Items in hotels you should avoid touching — these are the most bacteria-infested

▲Hotel bathroom illustration (Photo / Reporter Cai Wenjun)

By Rita

Many travelers don’t realize that feeling unwell while abroad isn’t necessarily due to the climate or differences in food, but could actually be caused by the hotel. The reason? The hotels we imagine to be spotlessly clean are not always what they seem.The Huffington Postcompiled“items in hotels you should avoid touching”— places where potential bacterial levels are off the charts.

A “hotel hygiene report” study shows that the two items (or areas) with the highest bacteria levels in hotels are the TV remote control and the toilet countertop.The best way to handle this is to carry alcohol wipes and clean these items as soon as you enter the room.。

TV Remote Control
has always been notoriously dirty, as housekeeping staff generally never clean it

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Bathroom sink
Be cautious before touching the bathroom sink. According to the Hotel Hygiene Exposed study, among the 3-star hotels they tested, bacteria were found on the bathroom sink.

Drinking glasses
Another investigation by ABC News focused on unwrapped drinking glasses

Telephone, light switches, pillowcases
Commonly touched items like telephones, light switches, and pillowcases have also been flagged as having high levels of bacteria. Just think about how many people have used the telephone, and how saliva can easily get on the mouthpiece during calls. Pillowcases are another area travelers should be wary of. Bed bugs are often found in hotels and they tend to hide inside pillowcases.