gloopy

You mean that shaving basin/bidet thing under the large mirror?

Yeah, I wouldn't be drinking from that.

seafeye

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Drinking+from+hotel+room+sink

Captain Tony

Don't drink the water, drink the cerveza.

prwest

If you are that worried, you can always run it through the coffee maker.

But who knows when the last time that thing was cleaned.

worksweekdays

Never use the coffee maker, flight attendants use it to clean their delicates.

prwest

That would sure add some seasoning to your water.

rickair7777

A couple years ago one of the big news channels did an expose on hotel room maids...one of tricks they caught on hidden camera was the maids using the dirty towels from the floor to wipe off the glass cups (instead or replacing or washing them). Used the same towels to wipe off (vice actually clean) the toilet. Can't recall if they did the toilet or the cups first.

I'll drink bottled water if I have it, but otherwise I'll trust the local water supply...in most places. I do prefer cups with plastic sanitary wraps though, and will wash the glass cups by hand first if it comes to that.

galaxy flyer

Good God, are you afraid to leave the house in the morning? I've been in African countries and the local crews drink, brush their teeth with tap water there. In places like Brazzaville!

GF

M20EPilot

One of the great blessings we have in the US is tap water safe to drink... Buying a bottle of water, to me that is a crime (waste of money) unless I am in need of a plastic bottle!

rickair7777

If you're local your system is adapted to it. It's not so much that foreign water is contaminated, it's that it has different benign bugs than your gut is used to, so you pay the price for a few days while you adjust. If you're going to live somewhere, may as well get it over with early on, but if it's a short trip and you're not used to that sort of thing bottled water is the way to go (including brushing your teeth). Get sparkling water and make sure it still sparkles...sometimes they just fill the bottles with tap water.

If you happen to be in real low-budget area, there might be an actual risk of serious disease, above and beyond montezuma's revenge.


I travel enough that I can get away with drinking the water straight up in most places, although sometimes I get some mild disruption for a day or so. I haven't tried the African water though.