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Towel Animals
Hi all!
Just got back from my first trip to Disney World!
I had heard that mousekeeping will often leave towel animals in rooms. I tipped $2 a day (just me and my bf) and got no towel animals. So one day I left a $4 tip with a note thanking them for the hard work they do and asking if they could make towel animals if they had time. When I got back to the room, I had two adorable towel animals waiting on the bed!
Would I have gotten any if I hadn't requested them? I stayed in All Star Movies...do higher-end resorts get towel animals more often?
When we got to the room on our first day, there was a Mickey outline with towels on the bed. That was cute! Also, in the window there was a washcloth with a pipe cleaner wrapped around it - I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be something or if it was just a random decoration.
The towel animals we got were adorable though! We stayed in a 101 Dalmations room and one of the towel animals looked like a dalmation!
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I don't think the tip amount matters. It was probably more the asking for them and being considerate enough to thank them for their work. It seems pretty random, though I think the towel Mickey on the bed on the first day is becoming pretty common. We had one of those, too. Other than you asking, it really is random. After all, these folks have a LOT of rooms to clean, so they can't be staying in one room making towel animals all day.
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Most times we go, there are those little animal towels waiting for us... I guess it depends on who you get, or how busy they are.
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Our last trip was at WL and all we received was the Mickey head thingy when we first got to our room... So I don't think it is a deluxe thing more over the mods over the values... random seems to be that word of the day.
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I got them a few different nights when we stayed at Port Orleans.
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I spoke to a mousekeeper once, and she said that she doesn't have time to make the animals, so she brings the washcloths home and if not too tired, makes them at night or on the weekend...and brings them to work with her.
I was at ASMovies over the holidays and I saw window decorations (all the same) for the entire floor and around the corner...obviously the MK had put them in the window...what a cute idea...and at her own cost...
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We had several small ones left for us when we were there in June, not each day, but it was a nice surprise to come back and find them in our room, this was our very first trip to WDW and I called the guest services to see if I could buy them and take them home, I was told if I liked them I could have them. As stated before this was our 1st trip so I was not sure if this was allowed. I agree I do not believe tipping makes the difference, it seems to be random.
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I always seem to get towel animals. When we stayed in the FW Cabins last year, our mousekeeping even took a little cookie monster stuffed animal we had and propped him up in the window so that when we returned home, he was looking out the window to greet us! Ha ha!
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OK - I'm bummed & I guess a little ticked! In 4 trips we've never received the 1st towel animal! And we tip! I also make the beds or at least straighten them most days! It always seems that all of the rooms around us have these cute things on display in their windows! Maybe I will try what you did - and leave a note asking for one! DS's are always so disappointed when we gt back to the room & again no towel animal! I'd pay for them! Our last trip - Mousekeeping was not so good and after leaving tips several days & could tell for sure that the bathroom floor wasn't being swept & no towel animals, I finally hung the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door, made the beds myself, we carried our little bit of trash to the big cans & I gave DS's the tips for helping! We put the stuffed animals that we had purchased in our window & gave up!
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Never had any of them left for me...when I go in August I am gonna write them notes and maybe tip everyday instead of just leaving it at the end of our trip. My girlfriend and I really want those animals!!!
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We tip well and daily, but we have never gotten towel animals. I remember seeing this represented as an "extra touch" at most Disney hotels on the Samantha Brown show on WDW. I think it depends upon the skills of the maid. I have heard of people sometimes getting them, unprompted, at POR.
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In 9 trips (and tipping daily for all) we have received 2 towel animals or displays of DS's animals when he had them.
My Mom (in 3 trips) has gotten them on each trip...when we were at the same resorts.
I'd say it's fairly random and not something anyone should depend on. Of course the fact that it is cute would always be mentioned by folks who do get them so you'll often see it discussed because it is a "fun thing that happened".
Natalie
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The only towel animal I have ever received was at WL, and that was a mickey head..sigh.. and we have stayed at various on site properties many, many times and always leave a generous tip. My DH jokingly asks why we receive mousekeeping in the first place..since I pretty much pick up the room and have everything in order for the mousekeeper (when you clean at home, we all know if everything is in its place how much faster the job is ). Slightly off topic, on our visit to WL we happened to be in our room when mousekeeping showed up, and as soon as she finished cleaning our room she picked up the phone, punched in some numbers, and hung up. I guess it is way of proving mousekeeping was in your room?
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We've stayed at the Poly twice and WL once and the only towel animal we've received was a cute Mickey head on our first night in WL. My sister stayed at POR for a week in October and she got a new towel animal every single day. She was there for a conference and the other 2 people she was with never got any towel animals in their rooms at all. I definitely think it's random. While we were at WL, we walked by a mousekeeping cart one morning and saw a stack of "pre-made" towel animals. Kinda cool!
Laura
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In the past year we went to Disney World on 3 vacations and stayed at the Boardwalk, Old Key West, POP and the Polynesian...not ONE day did we receive any towel animals...we tipped every day so I'm unsure of why this happend. Our 1st trip was even our honeymoon I was very dissapointed.
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I am so hoping we get one! It's my kids' first trip to the world and I want it to be filled with magic for them. I may look up ways to make them myself for my boys!
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After many trips we've rec'd a few.....I understand that mousekeeping is very busy and I'm just happy that they keep the room very clean.........we've had some towel animals, and the kids stuffed animals are always positioned neatly....once our DD#2 had just bought one of the aristicat kittens, and mousekeeping had her in the middle of the floor tearing up toilet paper...it was very cool and our DD loved it....
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Mousekeeper at ASM
We must have had that very creative Mousekeeper at ASM. Every day, my daughter would come back to the room with all of her dolls and towel animals playing on the freshly made bed. I made a point of commending our service with a nice tip and a word to the front desk.
Thing is... we haven't seen any since. AKL, SS.... So its not just the type of resort you're staying in.
Maybe next time.
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It really doesn't matter what resort you stay in or what you tip your Mousekeeper...it depends on them, their day, and how busy they are. I've received them from all of the resorts and sometimes I've had none, it just depends, but it is nice to get them. And I always tip my Mousekeeper, no matter what...
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Towel animals
Every year we have been since the onslaught of towel animals we have been the blessed recipient. Maybe we have just been lucky and caught the right person at the right time (shrug). My Kids love them and look forward to them every year. We have even had the staff do fun things with our room window and our purchased stuffed animals.
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