My Own Special Cleaning

[KyleAfterAWhile]

Do any of you bring stuff to clean your own room upon check-in? Something such as lysol, clorox wipes, etc? If you bring lysol, how to do you pack it? I believe you cannot pack aerosol in checked bags and it is too large for a carry on.

 

[loves to dive]

We don't but I've read of many people using the wipes.

 

[EdmondD]

Do any of you bring stuff to clean your own room upon check-in? Something such as lysol, clorox wipes, etc? If you bring lysol, how to do you pack it? I believe you cannot pack aerosol in checked bags and it is too large for a carry on.

Normally I don't, but once in awhile I find some crazy person before me has brought his own air mattress and all the associated germs, sometimes even leaving it propped against the wall every day for the duration of his stay, and I just have to decontaminate.

 

[momma2ethan]

I haven't brought cleaning supplies but I check aerosol cans every time I fly. We take many cans of spray sunscreen, I burn very easily and have to reapply every single hour, and have always packed them in my checked baggage

 

[OKW Lover]

We've never done any special cleaning at any of the hotels we've stayed at anywhere in the world.

 

[dansdad]

Nope. But plenty people do.

 

[buzznina]

We always bring clorox wipes and DW does a quick wipe down, it only takes a minute so not a big deal.

 

[ZoZo]

I was just reading a travel article this morning about hotel rooms. They said the germiest places (that hotels almost never clean!) are things like the TV remote, telephone, light switches, etc. And they almost never wash the bedspreads! So I think it would be worth a quick swipe with a disinfecting wipe would be a good idea for hard surfaces. And don't use the bedspread!

 

[DVCismyhappyplace]

I bring clorox wipes and a can of lysol. Hotel rooms (no matter how luxurious) are dirty (even if they look clean). The bedspread and any throw pillows immediately get taken off the bed, the covers pulled back and the bed/pillows get sprayed. The light switches, lamps, door handles, remote control and bathroom fixtures get wiped down. We never use the hotel room phone, but I wipe that down too just in case. I also give the toilet seat a quick wipe down and the shower/tub area a spray. It takes no time at all. DH knows he is not allowed to touch anything in the room until I have at it! I carry the wipes and a small travel sized lysol in my carry on.

 

[Ken G]

I do a small pack of Clorox wipes in the carry on as well as a small tub in the checked luggage. Switches, door knobs and remotes are the first things cleaned in the room.

 

[KrazeeK120]

I bring the wipes, but I always check hairspray. That's an aerosol and never been a problem.

 

[KyleAfterAWhile]

Thanks. A can of lysol and package of wipes it is.

We have one with a very low immune system and would prefer to play it on the safe side.

 

[tink2007]

Ahhhhhh yesssss!!!
I don't set one piece of luggage down until every door handle, light switch, curtain handle, tv remote, and drawer handle has been wiped and sprayed.
I bring bleach cleaner to spray the toilet, shower/tub, and sink area.
I always check under the mattress for bedbugs.
Yes, I think Mousekeeping does a great job cleaning but I don't trust anyone to clean the way I do. I just feel better knowing that I've cleaned.

 

[buzznina]

Don't forget the dresser drawers. We never did until a couple of years ago after reading a thread here on DIS where posters were actually using them for their "dirty" clothes

 

[CJMickeyMouse]

I have never felt the need to clean a hotel room, I figure as soon as you get outside you will pick up germs on rides, tables, doorhandles etc that are beyond anything you will find in the room. That said, it makes me cringe when people let their kids run their hands along every rope, chain, handrail, etc in the lines for rides. Everyone has to do what they are comfortable with.

 

[TCRAIG]

We always bring clorox wipes and DW does a quick wipe down, it only takes a minute so not a big deal.

Same here

 

[adelaster]

Wipes. You could get a 3oz aerosol, but if you're saturating the object with a wipe it works just as well. When I drive I pack a lot more- full bottles, paper towels, hand-soap, etc. I like to stay at a place with a vacuum and washer/dryer too. Flying makes it wipes. I try to tune out as much as I can... and NEVER bring a black-light. I carry wipes into the parks too, they are a great all around travel item. Even use them at airports and on airplanes. People are pretty nasty unfortunately. A quick wipe down provides so much peace of mind. & yeah, as other posters have mentioned- a flashlight to check for bugs around the room and under and in crevices is a good idea.

 

[Best_Vacation_EVER!]

Clorox wipes --- always. We wipe down the light switches, remotes, door handles, toilets and counter surfaces. Generally we're not super-sanitizers in daily life but during vacations we don't want to have any stomach bugs... Lots of hand washing and I do bring a couple of mini-hand sanitizer bottles as well for on the plane and while in the parks. General rule we have is to not touch railings and to be conscious of face touching (and avoid it.) We also bring a flashlight to check for bed bugs.

 

[sunshinemelody]

Wipes. You could get a 3oz aerosol, but if you're saturating the object with a wipe it works just as well. When I drive I pack a lot more- full bottles, paper towels, hand-soap, etc. I like to stay at a place with a vacuum and washer/dryer too. Flying makes it wipes. I try to tune out as much as I can... and NEVER bring a black-light. I carry wipes into the parks too, they are a great all around travel item. Even use them at airports and on airplanes. People are pretty nasty unfortunately. A quick wipe down provides so much peace of mind. & yeah, as other posters have mentioned- a flashlight to check for bugs around the room and under and in crevices is a good idea.

Saw ABC (I believe it was ABC, anyway) do a special on hotels and how they don't actually change the sheets with a black light. Checked in one day, sprayed something on the sheets, and then checked out and back in again a few days later to the same room and lo and behold what they sprayed was still there. I'm not with it.

Thankfully, because I have some life threatening allergies, I can ask for a hypoallergenic cleaning, which hopefully keeps that kind of nastiness at bay. I've never done it at Disney, though, but I'm sure they do it ... right?

 

[adelaster]

Saw ABC (I believe it was ABC, anyway) do a special on hotels and how they don't actually change the sheets with a black light. Checked in one day, sprayed something on the sheets, and then checked out and back in again a few days later to the same room and lo and behold what they sprayed was still there. I'm not with it.

Thankfully, because I have some life threatening allergies, I can ask for a hypoallergenic cleaning, which hopefully keeps that kind of nastiness at bay. I've never done it at Disney, though, but I'm sure they do it ... right?

*cue nightmares set to horror suspense music*

It is my hope that most hotels change most of the time. Human error, experience, and anecdotal evidence suggest that there are times it does not happen. There have been some scary threads on here. Generally, I just check for strong evidence that it got missed. I was a lot more terrified about this when I was younger, and before I knew how and when to speak up when things aren't done right. Actually, on a college trip I spent the night in a closet because it seemed cleaner than the bed. Twelve years later, I would not make the same call. Either way, I would really rather not know. Honestly, most rooms probably have stuff that would show up. As long as none of it kills me or gives me something incurable, I can try to blissfully if skittishly ignore it. For the most part I use airbnb when traveling, and find that to be a much cleaner/more peace of mind experience. But when in Rome, I mean, ah, Disney...