I'm in New York City this week visiting a customer.  Evidentially the hotel in which I'm staying has a quota of towels per room or per guest.  You're given so many at the beginning of the week and they are removed as you use them.  Not to be replaced by new towels at all.

I'm not sure what would happen if I was to be here for another day or so.  Either I would be down to a single washcloth or I'd have to ask for more.  Either they don't like people wasting towels or they don't like people staying more than a week.