Do they change the comforter/bedspread between each guest?

[MommyBell08]

They DO NOT change comforters and blankets between hotel guests.


Yep. A housekeeper told me that ... not a bus driver, so you know it is true.

Also, a tip. If you want a fresh blanket, have your child throw up all over the place. You'll even get a fresh mattress pad out of that one.

HAHAHA

 

[MommyBell08]

The first thing I do when I get into the room is roll naked over the carpet, bury my face into the comforter, and lick the remote. And forget about the 5-second rule, if I drop food on the ground, I just brush off the dirt and hair and pop it in my mouth.

I exaggerate of course, but seriously the germaphopia in this country is crazy (thank you Dateline and 20/20!) Now I am not defending leaving a urine-stained comforter on the bed (I should hope that mousekeeping at least checks them during each cleaning to make sure they aren't particularly dirty), but the chances of getting anything from a bedspread is largely nil. You are exposed to germs every day, and should be, that is how you develop and exercise your immune sytem.

While you are freaking out about unchanged bedspreads, just think about all the things you touch in public places over a given day. The bedspread pales in comparison. You might have had 20-30 people in some contact with your bedspread before you, but guarantee you thousands have touched the steering wheel of the Indy Cars before you.

ok this is funny

 

[kt-scarlett]

I doubt it..
We pulled the comforter down, and on the bottom we saw... a urine stain the size of Rhode Island.

MG

HEY!! We may be the smallest state but, for the most part, our residents tend to be toilet trained.

Mary <and no, WDW is not as big as RI.... or urine stains, for that matter>

 

[paults]

I doubt it..
I always said the weak link in DVC is the housekeeping.

This started on our very first stay in 2002. We pulled the comforter down, and on the bottom we saw... a urine stain the size of Rhode Island.

MG

Why is HK blamed because some guest knowingly put the soiled comforter back on the bed. Any person doing this should be rolled up in that comforter and put on splash mountain for a day of cleaning.

If it gets soiled just put it with the linens and towels when you leave.

 

[Scotch]

While you are freaking out about unchanged bedspreads, just think about all the things you touch in public places over a given day. The bedspread pales in comparison. You might have had 20-30 people in some contact with your bedspread before you, but guarantee you thousands have touched the steering wheel of the Indy Cars before you.

Some of us bring sanitizing wipes and wipe down those steering wheels (and many other shared use stuff) before handling (or we wash old-fashion way or sanitize our hands right after handling.) Yes, I'm a germaphobe and not embarrassed to admit it. I'm also the person who will never touch a public bathroom faucet handle unless I have a paper towel/tissue in hand to cover the handle; I do the same with the public bathroom door. I've seen way too many people use the bathroom and walk out (touching the door handle) without washing their hands. I've done this for as long as I can remember (as my mother taught me this when I was young). I don't think I've harmed my health in any way by avoiding needless exposure to additional germs/bacteria/viruses since I'm pretty healthy and rarely catch even a cold.

When we travel, the first thing I do when I get into the hotel/timeshare unit is to wipe down all handles, remotes, phones, etc., wash all dishes/cups, and remove/fold all comforters and put them away. Then my kids have free run of the place. Sure we pick up lots of germs elsewhere; it is not as if we live in a bubble. My boys went/go to daycare and elementary school; talk about germ-city. I figure why chance catching something unnecessarily while on vacation?

As for the bedspread, I know hotels, even Disney, does not wash those bedspreads between every guest. The odds are good that bodily fluids are located somewhere on those bedspreads. I'm just grossed out about the possibility of touching dried semen (among other things). So they go up in the closet somewhere as soon as possible. And yes, I do wash my hands right after handling them.

 

[Donna M]

When my kids were little we would put the comforter on the floor with a pillow and that's where they slept. Never had a problem.

I've heard that kids who grow up on farms have less allergies because they are exposed to more stuff without everything being cleaned with antibacterial soap. They have built up a resistance.

Spend a day in a classroom and you'd be amazed at how the kids are coughing all over everybody else and putting all the pencils in their mouths. The villas have to be cleaner than the school at least!

Also, have you seen the basket outside your room at OKW the day you leave? No blankets in there, only clean sheets.

 

[hsmamato2]

I know the reality,and I;m not (much) of a germaphobe....but I prefer to forget these things! My kids always complain when I tell them not to cover their faces with the bedspreads,it's only to keep their feet warm........now I have to think about this stuff?

 

[Tiger926]

RE: Bedspreads - We have been told by Mousekeeping that comforters are not washed with each guest. Many of them actually need to be dry cleaned, so as was stated earlier, it would be very expensive and mighty time consuming to do that. Now, newer duvets that are made out of cotton/poly blends that can actually be washed, make sense. Anyway, there doesn't seem to be any health rules about washing comforters, so Disney might not technically have to do it. We always fold and place off of bed as others have used them - we have allergies/asthma to worry about so dust and other chemicals could be problematic for us. Not to mention, I don't want us to sit on a comforter that has other's people's 'gifts' on them - no thanks!

RE: Glasses - I come from a restaurant family, so am very aware of safety code violations and food safety. It is law here in my Canadian city, that the glasses/utensils have to be washed in a commercial dishwasher that heats up to a certain degree in terms of reducing bacteria transmission, as well as with certain chemicals that must contain bleach. It would be much more common and easy to pick up bacteria on glasses/utensils, than from a blanket, so that is why it's mandated here, and it sounds like it is in Florida as well.

Tiger

 

[manning]

Haha!!! Good one!


I suppose it could have started out as iced tea.
Not sure what else to say...

MG

I assume you are meaning when the tea goes from the glass pass the lips, right?

 

[Sammie]

RE: Bedspreads - We have been told by Mousekeeping that comforters are not washed with each guest. Many of them actually need to be dry cleaned, so as was stated earlier, it would be very expensive and mighty time consuming to do that. Now, newer duvets that are made out of cotton/poly blends that can actually be washed, make sense. Anyway, there doesn't seem to be any health rules about washing comforters, so Disney might not technically have to do it. We always fold and place off of bed as others have used them - we have allergies/asthma to worry about so dust and other chemicals could be problematic for us. Not to mention, I don't want us to sit on a comforter that has other's people's 'gifts' on them - no thanks!

RE: Glasses - I come from a restaurant family, so am very aware of safety code violations and food safety. It is law here in my Canadian city, that the glasses/utensils have to be washed in a commercial dishwasher that heats up to a certain degree in terms of reducing bacteria transmission, as well as with certain chemicals that must contain bleach. It would be much more common and easy to pick up bacteria on glasses/utensils, than from a blanket, so that is why it's mandated here, and it sounds like it is in Florida as well.

Tiger

Exactly, if it was law that comforters be changed after each guest, then Disney would be doing it as would all other hotels. But since it is not, they do them only when absolutely necessary.

 

[Scotch]

RE: Glasses - I come from a restaurant family, so am very aware of safety code violations and food safety. It is law here in my Canadian city, that the glasses/utensils have to be washed in a commercial dishwasher that heats up to a certain degree in terms of reducing bacteria transmission, as well as with certain chemicals that must contain bleach. It would be much more common and easy to pick up bacteria on glasses/utensils, than from a blanket, so that is why it's mandated here, and it sounds like it is in Florida as well.

Tiger

I don't know about the law; the question is whether people actually follow them. I do recall watching a couple of those 20/20 like shows a few years ago where hidden cameras in various hotel rooms across the country (including some high end ones like the Ritz). I just did a search and found a couple of stories similar to what I recall watching: this one a couple of years ago and this more recent one ("Hotel Drinking Glasses" includes the Contemporary and Hilton in Orlando). Ever since then, I can't help but do a wash of all non-disposable cups I come across in hotel rooms before I use them.

 

[candielips]

Whoever gets my room after we check out gets a new bedspread. Upon my first day I always leave a note asking for the bedspreads to be removed from the room completely and be replaced with extra blankets.
I'm not sure how this would work for DVC guests? Any suggestions on this? We are planning our 1st trip to a DVC property (via renting pts). I know that there is no standard mousekeeping but can I call down to someone to bring me extra blankets and remove the bedspreads?

 

[twinklebug]

can I call down to someone to bring me extra blankets and remove the bedspreads?

You can call housekeeping for all the extra blankets and pillows you need.

I would not request that they remove the bedspreads from the room, particularly since you're renting on someone else's membership & there's a chance the owner might be charged for "missing bedspreads" after you leave when they inventory your room. Just roll or fold them up and stuff them someplace out of the way for the duration of your stay.

 

[Luigi's Girl]

Some of us bring sanitizing wipes and wipe down those steering wheels (and many other shared use stuff) before handling (or we wash old-fashion way or sanitize our hands right after handling.) Yes, I'm a germaphobe and not embarrassed to admit it. I'm also the person who will never touch a public bathroom faucet handle unless I have a paper towel/tissue in hand to cover the handle; I do the same with the public bathroom door. I've seen way too many people use the bathroom and walk out (touching the door handle) without washing their hands. I've done this for as long as I can remember (as my mother taught me this when I was young). I don't think I've harmed my health in any way by avoiding needless exposure to additional germs/bacteria/viruses since I'm pretty healthy and rarely catch even a cold.

When we travel, the first thing I do when I get into the hotel/timeshare unit is to wipe down all handles, remotes, phones, etc., wash all dishes/cups, and remove/fold all comforters and put them away. Then my kids have free run of the place. Sure we pick up lots of germs elsewhere; it is not as if we live in a bubble. My boys went/go to daycare and elementary school; talk about germ-city. I figure why chance catching something unnecessarily while on vacation?

As for the bedspread, I know hotels, even Disney, does not wash those bedspreads between every guest. The odds are good that bodily fluids are located somewhere on those bedspreads. I'm just grossed out about the possibility of touching dried semen (among other things). So they go up in the closet somewhere as soon as possible. And yes, I do wash my hands right after handling them.

I could have written this word for word!!!

 

[Maistre Gracey]

i could have written this word for word!!!

+1

mg

 

[Maistre Gracey]

In addition, when we arrive we run the washing machine empty using the starter boxes of soap.
I would hate to put my clothes in there right after someone washed a poop diaper.

MG

 

[Judique]

In addition, when we arrive we run the washing machine empty using the starter boxes of soap.
I would hate to put my clothes in there right after someone washed a poop diaper.

MG

Do people actually bring cloth diapers on vacation with them? I guess it's possible.

I would worry less about a baby's poopy diaper then I would about the bedspread/comforter/blankets.

I have never considered myself a germaphobe. I'm not a great housekeeper at home by no means and I don't worry about germs very often. However I am grossed out by the very idea of using a comforter in any hotel room. For at least 30 years I've carried a small, thin quilt to cover my bed with and that comforter gets folded into a closet.

 

[Princess_Melanie]

Interesting thread. We are quite careful with a lot of things (hand sanitiser etc on the flight and in the parks and before/after loo trips - a lot of simple common sense stuff really) - and we never sleep with the comforter on the bed, but we do usually replace it when we go out for the day to make the room look neat and tidy.

Now I am considering asking for extra blankets from HK so that they are clean (I usually need an extra one anyway as I get cool when I sleep) and putting the comforter away for the duration of our stay.

I always take my own pillow when we go anywhere as I have difficulty sleeping on certain pillows, so I never sleep on hotel pillows anywhere anyway.

 

[corrinna]

If you think they don't change the comforters, you obviously have not stayed at a Disney resort. I have stayed at pop, all stars, SSR, and AKL and all of them I have witnessed the complete strip down of bedding when a guest checks out around us. You can especially tell they wash comforters at the older resorts because they become faded over time. I noticed on the boards, that they just recently even purchased new comforters for POP. I have never witnessed any "dirty" laundry when I have stayed on property.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

If you think they don't change the comforters, you obviously have not stayed at a Disney resort. I have stayed at pop, all stars, SSR, and AKL and all of them I have witnessed the complete strip down of bedding when a guest checks out around us. You can especially tell they wash comforters at the older resorts because they become faded over time. I noticed on the boards, that they just recently even purchased new comforters for POP. I have never witnessed any "dirty" laundry when I have stayed on property.

I would dare to say that everyone here has stayed at a Disney resort... many times.

Yes, I'm sure they get cleaned periodically, but not between every guest.

MG