The following hidden camera investigation demonstrates how room service actually cleans your room’s drinking glasses. Er, I should say doesn’t clean your room’s drinking glasses!
This is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen when it comes to hotel cleanliness, especially because I always use the glasses in my room. Correction, I used to use the in room glasses, but I never will again.
And that is on top of a bunch of other hotel room dangers including the growing bedbug epidemic and other bacterial land mines.
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Oh that is just plain disgusting. I do appreciate the info, but boy do I feel disgusted!
Problem is whenever you use a hotel, You will most probably have to use the same glasses/utensils. It’s absurd but most hotels do this. Even the most classy and expensive.
Annoying
Hey I have never stayed in these uptown hotels, that use regular glasses. In fact any of the ones I have stayed in they used the plastic throw away kind, covered in plastic, so you get a fresh clean one everytime!! Thank goodness for me. If I ever come across one with “glasses” I win keep this disgust in mine. Thanks for the heads up!
The glasses always “look” clean. I wonder if these maids have any instructions or facilities for cleaning the glasses, are they just cutting corners or are they not set up to do the job right?
On the other hand, this may explain my robust immune system.
On the other other hand, remember how the dad in My Big Fat Greek Wedding use Windex for everything health related?
We watched this the night before we traveled for thanksgiving weekend..lol
Had 3 different rooms and all 3 had plastic cups in wrappers. :D
Kinda scary stuff tho.
Same Brandon, last I visited were paper cups.. next time I travel I’ll just hit up a local walmart to get my own cups/utensils/plates.. that’s scary.
Dude! That is so gross! And no more getting your drinks cold in that nasty sink, either! Icky!!!
I’m actually grateful at this time that it is not within my means to travel – the more and more I hear!!
Thanks, you bastard. I’m about to go on three trips in the next two weeks. Really appreciate the heads up on the living conditions…
:)
Yikes, first bed bugs and now nasty glasses…
You got me paranoid about hotels now… I will bring my own sleeping bag and plastic cups hehehe
Kim:)
Kim, sleeping bag in your size means circus-tent… lol
I usually use my own plastic coffee-cup what I always take with me, At least I know how and who cleaned it before. But also living in an asian country made me aware of many things when it comes down to hygienic stuff
cheers
Rhoody
Dear sweet christ. And hotel rates just go up and up. And some hotels act like you should thank THEM for even letting you stay (like the Peppermill, but I ain’t namin’ names!) Take your own containers, folks. And think twice about leave the “maids” a tip. Did she also make the bed with those gloves? And touch the doorknob and light switch! #$&@~! BETTER TAKE ALONG A CAN OF LYSOL, TOO!!
circus tent… hmmmmm…
You are absolutely right about living in Asia, a lot of cheap hotels here and I am sure that hygiene is not their top priority.
Kim:)
I wouldnt get as worried about cleanliness in a 4 star hotel in Asia as I would about a 5 star hotel in the US or Asia.
I have been living in a hotel apartment and I know how they clean. Yes, they do take shortcuts but it is inevitable; they have to clean 15+ rooms in their shift. Thank God the housekeeper uses hot soap on our drinking glasses!
i work at a chain hotel and my housekeepers use plastic cups but now the coffee maker is an issue also the top comforter is rarely washed unless someone spilled something on it. the carpets are prob washed once a yr! thats one reason i hate this job b/c i know too much so now when i travel im very picky.