5 things you should avoid using (or clean yourself) in a hotel room

I take a small bottle and wipe stuff down. Do not use the coffee maker or glasses. I think most people are that way in a hotel room.

2. Ice buckets

You may be thinking with a plastic liner, the ice bucket should be fine. Well according to Richardson, just because you’re using the liner, it doesn’t mean everyone is. “I’ve personally seen ice buckets used as dog dishes, puke buckets, etc., and generally, the buckets are only superficially cleaned,” she says. “The water or ice is dumped, and then it’s just a quick dry with your dusting rag and maybe a spray with whatever all-purpose cleaner the hotel provides housekeeping staff with.”
3. Blankets and duvets

This may be hard to avoid, especially during a cold season, but Richardson warns in most hotels, blankets, and duvets are very rarely cleaned and changed out. “Where I worked, unless there was a visible stain, blankets, duvets, and bedspreads were only taken down to laundry once a year.” She adds that it’s only during the annual deep clean that “extras” were taken care of like mattress and pillow protectors replaced, mattresses flipped or walls and curtains washed.
4. Towels and robes

“We were always told not to replace them if they looked clean to prevent them from getting overwashed, and so the laundry doesn’t get overwhelmed,” shares Richardson. Knowing what she knows now, she suggests finding the housekeeper on your floor and asking for fresh towels and robes off of the cart as those are clean.
5. Glassware

“Where I worked, drinking glasses and coffee cups were simply rinsed and wiped in the bathroom sink,” says Richardson. “We were not given dish soap nor was the glassware collected and taken to be properly washed in a dishwasher.”

Whether it’s for business or leisure, next time you stay in a hotel, Richardson suggests packing a few cleaning products in your luggage. “I always bring some disinfectant wipes with me and give anything I’ll be using in the room a quick wipe—light switches, remotes, phones, table tops, and doorknobs especially,” she says. Lisa Rinna would be proud.

this is why I bust load on everything in the hotel room. Helps make sure everything gets thoroughly cleaned.


You're welcome everyone.

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Blankets and duvets This may be hard to avoid, especially during a cold season, but Richardson warns in most hotels, blankets, and duvets are very rarely cleaned and changed out. “Where I worked, unless there was a visible stain, blankets, duvets, and bedspreads were only taken down to laundry once a year.”

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I’m not sure what type of hotels these apply to but everyone I stay in removes the duvet and replaces them with a new one after each check out. Most higher end hotels have gone to the all white duvet to make cleaning easier. All white duvets show everything so they have to be cleaned regularly.