Inside hotel rooms: Why you should avoid using glasses and ice buckets

Melissa Hanks has extensive experience in hotel management, so she is well aware of the realities of this industry. In one of the videos on her social media, she emphasized which two items should not be used.

Although hotel rooms often look impeccably clean, the reality is different. Employees often have far too little time to thoroughly clean the rooms; sometimes, only the beds are made, and the floor and bathroom are cleaned. With windows and small items like glasses, it's hit or miss. They may be just rinsed, not thoroughly washed.

Hanks explains that when she is in hotels, she never uses the glasses and ice bucket. Why? She explains everything.

Hanks mentions in the recording that the hotel she's currently staying in provides cups wrapped in plastic bags, which she finds acceptable. However, she also points out that some places offer regular, unwrapped glasses, which she would never use without washing them thoroughly first.

Hanks then addresses the second concerning item: ice buckets. She notes that she avoids using them entirely, even after cleaning, due to their misuse by guests in ways she prefers not to imagine. She recalls an instance where she had to clean vomit from one. If she needs ice in her room, she opts for disposable cups or bags instead.

Melissa's video has been viewed over 700,000 times, and netizens in the comments agree with her advice. "As a former hotel employee, I confirm. In ice buckets, I found urine, vomit, cigarette ash, and dog food," writes one of them. Another user warns against ice in general. "I worked in a big hotel for 10 years, and our ice machine was never cleaned," admits another.