However, pillowcases are still the dirtiest thing you can ever touch in a hotel room. According to an investigation by the Today show in 2014, the hidden cameras revealed a common bed-changing practice among maids.
A study conducted by Travel Math, which analyzed bacteria samples from nine different hotels, found that hotel phones contain about 4,300 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria and fungus per square inch.
Glassware, linen and the TV remote
Typically, they don't get cleaned between guests and become a breeding ground for bacteria. Use the pillows from the closet; they're more likely to be freshly washed than the ones on the bed. The worst culprit in the hotel room is usually the TV remote.
Acknowledging that hotel maids may be cleaning 15, 20 or 30 rooms every day, Tomsky said, "Management should stay vigilant and check and make sure that they have everything they need to do the job. "Any human being is going to miss something here or there," he added. "That's why these [kinds of] spot checks are good."
1/1. As a hotel reviewer and consultant, I have come to notice the absence of menstrual products in hotel bathrooms. Regardless of star rating or price point, hotels rarely provide tampons and pads as part of their bathroom amenities, despite being an essential bathroom product.
It's an unfortunate reality, but the truth is we are being judged by it. Hotel staff often take a mental note of one's appearance especially when you have booked your stay at a nicer property.
Hotel overbooking happens, and there's no way to 100% guarantee that it won't happen to you. But there are some things that you can do to be proactive in this situation and prevent yourself from being walked to a hotel that you don't want to stay in.
Condoms. It is never advertised and no hotel employee will bring it up, but almost every decent hotel has free condoms available upon request. If you're caught without, don't be afraid to call the front desk and ask them to send a few condoms to your room.
Erica Marie Hartmann, assistant professor at Northwestern University, notes that even if you do encounter some microbes in your hotel bathtub, they're unlikely to cause any problems for a healthy person — and you may be more likely to find microbes in your hotel showerhead than in the bathtub anyway.
Legionnaires' disease is a serious type of pneumonia (lung infection) caused by Legionella bacteria. It can be associated with hotels and resorts, and may be deadly and costly. Prevention keeps guests and employees healthy — it makes good business sense, too!
Studies have shown that of all the surface areas in the bathroom, the floor is by far the dirtiest. That's because when we flush the toilet germs spread everywhere, and land on—you guessed it—the floor.
Hotel security or law enforcement must review camera footage in the event of an emergency or crime. Entry and exit from the hotel should also be monitored to make sure that only hotel guests and staff are present.
Generally a hotel or motel can force a guest to leave if the hotel or motel guest does not pay for the room or breaks the hotel or motel rules. However, if you have stayed in the hotel or motel long enough to become a tenant, you cannot be put out unless the motel or hotel files an eviction case against you.
Yes. No law in the country denies an unmarried couple a stay in a hotel. However, checking-in a couple is at the discretion of the hotel owners / managers.
These are not left there haphazardly, but rather they are distributed by an organization, The Gideons International, as a means of evangelism. The Gideons hope to spread the good news of their faith to weary travelers by distributing Bibles in hotel rooms.
You will not be surprised to know that slips, trips and falls are among the most common causes of injury in this industry, particularly among chefs and waiting staff. Food spillages, wet floors and trip hazards all contribute to this. Blocked walkways, and waiting staff rushing to serve tables can all act as hazards.
Most hotels have extra supplies of everything from toothbrushes and razors to Berocca and condoms.
W Hotels, Worldwide
Through the many iterations of W Hotels' minibars—they change almost annually—an intimacy kit has prevailed as one of the standard offerings. Regular inclusions in the kit are lube, condoms, and breath mints.
Regardless of star rating or price point, hotels rarely provide tampons and pads as part of their standard amenities, despite them being an essential bathroom product. It would be encouraging to see more hotels accommodating the basic, and often urgent, needs of female guests by making these products available.