Hotel Rooms Are Even Dirtier Than You Thought

There's some joyful reading - not - in a Scientific American article about the cleanliness of hotel rooms. The money quote?

"About 81 percent of hotel room surfaces sampled held at least some fecal bacteria."

And oddly enough, "What surface seems the safest to touch? The headboard."

You can read it all here. After which you'll no doubt be packing the hand sanitizer and anti-bacterial wipes for your next trip.