Please don't think I'm crazy....

[cinmell]

but I was wondering if anyone "cleans or wipes down" anything in their resort room when they arrive. I'm thinking about bringing clorox wipes with us in September for the tub since my daughter will be taking baths in there and my husband thinks I'm nuts. He says that's what maids are for. But I'm a clean freak and I've been hearing a few reports of poor maid service at the GF I just want to make sure that things are clean, especially things she'll be sitting in (tub) or picking up. Anyone ever done this?? :crazy:

[Mom of 5]

Sounds like a great idea to me...in fact, I may bring some, too!

You're not at all crazy!!

[disneyvacationmom]

After watching the Dateline show on hotel rooms, you're not at all crazy. Wiping down the phone, TV converter, doorknobs and drawer handles on the dressers would be a very good idea--the tub too.

[chatty]

I've been doing that for the last 6 years or so..I at first sprayed all down with a can of lysol and when the clorox spray came out I would bring that and now with the clorox whipes I add them to my packing..
My sister works in a hospital and said that the clorox products work better on germs.. Also not a great subject but ever since I came across the New Wizzard Tobacco Odor Neutralizer Citrus spray Air Freshener I am Thrilled.. I keep this in our bathroom in WDW and at home. I won't be without it! It's only an 8 oz. can so it's great for packing.. If I have more than one room I will bring a can for each bathroom..
The fans sometimes are slow or they seem so to me? And 9 times out of 10 the bathrooms are quit small and close to the bed area. Here's what I'm getting to.
If someone makes a smelly , a spray of this Neutralizer gets rid of the smell instantly.. I only am able to find it at our Kroger Grocery store and our Wall Mart! I live in Michigan..But if you see the New Wizard Tobacco Odor Neutralizer Citrus Air Freshener just pick one up their only 99cents and try it in your own bathroom at home. You'll love the smell plus the smellys don't linger with perfume smell or lysol smell..
My DH say's we should own stock in this stuff..
I also always take a PLUG in tropical glade type of thing for our room. It's very nice when we walk in our room to smell it so nice..
Sorry so Long..

Chatty

[cinmell]

I'm glad I'm not the only one. My husband thought i was going to pack comet and the scumbuster!!!! I'm not that bad! But I was concerned about dirty tubs and things my daughter may pick up and touch etc. Thanks for your suggestions!

[Vlahakis2001]

No you aren't crazy. But the GF maid service is the best out of all the hotels I have stayed at.

[DisneyFreaks]

Well if you're crazy then I'm crazy right along with you. Like Chatty, I too have done this on every trip. I always use the disinfectant wipes in the tub and on and around the toilet. I also spray the bed and bedding down with lysol before we take off for the parks so it has completely dried by the time we get back to the room. And btw Chatty I have used that spray you are talking about and you are right, it's the greatest.

[chatty]

Disneyfreaks,

I love how we all think alike. It must be that Pixi Dust in us..
Chatty

[B3LM]

I bring the Clorox wipes with me!

[s&k'smom]

What great ideas. We too are staying at GF but my DD is only going to be 16 months old and crawling on everything. I'll be at Walmarty later today and am going to look for the air refresherner.

[Dizzy Pooh]

Guess I'm part of the club too!!!
I pack cleaner and even disposable seat covers for the park restrooms (just incase they're out). I can only find those at WalGreens.

:rolleyes:

[DisneyFreaks]

I guess you are sooooo right about that pixie dust Chatty! All us Moms are "Moms" even on vacation. LoL
......And Dizzy Pooh I have found the disposable seat covers at Walmart in the Sporting Goods department too. But isn't it wonderful how Disney actually does provide them for us {if they haven't run out of course}? If they only did that in the freeway rest stops it'd be great.

[Dizzy Pooh]

Thanks for the info DisneyFreaks!!

I'll make a note and check WalMart out. :cool:

[cinmell]

Chatty,
I bought the spray you suggested. It works great. Thanks for the tip!

[seanf]

I think you're crazy!
;)

[seanf]

Oops, I meant I DON'T think you're crazy. My wife thinks the same way you do!!!

[seanf]

Oops, I meant I DON'T think you're crazy. My wonderful wife thinks the same way you do!!!

[2disneywego]

My tag says it all! ;)

:p :p :p

[DisneyFreaks]

Cute 2disneywego! And I agree. I never use the bedspread either. A friend of mine won't even use hotel beds at all. They take sleeping bags and blankets and place them on top of the hotel beds after they remove the hotel spread. Well I guess you never know, right?

[2disneywego]

I guess you never know, right?

If I ever really stopped and thought about hotel rooms, I'd never travel in my life again. :eek:

And, that's just not going to happen. ;)

[cinmell]

Great ideas 2disneywego. My husband thought that nobody would respond to this post never mind agree with me. I wonder what he'll think when I tell him I'm going to clorox wipe the phone when we get to the GF. ;) ;) ;)

[CRB#33]

I was absolutely amazed at how spotless our room at the Swan was this past year.

Over the years, it's been fair to excellent at the different resorts I've stayed at. I think it probably depends completely on the maid. Especially because one day it will be spotless and the next, just fair.

So, bring your stuff if you feel better.

[Clare]

I don't think any of you are crazy. I don't do those things now, but I hope I'm just like all of you when I have little ones!

[Kimkimba]

My dh would agree with you totally. I'm not as bad. The Clorox wipes are good. I always wash the icebucket of course. And my dh puts our toothbrushes in the safe along with any meds we might have.

[DisneyFreaks]

You know, I never thought about the toothbrushes and meds. That makes sense to me. Very good idea, thanks for sharing it kimkimba.

[faith]

Had to smile at the post that said toothbrushes in the safe, but not a bad idea. Who knows about the housekeeping service anymore? By the way, you're not crazy Chatty. Just being a cautious Mom. I like the clorox products too. Also going to look for the air freshner you mentioned.:)

[cinjam]

No, you are not crazy!! I've always brought the clorox wipes. Now w/DS (17 months) in tow it is SUPER important to me that everything he touches is clean!

[chatty]

Like the Old Saying Goes:,
Better Safe Than Sorry!!!!!

Today How True...Were just making sure that our families are a little safer..
But I too never thought to put the toothbrushes and meds in the safe..I will be doing that from now on..
Chatty

[cinmell]

I never thought of putting toothbrushes in the safe..

[winniedapooh]

I am so glad to see that I am not the only one.....with 5 cherubs I always bring the disinfectant, wipes, and deoderizing spray! I can't wait to show this to DH so he can see I am not alone! YIPEE!!!!!

[winniedapooh]

I am so glad to see that I am not the only one.....with 5 cherubs I always bring the disinfectant, wipes, and deoderizing spray! I can't wait to show this to DH so he can see I am not alone! YIPEE!!!!!:earsgirl:





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[robinb]

Originally posted by Kimkimba
And my dh puts our toothbrushes in the safe along with any meds we might have.

Uh .... why?

Wait! Is this the reason?
Urban Legends: Toothbrushes on Vacation (http://www.urbanlegends.com/classic/toothbrushes_on_vacation.html)

[DeDixie]

If you are flying keep the wipes handy for the tray tables on the plane.

[CdnMom2]

OH MY GOODNESS!!! robinb
Thanks, I think, for the link.

I would never have thought of putting toothbrushes into the safe (thank you to the husband & wife who posted the idea). But now...Just how big ARE these safes...EWWW. The things I've been learning on this site....

[pollyanna]

PLEASE...I've got to know.....WHY DO YOU PUT YOUR TOOTHBRUSHES IN THE SAFE????????:) ;)


Also bring that hand sanitizeer for in the parks after touching all the doors and railings. My DH touches his face,or scratches his eyes a lot and always comes down with something after a WDW trip.

[Kaycee]

Do you do these things when you go to public places in your hometown? Just wondering, because I do! I carry antibacterial wipes as well as the hand sanitizing gel. My latest cleaning obsession is the handles on the grocery carts. I grabbed one at Walmart one day that felt grimy/sticky, and it made me aware of how many people touch these every day. Since then, every time I go to Walmart I wipe the grocery cart handle with an antibacterial wipe.

[vickyBaby]

Between the Air Freshner spray and the Bell Boy....

TMI.

(but has me laughing)

[Minnie's Mate]

My wife thinks I'm crazy, but I take the sanitizing wipes with me every time I take my son to a public men's restroom. Let's face it, we men can be sloppy when it comes to the toilet seat.

I keep a bottle of sanitizer at my office for the toilet seat in case I have to do #2 at work. Like I said, we men can be messy.

Also, I like the Lysol wipes. I believe they are as good as the Clorox wipes, but they are larger. I use both products at home whenever doing any cleaning. Especially when cleaning the kitchen.

[Kimkimba]

Robin,

I think my dh believes in most urban legends. LOL. I was the carefree, barefoot, walk-in-the-rain, not scared of anything-type before I met my dh. While I still can't think of anything that truly scares me, dh constantly reminds me of reality. I fly like Tinkerbell, he grabs me with his hook. It's so sad nowadays how we have to be extra-careful about everything. My childhood seemed so much more carefree - but my family is everything, and for them I will be extra-careful.

[s&k'smom]

Are there any smaller packages of the wipes and stuff. I'm thinking that I may not want to bring the whole package with me-trying to keep our trip to two suitcases. Of course ow after reading this thread I'll bring them anyway:D

[cinmell]

I know clorox has the round container and a box. If you want to save space, I would buy the boxed ones and take them out and put them in a ziploc. That should take up less space.

[DisneyFreaks]

You can also buy the refills for the box that are in a flat pack and are more compact than the box. They have a pull tab label that seals back up so the wipes stay moist. That's what I pack.

[Tesabat]

I read on another post a few weeks ago - might not have even been this board, not sure - that someone had watched one of those "expose" shows where they filmed housekeepers with a hidden camera and one of the housekeepers would clean the toilet with people's toothbrushes. My guess is they saw the same show and now lock their toothbrushes in the safe.

I'm a nut about the glasses or mugs that are provided. I wash them in super, super hot water and soap I've brought from home. Why? Because my mother - who was a head housekeeper at a hotel for years when she was younger - fired an older woman because she "saved time" and washed the glasses in the toilet - while she had the disinfectant in there - instead of swapping out racks of glasses with the kitchen. Disgusting.

Talk about paranoid. If you grew up with my mother, anywhere we stayed had to pass her "room test" and trust me, she knew what she was looking for after years of cleaning rooms, and then inspecting the rooms other people cleaned...she was tough. Whenever we drove somewhere on vacation and stopped along the way before our destination, we always - always - had to ask to see the room first, she would inspect it - and THEN we would stay. As kids, we were horribly embarrased and could not figure out why she was SO fussy! Then, you get older - have kids - and find yourself yelling - "don't drink from that!!" - and cleaning glasses that are supposed to be clean!

[Minnie's Mate]

I think you can get small packs of antibacterial wipes in the diaper section at the super market. They are small to fit into diaper bags.

[CdnMom2]

I have been stripped of my naive innocence on the Walt Disney World Forums. Who would have thought. LOL! Now I'm almost afraid to travel. Clorox wipes, antiseptic spray, DEFINITELY use room safe, LOTS of American dollars, our own water, sunscreen, hats....

All I can say is a very big THANK YOU all of you that I read about this BEFORE our first big family trip involving hotels & Florida theme parks.

[s&k'smom]

Thanks for the tips guys, I'll pick up some next time I'm at Walmart.

[jennymouse]

OH MY GOSH...I have never heard of anything so discusting in my life.........I'll definately be locking our toothbrushes in the safe from now on.:eek:

[2disneywego]

:eek:
I'd never heard the toothbrush story before.
But, I travel a lot and I always locked all of my toiletries up every morning. I'd walk down the hallways and see other rooms being cleaned with stuff all over the vanities with the housekeeper merrily spraying cleaner everywhere.
That was my main reason, along with the fact that I'm basically mistrustful of people. :rolleyes:

[cinmell]

DisneyFreaks, I didn't know they sold refills. Thanks for the tip.

[Shercara]

This is a little off the cleaning subject -( Thank you all for your tips )- but for keeping things neat and organized - I found a great idea from the DIS Cruise Line Boards --

Buy a cheap over the door shoe holder - with clear plastic pockets -- hang it on the out side of the hotel's bathroom door - you can keep all your toiletries - extra film - pens - hair ribbons -whatevers! that would normally be in a bag, or all over a counter -in one neat, orderly place! -- But I think I will use the safe for the toothbrushes after reading that link!! You can find these at the dollar store!

[phamton]

I wouldn't worry about the toothbrushes too much. Snopes labelled it as undetermined but probably unlikely. http://www.snopes.com/racial/crime/toothbsh.htm (I know..anything is possible.)

I would be more concerned with cleaning solution getting on my toothbrushes when the room was being cleaned.

Bev Hamilton

[Lesley]

There are a lot of things that could be done to a toothbrush....though I never thought of that before! Kinda makes me glad we usually stay on our DVC points and don't get daily housekeeping! LOL

[Angel1]

:smooth: I go to Disney to forget about germs!

Heck, most Disney bathrooms are cleaner than my own!

[AF Brenda]

I think that the safest thing to do is to set up camp in the lobby with a sleeping bag. That way, everything is in plain sight, so we don't have to worry about maids and bellboys committing nasty acts with our personal items. Also, the lobby is always kept clean, in order to present a good first impression.

Yep, camp out in the lobby of GF, the only truly safe and sanitary way to do Disney!!

[webhead]

Sorry... I agree with your husband, I think you're crazy ;)

If I worried about all that stuff while I was on vacation, I wouldn't enjoy a minute of it. I'm not trying to upset you more, but do you wipe down the silverware when you go to a resturant? I mean, you don't *know* they went through the dishwasher... if there wasn't any food residue on a used fork it would look clean and they could just set it back on your table.

I would rather have faith that the business that I'm in keeps the place clean. That being said, if cleaning everything with Clorox gives you piece of mind and makes you feel safer, go for it, you aren't hurting anyone. ;)

[CyranoJones]

http://www.safe-tel.com/

http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Kill-All-Bacteria.htm

[DisneyFreaks]

I don't think I'm obsessive about it because you're right it would ruin the whole vacation if you were. But like most of you I just feel a little better wiping down and spraying the obvious things. {although the toothbrushes & meds will now forever go in the safe or get locked up in a suitcase LoL} My daughter is such a germ freak she actually wanted to wear surgical gloves while at WDW. She didn't want to touch any door handles with her bare hands. I put my foot down about that but webhead, silly as it sounds, I always wipe my silverwear off with my napkin before I use it at a restaurant. It's just something I have always done.

[Tesabat]

I loved the idea of the over-the-door shoe holder for toiletries. I could use that in my house! I agree that just keeping your things "picked up" is adequate. That's what I do. It makes it easier for the housekeeper and I would say the vast, very vast, majority are just people like you and me with a job to do...they would never do something like scrub a toilet out with your toothbrush, or wash glasses in the toilet, but they "could" accidentally spill cleaner on toiletry items. Those sink areas aren't very big! (However, I will still wash glasses in hot water and soap - childhood implants are the worse!)

The same place I read about the toothbrush, mentioned about the bedspreads and the pillows. I think it must have been the same show - like a 48 hours. You could drive yourself crazy with this stuff. When I went on a business trip with a co-worker, she wouldn't even SIT on the bedspread...pulled it completely off the bed and onto the floor because she was so freaked out about what was on bedspreads according to this show. Now, I pull it down to the end of the bed when I'm sleeping, but refusing to sit on it fully clothed?? But, hey, it made her feel better, so that's what counts...and - she thought I was nuts to sit on it!

My feeling is if it makes someone more comfortable to wipe down a room, and it only takes a few minutes....hey, there are worse things! Go with your cleaning supplies and Have Fun! Your at Disney! :p

[phamton]

I really don't worry about my toothbrushes being tampered with and would never feel the need to lock them in the safe. I just posted the snopes link because, in my other world (outside the Disney obsession), my hang out is the snopes board. (I've been contributing to that board since David started his board.)

I'm also not one to clean my hotel room after it has been cleaned. If I didn't trust the staff at a hotel then I wouldn't be staying there. That said, I don't see a problem about others who want to sanitize. Many families have health problems and are more suseptible to illnesses. My family, on the other hand, could eat after the dog and be fine.

Bev