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HOTEL NIGHTMARE EDITION
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above: If it’s not on this cart, it doesn’t get changed regularly. Bedspreads, water glasses, comforters … you have no idea how long those items were in use — or how they were used — before you booked the room.
It started with the iron
I spilled water while filling the iron in my hotel room. I grabbed a hand towel from the bathroom to mop up the puddle and I was shocked to see how much grime came up (below).
I have worked as a hospitality housekeeper, and I know it’s a tough job. When I check in to a hotel room I don’t go running my fingers over windowsills, looking for dirt. But this floor was unusually grimy, to the point it felt tacky under my stocking feet.
I flipped the towel over and rubbed a little harder (below).
