mariposa85

I interned for a summer at a nice hotel in France, and would be happy to answer any questions about how things are done/how often things are washed etc. I worked in housekeeping as a maid the entire time. Also have worked as a waitress and front desk agent in other hotels....just in case anyone has anything to ask.

bhonoreh

I always bring my own sheets, blanket (I hate the velux ones) and pillows if I can. I find it is worth it for my sake.

Now, I just returned from Bermuda and I did not bring any of those things. No room! And I was pleasantly surprised. The club I stayed at had decent sheets and pillows, but the blanket was a crappy one! For all that money, you would think you would get decent bed linens all the way around!

character

fussy traveler: How on earth do you travel in an airplane, a train, a bus, or even a taxi? Gas station restrooms must be hell for you.

NeoPatrick

character, fussy traveler hasn't posted on Fodors in well over 4 years, so I doubt she will get your remarks or answer your question.

character

Look above- fussy traveler posted in June 2007.

kealalani

This thread is wonderful! I have promised myself that bringing bedsheets will trump carryon on my next trip to hawaii.

I have rented the most fabulous places but in rentals I am always dissappointed in the sheet quality.

But the hotels I book always have good bedding.

zelphiacat

No way.

NeoPatrick

Wow, character, you're right that fussytraveler returned after an absence of four years just to repost on this thread. When I clicked on the screen name, there were no other posts in that time, and I failed to find the second post on this thread last year. I suppose we would know this poster by another name as well?

character

I don't know if fussy_traveler has another handle or not.

I shudder to think of the amount of additional jet fuel needed for everyone to start bringing their bedding with them on holidays. Just seems so......overdramatic.

However, I might consider some sanitizing wipes for the remote.

Itlhermits

OMG, this post is back!

(still one of my favorites!)

gruezi

Well, this has been a fun and sometimes creepy read!

okay, I will confess that when we have booked at a potentially questionable lodging I will bring along a fresh pillowcase. I've stayed in cabins, college dorms, ashrams, etc. where this has been a great solace.

The clean, soft pillowcase somehow helps me endure the "ewwww" factor a bit better. And, it takes up so little room in my suitcase.

I do use the washcloths (well I did until now!) but I take that bedspread right off the bed...

Drives my husband nuts, but I hate when he comes home and sits on our bed in the clothes he wore all day or (God forbid) puts his suitcase on the bed after a trip. Thank God he loves this germaphobe

I have lots of friends that travel with pillowcases, pillows, blankets, etc. So I don't find fussy weird at all.

enroute

I do take my very thin pillow in my carry-on, fold it in half and put my laptop inside. No laptop case needed.

etm55

Fussy traveler! A soulmate! I've travelled with sheets, a pillow and a down comforter to London b/c I'd rather carry the extra bag and be comfortable during my stay. It's such a luxury. Too many gross possibilities to consider REGARDLESS of the price of the room. Fussy travelers, unite!

gogoboots99

This is one of the most fun threads (not just in the travel category, either) that I've ever read. Fussy_traveler, I totally get you. If I didn't mind the extra weight in my suitcase, I'd carry one of my own 350-thread-count sheets. But, alas, I cannot do it because I tend to my favorite 27-inch upright--oooh, that was an inadvertent pun, right there--someone pass me a hand towel ... uh, never mind. But seriously, I tend to pack my upright suitcase with too many pairs of shoes as if I'm expecting to go out on dates on consecutive nights with the same stranger. I WILL be carrying my own washcloths on trips from now on, after reading some of the posts on this thread, and knowing how thorough I am while washing my naughty parts.

jumbonav

I have an immune disorder and have been traveling for over 100 days a year for a long time. I don't usually get sick traveling so, no, I don't pack my own linens... I'd rather pack another travel book.

suze

I thought when I first read the post directly above quickly, you said you'd been traveling for more than 100 years!!! I thought... that is pretty good!

AmyinAL

I don't travel with my own sheets, and am probably not as germophobic as I should be, but a related story:

Once, years ago, my husband and I went to a wedding in Virginia. We were driving back to Florida, but got diverted when we discovered a festival going on and decided to check it out, meaning that we didn't even get close to Florida and found ourselves driving around Columbia, South Carolina on a weekend in July at about 10 o'clock at night, desperately searching for a motel, hotel..something!

We finally ended up at a Red Roof Inn in downtown Columbia. Certainly the grimiest motel I've ever been in. Gah. The sheets were not as much a problem for me as the pillowcases. I don't remember what it was, but I just couldn't put my head down. Couldn't bear it. Solution: I got out one of my t-shirts and used it as a pillowcase. It worked!

Elainee

I don't bring my own sheets, but I do check to see how clean the ones on the bed are. I have found a well used condom next to the bed. That caused me to insist on a different room with a maid and man inspecting the new room with me.

boots08

Ugh, that's disgusting! I would've insisted on an entire free week's stay! Plus free meals. Plus free laundry service...

Continental_Drifter

We really never considered taking our own sheets until our trip to Costa Rica last year. We rented a guest house for a week from private owners who lived on the property and had two guest houses there.

It was the third night when we had just gotten a bit pink from the sun that was unbearable. The thread bare but pilled sheets felt as though we were sleeping on a bed of nails!

So now, yes. We will make room for a set of sheets, especially if we're going to somewhere off the beaten track!