Dunkenhalgh Hotel
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jackyalex did you work in the catering part?
LOL - I slaved one day as a chambermaid there 13 years ago - one day was enough - they didnt send my day's pay so I kept the dress and pinny - thought they might come in handy for fancy dress (drastically shortened of course
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Has recently changed hands again from MacDonalds to Mercure Hotels and they seem to be bringing in re-furbishing (which quite a few MacDonalds needed in my opinion)
They also have another Executive Housekeeper as from probably when you were both there, so things could be different now.
They also have another Executive Housekeeper as from probably when you were both there, so things could be different now.
It is to be hoped that now chambermaids can have TWO sponges, so that toilets and bedroom teacups aren't cleaned with the same one any longer
It is to be hoped that now chambermaids can have TWO sponges, so that toilets and bedroom teacups aren't cleaned with the same one any longer
Do you know, this has been discussed at work .. always wondered about that one .. did they actually change the teacups or not, or just wipe them in the bedroom with the same cloth they used for everything else ? Seems like I have got an answer.
God forbid that is what they did at the prices they charge!
we were told to use the same facecloths and hand towels to clean all the teacups and to clean the bathroom down with,i found it discusting to say it was a top class hotel,i had to clean the bathroom once of a bburn rovers footy player whilst he sat on the bath chatting to me drinking one of the many cans he had stashed under the sink,i felt stupid as i was only 15,cleaning a loo whilst someone famous was there,i will never get over that
It has never been a place that I would chose to stay in, no real reason why but boy am I glad now. The very idea of cleaning anything with facecloths and hand towels is beyond me. I hope they were replaced with new ones and not washed and put back again!!!
It has never been a place that I would chose to stay in, no real reason why but boy am I glad now. The very idea of cleaning anything with facecloths and hand towels is beyond me. I hope they were replaced with new ones and not washed and put back again!!!
lol no they were replaced with clean ones all the time,i think i would have said something if they wernt
RE Sponges
I dont lie - thats the way it was the one day I was there. I remarked about it to the girl who was showing me the ropes --"thats the way it is here"
In addition --- she advised me to steam sterliize the crockery and cutlery I was to use to eat my 'staff lunch' ---- I watched as they all did it.
That was the way it was 13 years ago --maybe (and likely) your employment was after that. The girl who was the senior chambermaid was Hazel (my advisor) and I remember reading about her promotion to Housekeeper. Maybe she was responsible for some improvements (likely)
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I'm glad I have never been there for a romantic night!!
There was no time allotted to explore the grounds if you worked there!!!
i was there in 1995 i think and we never had sponges,we were told to use the facecloths for the 2 weeks i was there anyway,and as for the lunches i never had one i took a packed lunch as i was told by the chef at that time that the food was leftovers from the night before,and you had to pay for them out of your wages,so i took my own buttys,as for the bath i dont know which one you mean,but i did have to do the room with the jaccusi and there was blood all over the bathroom and loads of wine glasses and empty bottles,the room was suppose to be booked for a man on his own lol,
I am surprised you lasted out a fortnight
I recollect two cringe factors - dirty bloodstained blankets and scooping pubes off sheets