Don't Touch THIS in Hotel Rooms

[Trojan]

Don't Touch THIS in Hotel Rooms



If you see a stray hair in the hotel bathroom sink, you may be so repulsed you call the front desk for a new room. Guess what? That's nothing compared to the TV remote control, which you probably grabbed just after you put down your suitcase.

Think about it: Almost every guest in that room has touched it, the maid doesn't clean it, and the dirt and bacteria are invisible. Bet you never thought about that before.

University of Arizona microbiology professor Chuck Gerba conducted a study of a dozen Tucson hotels. As the Arizona Republic put it, TV remotes hold more than batteries. "One of the dirtiest places in the room people don't expect is the TV channel changer, believe it or not," Gerba told the Republic. He has even found fecal bacteria on those remote controls.

Hotels know the room must be clean--very, very clean--to keep your business. In fact, safety and cleanliness are hotel guests' top two priorities. But the reality is that not all hotels are clean.

Yes, you do get what you pay for. Microbiology professor Gerba said his research of those 12 Tucson hotels showed there is a "statistically significant" relationship between a room's price and its bacteria levels. The higher the cost of the room, the fewer the bacteria. In addition to the remote control, Gerba's team found fecal bacteria on toilet tank lids, sinks, and taps--all of which are places where moisture acts as a reservoir for bacteria.

What's a traveler to do? Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water or use alcohol gel to clean your hands after you touch items that are prone to bacteria. "That's probably one of the best defenses you can use," Gerba told the Arizona Republic. "Just remember, every place you're touching, someone else did it before you."

And if the hotel room doesn't look or smell clean, it isn't. Complain!
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All I have to say is nasty, nasty, nasty. I'm guilty of making a mess but come on. I'm considerate enough to make sure I am clean. Next time you grab a hotel remote, make sure you are clean before and after. I hate dirty bastards.

[BADDOG]

I guess when you enter a hotel room things like this never occur to you but I shall be thoroughly washing my hands on my next hotel stop over!

Warm Regards

[atholon]

I do too troj LOL!

Good thing I don't stay in hotels much.

[VooDoo-]

Originally posted by atholon
I do too troj LOL!

Good thing I don't stay in hotels much.

it's not just in hotels... it's any public place...

my biology teacher said once they did a lab where they go around swabing stuff like the door handle and the desk tops...they found all sorts of bacteria .. even gonoria

i never tried to touch anything in public places in the first place, not i REALLY don't touch anything in public places after i heard that ...

[BADDOG]

Good grief we will all be to scared to go any where lol!!!!

Regards

[DevilDog#1]

I always carry antibactarial whipes when I stay at a hotel/motel. 1st thing I clean TV Remote Control

[atholon]

I used to work at the airport holy crap that has got to be one of the worst places for that.

I love what they did with the bathrooms though.

They have no doors except for the toilet stalls and everthing is automattic so you don't touch anything. It is pretty cool.

[VooDoo-]

"They have no doors except for the toilet stalls and everthing is automattic so you don't touch anything. It is pretty cool."

haha love those things...

pay phones are pretty good too

[EL_BASTARDO]

Originally posted by DevilDog#1
I always carry antibactarial whipes when I stay at a hotel/motel. 1st thing I clean TV Remote Control

you old tart

urrgghhh though i never thought about the remote control

[-Tigger-]

wow.. lol, will nvr look at a TV remote the same again.. btw any1 ever think about ur keyboard or mouse :P?

[DevilDog#1]

Originally posted by BB
wow.. lol, will nvr look at a TV remote the same again.. btw any1 ever think about ur keyboard or mouse :P?

Use the whipes on 'em too

[-Tigger-]

Originally posted by DevilDog#1
Use the whipes on 'em too

what about ur .... lol this post makes u think.. like everyday objects like lightswitches, toothpaste packet, standby button on TV.. lol

[atholon]

lol,

I forgot to mention when you're going #2 your butt touches something. That's about it though. That and the TP.

[DevilDog#1]

Disposeable seat covers

[Trojan]

Oh I love TP's. I've got this squaw back in South Dakota. She's hotter than the fire she makes to cook me buffalo. heh

[Dr. Bullet]

I'm not too worried about my keyboard and mouse. If someone else has touched them, that's news to me...

[Trojan]

funny, I wont let people touch my machine.

[NaughtyPerry]

Thats not the worst in my opinion... the Toilet Door as you come out of the loo - the handle that has gotta be the worst as whats point in washing your hands if you go and touch it and no1 else has :S also the tubs of Free Nuts left on the bar to nibble at... i wouldnt touch them to save my life..