Why You Shouldn't Use the Ice Bucket in Your Hotel Room

If youre traveling this summer, you might reconsider using the ice bucket in your hotel or motel room.

Asksvitalina_vs,I thought its a little trash can.

Vomit catcher:Im guilty of puking in the ice bin.

It was either that or the floor, saysMckooldude.

Toilet:my ex got drunk and pooped in an ice bucket once, so beware, warnskmoneyy26.

So how can you get ice in a hotel room without using the ice bucket?

You could pack your own gallon Ziplock to fill with ice, too.

Large, sealable plastic bags have any number of traveling uses and should be on your list of essentials.

You could even bring your own, personal ice bucketthatll show em.

A drunk could have peed in it.

Its all too much to think about.

So maybe you should stick to hot drinks from your rooms coffee makerbut on second thought, maybe not.

And dont get me started on how gross the duvets and sheets can be in motel rooms.

And the air from the vents.

And the inside of the drawers.

Checking online reviews is an obvious first step.

If a motel room is not clean, people will register their displeasure on the internet, I promise.

ButYelpalone isnt going to save you.

Hotel rooms are disgusting because other people stay in them, and people are disgusting.

Even if they were the most meticulous cleaners in the world, something would get missed.

A personal ice bucket.

Travel Clorox wipes

Gallon-size plastic storage bags.

Its ultimately a matter of risk assessment.

But thats not a common way people get sick while traveling.

Avoid the ice bucket did not make their list.

You never know about restaurants, public transportation, your friend Garys house, or anywhere else you visit.

So go ahead and use that ice bucket if you want!

Just because I soaked my socks in it yesterday doesnt mean youll get sick.