If you think the bathroom toilet is the least hygienic part of any hotel room, think again. "It's the TV remote control," says Allison Janse, co-author of "The Germ Freak's Guide to Outwitting Colds and Flu." "It's never cleaned, yet people touch it a lot." Other items Janse finds objectionable in hotel rooms: the mini-bar door handle, the telephone, computer keyboards, the desk, bed comforters and the carpet. A cleaning crew may dust as well as vacuum and disinfect the bathroom daily, but they usually deep clean just a few times a year. Still, travelers can take precautions to stay healthy.

Four tips from the expert: Travel with Clorox Disinfecting Wipes or alcohol wipes, and use them to clean surfaces such as the remote, telephone and mini-bar door handle.

Wash the bathroom glasses and ice buckets using some hot, soapy water.

Never lay a toothbrush or razor on the bathroom sink.

Remove the comforter from the bed.

(*) Never stand in front of the sink,Get into the Shower,or Tub...whether the floor is carpeted or not...without having your shoes/Slippers on.
   Why: Previous visitors may have had Athletics Foot, Toe Fungus or other foot problems.<,br> Insure your health by not walking anywhere in a Motel or Hotal room(s) unless you are wearing shoes/slippers

TV remote controls carry the most germs

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