We Work In Hotels. Here's What You Should Know About The Bathtubs.

Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images Is your hotel bathtub gross? “Guests expect the space to be sanitized and free of germs, and hotels made strategic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic to expressly communicate their cleaning practices.” She added that hotels implemented protocols for indicating to guests which areas of the bathroom had been specifically sanitized — like bathtubs, toilet seats and counter spaces — so that the guesswork of “How clean is my bathtub?” was eliminated. “The rooms that get daily housekeeping of course are the cleanest, but when a hotel room goes multiple days without housekeeping service, I notice more grime and mildew in the bathtub,” she said. “If the hotel doesn’t have automatic daily housekeeping or the guest puts up the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign, grime might build up in the bathtub for four, five or even more days until a housekeeper like me can finally clean the room at checkout.” It’s harder to clean bathtubs in rooms like these, she explained. “Protecting the environment and eliminating harsh chemicals allows us to feel better about how our money is spent during our stay.” And if you really want to know how the bathtub is cleaned or what products are used, D’Aregnis said you can just ask — most high-quality hotels are more than happy to provide that information and assure you that your bathtub is nice and clean.