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AIBU to ask the cleaners not to open the curtains?

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ScotsBaby2 · 27/04/2021 18:22

We are staying in a hotel just now and when the cleaners come in they open the curtains in both bedrooms.

I have a one year old and I get him to sleep in my bed then move him into his cot in his room. The curtains are floor to ceiling and they leave a strip of light down the side. I've been climbing into a chair to position them as best I can to reduce the light then then the cleaners comes and opens them when we aren't here.

AIBU to leave a note to ask that the curtains stay shut so I don't need to faff about with them at bedtime?

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Justanotherdragact · 27/04/2021 19:53

@ScotsBaby2

Sorry I should clarify, they don't actually clean the bedrooms. They just change the sheets.

How often are you getting the sheets changed? You don’t need them changed daily. Surely adjusting the curtains every few days isn’t that much of an inconvenience to you?
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Justanotherdragact · 27/04/2021 19:54

*just seen it’s twice a week.... get over it and adjust the curtains then. YABU

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SaturdayRocks · 27/04/2021 19:56

@Justanotherdragact

*just seen it’s twice a week.... get over it and adjust the curtains then. YABU

Oh my goddess.

The sheets get changed twice a week, which is irrelevant.

The cleaners come in every day. And every day they open the curtains.
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Crinolinelady · 27/04/2021 19:59

You're being a bit precious. Just close the curtains when you come back to the room

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ScotsBaby2 · 27/04/2021 20:02

Thanks all. A clear vote for close the curtains myself. I'll keep doing it myself and not bother with the note.

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Butwasitherdriveway · 27/04/2021 21:09

@ScotsBaby2

We are staying in a hotel just now and when the cleaners come in they open the curtains in both bedrooms.

I have a one year old and I get him to sleep in my bed then move him into his cot in his room. The curtains are floor to ceiling and they leave a strip of light down the side. I've been climbing into a chair to position them as best I can to reduce the light then then the cleaners comes and opens them when we aren't here.

AIBU to leave a note to ask that the curtains stay shut so I don't need to faff about with them at bedtime?

🤣🤣

I wish I had your problems
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shushmonster · 27/04/2021 21:27

Ex Chambermaid here I would not have minded one bit if you left a note asking for the curtains to remain closed and I honestly don’t think any of my colleagues would have either.
If it was me I would just leave a note with a little explanation.

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ScotsBaby2 · 27/04/2021 21:47

@Butwasitherdriveway I very much wish you never ever have to deal my problems. I have a one year old with a cancerous brain tumour who is undergoing radiotherapy 160 miles from home after undergoing three brain surgeries and 4 months of chemotherapy. I am solo parenting as my partner cannot get away from work so he is home with my 3 year old. We are in a hotel provided by the NHS for the 7 weeks we have to be away from home.

I'm not on holiday.

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idontlikealdi · 27/04/2021 21:50

@Sparklingbrook

I wouldn't want to stay in a hotel that had windows that don't open. What's that all about? How do you get fresh air and ventilation into the room? That's not healthy at all.

That is completely normal
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Butwasitherdriveway · 27/04/2021 21:51

[quote ScotsBaby2]@Butwasitherdriveway I very much wish you never ever have to deal my problems. I have a one year old with a cancerous brain tumour who is undergoing radiotherapy 160 miles from home after undergoing three brain surgeries and 4 months of chemotherapy. I am solo parenting as my partner cannot get away from work so he is home with my 3 year old. We are in a hotel provided by the NHS for the 7 weeks we have to be away from home.

I'm not on holiday.[/quote]
Fair play OP - I feel rotten after reading that.

It was a flippant comment based on the dilemma about the curtains

I apologise, and wish you all the best . I can't even imagine.

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Sparklingbrook · 27/04/2021 21:52

@idontlikealdi not for me but now isn’t the time.

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Userg1234 · 27/04/2021 22:34

Why not put a big note on the chair near the curtains...please leave curtains closed...a bit of stiff card, job done

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RampantIvy · 27/04/2021 22:39

I hope the treatent is successful @ScotsBaby2 Flowers

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Giraffaelina · 27/04/2021 22:40

YANBU. I sometimes do the same at home in our spare room if DS naps there for whatever reason, and just turn the light on if I need to go in there. I'd leave a note and politely ask.

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Giraffaelina · 27/04/2021 22:42

OP - I haven't RTFT when I posted. But even more so, get all the convenience and comfort you and your little one require Thanks Wishing you all well

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FrankieDoyle · 27/04/2021 23:35

Flowers for you OP. You're in my thoughts tonight.

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Butwasitherdriveway · 27/04/2021 23:47

And mine.

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ScotsBaby2 · 28/04/2021 06:20

Thank you. I was trying to avoid the sympathy and gain an unbiased view with my original question.

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Dishwashersaurous · 28/04/2021 07:13

I think that you have focused on the curtains as something that feel like you control, as opposed to everything else much important that you can't. That's completely understanding and actually a real normal human coping mechanism.

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ScotsBaby2 · 28/04/2021 07:18

@Dishwashersaurous

I think that you have focused on the curtains as something that feel like you control, as opposed to everything else much important that you can't. That's completely understanding and actually a real normal human coping mechanism.

Thanks for the analysis but this is why I didn't reveal the medical issues with my son. I don't want people offering sympathy or analysis on my mental state. I want to know if housekeeping will find it annoying if I left a note to ask for the curtains to be left. It really is as simple as that.
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Londonnight · 28/04/2021 07:20

Where are you that cleaners are coming into your hotel room daily? I have stayed in a couple of hotels recently when visiting my sick parents and rooms aren't cleaned at all while you are in the room due to covid restrictions. If you stay more than 7 days they will clean on the 7th day, but no more than that..

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Dishwashersaurous · 28/04/2021 07:24

OK sorry. And don't leave a note

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Baconking · 28/04/2021 07:33

@Londonnight

Where are you that cleaners are coming into your hotel room daily? I have stayed in a couple of hotels recently when visiting my sick parents and rooms aren't cleaned at all while you are in the room due to covid restrictions. If you stay more than 7 days they will clean on the 7th day, but no more than that..

You could have read the whole thread.

It's not that long....
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Cornettoninja · 28/04/2021 07:51

I think it’s fine to leave a note and/or speak to the receptionist/office. Honestly, compared to some of the things that go on in hotel rooms this is unlikely to barely even register on the house keepers scale of things that put them out.

I do think the clothes peg idea is a good one. Also you can use tin foil, just wet the window to stick it, and it is as good as any blackout blind and easily removed.

(I know you didn’t want to draw attention to it but I really do hope that things go well for you and your ds Flowers)

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Bigsighall · 28/04/2021 07:54

Sorry about your situation.
In answer to your original question, pin a note on the curtains. The cleaners really won’t mind.
(The curtains definitely don’t have the little stick things attached which help close them properly at the top?)

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