every dish.

No, but if someone put dishes in the dishwasher to turn on, they assume those were used.

So, that is why they restart it. This way, the ones that they are putting away are ones they washed.

Just reporting what was shared with me and why we don’t run it…just load it.

 

[tjkraz]

DVC is notorious very very late checkins often times well after 4pm, which isn't the norm in the hotel industry which is why I was thinking about the dishwashers, not that other hotels dont have them its just alot more rare for a room to have a dishwasher in it.

Industry wide, hotels average less than 65% occupancy. That means the typical 80-room Holiday Inn Express has more than 25 rooms which were not occupied the night before that it can assign to early arrivals. It also means they have 25+ rooms that do not have to be cleaned by 3/4pm to accommodate all incoming guests.

Disney hotel occupancy is closer to 90%. But that means an 800-room deluxe resort like Grand Floridian or Poly has 80 rooms that weren't filled the night before, and 80 that won't be filled tonight.

Disney Vacation Club resorts--and most other high-demand timeshares--effectively operate at 100% occupancy. Every single room is filled every night, except for perhaps a couple that are held back for maintenance or cash rooms that don't end up booked. There are no empty rooms when people arrive at 9am after an early flight, and no unbooked rooms for tonight that can be cleaned at 4...5..6pm without inconveniencing anyone. Housekeepers essentially have between 11am to 4pm to clean every vacated room. If you have 300 guests checking out, there are 300 more incoming.

The infrequent cleaning schedule of timeshares also means there's more work to be done when guests depart.

THAT is why DVC room ready times tend to be later than hotels. The circumstances are quite different.

 

[Matty B13]

Just got back from a stay and of course the dishwasher wasn't working when we got there..... so we hand washed everything. It looked like the dishwasher powder soap had clogged up the dishwasher and was run a bunch of times with no water making it out. This isn't the first time we have had this issue with the powder. Wish they would change to a liquid soap.

 

[Bearval]

Ive been wondering this awhile. How does mousekeeping work with all the real dishes? If a guest didn't load and run the dishwasher do they load and run the dishwasher? Or do they just swap out dirty dishes for clean dishes?

My reasoning behind wondering this is if its the latter, could guests starting it be the reason why some DVC rooms are not ready until so late in the day, if its the former shouldn't they inform guests to start it before leaving? If a guest starts the dishwasher before leaving at 11am that whole load has to run through before the room can be fully ready. Which is quite awhile.

My dishwasher does nothing but complain all the time about the amount of dirty dishes.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Typically, mousekeeping doesn't run dishwashers during daily room service. They replace dirty dishes with clean ones, taking dirty dishes to central washing areas. For checkouts, they handle all dishes regardless of whether guests started the dishwasher. Late room readiness is more likely due to overall cleaning volume rather than dishwasher cycles specifically.

So on checkout they run the dishwasher or exchange and take to a central area?

 

[davidhr]

I load the dishwasher but I don't run it. One time I asked the person cleaning my room and they told me they can't assume that the dishes were washed properly so they'll re-start it even if the dishwasher is running when they arrive.

To be honest, though, I feel precisely 0 obligation to clean up more than I would with any other hotel room. I'm not going to leave the place a mess, but absent some rule that requires me to load the dishwasher I wouldn't feel bad about just leaving the dishes in the sink.

Same experience. Asked once about it and they told me that. We run it the night before and just leave it loaded with whatever we use that day before checkout.

 

[Wedgeout]

I do and will continue to do it. I finish my exit walk through with starting the dish washer and then checkout.

 

[zavandor]

I load the dishwasher but I don't run it. One time I asked the person cleaning my room and they told me they can't assume that the dishes were washed properly so they'll re-start it even if the dishwasher is running when they arrive.

Thank you, I really hoped this was the case. Mousekeepers should never trust that any dish (especially still in the cupboards) have been washed properly and they should always wash everything again.

 

[J-Dog]

Most other timeshare companies and all AirBNB's that I have stayed at have requested that the dishwasher is loaded and then started as you check-out. So unless DVD makes a specific policy otherwise, that's what we are going to continue doing.

And no chance am I ever hand-washing anything while I'm on vacation.

 

[Skywalker3]

We try to load, run dishwasher when we check out.
During our stay, we use a lot of dishes, and majority of the time I hand wash them, and yes, they go back in the cabinets. Sometimes, if we've used a lot of plates/bowls, I'll run the dishwasher during the stay, usually once, but it's mostly handwashing. I do this at home too. I'd say at home, I'm about 60-40 dishwasher use to handwashing. I don't mind that. But on checkout morning, usually don't have time ,so run the dishwasher.
Last stay was the first time I found dirty items at checkin, all of the spoons in the drawer had stuff on them.
ETA I do often quick rinse, maybe wipe, dishes before we use them when we stay. but until our recent trip, never ran the dishwasher on dishes before using them or at checkin

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

All of the differing viewpoints on this thread is exactly why I load every dish, mug, glass, and utensil we plan to use on our trip as soon as we arrive and run the dishwasher on check-in day. I keep them separate from the others. I just don't trust that others have cleaned them.

I do run the dishwasher before leaving, but I guess I should leave it if mousekeepers have to restart it. I just hate leaving extra work for mousekeepers. I also take out trash and collect all towels and put in the tub. I used to strip the beds until someone mentioned that they have a special way to strip them. I don't want to cause them more work.

 

[J-Dog]

All of the differing viewpoints on this thread is exactly why I load every dish, mug, glass, and utensil we plan to use on our trip as soon as we arrive and run the dishwasher on check-in day. I keep them separate from the others. I just don't trust that others have cleaned them.

I do run the dishwasher before leaving, but I guess I should leave it if mousekeepers have to restart it. I just hate leaving extra work for mousekeepers. I also take out trash and collect all towels and put in the tub. I used to strip the beds until someone mentioned that they have a special way to strip them. I don't want to cause them more work.

This had never occurred to me before. I might have to start this practice, too. The thought of some random person previously hand washing the dishes I might be using, instead of using the dishwasher, kinda creeps me out now.