Investigators Set Up A Trap To See If Hotels Change Their Sheets During The COVID-19 Pandemic – They All Fail

Something that the coronavirus pandemic has taught us is just how important cleanliness, hygiene, and sanitization are. For our health, for everyone’s safety. Places like hotels should be taking the Covid-19 lockdowns and the cleanliness extra seriously, considering that their business and people’s lives depend on this.

However, far from every hotel is doing things the right way when they reopened, as the crew of the TV show Inside Edition found out. Producers of the show checked into several high-end New York City hotel rooms and used a washable spray to apply logos to the bedsheets, pillows, and bath towels. These logos are only visible under UV light.

Can you guess what happened when the crew checked back in using another name the next day? Yup, they found some of the logos! This would be bad if we were in any regular year like 2019 or 2018. But in 2020, during a full-blown pandemic? It’s horrible.

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You can check out Inside Edition’s full video about the situation in some high-end Manhattan hotels right here

Producers also covered commonly touched surfaces like desks, thermostats, and TVs with a washable gel to see if they’d be wiped clean, too.

Inside Edition’s YouTube video got a lot of attention: more than 454k people viewed the five and a half minute clip.

The team used a washable and non-harmful spray to apply logos to bedsheets, pillow, and bath towels. You can only see these logos under UV light!

Investigators Set Up A Trap To See If Hotels Change Their Sheets During The COVID-19 Pandemic - They All Fail

What makes the situation even worse is that some of these businesses are high-end Manhattan hotels. You would guess that you’re getting cleanliness and top-notch service for the amount of money you’re paying.

Hyatt Place visit

Investigators Set Up A Trap To See If Hotels Change Their Sheets During The COVID-19 Pandemic - They All Fail

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Investigators Set Up A Trap To See If Hotels Change Their Sheets During The COVID-19 Pandemic - They All Fail

Inside Edition’s report found that the Hyatt Place Times Square still had the UV logo visible on the bedsheets and pillowcase. Though the desk had been cleaned and the towel had been replaced, the remote control hadn’t been sanitized.

Hampton Inn visit

Investigators Set Up A Trap To See If Hotels Change Their Sheets During The COVID-19 Pandemic - They All Fail

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Investigators Set Up A Trap To See If Hotels Change Their Sheets During The COVID-19 Pandemic - They All Fail

Meanwhile, at the Hampton Inn Times Square Central, the sheets and a pillowcase weren’t changed; the remote and the thermostat weren’t wiped down.

Trump International Hotel visit

Investigators Set Up A Trap To See If Hotels Change Their Sheets During The COVID-19 Pandemic - They All Fail

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Investigators Set Up A Trap To See If Hotels Change Their Sheets During The COVID-19 Pandemic - They All Fail

Image credits: Inside Edition

Finally, at the Trump International Hotel, the pillowcase wasn’t changed but the sheets and towels were. The Hyatt and Hampton teams were concerned about the findings. Meanwhile, the Trump International Hotel denied Inside Edition’s findings and claimed that they were false.

Here’s how people reacted to the video!

Investigators Set Up A Trap To See If Hotels Change Their Sheets During The COVID-19 Pandemic - They All Fail

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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago

Leave it to a Trump holding to deny the evidence and say it was faked. Others expressed concern. This has to tell you something.

84points

Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago

Obviously everything is FAKE to the biggest fraud of all... the only things that he accepts as real and true is whatever benefits him.

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varwenea 4 years ago

That was my first thought too! 🙄

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moeless 4 years ago

Even though they seemed to do better than others on nearly everything. Is it possible they have been subjected to Fake News so much that this just seems like another one? And honestly, I am shocked that the network reported what is mostly positive about a Trump property. They will pay for failing the fake news rules.

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Chris Watson 4 years ago

On the other hand, they are standing up for their employees!

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Jai Always 4 years ago

TDS much, cupcake? TDS is real, and could be fatal if not treated immediately.

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Cheri Hayes 4 years ago

Dorothy...I stopped coming to Bored Panda a year ago because of all the snarky comments about Trump. I'm not a big fan of his, but I come here for the uplifting stories. I'm trying to find positive websites that aren't always full of political comments. Yours was the first comment I read after coming back here. And your comment will be the reason I won't be back for another year.

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PeppiLili 4 years ago (edited)

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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago (edited)

Wow. I worked at Marriott years ago. The lady that did the laundry would count the sheets and pillow cases that were thrown down and washed and if it didn't match up with the daily paper we used then the housekeeping manager would go around with us as she checked sheets with a magnifying glass for hairs and crisp sheets. Fired If you lied about changing sheets.

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Nikki 4 years ago

The hotel where I used to work, we always, always changed the sheets/pillow-cases/toweling, the beds had a bottom sheet, top sheet and then the blanket and then another sheet was put on top of the blanket, the blankets were only ever washed when they were visibly dirty, the same with the spare blanket that was stored in the wardrobe, I always and still think that it's disgusting.

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Donna Leske 4 years ago

I worked at a golf resort in Napa Valley, we ALWAYS changed the sheets + pillowcases! It horrifies me this could happen, even be standard procedure at some places! If the staff is pressed for time (not their fault!) I'd rather they did a sloppy job of vacuuming but the sheets and wiping surfaces are mandatory! I feel sick looking at those photos.

15points

Elizabeth Guss 4 years ago

Me, too! And I worked for a Motel 6... This story made my skin crawl.

8points

Sami 4 years ago

Similar to where I work

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Brent Hollett 4 years ago

I had to travel across the Plaguelands at the end of April, and I used Marriott because of their list of pandemic precautions early on. I wish they'd shown which ones *didn't* fail.

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Jo Choto 4 years ago

That is so gross. I can't bear the thought of sleeping on some stranger's used sheets.

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banana 4 years ago

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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago

Leave it to a Trump holding to deny the evidence and say it was faked. Others expressed concern. This has to tell you something.

84points

Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago

Obviously everything is FAKE to the biggest fraud of all... the only things that he accepts as real and true is whatever benefits him.

33points

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varwenea 4 years ago

That was my first thought too! 🙄

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moeless 4 years ago

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Chris Watson 4 years ago

On the other hand, they are standing up for their employees!

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Jai Always 4 years ago

TDS much, cupcake? TDS is real, and could be fatal if not treated immediately.

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Cheri Hayes 4 years ago

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PeppiLili 4 years ago (edited)

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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago (edited)

74points

Nikki 4 years ago

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Donna Leske 4 years ago

15points

Elizabeth Guss 4 years ago

Me, too! And I worked for a Motel 6... This story made my skin crawl.

8points

Sami 4 years ago

Similar to where I work

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Brent Hollett 4 years ago

I had to travel across the Plaguelands at the end of April, and I used Marriott because of their list of pandemic precautions early on. I wish they'd shown which ones *didn't* fail.

1point