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> So it's on you to move the little "Do Not Disturb" thing from inside door knob to outside.

What if I wanted to leave my room and still leave my stuff in there without being moved/touched by hotel personel? A sign that says "do not disturb" makes no sense in that case.

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What? It makes perfect sense.

  - Do not disturb : me the person in the room.
  - Do not disturb : the room and things within it.

I've travelled -extensively- for my job. Usually 6 days at a time. I dislike daily housekeeping, so I just put the little DND sign on the door and from countless hotels have never had room service enter when they shouldn't have.

You ever been to an hotel before?

Yes, many times and I generally hate the experience, even in the more expensive ones.

It literally makes perfect sense. Do not disturb (me, my room, my stuff).

Only if "do not disturb" meant "do not enter", which is what I want the sign to mean.

If you're really this anal about the verbiage, Amazon will sell you a solution:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GDBLYHM/

For most normal people, "Do not disturb" and "Do not enter" on a door sign mean the same thing.

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