I came across the following article on the USA Today blog. I am now much happier that we have plastic disposal glasses in our bathrooms. I know of one prominent Irish Hotelier who packs his own glass when traveling. I have attached the Fox 5 video at the end of this article.
“Think the glasses in your hotel room are sanitized? Unless they’re plastic and wrapped, think again.A reader alerted me to a report this week by the investigative team at Atlanta Fox 5 TV. They checked into a half-dozen area hotels and put a hidden camera in the bathrooms. What they found everywhere — from budget to luxury hotels — was disgusting: Housekeepers rinsing glasses in the bathroom sink. In one case, glasses were swooshed out after a housekeeper had been cleaning the toilet; in another, glasses were sprayed with what looked like a toxic mirror-cleaning product before being rinsed and dried. Hotels typically say glasses are put through the dishwasher, but I have observed housekeepers swishing them out in the sink to save time near the end of a shift. Health experts interviewed by Fox 5 said the practice was a violation of rules and that dirty glasses could spread disease. “
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