Here in NZ there was disscussion on the radio about Hotel and Motel Bed COVERS and how often they are cleaned, Hotel and Motel workers were ringing in saying that they are only cleaned if there are noticable stains on them and in some cases that it has been years or never, makes you wonder when you go to sit on a Hotel or Motel bed doesn't it....
How often are Hotel and Motel bed COVERS cleaned?
wow thats just gross. i'm sleeping in a chair next time.
And the other thing that they discovered was that the TV remote was on of the most disgusting things to touch.
That is why you don't go to a crappy hotel room. You get a somewhat nice one. And eyre you don't know who sits in that chair. So a whole motel/hotel thing may be disguesting.
| Blaster wrote: |
| That is why you don't go to a crappy hotel room. You get a somewhat nice one. And eyre you don't know who sits in that chair. So a whole motel/hotel thing may be disguesting. |
'Disguesting'?Was that a typo or corny pun?... *chuckle* ...
I had to pee really bad and i was afraid I would foget what was on my mind. Sorry.
| Eyre wrote: |
| wow thats just gross. i'm sleeping in a chair next time. |
Uhhh...The chair is way worse because its not cleans as often as you think and you don't know if someones been having an intimate moment on it and you dont know how much of that love stain is left on it.
Either bring your own sleeping bag or just enjoy the day
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| I had to pee really bad and i was afraid I would foget what was on my mind. Sorry. |
Actually, it was kinda funny!
Definitely not very often. This knowledge is starting to be spread now, so hopefully no one jumps onto the bed covers first thing when they enter their hotel room.
Oh yeah, it's also important to note that it's the COVERS, not the blanket or the sheets. Those thick, patterned things at the very top are the dirty ones.
Oh yeah, it's also important to note that it's the COVERS, not the blanket or the sheets. Those thick, patterned things at the very top are the dirty ones.
Remember guys, You get what you pay for, The more you pinch on every dollar, the more they pinch to make an extra cent off that dollar.
I'd recommend a fancy hotel, But this isnt the millionaire club so the best solution is to go for 3 star hotels. They cut back, But at what you pay, They dont cut too many corners.
I'd recommend a fancy hotel, But this isnt the millionaire club so the best solution is to go for 3 star hotels. They cut back, But at what you pay, They dont cut too many corners.
That's gross! Is this for only the cheap hotels and motels or all hotels and motels?
| jongoldsz wrote: |
| That's gross! Is this for only the cheap hotels and motels or all hotels and motels? |
Cheap, I doubt a five star hotel would risk a bad name just to save a few bucks.
What worried the listeners to the radio here in NZ when this was being discussed was that it was ALL the hotels and motels, rich and poor. Including the top of the line ones....
Eww. I thought they would change the covers as soon as the guests leave. 
I'm carrying my sleeping bag next time.
I'm carrying my sleeping bag next time.
You'd be surprised how even decent hotels cut corners. And it's important to restate what someone else mentioned: the sheets and blankets are cleaned frequently (though I've occsasionally run into problems there too), it's just the duvet covers, which aren't necessary anyway that are gross. And they really are gross. But then again, do you all avoid using public bathrooms? I know I don't. Out of sight, out of mind my friends. That's the only way to live sometimes.
I think I will carry my own blankets and sheets the next time. you might get fungal infections and sexually transmitted diseases.
This is so unfair
This is so unfair
| sparks wrote: |
| I think I will carry my own blankets and sheets the next time. you might get fungal infections and sexually transmitted diseases.
This is so unfair |
Stick with a sleeping bag on the floor, You really think couples dont have you know on them?
I don't stay in hotels/motels very often, but I was always under the impression that the bedclothes were changed after a room was vacated by a customer. Assumptions can really be dangerous I guess. Very disturbing thought...I'll sleep in my car from now on.
I was wondering how often they change those 4 day ago (It's weird how things come up not long after you think of them...)
I guess they would worry about how much water/electricity it would take to wash them? I mean they always have those cute notes on the wall "leave the towel on the floor if you won't use it again to help save our planet." At least if they're going to wash everything else why not the covers too?
Still that's super gross - people sneeze, itch, and like a million other gross things probably on or near those covers...what a little germ farm. Maybe I'll just deliberately spill punch on them
(It's weird how things come up not long after you think of them...)
I guess they would worry about how much water/electricity it would take to wash them? I mean they always have those cute notes on the wall "leave the towel on the floor if you won't use it again to help save our planet." At least if they're going to wash everything else why not the covers too?
Still that's super gross - people sneeze, itch, and like a million other gross things probably on or near those covers...what a little germ farm. Maybe I'll just deliberately spill punch on them
Yeah, I've heard of bodies being discovered underneath hotel beds, in the heating ducts, etc. They should be cleaned each day, but it is human nature to want to cut corners and take the easy way out, so it doesn't surprise me that some sheets go uncleaned for extended periods of time.
If you guys think this is gross, just think about what's all over public toilet seats...
*Shiver*
*Shiver*
Yeah CSI basicaly ruined hotels for me perminantly.... whenever i stay in one now i spend at least half an hour worrying about what i might be sleeping in...
Don't even get me started with the toilet seats...
Don't even get me started with the toilet seats...
| Aredon wrote: |
| Yeah CSI basicaly ruined hotels for me perminantly.... whenever i stay in one now i spend at least half an hour worrying about what i might be sleeping in...
Don't even get me started with the toilet seats... |
Toilet Seats? I start it if you dont mind. Do you know how many a--es sat on it, How many times someone missed the bulls eye and dried pee is on the seat. Do you know the toilet seat is not cleaned as often as you think it is.
ewwww that's disgustingWhen I went to Fiji the cleaners just walk around all day at the resort cleaning, it was great.
Just back from Fiji ourselves and even the cleaners admitted that they never clean the COVERS unless they are stained...
| GARY6943 wrote: |
| Here in NZ there was disscussion on the radio about Hotel and Motel Bed COVERS and how often they are cleaned, Hotel and Motel workers were ringing in saying that they are only cleaned if there are noticable stains on them and in some cases that it has been years or never, makes you wonder when you go to sit on a Hotel or Motel bed doesn't it.... |
dude...does that include 5 star hotels?
Here where I live, hotels have their stuff changed everyday (that includes the towels they provide, the bedsheet..et cetra).
I'm not sure about Motels doh..
I'm not sure about Motels doh..
| n0obie4life wrote: |
| Here where I live, hotels have their stuff changed everyday (that includes the towels they provide, the bedsheet..et cetra).
I'm not sure about Motels doh.. |
Motels are worst than hotels. They are small and cheap and cannot afford to have complimentary services in the say $59.00 a night rent
Like so many say I think it depends on the cheapness of the h/motel. I work for the company cleaning the bedsheets for a few hotels in my area and depending on the size of the h/motel we get laundy relivered every day or once a week. (Sometimes every other week, if it's a really small motel).
Safe to say I wouldn't stay at the cheaper ones... Ugh..
Edit: You could always do the scratch-n-sniff test to see whether you should lay in the bed or not.. (If it smells like daisies, go for it. And if it smells like a** -- don't!)
Safe to say I wouldn't stay at the cheaper ones... Ugh..
Edit: You could always do the scratch-n-sniff test to see whether you should lay in the bed or not..
(If it smells like daisies, go for it. And if it smells like a** -- don't!)As an answer to a few above this one yes it does include the 5 star ones, and remember we are talking about COVERS not bed sheets. The workers ringing in were from these five star ones but what shocked everyone was that it was all of them not just the lower class ones. Total yuck.
| alkady wrote: | ||
Toilet Seats? I start it if you dont mind. Do you know how many a--es sat on it, How many times someone missed the bulls eye and dried pee is on the seat. Do you know the toilet seat is not cleaned as often as you think it is. |
meh donno but hopefully they clean them.... cuz if they dont im never going to a hotel.
It's all very well saying go to a better place but sometimes there is no choice especialy on not-very-holiday-like holidays. You know the ones where you are going to look at houses or whatever. Sometimes you just need a bed whatever. For example when I went to the island of Skopelos in greece before the ferry I didn't get any sleep for 28 hours... by that time stuff seems to be slipping out of reality slightly and even the most nasty of places is excellent.
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