Here at HotelChatter, we are not only hotel geeks but germ freaks as well. And it's especially hard for us not to let our germ-phobia get the best of us at hotels.

We often have to resist the urge to immediately pull back the bed covers to inspect the sheets, check the minibar glasses for lipstick and peek behind the shower curtain for any unsightly stains, all for fear of what we might find.

What you don't know can't hurt you, right?  

Of course, we could just pick up Germ Guardian's UV-C Light Wand--the ultimate germ-o-phobe's indulgence--and never have to worry about such things again. ]]> jennm 2008-06-25T11:17:24-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/2/114545/805 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotel_colds.jpg">Cold season is around the corner and thanks to a new study done by Lysol and a team of doctors, we got more places to fear aside from airplanes and offices. Yup, hotels are harboring cold germs too.<p>Obviously, this is bad news for hotel guests. Although we already knew that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/5/26/10387/0707/Title/Dirty_Laundry">bedspreads are probably contaminated</a> with semen and blood, now we learn that desk pen might get us sick. <p>If a guest checks into a hotel with a cold, chances are their cold germs are going to linger around on everything they touch from pens to the remote controls to lamp switches. <blockquote><p>Hotel guests leave behind more than just socks and old paperbacks: A study found viruses on Courtney 2006-10-02T14:59:40-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/