Yes! Traveladdict! I forgot. I love to read the brochures and the hotel book too. I would never hide them away in a drawer!

Whew! Thanks Cherie1 - I'm glad I'm not the only one! Sometimes I even take the literature to the pool to read too... (it goes well with my drink!)

Suze, this is the one you're looking for, it's on "other" forum

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...4&tid=34438397

That's the one!

Mostly I'm not a germ-a-phobe. But all it takes is a few bad experiences to color the way you look at hotel rooms.

Addict, pee is not germs! It's what people used before penicillin

By the way, the better hotels now have a non-peeing section in the pools, it's like a non-smoking section in a restaurant.

Gee, I guess those "free" hotels you get to stay in are wonderful what with the "gross" bedspreads and all...really too bad.

And admit it, while you're checking out the fire escape and putting towels under the door, you check the "rack rate" on the back of the door and reward yourself (with a poolside drink of course) for being a Fodorite and getting the room at half price!

PS: Suze, at night, drape the sarongs over the lamp shades...mmmm romantic!

"Author: sylvia3
Date: 03/29/2006, 09:10 am
How does mdtravel get all those towels?"

Actually, the bed spread or bathrobe can be used as a door muffler as well.

suze, I like your style. And I like the suggestion the the sarong be thrown over a lamp. I don't travel with sarongs, so when lamps are too bright, I cover them with a hand towel.

LOL! Yes travel addict, urine is sterile.

Traveladdict--yep, I take the magazines, etc., to the pool and beach...and to the bathroom too, lol. This may not be music for anyone else's ears given the added germ potential.

Oh, and something I forgot from our routine--buy lots of bottled water and power bars so we won't raid the mini bar.

Does anyone remember that Friends episode where someone (can't remember who) had to pee on themselves to prevent an infection? I think it was Monica??

And that post about the woman taking her own sheets to hotels cracked me up! What a lot of work! I think the suggestion to buy a motor home was a great idea for her - it'd sure be a lot easier!

My cousin travels everywhere with those silly toilet seat covers in her purse. Does anyone here do that?? (I just hover over the seat if it looks iffy - and no, I don't leave pee on it for the next person either - that's rude!)

Joey peed on Monica because of a jellyfish sting at the beach.

That's right Cherie1! It's all coming back to me now... Thanks.

If you don't like the pee in the pool, then you shouldn't swim in the ocean; 'cuz all the fish, lobsters, shrimp and other sea critters - not only do they pee in the ocean, they also poo in there as well!

Where's that pool party? Wait for me!

If I get to a hotel early, I just dump my luggage and never unpack, then leave. Unpacking is the last thing to do before going to bed - need my stuff to shower, brush teeth, get my PJ's out, etc. My clothes are already hanging in the closet on their own hangars.

I do read the hotel's materials sometimes, but mostly I bring my own reading material - more interesting!

And on a similiar vein, some golden oldies:
Freak or Normal?
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...1&tid=34490489

And:
Do You Have a Routine When You Check Out of a Hotel:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...1&tid=34573016

Hi...
Always ask for extra flat sheets to put over the skanky bedspread...unless I am staying at the Wynn..Get ice for my own cocktail station..get rid of all the crap that is on the tables like the pop-up brochures etc..
Usually run into the maid and ask for extra lotion, shampoo and gel and of course towels..Always make sure you clean those glasses that they say are sterilized...turn on the TV, make a cocktail and figure out where I am going for the night out..

Actually, I thought it was Chandler that peed on Monica.

All this talk about germs is giving me the heebie jeebies. I've never really cared too much about any of this stuff, but now I'm wondering if all these germs posts are going to come creeping into my head next time I travel. Whew! I'll probably have to order an extra drink just to forget about it!