Hotel insider exposes hidden dangers: Avoid these common items

Melissa Hanks, a former hotel manager, reveals secrets of her industry on her TikTok profile (@melly_creations) and shares valuable tips with internet users. One of her videos gained massive popularity concerning hotel room items we shouldn't use.

Melissa Hanks has extensive experience in hotel management, which is why she knows the realities of this industry very well. In one of the videos on her social media, she emphasized two items that should not be used.

Although hotel rooms often appear spotlessly clean, the reality may be quite different. It turns out that employees often have far too little time to thoroughly clean the rooms. Sometimes only the beds are made, and the floors and bathrooms are cleaned. Windows and small items like glasses often vary; they may only be rinsed, not thoroughly washed.

Hanks explains that she never uses the aforementioned glasses and the ice bucket when she is in hotels. Why? She explains everything.

Hanks mentions in the recording that the hotel she's currently staying in provides cups wrapped in plastic bags, which she finds acceptable. However, she also points out that some places offer regular, unwrapped glasses, which she would never use without washing them thoroughly first.

Hanks then addresses the second concerning item: ice buckets. She notes that she avoids using them entirely, even after cleaning, due to their misuse by guests in ways she prefers not to imagine. She recalls an instance where she had to clean vomit from one. If she needs ice in her room, she opts for disposable cups or bags instead.

Melissa's video has been viewed more than 700,000 times, and internet users in the comments agree with her advice. "As a former hotel worker, I confirm. In ice buckets, I found urine, vomit, cigarette ash, and dog food," writes one of them. Another user warns against ice in general. "I worked in a large hotel for 10 years, and our ice machine was never cleaned" — he admitted.