Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

What started us on this purchase was my wife overhearing a conversation at a medical center near us. Another client was relating how her daughter worked for a hotel whose owner wanted his maids to not change the sheets from previous customers and just leave them on the bed for the next arrivals if they didn't look too dirty. This shocked my wife, and her physical therapist told her that this little device was what she took along to inspect hotel and motel rooms before she decided to stay, or possibly to move to another room if the situation warranted. It truly is shocking what you will find in a room that your naked eye never sees. If you thought you were a fabulous housekeeper, guess again. If you think ANY motel or hotel in which you have stayed is really clean, guess again. Maids even in the best of places hit only the surface. We also recommend taking along sanitary wipes and anti-bacterial spray and hitting the toilet before using, the light fixtures, the tv remote, etc. If you think that ignorance is bliss, you will not want to get this light. Yet, if you think that protecting yourself against possible messes and negligent and irresponsible hotel owners and lazy maids is wise, I would urge you to own one. In motel rooms, we have found stuff splattered on walls that could not be seen. We have found that most bed covers have a lot of dust, and the dust ruffles on beds are often quite dirty. Tubs that looked normal to the eye were often exposed in older hotels as having lost much of their enamel. Stains are found in virtually every motel room. Do we stay in flea bags when we travel? No!! We don't stay in the most expensive places normally, but we stay in hotels which have high customer ratings and avoid the ones with low customer ratings. We check under all the mattresses for bed bugs to make sure we don't take those little critters home with us. That alone is worth the price. I believe that ignorance is not bliss, especially when it comes to following other folks that we do not know into a living space they have occupied. We are NOT germaphobes, but then again, taking precautions is not a foolish thing either. Is this little gem worth the small price you will pay? ABSOLUTELY.