A union organizer once told me to make sure towels and sheets and what not are all left on top of the bed, as housekeepers get back injuries from having to bend down to pick things up off the floor all day. He made no mention of stripping the sheets.
I don’t know if it’s true, but I’ve been doing it for over a decade.
I oversaw housekeeping at a 500-room Sheraton, and our union contract allowed each room attendant to have 3 rooms stripped per day by the houseman, which included stripping bed and removing all linen and trash from the room. Of course the room attendants (housekeepers) loved this and some nicely asked for more rooms to be stripped. Room attendants would wait until they had seen all their rooms so they could call me to get the worst three rooms stripped. I offer helped and stripped many rooms per day. My point is, stripping your room is very helpful. I always put all my trash, recycles, and linen by the door in separate piles. Many housekeepers collect bottles for the deposit. I feel like this puts a smile of relief on their face when they see my room. I also often take my trash with me because the trash receptacles on their carts are so small.
Hyatt hotels management instruct housekeepers not to change sheets if they look clean and crisp? I rarely stay in franchise hotels because I am all in supporting local livelihood, such as local hotels, restaurants and tour companies. I notice that local hotel staff strip used linens and put them in a big bin in the hallways. Do not take your anger out on the lowest paid employees when you pay in excess of $300/ a night but a non union housekeeper earns minimum wage without benefits. As for restaurant, when I dine out with others, I rather have "take out" order than dine out alone, we normally clean all left over food on one plate and stack up the rest.
Before checking out, I will pick up all hair and trash on bathroom floor and put in a trash can, wipe down mirror with a towel and put all towels and bath matt in the sink so housekeepers will not need to bend down. I put away all extra pillows in the closet so they know I do not use them and need not be washed. I do not bring food and drink in the room so there is virtually no trash. I leave nothing on the floor, except shoes, so I won't check out uninvited guests with me to spread to other hotels and especially my home. But I do not strip linens. I was raised never lay on bedspreads but always underneath the sheets so there is no need to wash bedspreads that often. However, I notice more than 80% Americans don't,
especially all Spanish speakers.
I have met and talked to many German, French, Thai and Filipina college students who work for big chain hotels in US in the summer, via Au-pair referral. Management allots them half an hour to clean each room, be it a suite or standard room. The work volume is heavy, especially when a family with kids stay in a suite. They work for three months and take two to four weeks off traveling the country before heading back to homes and colleges.