Rivas says linen closets were situated closer to the rooms for easy access, eliminating the need for the larger carts. The housekeeping staff has been more productive with the smaller carts ...

Big, rolling housekeeping carts are disappearing from many hotel hallways, just like the floral polyester linens they used to carry. Hotels say they’re replacing cumbersome carts with smaller ...

says eliminating daily housekeeping makes sense — sort of. "It’s probably good for the environment that there is less laundry being done and fewer cleaning products being used," she told me.