Holidaymakers should think twice before taking their breakfast in bed – new research has suggested that the bathroom is actually the most hygienic（卫生的） place to eat in most hotel bedrooms.

 

While the prospect¹ of eating a full English in the lavatory² is unlikely to appeal to most travelers, the study found that, as bathrooms are regularly and thoroughly³ cleaned, they usually contain the least amount of bacteria.

 

Mattresses⁴ and duvets（纺织装饰品）, however, are rarely cleaned, making them among the dirtiest places in the average hotel room.

 

The research, which included a poll of female travelers, was carried out by Check Safety First, a firm that offers health and safety risk management systems to hotels.

 

It claimed that one in five women suffer from some form of illness during a hotel stay, a statistic⁵ it says poor hygiene⁶ is responsible for.

 

"It is important that guests realize how poor hygiene levels in a hotel can be," said Steve Tate, chairman of Check Safety First. "People often associate illness with the hotel food, but our auditing⁷ finds that the room can also be a major cause. With a high turnover⁸ of hotel cleaning staff, maintaining high standards is difficult, with some of the most reputable hotels not living up to these standards."

 

Other places containing a high level of bacteria were television remotes, and tea- and coffee-making equipment.

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