A closer look
The first rule of staying in a cheap motel is to immediately throw the decorative top blanket onto the floor and never touch it again. While housekeepers reliably change out the fitted sheets and pillowcases between every single guest, the heavy duvet covers and quilted bedspreads are wildly impractical to launder quickly. Consequently, industry investigations have repeatedly proven that these top layers are only tossed into the wash a few times a year, meaning you are cuddling with the unwashed biological legacy of a hundred strangers.
