Housekeeping is the room check.AoA Jan 17-25. AKL 25-27. Housekeeping everyday while out. Never saw a room check.
I was at POR about a year ago and opted out of Mousekeeping. The funny thing was, in my case, I knew they’d checked our room because lights/tv were turned off! As a habit as a female who sometimes travels alone, I either leave a light on or the tv on (sound low but on) to make the room appear occupied. I was traveling with my nieces, and we did that as there were times one of us would head back to the room alone. Several afternoons, all or one of us returned to a pitch dark room, so they’d definitely checked our room.I was at Pop Jan. 12-17 and opted out of daily housekeeping. I did notice I had security checks the first three days because the lights were left on. I'd turned them of before I left that day. The lights were off the last day, so I can't tell if I had a check or not. I was at the parks all day, so it wasn't a big deal.
Disney is in the process of removing the Do Not Disturb door hangers from resort rooms, and replacing them with Occupied door hangers. They will begin checking guest rooms daily. This daily check should normally be covered by housekeeping, but guests may receive a visit from security.
At the moment, there seems to be a lot of variability in the way this policy is being implemented. Please use this thread to post your experiences with these checks.
Ground rules:
1) GUEST REPORTS ONLY. Posts on this thread should only be actual reports of your experiences while staying at a Disney resort. If it’s not a guest report, it will be removed. There’s a thread on the Resorts board for questions and comments about the room check policy.
2) Do not copy and paste reports that you found on Facebook, Twitter, or other social media or message boards. Posts on this thread should be about YOUR experience.
3) When posting a report, please include the name of the resort. Experiences with room checks can vary across resorts, so that’s useful info for readers to know.
We stayed for two nights at Art of Animation and nine nights at Pop Century, over Thanksgiving and into December.Disney is in the process of removing the Do Not Disturb door hangers from resort rooms, and replacing them with Occupied door hangers. They will begin checking guest rooms daily. This daily check should normally be covered by housekeeping, but guests may receive a visit from security.
At the moment, there seems to be a lot of variability in the way this policy is being implemented. Please use this thread to post your experiences with these checks.
Ground rules:
1) GUEST REPORTS ONLY. Posts on this thread should only be actual reports of your experiences while staying at a Disney resort. If it’s not a guest report, it will be removed. There’s a thread on the Resorts board for questions and comments about the room check policy.
2) Do not copy and paste reports that you found on Facebook, Twitter, or other social media or message boards. Posts on this thread should be about YOUR experience.
3) When posting a report, please include the name of the resort. Experiences with room checks can vary across resorts, so that’s useful info for readers to know.
Housekeeping is the room check.
My last onsite stay was January for a week, All Star Sports. It was my first onsite stay in a year even though I go about 6 times a year. I moved offsite after a horrible experience with room checks last January at POP. I was given the offer to decline Mousekeeping. I said no because I did not want to deal with the room checks. I was clear I was giving Disney another chance but if I am treated the same way, this would be our last stay. I am traveling alone with a disabled son and no way I am letting them in if we are there. The response basically "Room Checks can happen whether you get Mousekeeping or not. Having Mousekeeping will not stop the checks." He was a full-time CM and very clear about it. He did call me after I arrived in our room to help me set a block of time they could come in the room that we would be gone. It worked out for us, but I'm sure it was due to his special needs.
I did not doubt him, and based on varied stories ... I don't think opting out changes anything in the "rules" just sometimes the process happens by Mousekeeping and sometimes by others.