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Just How Clean Is That Hotel Room – A Few Facts
I’m always hearing from friends and others, who have caught some sort of; bug while traveling. I know that I’ve certainly had my share as well. Have you ever wondered just …
Below, I’ve listed a few facts about hotel room cleanliness, or any other form of accommodations, you may be staying at, when traveling. As well, how you can help prevent becoming ill, when first entering your selected guest room.
First, check out this very informative 📹 video, on a few extra things to watch out for, when checking into your hotel room.
How Clean Is Your Hotel Room – YouTube Video
The Facts About Bedspreads In Hotel Rooms
I am sure you have all heard of the feared Norwalk virus that appears to be surfacing more often, in Seniors Care Facilities and especially on 🛳 Cruise Ships. This is but just one of the many viruses that continue to surface and make people 🤢 ill, during their vacation.
🛌 Bedspreads have always been, a major carrier of germs and bacteria. Thankfully, most major hotel chains are slowly doing away with them. Try to avoid lying down on those bedspread covers whenever possible!
If we happen to stay in a room with a bedspread, we will immediately remove it from the 🛌 bed. If need be, we ask housekeeping or a staff member for an additional blanket.
These bed covers are not cleaned regularly, particularly in lower budget hotels or motels. This is because of their size, and the cost involved with cleaning.
We are noticing more and more lately, that these heavy type spreads on beds, are no longer. This especially in the more upscale hotel and motel properties, we have stayed at recently.
I am sure during your travels, you are finding that they are now being replaced with an; attractive cover sheet, or ensemble.
These can be easily be washed and look nice as well! 🙂
Hotel Room Bedbugs
Something becoming more and more frequent surfacing in hotel rooms throughout the world, is those dreaded 🕷 bed bugs. Knock on wood, during our years of traveling, we are yet to be invaded by these; nasty spreadable bugs!
Unfortunately, we have had family members that have. 🙁
They returned from a short domestic holiday, only to find their luggage had contained bed bugs. Within a matter of days, the bugs invaded their home. Their entire house had to be fumigated to rid them of these pests, at a huge cost to them.
When you do arrive in your room, always check the bed sheets for signs of these critters. Usually, you will see very tiny brown specs on the sheets. This is a good indicator that there are bed bugs present.
Should you become suspicious, immediately contact staff and change rooms!
Before booking rooms, I like check out TripAdvisor for example and/or other travel reviews sites. I look to see what the latest reviews and comments are on my chosen accommodation, before booking.
If there are, or have been mention of bed bugs present, you are likely to read about it, from a previous visiting guest on a travel review sites.
Your Hotel Room Water Glasses
This came as a real surprise to me, after reading about this in a travel health journal. Those real 🥃 drinking glasses provided in your room, can be another; hazard to your health!
In many cases, these glasses are not taken from the room after each use, to be properly sanitized.
Cleaning staff simply run the glasses under the tap, and quickly wipe them off.
Yuk!
If these glasses are the only ones provided where you are staying, then it’s recommended by health professionals to; run the glasses under very hot water, for several minutes.
Then wipe them dry with a clean cloth before using them.
Thankfully, more changes are being made with glasses in guest rooms, due to increased exposure and attention to; health related issues.
You will find in many rooms today, paper cups that are separately packaged in your room. This is ensures that they have never been used before. In higher end 🏨 hotels you may still find real glasses, but most have been cleaned, and uniquely wrapped for your protection.
So the moral of this story is; check the drinking glasses before using them and if need be, disinfect them.
Hotel Room Remote Controls For Televisions
According to health statistics, this is the {🥇 Number One} culprit, in the majority of rental rooms around the world.
This is a device that most everyone will come in contact with at some point during their stay in that room.
Can you imagine how many people will have touched that 📺 television remote control, in just one month?
This little remote control and something we just can’t seem to live without today, is absolutely covered with filthy germs! 🐛
In all my years of travel, I have never seen a housekeeper pick up a remote control, clean and/or disinfect it while making up the room.
A helpful tip I picked up from an experienced traveler, should they plan on spending more than just an evening in the same room.
They cover the remote with a clear sandwich bag type cover, to avoid direct contact with the device.
What a clever idea! 👍
Better yet, we always avoid watching 📺 television when traveling. We get enough television watching while we’re at home. 🙂
The most important thing to remember after using items as these, is to make sure you; keep your hands away from your mouth and eyes, until you can wash them.
This goes for; doorknobs, phones and any other place in the room, that people come into contact and touch regularly. Surprisingly, things used most often by guests staying in rooms, are usually never cleaned
by hotel staff.
The door handles, telephones, remote controls, hand control light switches and so on.
Our family have always carried small bottles of hand sanitizer in our carry on, to help prevent illness especially while away on holidays. The last thing anyone wants while traveling, is to get sick! 🙁
Taking a few extra precautions along the way, can do wonders in preventing illness. Often, simply as a result of trying to avoid coming into contact with; bacteria and germs.
Just washing your hands, after coming to contact with a surface used by the public, can reduce the chances of becoming ill … tenfold!
I’ve mentioned just a few things here, to keep in mind the next time you check into a room. Tips to help keep you and your family healthy during your stay.
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I received this latest survey done on {Hotel Room Cleanliness} in my 📧 email box, from one of my favorite travel information websites;
📰 talktravelPro 📰
the other day.
I always knew to stay away from television remotes and drinking glasses, but was surprised to find out about bathroom counter tops as well!
Hotel Rooms Dirtier Than Airplanes!
During 🥼 laboratory testing of 9 various star rated hotels, it was revealed that; bathroom counters scored the worst overall for germs. This was followed by the rooms; television remote control, room work station desk and the phone.
Their study showed that hotel rooms revealed more germs than in your average; 🏡 home, 🏫 school and on ✈ airplanes.
Yikes!
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I also received an 📧 email newsletter from a leading travel expert, mentioning that an; ABC News Investigation Team has revealed that;
I guess we should all wear gloves when staying in guest accommodations. 🙂
Remember to wash your hands often, especially before eating and keep them away from your mouth and eyes!
😎 Safe and Healthy Travels! 😎
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