Spraying Rooms with Lysol

[disneydeb]

My daughter breaks out after showers at WDW. SomeTHING, we haven't degtermined what, she is evidently allergic to causes her to break out in itchy whelps... we haven't hought of suing because of this though! And we won't.

[minnie04]

I bring my clorox "anywhere" spray. great stuff When the kids were little I would use my own bath mat to have them stand or sit on. Thats about it for us. I just spray and go now... My cousin wouldnt let her kids in the room until she did a major cleaning of any room they were staying in. Now they just have an RV. It got to the point that she was cleaning way to much . ...lol

[SBETigg]

I don't worry about it. You can actually make yourself more susceptible by reducing your natural immunities with over-sanitizing.

[texas211]

But there's a big difference between a natural substance like dust, and choosing to bring chemicals to spray in a room that you do not own, with no thought given to others whose vacation may be disrupted.

You're already paying someone to clean the room. If it hasn't been cleaned to your satisfaction, why not just call housekeeping and have them correct the problem?

Good heavens, if I felt the housekeeping at a hotel was so bad that I had to clean the room myself after they were done, I sure wouldn't be staying at that hotel.

B/C someone making $7/hr doesn't care how clean our room really is. Just so that it looks clean enough to pass..

[disneynarula]

I just hope I don't get a room where someone has sprayed Lysol in the air conditioning unit.

[Basket Mommy]

Shouldn't be a problem if it's in your suitcase. It's no different than hairspray. They also make travel Lysol sprays

Take them out and put them in a Ziploc. I've had Lysol wipes thrown out by TSA before, even though the package clearly said, "NO BLEACH".

[disneykid99]

This is a good question. I am glad I am not the only one who does this - although I usually go with sanitizing wipes

[Mousemates]

I used to get sick with some type of "bug" ear/throat/stomach just about everytime we went to Disney...but I havent the last few trips with the new "family illness prevention measures being."

1. Throwing the bedcover in the corner of the bathroom and leaving it there (as well as note stating we don't it back on the bed).

2. Using hand sanitizers throughout the day at the parks and taking the time wash my hands everytime someone in the party uses the bathroom (whether I have "to go" or not).

3. lathering the remote up in handsanitizer upon checking into the room.

Not sure which one was the big difference maker, but we will continue to do all three since it has worked well for us.

[minnie04]

1. Throwing the bedcover in the corner of the bathroom and leaving it there (as well as note stating we don't it back on the bed).

If you think about it !!

The bed covers are probably the cleanest part of the room..lol Who do you know that acutally uses the bed covers (bedspread)??? NO ONE !! they are always the first thing thrown in the corner and told NOT TO TOUCH. I dont know anyone who ever used a bed cover ever!!

P.S. I NEVER USE THEM

[waymickey]

I do it too. Everything gets a spray of Lysol when we arrive and after they clean. I watched a Mousekeeper wipe down the back of the toliet and then the counter. Nearly
so now lysol travels with me!

[DonLefNY]

Lysol makes me think of the hospital morgue I've been in. Can not stand it.

[minnie04]

Lysol makes me think of the hospital morgue I've been in. Can not stand it.

Very true !! its way to srtong and makes things wet with the mist I dont like it. The clorox anywhere you can wipe off or let it dry right on the item. If I have wipes ( which I do carry) I will wipe the phone, remote, counters,sink area and door knobs. I let the Clorox anywhere do the rest as far as the bathrooms. I do bring an air freshener to make the room smell nice. (or bathroom hey it's a small room, it can't always smell nice...lol.)

Like I said in an earlier post my cousin would strip down the room. Sheets and all. I dont get that crazy. I want to start my vacation as soon as we get there. I do however have pillow cases for all the room pillows weither anyone uses them or not,We use our Disney throw blankets I buy every year (or when they are $5.00 i buy them like crazy) Everyone has their own character.. but sheets thats extreme. Now that the kids are older they know what to look for and know if something in the room isnt right and we just call the front desk...

[buzznwoodysmom]

I take a pack of clorox wipes to use to clean up after the kids when they eat in the room, and I'll often wipe down the remote/phone with one when we arrive. I also use a small bottle of hand sanitizer in the parks, but nothing overboard. I mainly use the sanitizer before meals or after bathroom breaks.

I also bring a bottle of room spray for the bathroom and a plug in to keep the room smelling good.

[crltkcagle]

I do it too! I also check for bed bugs! Some of us are germaphobes! LOL Nothing wrong with wanting to be safe.

[jwallace378]

Yes...I bring spray, wipes, and purell hand gel. My wife calls me neurotic. lol

[johnO]

I wouldn't consider myself a germaphobe, but after 15 years in Law Enforcement, I've learned to practice a few things to prevent illness. What baffles me about this thread, is the fact that people are more upset about those who wipe down surfaces etc., rather than those who spread their infectious bodily fluids with no regard for the room's next inhabitant, and the often substandard housekeeping staff. Bring a flashlight with you sometime and give your room a good once over, you'll be disturbed at what you find.

Anyway, I don't wander around WDW in fear of contracting an infectious disease or germs, But I wash my hands before eating and see nothing wrong with wiping down common surfaces in the room.

[j2k]

What baffles me about this thread, is the fact that people are more upset about those who wipe down surfaces etc., rather than those who spread their infectious bodily fluids with no regard for the room's next inhabitant, and the often substandard housekeeping staff. Bring a flashlight with you sometime and give your room a good once over, you'll be disturbed at what you find.

Exactly.

[i'm grumpy]

We clean the remote, door handles, etc with wipes, and carry hand sanitizer. Because you don't want to know how many people use the bathroom and don't wash their hands.

[TexasRoni]

I never used to disinfect the hotel rooms - until the time the whole family came down with a norovirus type of sickness while at WDW to celebrate our daughter's 10th birthday. An 8 day trip where we were all in varying states of fever, chills, and throwing up!

Since using Lysol to disinfect the rooms, and antibacterial hand gel at the parks, we've had NO illnesses while on our vacations. It might be just luck, but I'm not taking any chances!!

Joanie - planning trip 7 for December 2012

[southerngirl]

I so agree with everyone who does a little extra cleaning. I don't go overboard, but I do take wipes and wipe down the phones, remote controls and, when DS slept in a pack-n-play, the rails and sides of that. Someone said this previously, but it's true: people don't want to cancel Disney vacations just because they are sick. Think about how many trip reports you have read where someone starts out "as I woke up departure morning, I realized that I/ds/dd/etc. was coming down with __________." How many times have you then read "so, I immediately called Disney and told them that we wouldn't be coming?" It doesn't happen, because people either don't want to lose the money or don't want to disappoint themselves or their families. (As an aside, I had to cancel a trip three days before departure back in July 2010 when I had to have emergency surgery. Magical Journeys got me a full refund, even without trip insurance! )

I also never use the glasses that they provide in the deluxes, after having seen an expose about housekeepers cleaning those cups with windex or just water from the sink and dirty rags (even in the nicest, five star hotels in big cities, this was happening). Ewww!!!!

I wouldn't change my own sheets, scrub down the entire bathroom again or put lysol in an AC unit, but I figure that my little extra cleaning can't hurt, and it doesn't do anything but make the room cleaner for the next person.