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Walked into an unannounced cleaner in my locked room at 20:40.
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Seeking some perspective from fellow travellers. Currently travelling solo for work and checked into a Hilton at around 4pm. I grabbed dinner at 7ish and came back at 20:40. When I reached my room the door was shut, but I heard someone inside. When I called out a voice from around the bathroom corner said ‘I’m neatly done come in’. I stayed in the doorway and asked what they were doing in my room and got the same response again. I refused to enter and walked straight to reception. It ended up being a housekeeper and reception claimed it was part of a trial for expanded cleaning hours. As a solo female traveller being expected to walk into a closed room with an unknown person not emerging at nearly 9 o clock at night is deeply unsettling. There was no notification at check in, no email and no warning. I’ve stayed here many times before and obviously never had this before. Has anyone ever heard of hotels doing routine housekeeping this late? Genuinely felt like leaving and checking in somewhere else as I’ve had to go and check there are no more random hour cleaning checks and feel very on edge.