How Trashy Do You Let Your Room Get?

[mouseketeer mom]

I need to keep organized on our trips. (home too!)..its like swimming upstream with the kids though..they leave a trail in their path. Flip flop kicked to the right! The other to the left. Bathing suits are searched out, and park clothes tossed. I hate it. I try so hard to keep things in check and my kids work against me. They have gotten better with age though.. I like to keep things as neat as I can on our trips. The room can feel awfully small otherwise, and I also just have the basic need of living in a neat enviornment. DH is the same as me, so we are a neat team on our trips!

[buzznwoodysmom]

I can't stand living in a mess so our hotel rooms are always as neat as we keep our house. I don't make the beds, but I do make sure that all pillows and blankets and comforters (we take comforters off to sleep) are neatly placed on the bed on our way out. I also tend to wipe down the tables and counter tops everyday. It seems that some of the mousekeepers aren't taught to wipe down surfaces really well. My kids usually end up with so many toys and stuffed animals that by the end of our trip its really hard to keep everything in check so the neater everything is the easier it is to keep track of everything.

[PETE FROM NYC]

On previous vacations we used a large fabric laundry bag, but got one of those folding hampers about 10 yrs ago. I think we may have worn out or broken and replaced them more than once.
We try to keep all of our personal toiletries neat.
We do not leave any major trash anywhere,or our clothes and shoes strewn all over. Used towels get neatly piled in a corner.
The table usually becomes a receptacle for brochures, and the various trinkets we buy.
Believe me, we are about as far from being neat freaks as you can get, but at the same time we do try not to be total slobs, either.
The rooms are confining enough without having to step over anything.

[Hull-onian]

I have a confession. We do not let the maid into clean. We clean everything our selves. Don't assume we don't give the mousekeeper a tip, cause we do. She leaves us fresh towels, toilet paper, cups, shampoo, soap, and takes our trash and used towels. So we leave everything very neat and clean. It looks like no one was ever in the room. We also wipe every surface with clorox wipes as well.

[faline]

I don't make the bed but I always neaten up before leaving the room. I would be embarassed to have everything just strewn around everywhere!

[Hull-onian]

We also re-make the beds.

[iheartdisney]

I can't stand to live in a messy house so the same goes for a hotel room.... I'm thinking this year about taking a foldup laundry hamper with us - it only cost $5.00 at Walmart and it folds flat. That way we can throw our dirty clothes in it all week and not just keep throwing it in a suitcase on the floor.

~Amanda

Mess makes me crazy. I can't think. So we neaten, too.

As for the "hamper" I empty a suitcase of clean clothes and put them in the drawers (usually the kids clothes and yes, I wipe down the inside of the drawers first) then I put the empty suitcase in the closet, upright with the zipper open part-way. As we have dirty clothes I just stuff them in the suitcase-hamper. No need to bring anything extra! As other suitcases empty, more hampers!

[PAYROLL PRINCESS]

I try to keep my room as neat as possible. I put the dirty clothes in the empty suitcase, which is in the closet. I put the dirty towels in a pile on the bathroom floor. I do put the receipts, maps etc on the table too so that looks kind of messy by the end of the trip. I can't sleep if the place is a mess! But I too draw the line at actually making the bed. I throw all my trash into the trash basket.

[amd780]

We always keep our hotel room neat. Not only do we prefer a clean, organized environment, but I too would be embarrassed if the Mousekeepers came in to our room and it was a mess!

[Kathy Jetson]

we clean up befor we leave room. the top of the dresser and the table become a catch all. we just kind of pull covers over bed so its not to messy but we do not leave anything on floor for mousekeeping to walk around. I like the idea of a haning organizer to put all the toiletries.

[KAT1811]

The only thing left even slightly messy is the bed because one of the best things about being on vacation is that someone else makes the bed!

That is one of the things that is going to stink about staying DVC this year. I have to make the beds! UGH! I hate making the beds at home (although I do everyday) but on vacation is even worse!

We bought a travel hamper before our last trip and I loved it, although I think I'll need two this time.

I bring a three part travel folding hamper I found online. I am a bit obsessive about my laundry and this way I can separate our laundry into lights, darks, and handwash (there are 6 of us so lots of laundry)! They also have them in two sections. I found them online MUCH cheaper!

in the future please refrain from looking in my room when you walk by ...our clutter needs it's privacy.

I must confess I too look!

I have a confession. We do not let the maid into clean. We clean everything our selves. . . So we leave everything very neat and clean. It looks like no one was ever in the room. We also wipe every surface with clorox wipes as well.

Okay not touching this one! LOL! Only teasing!

[KAT1811]

Anyone notice that no one has replied "I leave my room a huge mess!"? LOL!

[TheVBs]

The top of the entertainment center becomes our catch-all, and this time we brought gallon sized ziplocks for that stuff. It helped a lot! We kept receipts in one and used others for small stuff like pressed coins, pins, etc.

[Toughbug]

We keep it neat and organized. That way we don't stand the risk of leaving anything behind. And the rooms are too small at the ASResorts to leave them a total mess.

[disneynarula]

We straighten up and pull the covers up. I don't make the bed or take out the trash. I do use the drawers and an empty suitcase for dirty laundry. I put all the trash in the cans and the wet towels in the tub.

I can not sleep in an unamde bed. If I get home ten minutes before I go to bed I will remake it. The best thing about staying in a hotel is coming "home" to a freshly made bed and a clean bathroom.

[biodtl]

We're messy, I have to admit. We won't leave stuff all over -I'll take a giant ziploc for dirty clothes and I use a door-hanger show organizer for our toiletries, but I don't make beds or worry about the table and dresser.

[KAT1811]

We're messy, I have to admit. We won't leave stuff all over -I'll take a giant ziploc for dirty clothes and I use a door-hanger show organizer for our toiletries, but I don't make beds or worry about the table and dresser.

I wouldn't call that messy at all. I would call clothes strewn all over the place messy. Anyone with a door hanger for organization is exempt from the messy category! LOL!

I forgot about the shoe organizer! That is a tip I got on here a couple years ago and LOVE it!!!! We bought a clear over the door shoe hanger and put all our toilettries in it (clear so you can see what is in all the pockets)! It realy takes care of the clutter around the bathroom area and makes life a lot easier!

[brownie]

We always leave the room neat when we leave, including piling the towels up together and pulling the covers back over the beds.

[jakeybake]

I have total OCD when it comes to cleanliness so our room looks as if no one has ever stepped foot into it. We utilize the bureau for our clothes, the closet for other items and we place our luggage in to closet and put our dirty clothes in there each day. Also, everthing goes into the trash that belongs there and the rest is nice and neat on the desk.

I know what you are all thinking, "his poor wife". Yeah, the woman is a saint, but she is also as neat as they come so we work well together.

The kids on the other hand................

Jay

[SFD998]

I can't stand it when things are messy so I always keep things neat. I keep the dirty clothes in a seperate drawer and have all the suitcases neatly stored. I also make the beds. Any empty soda cans etc. are put in their proper bins. There have been times that you would never know someone was staying in the room. OCD isn't always a bad thing!