Tips for Germ-Free Hotel Stays

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home
and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. 

-Lin Yutang

In a time of year when colds, coughs, runny noses and the like are plaguing many travelers, MDT offers a few tips to minimize your exposure to germs when staying at a hotel year round. 

• Choosing a newer hotel as opposed to the charm of a older hotel may lessen your exposure to allergens and dust.
• If your allergies are working over time - speak to front desk about an allergy-free room, or ask if they have allergy packs (face masks, special pillows and mattress covers).
• Carry sani-wipes with you when you travel - wipe down common use areas such as phones, door handles, faucet knobs, drawer pulls, remote controls and the like in your room.
• Wandering about the bedspread?  Consider removing it from the bed before you go to sleep.
• If you want to drink from the glassware in your hotel room, wash it before you use it.
• If coffee/tea stirrers offered in your room are unpackaged, don't use them in your drink.
• Pack flip flops. Don't walk across your hotel room or its bathroom floor barefoot.
• Don't be shy - wear your flip flops in the shower!  Protect your feet.
• When using the hotel gym equipment - be hygiene cognizant.  Wipe down the machine before and after use.  Don't traverse the locker room floor in your bare feet.

What tips and tricks for a cleaner hotel stay do you have?  Share 'em and we'll repost them in a future blog post!