On 25/04/2013 10:28, Sacha wrote:
A friend of ours recently told us that he was staying in a London hotel
on Friday night, prior to taking part in the Marathon. On arriving, he
decided to make himself a cup of hot chocolate, using the kettle in his
room. As the kettle was still full, he simply switched it on and made
the drink. After taking one swig, his mouth and gullet felt as if they
were on fire. It turned out that the staff had descaled all the kettles
and someone had forgotten to empty and rinse out this one. He had
horrible stomach upsets all night but recovered to do the Marathon and
was offered £100 compensation by the hotel. He put this towards his
charity and told them it would not indemnify them against repercussions
if he developed any further illnesses as a result. But as he said to me
"do you empty bedroom kettles and refill them?" and I said "always". His
reply was that was a 'woman thing' and men normally just boil up what's
still in there. Don't!!
It has been something I have always done. You have no way of knowing
what liquid is in the kettle, the previous occupant may have a sick
sense of humour!

On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:54:06 +0100, Broadback wrote:

But as he said to me "do you empty bedroom kettles and refill them?"
and I said "always". His reply was that was a 'woman thing' and men
normally just boil up what's still in there. Don't!!

It has been something I have always done. You have no way of knowing
what liquid is in the kettle, ...

Quite, I always pour out, rinse, and refill.

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Cheers
Dave.

Jake wrote in
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On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:08:11 +0200, Martin wrote:


It's best to empty them refill them and empty them again, before
refilling and using the kettle.

I routinely empty and refill twice, boil the water from the second
refilling and tip it away. Then refill and boil to make a drink,
rinsing out the cup and spoon with boiling water first.

In years of traveling for work, I have seen:

- rinsing cups out in a sink of water that had been used to wipe over
the toilet seat
-wiping out a dirty cup with a dry cloth and putting it back on the
tray
- wiping a toilet seat, drying it with a towel and placing that towel
back on the rail
- remaking a bed using the same sheets on a day I was checking out;
mentioned this and was told they only changed sheets once a week (this
being the most expensive hotel in the area, not a cheap one)
- even repackaging of out-of-date individual boxes of cereal into
in-date marked boxes

I have a fairly long list of hotels I will not stay at a second time!
I beggars belief that people will do this when a guest is in the room
and can see them. Reception staff give the impression that they're not
going to do anything about it and local tourist offices say they can't
respond to single complaints.

I tend to use small B+Bs now, usually run by residents. They're
cleaner, friendlier and quieter.


I feel sick now.
Baz

On 25/04/13 12:27, Martin wrote:

....


One expensive hotel in Toulouse rented guests' rooms to hookers by the
hour whilst the guests were out.


Many hotels in France do this. They are usually referred to as 'hotels
de passe'.

Hugh

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