Headed out for a family vacation at the beach or resort? The idea of not cooking or cleaning for a week is most appealing to travelers, however just how clean is that hotel room?
We found these tips at the Daily Mail to consider the next time you are traveling. Can you guess what is the dirtiest item in your hotel room?
1. Television remotes and light switches
A study by the University of Houston revealed that the most touched places in the room such as television remotes and bedside lamp switches are often the least cleaned. Results found that in some cases, they had as much bacteria as bathroom toilet seats and sinks. That’s enough for us to remember to pack our hand santizer whenever we travel.
2. Bathroom Glasses
You may be tempted to quench your thirst when you arrive and use the bathroom glasses for a drink. However, in an expose by Fox News, it was revealed that many hotel maids do not wash them out with soap before the next guest checks in. Hidden cameras revealed glasses that were rinsed only with water, or that were wiped down with a cloth that had previously been used for cleaning the room. Use bottled water, or request plastic cups from reception to be safe.
3. Blankets
Due to a lack of seating area in some hotels, the bed becomes the place where most people sit, and eat. Sometimes mothers even change their child’s diapers on the blankets.While you have no need to worry about items that get washed daily, some of the smaller blankets may not get replaced that often.
4. Coffee Machine
An investigation by ABC News showed cleaners simply swirling the pots in water without properly cleaning them, which leads to a build up of bacteria.
In Cincinnati, Ohio, one cleaner was found to have cleaned the pot with a bottle of Lysol mildew remover, and another was captured using the same cloth to clean the coffee maker as she had used to clean the bathroom floor.
Always clean the machine yourself before use – even if it had been cleaned after the last user, it could have been sitting around collecting dust for a few weeks before you arrive.
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