35 People Who Work in Hotels Are Sharing Little-Known Facts, Hacks, and Red Flags of the Industry

This is a pretty nifty red flag to be aware of when staying at any hotel. If you smell bleach on your towels and bed linens, it’s a bad sign. When a hotel uses bleach and the smell lingers on its linens, the linens weren’t thoroughly cleaned. It also means the hotel probably uses cheap industrial cleaners. 

While bleach is sometimes necessary to disinfect, hotels should thoroughly wash it out. Bleach is incredibly toxic and can be harmful to guests. Some people even have allergic reactions to bleach! Just keep your eyes and nose open for any signs of cheap cleaning because that’s not something anyone wants when they stay at a hotel.