Petty disappointment with Marriott Vacation Club

[bazzap]

I have yet to stay in a Westin Vacation Club property which has anything other than bar soap for hand washing. Actually I have only once or twice seen liquid soap for handwashing in a hotel of any kind, and it's been pretty low-end hotels that have had it. I don't mind the big bottles in the shower (if I can tell which is which!) but a bottle of hand soap stuck to the mirror or wall doesn't scream "high end" to me.

And then there is the potential issue with a previous guest adulterating the bottled soap or shampoo in some way. Apparently this has happened. Eww. https://viewfromthewing.com/this-sa...h-mystery-goop-from-a-commercial-ketchup-jug/ and https://viewfromthewing.com/hotel-manager-explains-why-bulk-toiletries-in-your-room-arent-safe/ .

This isn't something I spend a lot of time worrying about, but it's undoubtedly true that these things are never sanitized and that, over time, bacteria and germs and mold and whatever else are likely to find their way into the bulk containers, which are probably refilled but not replaced or sanitized. I suspect it's only a matter of time before we hear of some case where somebody contracts something and blames the bulk dispenser. Whether it's actually anything to worry about, I don't know.

Anyway, my vote is to keep the bars of soap for handwashing. I have not yet seen an MVC or Vistana property which has anything other than bar soap for that purpose.

The liquid soap and other amenities in all the MVC resorts we stay at internationally are tamper proof, so cannot be adulterated by previous guests not without damaging them anyway which would be obviously visible.
I did try to open them just to check and could not do so.


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[Hindsite]

Once I took a shower and the shampoo bottle was 100% empty. I did have a traveling back up mini bottle in my bag and was all set.

That's a real issue no matter where these things are used. I had to soggily wander from cubicle to cubicle in the Spa changing rooms at the fancy new JW Spa on Crete in search of more than a splatter of soap, made the place look a right mess in the process. Thankfully the place was empty so I could.

I let the spa desk know so they could mop up and restock, they seemed frustrated that they had only been topped up recently, so who knows where it goes.

 

[Wahoo Josh]

They need to provide a toilet brush for these low-flow commodes. That's all I'll say on this sticky matter.

 

[Mlvnsmly]

I wish I could travel with my Bio-Bidet Bliss 2000. I would buy a new one to use for travel. I love that thing. We have three different ones and it's my favorite.

Get a travel bidet. They are obviously not as convenient, but once you get the hang of it they work quite well. Dry with the TP or a wash cloth. I have the Brondell rinslet. I can't speak for the battery powered ones.

Don't expect the bb-2000 though.

 

[Mlvnsmly]

The HRC in Siesta Key has a Toto toilet with built in washlet in the master bath. Also Imperial palms has a traditional bidet in the master bath. I'm sure if they do a major renovation, those will be on the chopping block as the faucet on ours leaked profusely when in use.

 

[Mlvnsmly]

I'm an old guy and we renovated our bathroom a year ago and went with a smart toilet (you may wonder how smart a toilet could be considering its job). As the contractor predicted, I quickly loved the bidet thing (which, being an Asian toilet, has a remote with many options for everything) but my wife still is afraid to use it. And to contribute to this thread, we get Sam's Club TP. Cheap yet thick and soft. Our water and sewer department may not like it as much as the thin stuff that dissolves, though. I'm pretty OK with Marriott TP. My gripe with Marriott is the real expensive furniture they keep upgrading with even less comfortable models.

The thing you come to realize is that you can't actually get fully clean with toilet paper. The smart toilet seats are a game changer.

 

[Eric B]

The title of this thread should be "potty disappointment."

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[Larry64]

We always stop on the way from the plane to the resort to pick up Charmin for the week! Among many other things.

 

[Eric B]

New marketing idea for MVC - Charmin’s Club, as an owners benefit level. Comes with premium toiletries.

 

[JohnnyO]

I'm not so sure that's true. I have stayed at places with bidets before and I don't think I have ever even tried to use one.

Use it like a water fountain … filtered water