With the improvement of people's living standards, whether they are traveling or working on business, they will choose clean and convenient hotels.
However, some hotels are not as clean and hygienic as everyone thinks, and in recent years, you can often see various hotel hygiene problems posted by guests on the Internet.
Even the hotel staff began to break the news about the inside story of the hotel, and these staff have the most say in the hotel's hygiene is the hotel's cleaning aunt.
Which hotel supplies are the most unhygienic? Let's take a look at the answer given by the hotel cleaning aunt.
bedding
After checking into a hotel, a comfortable bed can completely relax the body after a busy day, but some hotels have a lot of bedding that does not meet the hygienic standards.
There are even netizens who posted on the online video platform that after they checked into the hotel, there were actually small insects crawling on them at night, and the skin also showed symptoms of redness, swelling and pain, after contacting the hotel front desk, but only changed a room, this netizen was frightened and didn't dare to sleep overnight.
Some netizens posted on the Internet that there was an unknown liquid on the bed sheets of the hotel they were staying in, but the hotel staff said with disdain: The netizen got it himself.
After this video went viral, a reporter came to the hotel where the problem occurred again, wanting to see what the reality was!
The reporter did not show any signs of visiting the store from beginning to end, and after they entered the hotel, they first marked the bedding, towels and bath towels in the room.
The room wasn't messed up afterwards, both to confuse the housekeeping department and because they didn't really want to sleep in the room.
The next day, the reporter checked out as scheduled, and in the afternoon, another reporter moved into the original room, only to find that the places that had been marked one by one were still there!
In other words, the bedding in this room, even the towels and bath towels have not been changed!
With so many actual cases, it fully shows that when staying in the hotel, you must carefully check the bedding, how can you avoid the hygiene problems encountered by the above netizens?
In fact, for these hotels, most of the disinfection work is outsourced, and the disinfection price is not expensive, unless it is a secondary infection after disinfection, otherwise there are few of the above-mentioned health problems.
It is best to bring your own bed sheets and covers, etc., which can effectively solve the problem of distrust in hotel disinfection, and can also fundamentally solve the health hazards of bedding.
teacup
A video that once went viral on the Internet, the hotel cleaning aunt used a towel that had just been wiped on the toilet to wipe the cup in the hotel room.
There are also netizens who commented that they are in the hotel, and the cups in the hotel should not be used, and some guests use the cups as spittoons, as well as ashtrays, etc.
Since the cups in the hotel are utensils that come into direct contact with the mouth, if there are bacteria or viruses, there is a high chance of infection.
So what should we do to be safer after staying in a hotel?
After check-in, you can directly ask the hotel staff to use disposable water cups, so that you can avoid directly using the cups in the hotel room and avoid the risk of being infected with various diseases.
It is best to bring your own water cup when you go out, whether you are staying in a hotel or traveling, bringing your own water cup is the safest choice, which can effectively avoid the health hazards of unclean tableware when you go out.
Kettle
Many hotels have electric kettles in their rooms, and many guests once thought that this drinking equipment was grounded and safe, and they could boil water at any time.
However, the hygiene problem of the hotel's electric kettle is very serious, and many netizens broke the news that some guests will cook underwear in the electric kettle!
Some residents urinate in the electric kettle, and some cleaning aunts also use the electric kettle when cleaning rags
Disinfection situation.
The hygiene problems of the hotel electric kettle that have been exposed have shocked many consumers who have used the electric kettle in the hotel.
Some hotel officials also said that the hotel simply cannot understand how the consumers staying in the electric kettle use it, and cannot restrain the guests.
Therefore, many high-end hotels have begun to be equipped with direct drinking water and water dispensers and other equipment, which can eliminate such health hazards.
But most hotels don't have so much budget at all, so how can we ordinary consumers avoid the health hazards of electric kettles after staying in hotels?
After we check in to the hotel, we can first observe whether there is a water dispenser in the hotel lobby and whether there is a water dispenser on the floor where we are staying, and we can choose to use hot water at any time according to our own situation.
If you don't have to drink hot water, it is recommended to bring your own drinking water, which is safer, after all, even if the hotel's electric kettle is added to water and then boiled for disinfection, it can not be reassuring, and it is safest to bring your own drinking water.
bathtub
Nowadays, the bathtub of many hotels is also the reason why consumers choose to stay in this hotel, just imagine how pleasant it is to soak in a hot bath in the large bathtub.
In fact, the bathtub hygiene problem in the hotel is more serious than you think.
Many online media have exposed various news about various infectious diseases caused by staying in hotels and using bathtubs to take a bath, because the bathtub is in direct contact with the body, and it is difficult for consumers to distinguish whether the bathtub is disinfected or not.
It's not uncommon to even get sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from toilets, so how can you use a hotel bathtub with peace of mind?
We can carry 84 disinfectant effervescent tablets or potassium permanganate effervescent tablets with us, after checking in to the hotel, first put the water in the bathtub, then put in the disinfectant tablets, wait for about 10 minutes - 20 minutes, and then use after releasing the water, so that it will be safer to use.
Not only that, but now many hotels also provide customers with disposable bath bags, which can completely wrap the bathtub and physically isolate the direct contact between the skin and the bathtub to ensure the safety of the bathtub.
towel
Hotel towels are the must-haves we will use when staying in the hotel, from wiping our faces and hands to wiping our bodies after taking a shower, and the towel of absorbent quacking is undoubtedly the most convenient existence.
As everyone knows, the seemingly white and clean towels are actually the hardest hit areas of hotel hygiene.
In 2023, there will be a video about hotel hygiene on major platforms that will go viral on the Internet, just looking at the young woman in the picture when she checked into a hotel in Guangzhou, she found blood stains on the towel in the room she was staying in.
And she only found out after she had already used this towel, just imagine, anyone who used such a towel would feel unlucky, and the blood stains may not be where.
The woman didn't think about it and chose to call the police directly, but when the police arrived, the hotel refused to admit that the towel problem was the responsibility of the hotel, and even accused the girl that she wanted to extort the hotel for compensation!
Although the final result of this matter has not been made public, the hygiene issue of the hotel has attracted everyone's attention.
This kind of thing is not uncommon, and it can be seen on the online platform that many cleaning aunts use freshly disinfected towels in the room to wipe the floor or wipe the filth.
If you talk about star-rated hotels, it's okay, because they receive high-end customers, so the most important thing for the leadership is the image of the hotel.
Many star-rated hotels or chain hotels have room cleaning standards, and one change of towels per guest is also one of the standards, so it is best to choose a regular hotel to stay.
But China's wealthy people are only a small fraction, and not everyone can afford to stay in a star-rated hotel.
So when staying in an ordinary hotel, how to observe whether the towels are clean has become a crucial problem!
If you are not staying in a star-rated hotel or a homestay or other places, you can pick up a towel and smell it after check-in, if there is a pungent smell, it means that the towel has not cleaned the disinfectant, and the normal clean hotel towel has a faint ozone smell.
Keep in mind the above two points to stay in the hotel without fear of hotel towel problems, if it doesn't feel right, you can also directly ask the hotel staff to change the towel.
But the most convenient and reassuring thing is to bring your own disposable towels.
Now there are many disposable products on the market, from socks and underwear to towels and bath towels, all of which are complete, and the price is not particularly expensive.
When will hotel hygiene issues reassure consumers?
Since 2023, the tourism industry has ushered in a period of recovery, and the occupancy rate of hotels in various scenic spots has gradually become saturated, and sometimes it is difficult to find a room in the peak season.
With the recovery of the hotel industry, various safety and health problems have also followed, how to improve these problems closely related to consumers, in fact, the state has already given a solution, many hotels for a variety of reasons and choose to ignore the attitude.
In 2018, Meituan and the hotel industry association tried to implement a "chip sheet" project, which is a chip that consumers can use to see whether the bedding they are staying in is changed for each guest after check-in.
In this way, not only the consumer can rest assured, but the hotel can also avoid many disputes over hygiene issues.
Such a best-of-both worlds approach has been resisted by many hotels, which may be related to the cost of the hotel and the security of the chip, and the promotion of this chip project has also failed.
In fact, whether it is chip bed sheets or manual cleaning of the room, it is to let consumers stay with peace of mind, and there is no transparent hygiene standards and supervision, which makes many consumers suspicious.
How can consumers no longer stay in fear, and when can hotels keep pace with the times and introduce more technology to rectify the shortcomings in the hotel industry and make consumers feel at ease. =
Epilogue:
The hotel industry itself is an industry that relies on word-of-mouth and reputation, and if consumers lose confidence in hotels, it will affect the entire industry and increase social security risks.
It is hoped that hotels or B&Bs around the world can face up to hygiene problems and comply with industry hygiene standards, so as to gain more trust from customers!
References:
Interface news - not only is it as simple as wiping the toilet with a bath towel, but you can't prevent the divine operation of a star-rated hotel
Dawan News - A guest found underwear in a hotel kettle? The hotel said that "he did it himself" The regulatory department intervened
China Youth Daily - I'm not afraid that the five-star hotel is shockingly dirty, but I'm afraid that the collective is accustomed to it
Al Jazeera-City Letter - Home Inn Hotel was exposed to wipe the toilet with a dirty towel and then wipe the teacup