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.

OMG. I really believed hotels changed bedsheets after check out !!! That is so gross, pandemic or no pandemic. But maybe I am the naive country girl that big town folks accuse me and my co-provincials of being.

And to think that this is with the coronavirus improved cleaning procedures. Imagine what happened before. If I absolutely have to stay in a hotel, the first thing I do is ask for the sheets to be changed as soon as I check in. 99% of the time they will change them. If they don’t, I check out very fast. The next thing I do is put the remote control in a ziplock plastic bag. I then wipe surfaces with Clorox wipes, especially in the bathroom. Oh and yes, I bring my own towels. I know it sounds like a lot, but it really isn’t. I’ve done this as long as I have been going to hotels, and it would take a miracle to get me to go there with the coronavirus still around.

Ugh, this is why I hate hotels. It really is unacceptable. I think people should make a practice of stripping the beds after use and other habits that make hotels start following some standards.

When I leave a hotel (I don't often stay in them though) I pull the sheets off the bed and leave them on the floor. It's got to be easier then for them to put clean sheets on than put the used ones back. It doesn't help me of course, but helps the next guest get clean sheets.

The bedspreads don't bother me, I always assume those are rarely cleaned, but I'm shocked that the sheets weren't changed, I assumed they always were. I'm a hairy guy and I shed enough that I'd be awfully surprised if they could get away without changing the sheets after I sleep in the bed.

I did work at a little Hotel in Berlin in Housekeeping, and I always had to change the whole bedding and sanatize the whole bathroom especially the the toilet. In this Hotel you couldn´t see a speck. But they also charged per hour and not per room, so you were able to clean korrekly. By paying per room (for example 10 Euro per 15 rooms) you cannot clean all, to get the money. If you would do your job fine, you would get extremly under minimum wage. Its no excuse, but some housekeeper do not get the chance to do it right.

During the pandemic, they aren't even cleaning rooms if you have a multi-day stay. I was glad to see they checked out then back in the next day. But with the current low booking rates, WHY do they not have enough time to clean the entire room properly? And of course Trump's hotel called it fake. I hope people who check in there get sick. Sorry, but I do... and I hope they sue him for all he's worth.

I think it's depends on the hotels, also the location too. And the hotel executive of course they know what the deal. I have friends work in the intercontinental and Marriott hotels and they clean everything, Imagine these big hotels names don't clean that well, don't expect all these Airbnb do it well. yuck!

I don't want to be a 'Karen' but I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER, RIGHT NOW!

When you get to your new hotel room pull bed open up the bed spill a extra large coffee,juice ,water get the sheets ,blankets , pillows extra right away . Then call the desk and say you are clumsy and need all new bedding saying your sorry and wil remake the bed your self . That way you have clean mattress pad sheets,pillows cases extra . Then you know they will be clean . Oh buy the way I use to inspect hotels for a living.

Shame!!

Sad but true, not every hotel cleans thoroughly, sickening to think of sleeping in a dirty bed, there are ways to check, even a magnifying glass would do !!!

I guess we could protect the next person by taking the sheets off the bed and putting them in the tub with dirty towels when we leave; the same reason we wear masks; to protect others.

Exposes have been done for decades. I had s traveling job for about 2 years back in the early 90's and after seeing this I started bringing my own sheets and pillow. I'd turn up the heat so I wouldn't have to use a comforter as I just did not have that kind of room. Heck my last hospital visit for7 days I used at least my own pillow and pillow case as my nose, eyes, mouth etc at least would be protected.

I am horrified!

F*****G Disgusting.

where can i get one of those "inside Edition" pillow cases!?

it's not all "on the managers at this point." It's on the people cleaning the rooms! Do your job the right way! I used to clean rooms, I couldn't understand how one girl was able to finish before everyone else. Then i found out she didn't mop the bathrooms, she threw a towel down on top of bleach that she poured on the floor, and used her foot to "mop" the bleach with the towel. Ruined countless towels doing this. Then she would wet her mop at the end of her shift. I reported her. Lazy, lazy, lazy, deplorable.

Not at my hotel. The housekeepers change all the sheets in every room used (even the Unslept in beds) and our supervisors do sheet counts to make sure it's getting done. We also have been meticulous about wiping down surfaces. Shame on these other places!

Do not doubt any of this one bit. Hotels will say anything to get you to stay there. I have even found makeup on blankets, and I do not wear makeup.

OMG - disgusting! I worked as a motel housekeeper for a BUDGET (very) chain and cleaned an average of 20 rooms a day. I ALWAYS changed every sheet case, towel, etc. - always!!! Management checked, too. This - from "luxury" hotels - is grossly unacceptable.

Years ago when I had to travel for research at the National Archives, I stayed at the same hotel. The first time I stayed there, I pulled the covers all the way to the bottom and discovered "public hairs and long stands of hair." I bought a bottle of alcohol and wiped the sheets down every day. It didn't take long to dry and, at least I had the feeling of being clean. Since I was there for a week, they did have to change the sheets at least once. I noted that they had dirty sheets on the bed when I left. Why didn't I report them before I left? Oh, let me see, I really want to p**s off people who are going to be cleaning my room? Let us think of all the ways they could get back at me. It is like pissing off your waitperson. Yeah, that will really work out well.

One of the first things I do when I go to any hotel is take the pillows and comforter off the bed then I use a special "towel" to lay on top of sheet. I carry my own pillows too. I don't care how clean it looks it can still be dirty!!

Should they change the sheets with the same guests?

Thing is, this only proves they don’t change the sheets when the same people are occupying the room additional nights. They may change the sheets before someone new checks in. BUT the real question is the condition of the sheets when the reporters checked in! They should’ve checked for cleanliness prior to applying the logo. Plus, they totally forgot about the bedspread—-which hotels only wash when noticeably filthy or a guest complains about it. Or the mattress, carpet, upholstery, etc, which can also hold on to germs and bacteria. I worked all levels of hotel front desks for years, so I know these housekeeping practices (not the fault of the maids 99% of the time, btw) are industry-wide, regardless of whether it’s a five star hotel or zero star motel.