Why I'm glad I own an RV - Dirty Hotel Rooms

[TucsonJim]

I read this article this morning about how dirty hotel rooms are. I'm really thankful that we rarely use a hotel and have our RV to rely on.

Dirty Hotel Rooms

Jim

[down_home]

We stayed in a Motel, in Ft Walton Beach, where many Military stay, in 09 or 010.
it was mess but we were too tired to go elsewhere.
We both got Staph infections. Wife had to go to the Doctor several times for it and several medications.
i got it under my watch band area of arm and my ears. Damaged my hearing even more. Took months and tubes in ears and antibiotics and followup every four months now.
We stayed at Motel in Nashville for an event ayear ago or two. Upper scale and expensive.
I watched the Cleaning Lady wipe down glass glasses with a cloth. I'm not sure it was the same one she used in the bathroom.

I had gone back to the room to get cord for laptop or I wouldn't have seen this.
On edit, I almost didn't post this in a pc world of today.
They had been taking Somali Immigrants or some other as guests, apparently fresh off the boat.

[NYCgrrl]

mlts22 wrote:
I wish I knew why bedbugs came back with a vengeance. Of course, here in the Texas heat, there is one good thing. Letting my rig stay closed up, where the temperature gets to 120 or more, cooks them. After 2-3 weeks, the eggs hatch and get broiled as well.

There has to be something even the roach motels can do about bedbugs. They went from virtually nonexistant to a menace everywhere.

Most experts think it has to do with the global economy.
They were pretty much eradicated in this country with the use of pesticides and methods of removal that are now pretty much illegal. One of the fav methods back in the day was cleaning metal coil beds and furniture with kerosene. Seems like that would've deterred smoking in bed but I digress...

The sad truth is nowhere and no one is safe from bed bugs these days. On the bright side they are not thought to pass illnesses to humans unlike mosquitoes.

[IBcarguy]

I know when you are talking about dirty rooms and such you are referring to bugs and the like. But if you are talking about plain ole dirt, there's not much dirtier than camping. It's like everything get dirty...clothes, the trailer, the truck, the gear, EVERYTHING. The one thing I really look forward to when I get home is getting clean again....clothes, gear, truck, trailer, etc. Camping=dirt.

[mlts22]

I wish I knew why bedbugs came back with a vengeance. Of course, here in the Texas heat, there is one good thing. Letting my rig stay closed up, where the temperature gets to 120 or more, cooks them. After 2-3 weeks, the eggs hatch and get broiled as well.

There has to be something even the roach motels can do about bedbugs. They went from virtually nonexistant to a menace everywhere.

[tpi]

I'm not a dirt phobe but I do have concerns about bedbugs (and bringing home). This problem is very real in 2016. I'll still go to hotels but if I have an equally good RV trip in mind, I'll tip to the RV trip.

[myredracer]

Okay, so there's bad germs & bugs in hotels?

Did you know, whether it's your toilet at home, in your RV or at a hotel, there's a good chance your toothbrush and anything else laying around a bathroom gets sprayed with tiny invisible droplets containing fecal matter, E. coli, streptococcus, staphylococcus, klebsiella oxytoca, enterobacter, flu and cold viruses, etc. The mist gets spread up to a 20' radius from a toilet every time it is flushed with the lid up. Numerous studies have proved this. Here is Dr. Oz on this for example: https://otod.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/close-the-lid-before-you-flush/

Just think, every time you peer down your RV toilet to see how full the tank is and the water is still on, the spray is getting on your face... :E

[SuperiorBound]

II have worked in hotels for 15 years, from Housekeeping to front desk.
I will say I always strip the bed to the mattress inspecting linens mattress pad and mattress itself. I do inspect closely for any bug evidence and bring my own pillows . All I m saying.

I love camping my husband prefers hotels.

[RobertRyan]

gbopp wrote:

fla-gypsy wrote:
Although I'm sure its true here as well, this article is out of Australia

I thought the Sun is out of London? I didn't realize it's from Australia.

Yes it is an English paper owned by Rupert Murdoch, but a lot of online stuff is done in Australia. About three years ago he moved the official Global HQ of NewsCorp from Adelaide to the US

[Kittykath]

We used to stay in hotels frequently. No big deal. Owning a camper spoils people. We had to stay in a hotel a few weeks back. Smelled like bleach and all, but we were surprised at how germophobic we've become. We didn't want to walk in the room barefoot, much less touch the remote. The other guests certainly weren't very friendly either. We were going stir crazy up on the 6th floor with nothing to do. Living in the north, it's not always possible or practical to camp year round. But now we've discovered it's worth the extra effort to camp anytime it is possible.

[colliehauler]

While I prefer my RV for trips it's not practical for short trips. I have had good luck with hotel's. I stayed at a Quality Inn in Mississippi and it was less then stellar on my last trip. The staff was accommodating but the motel was rundown.

I could not imagine a long trip living out of motels and restaurant's, while other people may relish traveling that way. Just not my cup of tea.

[phxchica]

Seriously Dodge guy, you have to get a better travel agent. A week in Jamaica is not worth $9000!. Be careful hiking up Dunns River Falls.

[NYCgrrl]

I don't like to limit life's experiences thus I'm fine with the idea of RVing, glamping, bare bones tenting, hotels, B+Bs and home exchanges whether in this country or not.

[Dakzuki]

Just got back from a 10 day work trip staying in a hotel. Cardboard walls, being woken up by drunk neighbors arriving after bar closing, being woken up by truck delivering supplies early in the AM, woken by alarm in next building, awoken by police sires, not being able to prepare food the way I like it with ingredients I like (where the hell do hotels buy their bacon anyway?).

I've been doing that for 30 years and generally dislike it. I can count on my hands the number of hotels I liked and most of those were not in the USA.

My (now) wife when we first started dating thought I was a stick in the mud and didn't want to go anywhere. She hadn't made the connection with my dislike of hotels. When I got the first class C she then realized I only wanted to sleep in our own bed in our own little "house".

[Crowe]

Wife and I are doing a 7 night cruise in June. I guess we're really asking for it. Two nights in hotels then on a ship with 4000 people. Yikes. Hope I make it out alive.

LOL! Honestly if we shined a black light on our OWN beds we'd probably be shocked! In the dozens of hotels I've stayed in, I only left one because of lack of cleanliness (but it's a long story). I have, however, left three campgrounds due to the same (yes, I know, it's still my own bed!). I won't start the discussion of the yuck that you run into in public places. I do agree, though, that one of the things I DON'T like about hotels is the lack of social interaction. There may be a quick hello in the hallway, but often there isn't much more than that. I think I miss that part the most.