My friends are heading home
By Boingboing
@boiboing (13147)
Northampton, England
February 2, 2016 12:09pm CST
Last week I wrote about foolishly leaving some clothes in the wardrobe of a hotel in which I'd been staying (the hotel, obviously, not the wardrobe - I don't generally sleep in wardrobes).
I spoke to a lady from 'housekeeping' who gave me an email address to which I could send my mailing details and said they'd get it out to me shortly. They refused payment and said they'd put it in the post.
Today I realised I hadn't heard anything back, so I gave them a call. The lady who'd given me the email address hadn't been entirely sure about how to spell her colleagues name, so I wanted to make sure the message had got through.
My clothes - much loved old friends - are in the post and heading home and I will be giving the hotel a much better Tripadvisor rating than I would have done if I'd not had to test their housekeeping help. So the star I knocked off for the terrible room service vegeburger that had me up half the night, can go back on for the fantastic help from the ladies in housekeeping. And best of all, I don't have to take a big detour to drive over there tonight after work.
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Glad you will be receiving your clothes and the housekeeping there must be fantastic. Give them an excellent review.
@aju007 (1460)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
2 Feb 16
Thats so nice of them. I dont know if this will happen at my place, the chances are less and I didnt had an experience like this. I think you should have aware about the veg burger to them too.
Also be careful with your things next time. 
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@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
2 Feb 16
You might be surprised. My husband sometimes takes his old T-shirts and underwear to India when we go on holiday and then abandons them as he goes around the country. Quite often someone from housekeeping will chase him around the car park trying to give back the clothes that he has tried to throw away.
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
2 Feb 16
Let me see what you will write in the review...this is one hotel you should leave back some clothes in the wardrobe...or at least pretend to, and ask them to send those clothes over. You will be delighted with the housekeeping help. They are gems. Your clothes will return to you. You would have saved yourself some gas charges. So here come my two additional stars, one for gas saved and another for housekeeping. The rest three are for room service and whatever...
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@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
2 Feb 16
Hmm, sounds like I missed something. Let me see if I got this. Some of your clothes were left behind? And the hotel is sending them to you now? If so, that is wonderful.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
2 Feb 16
@boiboing Then I'm glad it is being taken care of. 
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
2 Feb 16
Glad you're getting your clothes back. So many times these things get confused and you lose items you like.
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@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
2 Feb 16
I'm very relieved too. I was so happy when she said they had already been put in the post.
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
3 Feb 16
The housekeeper is required to turn in personal items to the lost and found. Once the guest contacts the hotel about the lost items arrangements are made to either send them or have the guest pick them up. I've come across quite a few items of clothing and other things.
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
3 Feb 16
I noticed you mentioned in your post on room cleaning about checking the back of the bathroom door. I bet that's responsible for lots of stuff getting left behind.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
3 Feb 16
What a relief. I once left my camera and another time a pair of shoes. One hotel where my hubs and I both left our jackets actually called me before we left town so we were able to drive back. I know the feeling you are feeling!!
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
4 Feb 16
@boiboing yes we were. we had ordered some pants for my husband and were picking them up when they called us.
@jstory07 (148771)
• Roseburg, Oregon
2 Feb 16
That is good that you will be getting your clothes back.
@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
3 Feb 16
You don't "generally" sleep in a wardrobe? Need to elaborate that.....
That was nice of them to be this accommodating and helpful.. Some just don't care.....
That was nice of them to be this accommodating and helpful.. Some just don't care.....@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
3 Feb 16
@Daljinder Yes, I will do it on a couple of different sites but not here. It's not really what myLot is for.
@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
3 Feb 16
@boiboing well that's great. May be you should review or something to the hotel.. Is that possible??
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
3 Feb 16
@boiboing good service at its finest.
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