JOdy joins Joan and Elsa, Well I'm 62 and I probably use a washcloth for my face 3 or 4 days and I have never broken out or been infected. I did use the oil of Olay things for 2 days and broke out in hives, so I guess I'll stick with what works, washcloth and dove soap as recommended by my dermatoligist. Go with whatever works for you, but I can't believe anybody washes 7 cloths a week for their face or whatever. Rinse it out and dry , I do do towels that often in Fl but they never dry and get stinky!

We just returned from Italy and I really missed those washclothes! All of our hotels had the nice thick towels (one of our hotels was the Santa Chiara in Rome). A couple of the hotels had those really thin ones as well as thick ones. I thought maybe those thin ones had something to do with that bidet (sp?) By the way - whaat's with that? My husband & I always laugh and wonder exactly how you're suppose to use the thing! Ha Ha

We just returned from Italy and nope, no wash cloths. I'm used to that now and always bring a cheapie one with me so that if I forget it, I won't care. <BR>When I travel, I use the Pond's makeup remover sheets to clean my face. They work well for me. No extra water needed. They can be purchased in a travel pack size of around 15 sheets. <BR> <BR>Our hotels in Florence and Venice had full, terry towels and those thin "hand" towels. As for the bidet...ours really wasn't a bidet. No spray. We just called it the "crotch wash". My boyfriend used the rim in Venice to put his shampoo container since there was no shelf in the curtained off shower in the corner. We figured the maids thought we were dumb <BR>Americans who thought the bowl was for washing hair. <BR> <BR>Lee

Ess, I'm with you on the missing shower curtain. They block off the toilet paper so it won't get wet from the spray and put a drain in the middle of the floor. Seems a plastic shower curtain would be a bit more efficient and cheaper besides!

Yes, but you KNOW they would never clean that shower curtain. Eeeeeeuwwwwww.

I had no idea how unpopular my practice is of using a clean washcloth every day. I buy very cheap ones at Target or Wal-Mart, so I have plenty, and washing them every week with the towels is not a problem. My mother taught me to never use one two days in a row, so I just never have. That's the reason that I never take them on vacation, because I can't wash them. <BR> <BR>As to the lack of shower curtains in Europe, I completely agree! It's so difficult to shower without drenching the whole bathroom. <BR>

Guess we were luck in the choice of our hotels but in most places we had thick terry bath sheets. I don't use washcloths and did notice there weren't any, but hand towels worked fine. I was amazed at how absorbent and well those waffle-fabric non-terry bath sheets worked where those were the linens used. In every place they were bath sheet size, too! We also had shower doors in all our hotels except for one curtain, which kept the bathroom dry. Most places (9 hotels) we stayed were 3 star, ranged in price from $70 - $150 per night, and that last was the Due Torri in Roma.