Affordable Hotels In Carolina Beach|"First 'Instagram Hotel' Gives Free Stays For Popularity"

Source             :    travel.cnn.com
Category        :    Affordable Hotels In Carolina Beach
By                  :    Michael Stoneman
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Affordable Hotels In Carolina Beach

If you’re going to bill your hotel as the world’s first "Instagram hotel," it helps if you can provide guests with some photogenic surroundings to get snap-happy in. Sydney’s new 1888 Hotel -- the first in the world inspired by the popular photo-sharing app -- certainly isn’t lacking in that department. The 90-room boutique hotel in the city’s waterside Pyrmont suburb occupies a heritage-listed building originally used as a wool store built in, as the name says, 1888.Over the last two years, it's undergone a meticulous AU$30 million ($28 million) restoration, creating a unique space that successfully blends original features, including reclaimed ironbark beams, period windows and exposed brick walls, with colorful furniture and vibrant artwork. “The style of the building and its heritage was very important,” says Paul Fischmann, CEO of 8 Hotels, which owns 1888. 

“We walked in here and you could see all the elements that would make it a cool hotel.”From a light-filled, five-story atrium -- complete with an indoor tree -- to freestanding bathtubs and recycled timber desks in rooms, nearly every angle of the 1888 provides a photo opp for Instagrammers. Taking inspiration from the year 1888 -- when Kodak patented its first box and roll cameras -- the hotel has embraced the popularity of the photo-sharing app, with two screens in reception displaying a constantly updated feed of images guests have uploaded to Instagram using the #1888hotel hashtag. The hotel features a dedicated "selfie space," where guests can pose for photos behind a gilt-edged frame. Insta-walk maps are available from reception, taking guests to Instagrammable sights such as the Pyrmont Bridge, Darling Harbour and Chinese Gardens. Instagram users with more than 10,000 followers are rewarded with a free night’s stay, while each month the guest who has snapped the best Instagram picture during their visit also gets a free night’s accommodation.“So many people are on Instagram and so many people love taking photos and sharing them,” says Fischmann. “People are taking images wherever they go and sharing them with their friends, so we thought we’d play on that a little bit with things like the ‘selfie space’ and the monthly competitions. “What’s been fun is following the people who have started following us. There are actually a lot of people with a lot more than 10,000 followers – we had a guy here who had 650,000 followers, and he took a photo in the selfie space and had 35,000 likes. It’s amazing to think about the reach of it and it’s fun to watch."After a full day of Instagramming, guests can connect smartphones to in-room media hubs to review images on a 40-inch LED TV, before uploading their snaps via the hotel’s Wi-Fi.Each of the 90 rooms features an iPad, which guests can use to order room service, control air conditioning or view staff recommendations for nearby bars and restaurants.

Share plates and charcuterie boards are available at the 1888 Eatery & Bar.The 1888’s rooms range from compact, 15-square-meter "Shoeboxes," which feature queen beds and rain showers, to a 35-square-meter Junior Suite, which has a king bed, lounge area and city views. The rooftop penthouse has a huge outdoor terrace overlooking the city. “People have really embraced it," says Fischmann.  "Photography-based social media is something we can build on. We had all sorts of ideas, such as having photo booths in the lobby and things like that, so there are definitely ways we can continue it on.” A free stay should be motivation for those seeking to gain a few thousand more Instagram followers.

Source : travel.cnn.com/worlds-first-instagram-hotel-1888-sydney-908516

Hotels In Carolina|"Synergy Hotels & Resorts To Venture"

Source             :    hospitalitybizindia.com
Category        :    Hotels In Carolina
By                  :    HBI Staff 
Posted By     :    Hotels Carolina Beach NC

Hotels In Carolina

Bengaluru-based Synergy Hotels & Resorts recently unveiled plans to foray into property leasing in Rajasthan and Kerala early next year. The company represents top-notch hotels and resorts across the country and promotes them extensively through trade shows, events and untapped marketing mediums and avenues. Apart from general management, Synergy Hotels focuses on conceptualising; site inspection; planning of facilities; planning management policies and systems; manpower management; F&B management (production and services); purchases; equipment procurement and installation; and branding and market positioning of hotels, resorts, camps and restaurants. Thomas Koshy, Director, Synergy Hotels & Resorts, said, “Being a specialised player in hotel management, 2014 will see us venturing into property leasing. Having expertise in managing hotels, we are now looking at leasing mid-range hotel properties in Rajasthan and Kerala, thus adding to our portfolio of services.”Bengaluru-based Synergy Hotels & Resorts recently unveiled plans to foray into property leasing in Rajasthan and Kerala early next year. The company represents top-notch hotels and resorts across the country and promotes them extensively through trade shows, events and untapped marketing mediums and avenues. Apart from general management, Synergy Hotels focuses on conceptualising; site inspection; planning of facilities; planning management policies and systems; manpower management; F&B management (production and services); purchases; equipment procurement and installation; and branding and market positioning of hotels, resorts, camps and restaurants. Thomas Koshy, Director, Synergy Hotels & Resorts, said, “Being a specialised player in hotel management, 2014 will see us venturing into property leasing. Having expertise in managing hotels, we are now looking at leasing mid-range hotel properties in Rajasthan and Kerala, thus adding to our portfolio of services.”

Source : hospitalitybizindia.com/detailNews.aspx?aid=17889&sid=1

Discount Hotels In Carolina Beach|"Hotel, Park & Housing Planned For State Farm Project"

Source             :    dallasnews.com
Category        :    Discount Hotels In Carolina Beach

By                  :    KAREN ROBINSON

Posted By     :    Hotels Carolina Beach NC

Discount Hotels In Carolina Beach

Dallas-based developer KDC announced plans Thursday to add a hotel, housing, a medical facility and a park to the mammoth development that will house a regional office for State Farm Insurance in Richardson. The project, to be called CityLine, will be on roughly 36 acres near the Bush Turnpike and Central Expressway. “CityLine will be an instant city with a true urban environment,” said Walt Mountford, KDC’s executive vice president. “It’s adjacent to DART’s existing light-rail station and is also surrounded by key highways and two major thoroughfares.” The $600 million, 2.3 million-square-foot initial phase of CityLine is slated for completion in early 2015. The project will include more than 92,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; a contemporary 150-room select service hotel; and 520 apartments. Mountford said he expects to announce the operator of the hotel within 60 days and anchor tenant of the “eatertainment” area in the first quarter of 2014. Shops and restaurants will begin opening in late 2014, he said.Phase one also will include an 18,000-square-foot wellness and fitness facility; a 41,000-square-foot medical office building; and a 3.5-acre park with trails.

“I can’t think of another development that, upon opening, will completely integrate over 1.5 million square feet of office with retail, restaurant, entertainment, multifamily, medical, fitness and hospitality uses into an exciting experience for all who live in D-FW,” said Steve Van Amburgh, KDC’s chief executive. A focal point of the initial phase will be CityLinePlaza, a centrally located plaza designed by Office of James Burnett, the landscape architect of Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park. KDC has selected Dallas-based Retail Street Advisors to start pre-leasing and marketing.The plaza and project streets “are oriented and scaled specifically for pedestrians to encourage sidewalk and patio activity and to promote community interaction and gathering throughout the day,” said Aaron Stephenson of Retail Street Advisors. The restaurant, retail and entertainment spaces will be integrated into the base of the office towers, the multifamily residential and the hotel.The master plan also includes 7,700 parking spaces in CityLine garages.

In July, KDC broke ground on the project and announced that State Farm would lease 1.5 million square feet in a 13-story tower, a 15-story tower and a 21-story tower. Each rests on a five-level parking structure along with ground-floor retail space. KDC acquired the land for the project in December. The $600 million price includes the cost of the land. The project, adjacent to Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Bush Turnpike Station on its Red Line, will be a transit-oriented development on the east and west sides of Plano Road. The east side includes 147.5 acres on the north side of Renner Road between Plano Road and Wyndham Lane. The west side includes 38.5 acres south of the Bush Turnpike between Plano Road and the DART light-rail tracks.Dallas-based developer KDC announced plans Thursday to add a hotel, housing, a medical facility and a park to the mammoth development that will house a regional office for State Farm Insurance in Richardson. The project, to be called CityLine, will be on roughly 36 acres near the Bush Turnpike and Central Expressway.

“CityLine will be an instant city with a true urban environment,” said Walt Mountford, KDC’s executive vice president. “It’s adjacent to DART’s existing light-rail station and is also surrounded by key highways and two major thoroughfares.” The $600 million, 2.3 million-square-foot initial phase of CityLine is slated for completion in early 2015. The project will include more than 92,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; a contemporary 150-room select service hotel; and 520 apartments. Mountford said he expects to announce the operator of the hotel within 60 days and anchor tenant of the “eatertainment” area in the first quarter of 2014. Shops and restaurants will begin opening in late 2014, he said.Phase one also will include an 18,000-square-foot wellness and fitness facility; a 41,000-square-foot medical office building; and a 3.5-acre park with trails. “I can’t think of another development that, upon opening, will completely integrate over 1.5 million square feet of office with retail, restaurant, entertainment, multifamily, medical, fitness and hospitality uses into an exciting experience for all who live in D-FW,” said Steve Van Amburgh, KDC’s chief executive. A focal point of the initial phase will be CityLinePlaza, a centrally located plaza designed by Office of James Burnett, the landscape architect of Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park. KDC has selected Dallas-based Retail Street Advisors to start pre-leasing and marketing.The plaza and project streets “are oriented and scaled specifically for pedestrians to encourage sidewalk and patio activity and to promote community interaction and gathering throughout the day,” said Aaron Stephenson of Retail Street Advisors. The restaurant, retail and entertainment spaces will be integrated into the base of the office towers, the multifamily residential and the hotel.The master plan also includes 7,700 parking spaces in CityLine garages. In July, KDC broke ground on the project and announced that State Farm would lease 1.5 million square feet in a 13-story tower, a 15-story tower and a 21-story tower. Each rests on a five-level parking structure along with ground-floor retail space. KDC acquired the land for the project in December. The $600 million price includes the cost of the land. The project, adjacent to Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Bush Turnpike Station on its Red Line, will be a transit-oriented development on the east and west sides of Plano Road. The east side includes 147.5 acres on the north side of Renner Road between Plano Road and Wyndham Lane. The west side includes 38.5 acres south of the Bush Turnpike between Plano Road and the DART light-rail tracks.

Source:dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/headlines/20131024-hotel-park-housing-planned-for-state-farm-project-in-richardson.ece

Hotels In Carolina|"Hotel Prices Skyrocket"

Source             :    bostonglobe.com
Category        :    Hotels In Carolina
By                  :    Katie Johnston
Posted By     :    Hotels Carolina Beach NC

 Hotels In Carolina

When Shane Victorino hit the grand slam that propelled the Red Sox into the World Series late Saturday night, Hotel Commonwealth was ready. Knowing the first two games of the World Series would be played around the corner at Fenway Park if the Sox beat the Detroit Tigers, general manager Adam Sperling had kept about 20 rooms open. He brought in an extra staff member to take reservations overnight and set rates for Wednesday and Thursday at the top level, around $600 a night. His foresight paid off. “Between 12:02 a.m. when the game ended on Saturday and before the sun came up on Sunday, they were gone,” Sperling said. Hotels in Boston are already stretched to capacity in October, with convention-goers, leaf peepers, and Head of the Charles fans out in full force. Add the World Series, and you have a sold-out market, extending to the suburbs and beyond. This has sent room rates soaring, with prices as high as $1,000 a night on Expedia and travelers scrambling to find a place to stay.

‘Between 12:02 a.m. when the game ended on Saturday and before the sun came up on Sunday, they were gone.’ “You piece this all together, it is perfectly designed to sell out not only the city but spread at least within a 50- to 60-mile radius,” said Paul Sacco, president of the Massachusetts Lodging Association.The Revere Hotel in the Back Bay was already sold out when the Sox clinched the pennant on Saturday night, but had two cancellations earlier this week for the opening games. When the hotel made the rooms available at $800 a night, about double the normal rate for this time of year, they were snapped up within half an hour. The staff has been tracking the Red Sox games since before the playoffs, calculating how each win and loss could affect the team’s post-season and the hotel’s business. “Everyone here has become a baseball expert if they weren’t one,” said general manager Simon Mais. At the Westin Copley Place, which sold its last rooms at $600 a night, managers looked at bookings during the 2004 World Series, when the Red Sox also played the St. Louis Cardinals, to see what demand might be like this year. Some teams’ fans “travel well,” meaning they show up for away games, said general manager Ray Hammer, and St. Louis is one of those teams.

Big events taking place in a peak season in a tight market like Boston allow hotels to charge their top rates, which usually only happens a few times a year, said Matthew Arrants, executive vice president at the hospitality consultancy Pinnacle Advisory Group. And as the Red Sox got closer to the World Series, rates inched up; at the Hotel Commonwealth, rooms that went for about $400 in the division series were $500 for the league championship and $600 for the World Series Even the Holiday Inn Express in Lawrence, some 30 miles from Fenway, is hopping. It’s a no-frills place without room service — although guests get a free breakfast buffet of eggs, sausages, and cinnamon rolls. But with a $139 price, and a few rooms still available earlier this week, the hotel has attracted some Red Sox fans, said general manager Molly Mulholland, who brought in an extra breakfast attendant and housekeeper to keep up with demand. “Some want to be in the chaos,” she said, “others choose to be away from it.” Mike Morgan is ready to embrace the chaos, but he can’t find a hotel room that will let him. Morgan lives in Pepperell, but because he has to work as the executive producer at the Karson & Kennedy show at Mix 104.1 in Brighton at 4:30 a.m. Friday, he planned to get a hotel room in the city after going to the game Thursday night. No such luck. After spending hours trying to find a place, he’s considering spending the night on a recliner at the radio station. “If it was Game 7, I’d sleep in the street,” Morgan said.

Those who started making World Series reservations in September fared much better. The Howard Johnson Hotel on Boylston Street sold out a month ago, with rates as low as $145 for regular guests. Still, the calls keep coming. “The phone hasn’t stopped ringing,” said front desk clerk Larry Bavis, who estimates more than 100 people have called since Monday. “It’s actually a pain in the butt.” What hoteliers really want is for the series to extend to Games 6 and 7, which would be played in Boston Oct. 30 and 31, said Andrea Foster, vice president at PKF Consulting USA. The last week of October is usually fairly weak because business travelers want to be at home with their kids for Halloween, she said. The games would bring in a healthy crowd, and, fans will be happy to note, at much more reasonable rates than this week.

Source:bostonglobe.com/business/2013/10/22/world-series-opens-hotels-sold-out-for-miles-around-boston/e13w4cRKD84Bhi49SL0qRP/story.html

Carolina Beach Hotels Deals|"No Security Clearance Yet For Major Aerocity Hotels"

Source             :    timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Category        :    Carolina Beach Hotels Deals
By                  :    Suhas Munshi
Posted By     :    Hotels Carolina Beach NC

Carolina Beach Hotels Deals

After the first hotel in Aerocity, JW Marriott, opened its gates to visitors last Friday, more clearances were expected by other hotels in the 43-acre complex. However, these hotels may have to wait longer for their NOCs. Right after inspection and partial clearance to Marriott, two other hotels-Red Fox and Lemon Tree-had been queued up for inspection. Sources say the inspection has just been conducted by a Delhi Police team and a report is being compiled on it. The report is said to have highlighted several deficiencies in the security of both the hotels. Though no major security loophole was found, the team is said to have found some minor aberrations and so clearances have been postponed, at least for now.

"There were some issues like easy access to the verandah or a baggage scanning mechanism not up to the mark. Things that don't directly threaten the security of flights but can prove to be just the loopholes someone wishing to create trouble would be looking for," said a senior airport security official. The official added that Defence Research and Development Organization must check the grade of glass fixed in the hotels' tarmac facing rooms and submit its own report.

DRDO in Chandigarh recently completed testing bulletproof glass samples and recommended a material for the windows of Aerocity hotels. Sources in airport security said both hotels have rooms facing the tarmac and a clearance in immediate future looks unlikely. The two hotels have a combined capacity of 487 rooms and strength of 600 employees. Once open, the budget hotels are likely to provide a breather to visitors looking for cheaper alternatives located close to the airport. The newly constructed hotels have been waiting for the past 10 months for police clearance.

Source:timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/No-security-clearance-yet-for-major-Aerocity-hotels/articleshow/24556873.cms?cfmid=14000000

Hotels In Carolina|"Room Testing Reveals Contamination Still Rampant"

Source             :    cbc.ca
Category        :    Hotels in Carolina
By                  :    Megan Griffith Greene
Posted By     :    Hotels Carolina Beach NC

Hotels in Carolina

A year after CBC's Marketplace revealed shocking issues with cleanliness in Canadian hotels, follow-up testing reveals that lack of proper sanitizing is still a problem in top chains.Marketplace retested six of Canada’s biggest hotel chains and found that despite some progress, some chains actually performed worse than last year.“Certain hotels have actually gone backwards. They've actually gotten worse,” microbiologist Keith Warriner told Marketplace co-host Erica Johnson. The full investigation, The Dirt on Hotels: We’re Back, which also ranks hotels based on their performance and their improvement from last year, airs Friday at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT). Some of the problems that Marketplace found in this year’s test included unclean bedding and surfaces that hadn’t been properly cleaned or sanitized. In one case, a stain found last year on the wall of a room at the EconoLodge in downtown Toronto -- which Warriner says was likely urine -- was still there.Last year, Marketplace tested 54 hotel rooms in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto across six of Canada’s biggest hotel chains. The hotels tested included budget options such as the Super 8 and EconoLodge, mid-range hotels the Holiday Inn and Best Western, as well as higher-end rooms in the Sheraton and Fairmont.

For this year’s investigation, Marketplace retested rooms in the same hotel chains in Toronto, testing three rooms per hotel.Under the guidance of Warriner, a professor at the University of Guelph and one of Canada’s leading microbiologists, Marketplace tested the hotel rooms both for general cleanliness and for a variety of germs that can’t be detected by the naked eye. The tests included visual inspection with a black light; microbiological testing for germs including bacteria, coliforms -- which could indicate fecal contamination -- and antibiotic-resistant superbugs. There was also a hidden camera test to document housekeeping practices. Marketplace also took samples from ice machines and tested the ice for coliforms. Lack of proper cleaning could pose a serious risk to travellers, says Warriner, because people have no way of knowing if previous guests were sick, and because of the high volume of people who stay in hotels, that exposure can be even greater.

Marketplace focused on surfaces in hotel rooms that guests frequently touch, such as remote controls, telephones, faucet handles and lamps.This year’s testing indicates that hotels taken some positive steps in their cleaning practices, while other problems remain. In last year’s investigation, ice machines in all six hotel chains were found to contain coliforms, a possible sign of fecal contamination. In one instance -- an ice machine at the Sheraton Centre hotel in Toronto -- the tests found a strain of E. coli. This year’s testing, however, found clean ice in every hotel tested. “I think it's very good what they're doing, I think it's very positive that they're taking steps,” says Warriner. Air vents -- a site of visible mold growth in last year’s tests -- also appeared to be cleaner. However, results from microbiological testing found superbugs at all chains except one, Super 8. MRSA, which is an antibiotic-resistant strain of Staphylococcus bacteria, was found on a variety of frequently touched surfaces in hotels, including a TV remote, bathroom counter and lamp.

The Marketplace testing also found C. difficile, which can cause serious illness in some people, on a toilet seat at the Sheraton Centre hotel in Toronto. While MRSA and C. difficile may not be an immediate threat to healthy individuals, they can pose problems for those who are sick or have compromised immune systems. According to Warriner, the results indicate that hotels are not properly sanitizing rooms. “In hotels, we don't know who's been in there before,” Warriner says. It’s a concern, he says, that combined with the lack of sanitizing could easily lead to the spread of illnesses such as flu or norovirus.This year’s examination suggested that while housekeepers were often diligent, test results at some hotels revealed widespread cross-contamination in some hotel rooms. “What the study's really showing is that they're not sanitizing the room. They're cross-contaminating rooms,” says Warriner.

One of the causes of the cross-contamination, according to Warriner, may be lack of proper equipment, and insufficient use of sanitizer. In some hotels, hidden camera testing revealed that the cleaning caddies provided to housekeepers may allow sponges, cloths and toilet brushes to come into contact with one another, allowing cross-contamination. The Hotel Association of Canada, which describes itself as the “voice of the Canadian Hotel & Lodging industry” declined to speak with Marketplace for the story. In a statement, the association wrote that “The health, safety, and welfare of our guests has always been and continues to remain our top priority.” None of the hotel chains agreed to be interviewed for the Marketplace investigation, although many committed to continuing to improve training and cleaning practices.

Source : cbc.ca/news/dirty-hotels-room-testing-reveals-contamination-still-rampant-1.2101331

Discount Hotels in Carolina Beach|"Room Testing Reveals Contamination Still Rampant"

Source             :    cbc.ca
Category        :    Discount Hotels in Carolina Beach
By                  :    Megan Griffith Greene
Posted By     :    Hotels Carolina Beach NC

Discount Hotels In Carolina Beach

A year after CBC's Marketplace revealed shocking issues with cleanliness in Canadian hotels, follow-up testing reveals that lack of proper sanitizing is still a problem in top chains. Marketplace retested six of Canada’s biggest hotel chains and found that despite some progress, some chains actually performed worse than last year.“Certain hotels have actually gone backwards. They've actually gotten worse,” microbiologist Keith Warriner told Marketplace co-host Erica Johnson. The full investigation, The Dirt on Hotels: We’re Back, which also ranks hotels based on their performance and their improvement from last year, airs Friday at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT). Some of the problems that Marketplace found in this year’s test included unclean bedding and surfaces that hadn’t been properly cleaned or sanitized. In one case, a stain found last year on the wall of a room at the EconoLodge in downtown Toronto -- which Warriner says was likely urine -- was still there.Last year, Marketplace tested 54 hotel rooms in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto across six of Canada’s biggest hotel chains. The hotels tested included budget options such as the Super 8 and EconoLodge, mid-range hotels the Holiday Inn and Best Western, as well as higher-end rooms in the Sheraton and Fairmont.

For this year’s investigation, Marketplace retested rooms in the same hotel chains in Toronto, testing three rooms per hotel.Under the guidance of Warriner, a professor at the University of Guelph and one of Canada’s leading microbiologists, Marketplace tested the hotel rooms both for general cleanliness and for a variety of germs that can’t be detected by the naked eye. The tests included visual inspection with a black light; microbiological testing for germs including bacteria, coliforms -- which could indicate fecal contamination -- and antibiotic-resistant superbugs. There was also a hidden camera test to document housekeeping practices. Marketplace also took samples from ice machines and tested the ice for coliforms. Lack of proper cleaning could pose a serious risk to travellers, says Warriner, because people have no way of knowing if previous guests were sick, and because of the high volume of people who stay in hotels, that exposure can be even greater. Marketplace focused on surfaces in hotel rooms that guests frequently touch, such as remote controls, telephones, faucet handles and lamps.This year’s testing indicates that hotels taken some positive steps in their cleaning practices, while other problems remain.

In last year’s investigation, ice machines in all six hotel chains were found to contain coliforms, a possible sign of fecal contamination. In one instance -- an ice machine at the Sheraton Centre hotel in Toronto -- the tests found a strain of E. coli. This year’s testing, however, found clean ice in every hotel tested. “I think it's very good what they're doing, I think it's very positive that they're taking steps,” says Warriner. Air vents -- a site of visible mold growth in last year’s tests -- also appeared to be cleaner. However, results from microbiological testing found superbugs at all chains except one, Super 8. MRSA, which is an antibiotic-resistant strain of Staphylococcus bacteria, was found on a variety of frequently touched surfaces in hotels, including a TV remote, bathroom counter and lamp. The Marketplace testing also found C. difficile, which can cause serious illness in some people, on a toilet seat at the Sheraton Centre hotel in Toronto. While MRSA and C. difficile may not be an immediate threat to healthy individuals, they can pose problems for those who are sick or have compromised immune systems.

According to Warriner, the results indicate that hotels are not properly sanitizing rooms. “In hotels, we don't know who's been in there before,” Warriner says. It’s a concern, he says, that combined with the lack of sanitizing could easily lead to the spread of illnesses such as flu or norovirus.This year’s examination suggested that while housekeepers were often diligent, test results at some hotels revealed widespread cross-contamination in some hotel rooms. “What the study's really showing is that they're not sanitizing the room. They're cross-contaminating rooms,” says Warriner. One of the causes of the cross-contamination, according to Warriner, may be lack of proper equipment, and insufficient use of sanitizer. In some hotels, hidden camera testing revealed that the cleaning caddies provided to housekeepers may allow sponges, cloths and toilet brushes to come into contact with one another, allowing cross-contamination.

The Hotel Association of Canada, which describes itself as the “voice of the Canadian Hotel & Lodging industry” declined to speak with Marketplace for the story. In a statement, the association wrote that “The health, safety, and welfare of our guests has always been and continues to remain our top priority.” None of the hotel chains agreed to be interviewed for the Marketplace investigation, although many committed to continuing to improve training and cleaning practices.

Source : cbc.ca/news/dirty-hotels-room-testing-reveals-contamination-still-rampant-1.2101331