Soiled and contaminated conditions in budget accommodations

The results of a new investigation have revealed that rooms in budget accommodations were found to contain blood, faeces, mould and urine.

One of the “most disturbing” of the findings in the investigation was a soiled and mouldy mattress in a room at an Ibis Hotel. Among other revelations in a range of hotels were food debris, duvets with stains that were probably blood and stray fingernails lying on the floor.

These unseemly discoveries came to light during an undercover investigation conducted by the consumer group Which? The five most popular budget hotel chains in the UK were visited – including Comfort Inn, Ibis, Jurys Inn, Premier Inn and Travelodge.

In the report it was said: “The rooms we inspected varied quite significantly when it came to standards of cleanliness, adding a whole new meaning to the concept of a dirty weekend.”

Carpets were found containing high dust levels, one mattress was torn and covered with mould and some of the bathrooms had toilets with urine streaks on the outside and faeces on the seat.

According to recent reports, budget lodgings have recently seen an increase in business as travellers seek to save on travel costs.

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