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Dayna McAlpine

Scottish internet star sparks debate after showing how he leaves his hotel room

A debate has been sparked by a Scottish internet star after he shared a picture of how he leaves hotel rooms after he has stayed in them.

Caused a bit of a stir online, Darren Dowling, better known as Dazza, doesn't just ditch his room once he's done, instead opting to strip the sheet, duvet cover, and pillowcases from the bed before placing them neatly on the mattress to save the housekeeping team time.

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Dazza, who is best known for his brilliant 'Does it Fry' show, wrote: "I always try and leave a hotel room like this. Is this the right or wrong thing to do?"

Many praised Dazza for the thoughtful action, with one follower describing him as a 'life skills influencer', responding to the picture with: "I've always been one to stack plates for the waiter/waitress and to return glasses to a bar. But I've never considered doing this in hotels. You bet I'm going to start though!"

One housekeeper posted: "This makes me very happy when customers do this, saves us an extra job and makes it easier."

"Housekeeping is a thankless hard job. The condition some rooms are left in is astonishing... even after just one night.

"They don't get paid near enough... people are very rude to them and even other areas of the Hotel look down on them. It's the most important job in the Hotel because if it weren't for housekeeping there would be no rooms to rent out and therefore no money coming in."

However some less thoughtful people queried why he would bother as the house cleaning team are paid to do this.

One man replied that he got fined in Spain for doing it, writing: "They claimed the room was 'messy' as I stripped the beds and put any rubbish in a bin bag and put them nicely in the corner of the room. Had to pay €60."

What do you think? Should you strip the bed when you leave a hotel room? Let us know below.

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