The Hidden Truth Behind Hotel Drinking Glasses

A disturbing video uncovering a nasty hotel practice.

 

Source: Atlanta Fox 5

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Updated August 12, 2008

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10.05.2011
Stacy
The worst part is that it is not specific to lower or middle class hotels. I worked at MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino and for a good amount of time we followed the same practice despite the fact that there is room service, thus plenty of dish-washing capability. Eventually they added the glass rack that contained clean mugs and glasses to swap out with dirty ones, but still many did not and no one kept track to penalize those that didn't.
03.10.2010
J
This is easy to confirm at any hotel that provides glass drinking glasses: Check the maids carts when they are cleaning rooms. The absence of clean glassware on the carts; then it's a management decision and directive to their maids to clean the glasses in the room. After a bout of "food poisoning" on my last trip to Australia / New Zealand, I can confirm at least one of the hotels that lacked clean glasses on the maids' carts. Do I hear class action? Sounds like a blog to ID the chains that use these practices. The employees could join in anonymously and as whistle blowers they get to split the settlements.
02.03.2010
Sour Limez
its about time somone filmed that shi.. i was workin for hilton and other hotels before that.. and it made me sick untill i got made a porter.. but because i was agency the porter days numbered for me and hilton tried to make me clean rooms again.. cleaning fukin cups with a amonia sprayed piss stained hand towl whice is dirty anyway?? come off that. i got sacked for not doin the rooms and lost my job.. in another country trying to settle there. it didnt bother me cos i had relationship issues anyway but the fact is all hotels are like it and you dont get time to clean.. one hotel they tried to make me do 34 rooms from 9-3pm.. i completed 27 by 5pm. i did it beause ive got nothing and needed work. i hope they all get sewed for it cunts
02.27.2009
Caroline Godin
I'll be sure to Not eat or drink off of hotel room glasses or anything else they supply that Should be sanitary... I don't do sheets anyway, just blankets, so that's tolerable for me.
02.02.2009
frank
This is sad that we pay all of this money for hotel rooms and they are nasty. I worked at a well known hotel casino in Atlantic City NJ. And we never had clean glasses or rags to dust it was terrible. We were told to rinse them with bleach and hot water and that goes for the coffe pot too. OH and by the way the clean linen that goes on your bed and the towels you use. Well they were thrown on the floor in the housekeeping department. Just laying there on a cement floor where they drag the garbage. SO dont just think that your glasses are nasty so are your sheets and face and body towles at this WELL known hotel casino. Needless to say I quit after a week. Could not work under those conditions
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