Hotel Room Germ-Fighting Guide

Travel expert Peter Greenberg has slept in hotels all around the world and knows just where germs are lurking.

By Peter Greenberg

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The remote controls is the dirtiest thing in a hotel room.

Pop quiz: What's the dirtiest thing in your hotel room? If you said the toilet, or even the door handle, you're wrong. In fact, it's the remote control! Think about how many people have used the remote control before you and whether anyone has ever thought to clean it.

Published on June 15, 2010

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