The New York Times had an interesting article on cleaning a vacation rental property between renters. Some of those tips would be helpful for swappers: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/greathomesanddestinations/20your.html
On the whole, the Times piece and my recent vacation week with the kids left me pretty grossed out about rental accommodations in general. Now, don't get me wrong. I have never been a germ-o-phobe. But staying in swap homes has really made me re-evaluate the cleanliness of the average hotel room.
The fact that hotel rooms are rather disgusting is spotlighted from time to time on the news. When you are used to staying in a hotel you tend to overlook the fact that thousands of people before you have trod that carpet with their dirty shoes.
Staying in a hotel, however, is not something I do very often. My job does not require much travel and I would never pick a hotel room over someone's comfortable swap home.
These days I see hotel rooms with new eyes. Home exchange eyes. Because no matter how slovenly your swap partners are, you are only dealing with the potentially icky habits of one family. Now, cram all of those people, their co-workers, neighbors, classmates and everyone who stopped by their home to sell a magazine subscription into one small room (one after another). That is the average hotel room. I'll take a home exchange vacation any day.
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