‘The second I enter the room’: Traveler says you should never touch this in a hotel room. Here’s why housekeepers say she’s right

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A traveler recommends that you never touch the decorative pillows or blankets on your bed when staying at a hotel. You probably should take the decorative bedding and pillows from your hotel bed next time you stay in one. Multiple housekeepers confirmed in the comments that most hotels don’t clean their decorative bedding with much regularity. That means that decorative pillows are usually there for extended periods, as they aren’t washed as often as pillow sheets. According to commenters on Sophia’s original TikTok, hotels also don’t clean other items in the room.