Do you trust hotel towels?

They are washed everyday, they are white so they can washed in very hot water, the Laundry company use high powered cleaning agents that sterilize and take stains off the towels. So I would say they are safe to use, safe as home. How can you request extra towels at a hotel?



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Glassware, linen and the TV remote Typically, they don't get cleaned between guests and become a breeding ground for bacteria. Use the pillows from the closet; they're more likely to be freshly washed than the ones on the bed.

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Here's what should happen: The standard operating procedure is for towels and sheets to be changed between every guest, according to Joe McInerney, president of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (www.ahla.org). Towels are also swapped out every day at some, but not all properties. Some do, some don't, he says.

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Hotels typically replace their towels on a regular basis, usually every few months. This is done to ensure that guests have access to clean and fresh towels during their stay.

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Sheets are usually changed between guests, and sometimes state law requires it, but there's no guarantee that they will be. As for bedspreads, forget it. As countless hidden-camera investigative TV programs have confirmed, they aren't washed regularly.

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Additionally, hotels often use special washing techniques that help make their towels even softer and more absorbent. This means that when you step out of the shower or bathtub after using a hotel towel, you'll feel dryer faster than if you had used one at home!

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Gather all towels
Many hotels have signs in the guest room bathrooms instructing guests to leave towels they don't plan to use again on the floor (or in the bathtub) as a sign to housekeeping that you want them replaced.

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But of course, there comes a point when these textiles just aren't in a good enough shape to offer to their paying customers. Many hotels donate their used sheets and towels. If they are still in reasonable condition, they are donated to shelters for the homeless or similar charities.

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