Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels, left, prays with Margarita Santos, center, after she was fired from her job at Le Merigot hotel in Santa Monica last year. The hotel is now under new ownership and rehired ...

As some U.S. hotels hung on to practices they adopted during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic — such as eliminating daily room cleanings — the number of hotel housekeepers fell by more ...

Leaving out the "do not disturb" sign during your entire stay does not make a housekeeper's job easier. Catherine McQueen via Getty Images Being a hotel housekeeper is hard work. The job can involve ...

Cristina Velasquez has cleaned up almost every imaginable mess during her 21 years as a hotel housekeeper, but the scene awaiting her when she opened the door to a room at the Hilton Garden Inn in ...

These are tough times in the hotel industry, especially if you’re a housekeeper. During the pandemic, hotels began doing away with daily housekeeping as a way to reduce the spread of COVID-19. That ...

The hotel industry says doing away with daily room cleanings keeps guests and staff safe. But housekeepers say it is a step toward cutting earnings and job security. By Tariro Mzezewa In the past four ...

Do you leave a tip for housekeeping in a hotel (like a W or Hilton), not a motel? If so, how much? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — By day, Carmen Castillo works as a hotel housekeeper, making beds and cleaning rooms. By night, she's sitting on committees and voting on decisions at City Hall — she was recently ...

Margarita Santos was at home in Porter Ranch, cleaning the house she and four family members rent, when her phone rang early this month. The last year has not been easy on Santos. In July 2020, she ...