Your hotel room is your home far from home. It's nice to have somebody fold up your towels and make your bed while you're out exploring the world; yet in terms of sanitation, a neatly made bed does not equal a germ-free room.
It's very unlikely that a slightly soiled restroom floor will put your life at risk, yet an unclean hotel room could affect your health, and the most widely afflictions are colds or stomach infections. Try the following tips and rest all the more soundly on your next trip.
We've all seen footage of individuals examining dark rooms with the revealing black light. Stains and smears, invisible in the sunlight appear in the most unexpected and stunning spots. But going with this device that is an incredible for dramatic impact on TV is a far from necessary.
Read the Reviews
There are no worldwide standards for hotel cleanliness. Value, location or a brand name won't ensure totally clean digs. So until some global clean commission begins sending out fastidious officials to survey squalid toilets in hotels around the globe, your logical option is to discover what your fellow travellers are stating.
Wash Your Hands
Hand washing is important. Frequent hand washing has been proven to diminish the exchange of colds and infections and will keep microbes getting from whatever it is you're touching to your mouth, eyes or nose.
Fling Off the Bedspread
Most hotels don't wash comforters after every unique visitor. The frequency of washing varies from hotel to hotel, so if the thought of an unknown stranger cuddling up with the cover that now lies over your queen bed creeps you out, call your hotel and ask how regularly they wash their blankets. On the other hand, bring your own blanket to be completely safe.
Disinfect
In case you're feeling somewhat icky in your dumpy budget hotel room or you simply need to be extra cautious, basically spraying a few frequently touched surfaces with some antibacterial sanitiser could make your life a whole lot cleaner. Key spots to spray for germs include the telephone, door handles, toilet handle, ice bucket, remote control and restroom faucet handles.
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