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have revealed their dirty little secrets about the state of guests' rooms - and why you should always double check the bedding before you climb in. In a thread posted to , one anonymous user revealed that working at hotels made them realise just how filthy they are. “At one hotel I worked at, they would only wash the duvet that was white if it had an actually dirty looking spot on it.

The hotel I just started at is even worse. They have brown duvets that literally never ever get washed," they wrote. The poster said they now never touch the duvet at a hotel if they can avoid it, and still wear their sandals in the showers as if it were a communal bathroom.



Commenters who had worked in the industry agreed, with many saying they’re now extremely cautious when it comes to their hotel stays. “As former partner in management group that owned some franchises I can confirm this is industry standard, only sheets and pillows are washed after use, the top is washed every six months and rooms are deep cleaned once a year or after incidents," one person agreed. Some people said they often intentionally leave a small stain on the top blanket if they’re staying in a hotel to try and insure that it will be cleaned for the next person - but even that isn’t fool proof as other people said that would usually just mean the top blanket would be flipped.

It’s not just hotels either - another user came clean about the filthy habits they had when they worked aboard a cruise ship. “If s.

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