Amy's Secrets

I was recently on a trip and stayed in two separate hotels. Now the point of this article is to educate the average folk regarding your bedding in your hotel rooms. I was a housekeeper back in the day when I was still in high school and can even remember then thinking how gross, that all I change is the sheets and pillowcases but not once ever did management have us change the comforter or blankets. GROSS! Most hotels and resorts do not have the staff, time or means to wash your bed comforter and blanket. When was the last time you saw blankets and comforters on a housekeeping cart? Exactly, never. Housekeeping will only change and wash the blankets and comforters when they see a visible stain, which is so rare, considering their usually not just a shade of white. We all know most hotel stains and dirt is hard to see anyway. So with that being said: As soon as I enter a room I will take off the all the layers of the bedding all the way down to the hopefully changed and clean white sheets. I will then turn up or down the heat accordingly for a nice comfortable sleep. If my stay is more than one night, I would prefer no housekeeping and usually just ask housekeeping for a new set of towels and more coffee when applicable. Easy enough, not only will this prevent housekeeping from remaking my bed with the nasty comforter and blanket, but also I'm not worried about hiding my jewelry or money from someone trying to get a five finger discount with my belongings. While I'm at it, the remote control, phone and door handles are all items that hardly if ever get cleaned. So to be sure you and your family are safe I would bring disinfecting wipes for all those other areas of concern. Your coffee pot and cups could all use your own washing too! Believe me folks, housekeeping doesn't care THAT much! They'll just do what they are told and paid to do and as fast as they can. So since you can't make sure the guy before you washed his hands after he used the bathroom then changed the TV channel to a X-rated pay per view, and then used the blanket as a towel. I would just avoid these items at all cost!!