1. Syrup or honey- What do people do with the stuff? Do they throw their breakfast-in-bed-pancakes around the room whilst they're slathered in the sugary goo? Syrup is really really hard and annoying to get out of anything.
2. Puke - Try and do it in the toilet, people, not in the sink, the shower or the trash can (Hilton doesn't use bag liners in the bins as they consider it "cheap" and "trashy." Whoever made that call obviously never cleaned anything out of a trash can without a liner.
3. Cigarette ash/butts in wine glasses (that I have to wash). - Wake up, it's 2012 and not cool to smoke anymore even if you are rich and have a balcony suite and it's a non-smoking hotel.
4. Cobwebs - Queenstown has a spider problem and webs pop up overnight. They mostly occur on the balcony ledges and on the balcony chairs and tables. The sticky webs and spiders get all over you when you clean them. Fortunately, since this is not Australia, the spiders are not lethal.
5. Confetti or glitter - It's popular to have all sorts of shindigs at the hotel like bachelorette parties, weddings and honeymoons. It's all fun and games until somebody has to vacuum up every single piece of confetti.
6. Poo storms - I don't really think I have to go into detail on this one but wow - some people's bowel systems are definitely out of whack, apparently.
7. Mini-fridge explosions - Some guests like to turn the temperature in the mini-fridge up to the maximum which causes all the glass bottles inside to explode after a few hours. It's a lovely, sticky, glass shard-y mess to clean up.
8. Hair - Cleaning up hair sucks and it's EVERYWHERE. Seems like all my guests to is eat things with syrup and shed their hair all over the place.
9. Toothpaste - Somehow it gets everywhere - on the sink, on the mirror, on the floor. It's a miracle that any actually makes it to the teeth. After an hour or so it becomes like concrete and takes super human strength to get off.
10. Use your imagination for anything which is not appropriate content for this blog and I have probably had to a) clean it b) throw it away c) move it d) see it
Housekeeping: It's not for the squeamish or faint of heart
My cousin used to be a hotel housekeeper, and after hearing her experiences I am extra careful when I leave a hotel room- especially with my long curly hair which sheds everywhere. She didn't work at a Hilton, but money apparently doesn't buy good manners!
Welcome to the real world, Sa! Disgust knows no boundaries. d
I have heard stories about housekeeping too. Nobody seems to understand how hard it is!