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In multiple countries, an item of [[confectionery]] such as a chocolate<ref name="The Christian Science Monitor - 13Jul2006 - Mozart played on kazoos? Welcome to Salzburg! ">{{cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0713/p18s03-hfes.html|title=Mozart played on kazoos? Welcome to Salzburg! |last=Sukel|first=Kayt|date=July 13, 2006|work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|publisher=[[Christian Science Publishing Society]]|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> or a mint<ref name="The Press-Courier - 11Jun1988 - 'Voice' Of Motel 6 Believable">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l75dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pl4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2964,1997440&dq=turndown-service+mint&hl=en|title='Voice' Of Motel 6 Believable|last=Lewis Grizzard|author-link=Lewis Grizzard|date=June 11, 1988|work=[[Oxnard Press-Courier|The Press-Courier]]|publisher=[[Thomson Newspapers]]|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> is sometimes left on top of a [[pillow]] on the bed that has been turned down.
In multiple countries, an item of [[confectionery]] such as a chocolate<ref name="The Christian Science Monitor - 13Jul2006 - Mozart played on kazoos? Welcome to Salzburg! ">{{cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0713/p18s03-hfes.html|title=Mozart played on kazoos? Welcome to Salzburg! |last=Sukel|first=Kayt|date=July 13, 2006|work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|publisher=[[Christian Science Publishing Society]]|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> or a mint<ref name="The Press-Courier - 11Jun1988 - 'Voice' Of Motel 6 Believable">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l75dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pl4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2964,1997440&dq=turndown-service+mint&hl=en|title='Voice' Of Motel 6 Believable|last=Lewis Grizzard|author-link=Lewis Grizzard|date=June 11, 1988|work=[[Oxnard Press-Courier|The Press-Courier]]|publisher=[[Thomson Newspapers]]|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> is sometimes left on top of a [[pillow]] on the bed that has been turned down.


Some [[hotel]]s have more elaborate turndown services, such as [[Bedtime story|bed-time stories]] for children and [[cocktail]]s served to couples.<ref name="The Huffington Post - 18Dec2012 - 7 Hotels With Extraordinary Nightly Turndown Services">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-daily-meal/hotel-turndown-service_b_2295845.html|title=7 Hotels With Extraordinary Nightly Turndown Services|last=Mack|first=Lauren|date=December 18, 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref>
Some [[hotel]]s hav more elaborate turndown services, such as [[Bedtime story|bed-time stories]] for children and [[cocktail]]s served to couples.<ref name="The Huffington Post - 18Dec2012 - 7 Hotels With Extraordinary Nightly Turndown Services">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-daily-meal/hotel-turndown-service_b_2295845.html|title=7 Hotels With Extraordinary Nightly Turndown Services|last=Mack|first=Lauren|date=December 18, 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:53, 2 December 2021

Turndown service in Loreto, Baja California Sur

In the hospitality industry, turndown service is the practice of staff entering a guest's room and "turning down" the bed linen of the bed in the room, preparing the bed for use.[1]

In multiple countries, an item of confectionery such as a chocolate[2] or a mint[3] is sometimes left on top of a pillow on the bed that has been turned down.

Some hotels hav more elaborate turndown services, such as bed-time stories for children and cocktails served to couples.[4]

References

  1. ^ Shallcross, Juliana (July 8, 2011), Our Set List for the Ultimate Hotel Turndown Service, archived from the original on Jan 8, 2014, retrieved Jan 1, 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Sukel, Kayt (July 13, 2006). "Mozart played on kazoos? Welcome to Salzburg!". The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Publishing Society. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ Lewis Grizzard (June 11, 1988). "'Voice' Of Motel 6 Believable". The Press-Courier. Thomson Newspapers. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ^ Mack, Lauren (December 18, 2012). "7 Hotels With Extraordinary Nightly Turndown Services". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 May 2013.