Travelers weigh in on hotel room cleanliness
The Independent Traveler has tackled the topic of hotel room cleanliness, how much it matters to travelers and to what lengths they are willing to go to stay in a spic-and-span room in "How to Find a Clean Hotel Room." Some of the revelations are enough to make a body just want to stay home -- for example, "A recent study conducted by the University of Virginia found that people infected with a cold who spent a night in a hotel room left contagious germs on nearly 35 percent of objects they touched. The study showed that a virus can live on objects like faucet handles and ice buckets for at least a day -- disturbing evidence of what might be waiting when you wheel your suitcase into a suite."
The Independent Traveler's current poll of the week, "How Clean Is Your Hotel Room?", reveals that most travelers do something to avoid the worst of the germs and cooties that might be present in hotel rooms. The question was, "How do you ensure that your hotel room is clean?" Participants have 10 answers to choose from and may click on more than one. Of the 68 people who responded so far, 29 percent clicked on "I avoid the bedspread at all costs"; 27 percent plan ahead and clicked on "I read hotel reviews before booking to avoid 'dirty' hotels; another 27 percent selected "I wash my hands frequently," and just 2 percent of the most cautious (or biggest jokers) clicked on "I travel with a gas mask and plastic gloves."
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My room means a lot to me on holiday - so I do like it to be clean - even if it is basic. Being an OCD sufferer has me this way.
ReplyDeleteI never thought about bedspreads. I guess they can get kind of yucky.
ReplyDeleteI just watched the house keeping staff in my room. They carry a toilet brush from room to room. She took the brush and cleaned the toilet bowl, then used the same brush to clean the shower and bathtub. I cannot begin to imagine how much filth, germs, and bacteria, she just put in that tub. Now I have to shower in there?????
ReplyDeleteAnonymous II - I hope that you reported this to the housekeeping supervisor and, more importantly, to the hotel manager. At the very least, it makes you want to shower with your shoes on, doesn't it? In fact, there is such footwear as shower shoes -- or perhaps flip-flops or Crocs would do.
ReplyDeleteMy rooms most definitely means too much for me to be living in filth for the time being. I cant thank the cleaning staff enough who take their time to really clean every room. Every hotels cleanliness is differnet I have noticed, but hey Im still clean !
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ReplyDeleteThe first thing I do in a hotel room is to remove the bedspread and pile it in a corner. The second thing I do is wash my hands after touching the bedspread to remove it! I really like hotels that use white duvet covers or matelasse coverlets that are washed more often and with the white color, you can easily see if they are soiled.
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