| Hotel rooms are supposed to be pleasant places to | | | | people talking about something that really bothers you |
| relax and unwind after a long day of traveling, working, | | | | (for example, mold in the bathroom), but which doesn't |
| or sightseeing. We like to be able to make ourselves, | | | | necessarily bother everyone. On the other hand, every |
| spread out, and enjoy the amenities. However, when | | | | business has a misstep here or there, so if a hotel only |
| you get unlucky and find yourself in a hotel room that | | | | has one or two bad reviews, you need not take them |
| is not well maintained, dirty, and even smelly, this can | | | | as gospel. |
| ruin the whole experience. It can taint vacations, make | | | | What if you end up in a dirty hotel room? |
| you miserable, and even interfere with your ability to | | | | In spite of your best efforts, there's always a chance |
| relax. | | | | that you're going to end up in a dirty hotel room no |
| Finding a clean hotel room | | | | matter what you do. If this is the case, and if you don't |
| But there are easy ways to avoid filthy hotel rooms. | | | | have time or money to go to a nearby hotel that is |
| First and most important, you can check online | | | | actually clean, there are certain things you can do. |
| reviews. Any reputable hotel should have at least a | | | | First, get rid of the comforter on your bed. As soon as |
| few reviews online. If not, this should raise warning | | | | you get in the room, throw the comforter in the corner |
| flags. Of course, there are some countries where the | | | | and leave it there. This is because many corner-cutting |
| internet doesn't have such a large role in people's lives, | | | | hotels feel that they don't have to wash the comforter |
| so there will probably be fewer reviews, but if you're | | | | between every customer. Yes, they will give you clean |
| going somewhere that you know is well-traveled and | | | | sheets (and if they don't, you're really in trouble), but |
| plugged in, try to find those places with abundant | | | | they may have no qualms about giving you the same |
| reviews. | | | | blanket that the last guest used, which is just icky. |
| Of course, any time you look at the reviews for | | | | Second, there are certain hotspots that tend to collect |
| something, there are going to be a certain number of | | | | germs. The big ones are the doorknobs, the telephone, |
| people who give positive reviews based on nothing. In | | | | the remote control, the light switches, and the drawer |
| many cases, people just write online reviews of things, | | | | handles. If you sense that your room is dirty, wash |
| for whatever reason, even though they've never even | | | | these things immediately. If you don't have any cleaning |
| been there. So look for the reviews that go into real | | | | supplies, some hot water and a towel will do. And if |
| detail about the place. | | | | you want to be bold, track down a housekeeping staff |
| Meanwhile, it can be quite illuminating to skip straight to | | | | member, tell them your room is dirty, and ask for some |
| the negative reviews. You may come across a few | | | | spray cleaner. |