OPT OUT OF DISNEY HOUSEKEEPING, GET A DISNEY GIFT CARD! | How No Housekeeping Went on My Disney Trip
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- Did you know that you can opt out of Disney housekeeping or mousekeeping, as they call it? I talked about this new option that Disney has rolled out in one of my money-saving Disney videos you can watch here: • I SAVED $1,000 ON A DI...
In that video, I talked about how Disney will offer you a gift card if you opt-out of having housekeeping during your stay at a Disney resort. We decided to try that out on our most recent trip to Disney World and today I'm sharing how it went and if we would do it again?
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I'm on vacation. I definitely want housekeeping. I enjoy the luxury of returning to a clean room with fresh linens after a long day in the parks. Although we are a relatively tidy family, I tip for the service because housekeeping works so hard.
Yes, it is a nice perk that a lot of people really enjoy.
I think opting out of housekeeping is for people who bring their own toiletries, reuse towels, or bring their own, and don't generate a lot of trash. You just didn't need them to make your bed.
The trash and dirty towels everywhere is a real turn off. I cant believe that any person in housekeeping at any resort would not address a mess.
You said the trash and towels were outside for two days! How many employees walked pass them and didn't do anything about it? That is a bigger issue! Yes they need to re define the program with all cast members.
Yeah the cast members are being super lazy and non caring... Not what Disney is about. Gross too. Trash and filth no wonder people got measles at Disneyland.
I agree with you about the Training. We have NEVER been asked if we wanna Opt out of Housekeeping in all my Trips to Disney.
Definitely mention it to them next time.
We went to Disney the middle of May and the cast member at our resort told us all about opting out of housekeeping and let us know all about the service and how it works . It was awesome, we just never used our gift card we forgot lol so we will save it for our next trip .
They should have big buckets sent outside to throw trash and another one for towels I noticed a lot of towels and trash too outside of the rooms that’s where your suppose to put it but they can do better .
I feel like you opted out of mousekeeping but needed it. The trash is one thing but replacing towels and such is housekeeping. You got your cake and ate it too, so props to you!
It's their policy that you can opt out of housekeeping but still receive towels, trash service and things you need on request. I just followed along with the program they created.
if you opt out of mousekeeping, eventually you will find Mickey and Minnie under your bed, along with their kiddoes. I prefer mousekeeping to keep Mickey and Minnie where they belong, in the park, and not under my bed.
We opted out too, and were over the moon with the gift card. I took antibac wipes from home, but I always do and I had washing up liquid from the previous hotel and we grabbed some cleaning cloths from the dollar store as I like to clean my resort mug properly every day. I used all this to wipe round the bathroom and sink in the room, which is not a hard ship. With trash I would either just pop it in the maids cart if we saw them or put it in a bin as we passed, why would you leave it lying around for vermin, insects and in the hot heat outside your door? When we needed fresh towels, again if we saw a maids cart we asked or just took them and put the dirty ones in the bins by the swimming pools or again gave them to the maid. I cant believe people are so lazy just to leave things outside the door, or not use common sense, even if I were told, I would still pick up after myself if trash were laying outside my door for 2 days. If you are not paying for the maid and not tipping by leaving them outside the door someone still is having to clean up after you. The mind boggles
For me it would be a wash since I always feel I should tip when staff brings something I’ve requested to the room or provides a service to me.
I love watching and listening to your Disneyworld videos, thank you! I am looking forward to your thoughts on not having the Disney dinning plan this trip. Thank you.
I'm so glad you liked it. I love making Disney videos for you guys and for now, I only have 2 more left. We didn't get the dining plan again this year and it really is proving to be the best option for us. For the last 3 years now that we've gone without the dining plan, we've spent around $1000-$1100 out-of-pocket versus over $2,000 if we were to pay for the dining plan. Every family is different but for how we eat, it works best to not have the dining plan.
I was intrigued at first about no housekeeping and having more money to blow, but then I thought how nice it is to come back after a wary day at the park and have a pretty bed with a mouse towel on the bed and a clean room, and not see piles of trash and dirty clothes outside my room. What an eyesore. I would have done split days, but it doesn’t seem we can do that, so maybe I’ll just keep with the housekeeping.
Yes, a lot of people love coming back to a cleaned room. Yes, split days would be a nice option but maybe they'll offer it at some point in the future.
I love this option. And not only are you saving $10 a day getting that gift card but you're saving what you would have tipped the housekeepers. For my family that's $10 a day. So total $20 a day!
Thanks for this video Becky! There can never be too many Disney videos from you lol! It was interesting to listen to your thoughts and experience on this. When we went in December last year we were actually asked if we wanted to opt out of housekeeping. I did anticipate it. We save so much for our holiday we didn't feel we needed a gift card, which I know sounds crazy, can never have enough spending money. At the time my husband and I just felt we would prefer having our bed made for us everyday. In retrospect I probably would do it next time. It is only the 2 of us and we are certainly not messy or have a lot of rubbish etc, we always reuse the same towels for as long as possible, so we probably don't really need it. We leave the resort for parks early every morning and come back late every night, literally crash on the bed. It might be worth considering for us next time.
Yes, it seems like a good option for you two. Let me know if you end up trying it.
If they asked everyone you would have lots of people say "yes" and then spend half their trip complaining about not having stuff.
Perhaps that's true. I wonder if not offering it is an oversight of the cast member or intentional?
We opted out of mousekeeping our last trip in April. I too had to ask about it when checking in. We never get mousekeeping, so the gift card was a great bonus.
It's a really great idea, isn't it? Especially since Disney is going to start charging resort guests to park each night, it will help offset the cost of that.
We stayed at pop century the first week of May. We were asked at the front desk and we opted out of mousekeeping. We left our trash and towels outside the door and it was usually picked up within 30 minutes to an hour. However when we would call for fresh towels or trash bags or anything, it took quite while. So it seems our experience was kinda opposite. I agree that there does need to be some major training across the board so all the resorts are consistent.
Yes, consistency definitely needs to be improved and then it will be perfect!
Can we use disney gift cards at rain forest cafe in disney springs
Yes, you can!
Can you please do a video on how to save up money to pay for your Disney trip?
Yes would love this video
I opened up a savings account and had money moved into the account automatically each payday. I never even noticed.
Christine S I don’t work
Christine S I do yard work for people but I don’t have an actual job yet but I’m working on it
It does not matter where I stay when traveling, I don't ever get housekeeping so this is a bonus for me.
Great information! Thanks!
GREAT video Becky! Thanks for sharing!
I think it’s a fantastic option! I personally LOVE getting housekeeping in hotels, but I always try to re-use & be green as possible.
Awesome video!
Thanks Leah! Definitely, if you like getting housekeeping then it might not be an option you're interested in. They are going to start charging resort guests to park each night so it might be something you decide to try to offset the added cost of parking.
A Place to Nest absolutely! It’s a fantastic idea & with 3 little ones we are ALWAYS on a budget lol but I like having the perk since we don’t travel too often. Maybe if we start going more I would try it! Again awesome video girly!! Loved it
Did your bathroom get cleaned in the 10 days. I'm okay with the beds but I would like a clean bathroom
No, they don't clean anything if you opt-out of housekeeping but for us, it wasn't really an issue. We kept our bathroom pretty clean.
You say you don’t care about housekeeping but you use them several times and didn’t have to pay for it so I don’t think that’s very fair for the housekeeper.
I don’t care about housekeeping when it comes to making my bed, vacuuming and things like that. All I need them for is clean towels and trash. It’s Disney’s housekeeping option and policy and they are saving money on staffing by not having to have every room cleaned each day. Our family’s needs were very minimal and certainly something that we were entitled to considering how much we pay to stay at their resort. I’m not trying to work the system in any way other than how Disney intends it.
Is this also for the hotels in Disney spring?
Yes, I was told it’s for any Disney hotel.
We didn't opt out of mousekeeping for our May trip but it might be an option for us on our next trip!! Great info, thanks!!!
Thank you so much for this series! We are going around next February or March, and haven’t been since 2000. Things have changed so much and I appreciate all your tips! Thanks!
Oh yes, things have changed A LOT since then! I hope you all have a great time!
We just return from Coronado Springs Disney on June 3rd; we were asked about skipping mousekeeping, We agreed. We usually don’t use house keeping often anyway so this was a bonus for us. We were told to call if we needed things and someone came in everyday to empty the trash. However, no one picked up the towels we left in the shower. Not sure why but they didn’t, even after we asked for more towels. In all fairness, we did not ask them to take the towels but they were piled up in the shower.
I'm glad they offered you the no housekeeping option. When I asked for new towels, I just reminded them that I had dirty ones for them to take and either left them by the door of our room or on the tile by the bathroom sink.
Thank you for providing this info! I saw you had mentioned it in your other video, but it was helpful to hear about your personal experience with it. We're going to WDW next April, so we would like to try out this service. Hopefully they still offer it :-) Thanks again for all of your great videos!
Would this also be an option at Aulani resort?
I'm not sure about that so I would check with Disney about that. I wouldn't want to give you incorrect information.
THANK YOU! I've been debating doing this on our trip and this was so helpful!
I'm glad it was helpful! :) Have a great trip!
See we had a completely different experience. We were immediately asked if we would like to partake in the offer. But yeah for our 6 night trip we had no idea what to do with the used towels and trash. But they definitely said if we need anything to go to the front desk or call housekeeping. Hopefully the consistency is improved but overall a great benefit!
I have a question about this policy. Can someone opt to only get "mousekeeping" for part of their stay, and get gift cards for the days they don't want/need it? So, for example, if I'm staying seven nights, can I opt to only have housekeeping twice and receive a gift card for the other days?
No, if you opt out of housekeeping you aren't allowed to get it for any of the nights of your stay. It's an all-or-nothing kind of thing.
How does it work if you do a split stay?
If your split stay has 2 separate reservation numbers, then I would assume you could opt out for one of the stays and not the other but you would probably want to ask, just to make sure.
I opt out bc I have paid for housekeeping in the past and we could be gone all day and the room hasn’t been touched. It’s like they come at 6 in the morning and if you aren’t up and about it’s like you missed out for the day and when you call they are like “we were there earlier”.
They do get there way earlier than we are usually up and out of the room. lol When we used to get housekeeping and that happened, I would call the front desk and tell them that we were leaving for the day and could housekeeping would back. That's always an option you could try but opting out of housekeeping works just fine for us and saves us some money! : )
Hi now which hotels will this be?
Disney has told me that every hotel is participating in this option.
Oh man I didn’t know about this! I just stayed a couple nights at The Grand Californian and I hung the sign outside my door that basically says do not disturb just because I hate ppl coming in my room.
Check with your resort when you check in to make sure they're participating but if they are, you'll love it!
Is this for any resort at Disney?
Yes, that’s what Disney told me.
When you opt out of mouse keeping do you still leave tips.
Some people will leave a tip on the last day for Mousekeeping. They do come in and clean up your room after you leave. I think this is why you only get paid for each night minus one.
That is definitely personal preference. I personally didn't leave one but I'm sure they would appreciate it if you did.
A day before our trip I got a call to see if I wanted to opt out and the cast member on the phone told me what I can do if I opt out of housekeeping. I actually opted out but I wouldn’t do it again. I rather have them come in and tidy the room up.
It's neat that they called you but it's definitely not for everybody.
We are also an “Every May Disney Trip” Family and we are most def in the Disney Blues phase of returning from The World. Love watching your videos to get a little Disney-Fix. Already planning 2019...we did NOT know about the no Mousekeeping option this year so will keep that in mind for our next trip. Oh and we are also a HomeSchool Family (9th & 4th) from KY so needless to say, I love and appreciate ALL of your videos!👍🏼
Oh, the Disney blues are hitting me hard. I'm really struggling to get back into "real life." :( I'm always planning for our next trip, too. I can't wait to see Toy Story Land next year! That's awesome that you're a homeschooling family from Kentucky, too! Stay tuned because I have an AWESOME homeschooling giveaway coming in July. :)
What you described that you did is still housekeeping other than the beds. Towels, trash, tooth brushes, laundry bags, etc. is housekeeping. Doesn’t seem right to me other than you wanting money for making your own bed.
It’s Disney’s policy and the way they intend this new option to be used.
Thanks, this info was helpful.
I'm so glad it was helpful! :)
Keep the Disney coming! Love your Disney videos! °○°
I’m so glad you love them!
I believe that the reason they don't tell everyone about opting out of housekeeping is because everyone will do it just to get the money back, hen call everyday for things. I personally wouldn't opt out, because I like them coming and cleaning everyday, that's what I'm also paying for at the time I am staying. I agree with the communication issue you stated with laundry and the trash. They should agree and make sure that everyone on the cast knows what to do with it.
I usually ask for housekeeping not to bother me at any hotel because of high anxiety and social issues and do not want them knocking on my door once I'm changed or showering or whatever. Usually look for a garbage can in the hall if not one then leave tied in a bag in the hall for pick up, this is actually not that uncommon.As far as what to do a simple call to the front desk would work.
Now, because of safety laws, housekeeping is allowed to go in your room once a day, even if you opt out of housekeeping, so that's something to keep in mind. They will always knock first though. Like you, we weren't much for having housekeeping come every day anyway so opting out of housekeeping works well for us.
I hope u made a suggestion to the hotel. They need to know.
They asked my group if we wanted to opt out when we stayed at pop century.
That's great that they asked you. I've yet to be asked but maybe they tell them when to ask and when to not ask. I'm not exactly sure how that works.
Love when they offer this, but boy does it get messy lol
It definitely could if you aren't careful. :)
Good Info to know. It seems like your still getting housekeeping if they have to come get the dirty laundry & trash and bring you towels and other items. Great idea. I think for me personally I would want 1 sheet change. I guess if you shower before bed then your sheets aren’t too bad:) hopefully they perfect the way it’s run.
They aren't considering it housekeeping since they are only brining you things on request. They save tons of money and staffing hours by only sending people up when you need something. We always take our showers at night so not having the sheets changed wasn't a big deal for us. Maybe it's something you might want to try out the next time you go. :)
This sounds more like complaining on camera. Did you tell the hotel any of this. I like the gift card idea.
Cannot opt out at Disney Yacht Club...it’s included in the price and services...just leave your sign up on the door handle if you don’t want them in anyways
That's good to know. The Disney rep told me every resort was participating but maybe she forgot about Yacht Club.
A Place to Nest thanks Becky! It was a little extra perk bummer, but my family and I have received so much extra magic here that I didn’t even notice! Lol
I could never get sick of Disney videos!
Good! I love making them for you guys!
I guess I’m confused...you opted out of housekeeping...but you continued to call and have them bring you everything? So you got paid $80 to not have housekeeping regularly, but still got housekeeping services (getting trash, dirty towels, etc)? I hope you tipped them. 😢
That’s how their new system works and is intended to be used.
I tried to opt out of mousekeeping in early May at Saratoga Springs and their front desk person told me they don't allow it at their resort. She didn't sound convincing but she said no to my request. I guess it depends on the resort and/or the cast member.
I’m not sure if that’s correct. I was told every resort is participating so maybe next time you might want to double check with a supervisor
Since Saratoga is strictly DVC, i imagine they handle it differently.
Saratoga is not strictly DVC. Non DVC members can book, there. I have stayed there several times, and I have to say, they have the worst customer service of any Disney Resort. Cast members are always rude and misinformed. Not very Disney like at all!
I'd rather just let mousekeeping come in and clean my room and take out the dirty laundry and trash. Then I wouldn't feel bad asking them to take out my trash and haul out my dirty towels. And I love coming back to a clean room! The mousekeeping on Disney Cruise Line is ah-mazing!!❤
Yes, everybody has different preferences when it comes to housekeeping. I mean, it's nice but I'd much rather have the money! lol
I totally give you the guest relations email to complain to. This is unacceptable for Disney. Let me know.
It's ok. I'm sure they will get it figured out soon. :)
more Disney videos please
Don’t worry, I will. 😊
The trash and linens not getting picked up isn't a communication issue, it;s an incompetency or laziness issue!
So you opt out to get money but then still use them when you decide you need them. Reasons like this is why I refuse to work fir the public.
That is Disney's policy of how the no housekeeping plan is supposed to work.
disney is going to be crawling with bed bugs in order to save 💰. people please get the rooms clean. i dont want to pay 5 thousand dlr for a trip and have to look at people filth in the hall way so they can have 10 dollars. if you can't afford a resort stay at motel 6
K kristian Well I hope you don’t go when I’m there, cause I’m getting my 10.00 sista
Dianna Watson Me too!
Cheapskates. They work hard for those tips be nice guys it’s a holiday !
K kristian -- that's not how bedbugs work.
I’ll bet this is a test , if enough people op out, Disney will start charging everyone extra for maid service. You already pay more for the room than it’s worth now. Watch you will see
You're probably right!
At what Disney Resort Hotel did you stay at?
We always stay at Port Orleans Riverside. It’s my favorite!
You just need to keep doing videos
Too much repeating and over explaining.We had done it when we were there.
franklinmimi What do you mean too much repeating? I’m confused.