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<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"></div>Shutterstock</div>It's one of those subjects we just can't seem to get enough of—<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Housekeeping">hotel housekeeping</a>. We love to hear stories about your experiences with the staff, good or bad.
But even better, we adore it when the maids themselves dish the literal dirt on what they've seen with their own eyes.
We happened to check out this story called <a href="http://goingglobaltv.com/sht-the-hotel-maid-says/">"Sh*t the Hotel Maid Says"</a> and we thought it was high time we interviewed someone in the industry, because the stories we read were hilarious (a spider monkey hiding in the vent??).
A pal of ours (we'll call her "Maid Marian") did a housekeeper stint at a boutique hotel that happens to be on the PGA Tour circuit. It's not a big chain, so she requested anonymity.
Here's her lowdown on the best and worst things she saw, and tips on how to be a great guest.
<keyword id="1743261" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="HotelChatter">HotelChatter</keyword>: Worst guest pet peeve? 
Maid Marian: No tipping. Or tipping literal pocket change. Or leaving stuff all over so we can't clean because we cannot touch guests' belongings.
HC: Who are the best guests? 
MM: The ones who know how housekeeping works. Items are put in one spot for easier cleaning. Those who have friendly faces instead of disdain for "the help".
HC: What's the nastiest thing you've seen in a hotel room? 
MM:The guest who apparently hadn't flushed the toilet in days.
HC: How much is a good tip and where's the best place to leave it? 
MM: I had a lady who lived in the hotel who gave me $8 a day! But that's unusual. $2-3 is good. Best place to leave it is on the tray with cups/ice bucket. It's pretty obvious that way. We can't assume money left in random places is for us. In the bathroom underneath the waterglass is good, too. It's like a restaurant--you leave it where it's obviously for the recipient--like a $20 on the nightstand for a hooker!
HC: How much time are you given to clean a room? 
MM: We had 14 minutes. Bathroom, wash cups, coffee pot, change sheets and towels, comforter only once a week unless it's got spills on it. Dust and vacuum.
HC: OMG. Was that enough time with your more..slovenly guests? 
MM: Not enough time. At all. That was for singles, doubles, and suites!
HC: How has your experience affected your own hotel stays? 
MM:I am super neat as I have more sympathy for the housekeeping staff. But, I will no longer sit in a hotel bathtub. When we cleaned the bathrooms, we sprayed everything down with cleaner, started filling the tub with hot water, wiped down sink and counter, took the toilet brush to the toilet, then used the toilet brush to clean the tub.
HC: You may have just traumatized a lot of people with that one. 
MM: Yeah, lol.

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<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"></div><a href="http://www.whotelsnewyork.com/detox">W Hotels New York</a></div>At the beginning of the year we thumbed our noses at New Year's resolutions that involved dieting by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/12/26/112934/09/hotels/Nix_New_Year%27s_Eve_Resolutions_at_The_Four_Seasons_Chicago">showing you a week's worth of decadent meals</a> at the Four Seasons Chicago to start 2013 on a more interesting note.
Well, now we guess we better get on the detox bandwagon, as this ditty from<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/1/10/134910/576/hotels/www.hotelchatter.com/tag/W%20Hotels"> W Hotels</a> just came in our mailbox, making us wonder if there's been rumors of our "festive" ways.
W hotels in <keyword id="6355838" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="New-York">New York</keyword> has teamed up with Cooler Cleanse, a cold pressed juice and raw food cleanse co-founded by Juice Generation’s Eric Helms and enthusiast Salma Hayek, to create a Detox to Retox package. Available at any of the four W hotels in New York, guests will receive the newly launched Juice for a Day program, which features a six-pack of juices designed to bump up energy, decrease calories, and revitalizing the mind and body. There's also a customized Raw Cooler system containing a mix of juices and raw-food items that will be delivered to one's room upon check-in.
You can decide whether to start their diet off with a liquid-only program or a combo of raw foods and juices.
The Detox to Retox package, which starts at $289 per night, includes:
<ul>
<li>Two Night Stay in a room at a W Hotels of New York property: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/2604">W New York</a><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1580">W New York Times Square</a><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/177">W New York Union Square</a><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1556">W New York Downtown</a></li>
<li>Late checkout</li>
<li>A Customized Detox &amp; Cooler Cleanse Juice for a Day six-pack </li>
</ul>
Available for stays from January 14 – February 28, 2013, the package can be booked at <a href="http://www.whotelsnewyork.com/detox">http://www.whotelsnewyork.com/detox</a> two days in advance of arrival.

W Hotels In New York City Are Now Offering Guests A Juice Cleanse

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image">Viceroy Hotel Group</div></div>The luxe Viceroy Hotel Group just opened its first Manhattan property on 57th Street, channeling the classic style of old New York. 
Designed by Roman and Williams - the team behind New York's Ace and Standard <keyword id="6368036" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Hotels">Hotels</keyword> - the <a href="http://www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/newyork">Viceroy New York</a> evokes the notoriously stylish film noir era, with its vintage-inspired furnishings and black-and-white color palette.
<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/10/8/1957/25298/hotels/Today_is_Opening_Day_for_the_Viceroy_New_York%3A_Here%27s_What_to_Expect">HotelChatter</a> called The Viceroy one of the "most anticipated openings of the year," and it's not hard to see why.
Rooms start at $559 for a double.

Step Inside Manhattan's Gorgeous New Film Noir-Inspired Viceroy Hotel

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image">Newspress</div></div></div>Ferrari has big plans to move into hospitality. The luxury car company has announced that it is planning to open its first-ever hotel and second theme park right outside Barcelona, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2014/4/5/84947/54818/hotels/Ferrari_Gears_Up_For_Its_First_Hotel%2C_Coming_in_2016%2C_and_Yeah%2C_It%27s_Red">according to HotelChatter</a>.
The hotel and park will be located in Spain's <a href="http://www.portaventura.co.uk/">PortAventura</a> resort. 
From the newly released renderings, it looks like Ferrari's luxury hotel will be "Ferrari red" and meant to resemble the grille of one of the automaker's iconic cars.
In addition to a large outdoor pool, the hotel will include 250 rooms, multiple restaurants, and a driving simulator, the company said in a press release.
Meanwhile, Ferrari Land will include attractions for "visitors of all ages," including Europe's "highest and fastest" vertical roller coaster. <div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image">NewspressFerrari Land to be developed in Spain.</div></div>Ferrari's first theme park, <a href="http://www.ferrariworldabudhabi.com/">Ferrari World</a>, opened in Abu Dhabi in 2010 and is the world's largest indoor amusement park.
The hotel pool looks incredible. The resort and park are slated to open in 2016.<div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image">NewspressFerrari Land to be developed in Spain.</div></div>
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