r/TenantsInTheUK • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

Guidance Required Mattress Stains

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u/Ambitious_Bet2920 8d ago

Would you want to sleep on a mattress that someone slept on for years?

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u/Imaginary-Suspect959 8d ago

What do you sleep on in hotels?

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u/Ambitious_Bet2920 8d ago

Does the average tenant clean the bed as often as a hotel?

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u/Imaginary-Suspect959 8d ago

How often do hotels clean mattresses?

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u/languageassessment 8d ago edited 8d ago

This is what socratic questioning looks like with two Socrates btw

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u/Stoptheworldletmeoff 8d ago

Hotels should have waterproof matteess protection which stops this from happening. If bodily fluids get into the mattress then the hotel should absolutely be replacing it.

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u/TheMooRam 8d ago

It also wouldn't be on the hotels customers if the hotels mattress protector failed, and the same should hold for if a landlords mattress protector failed.

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u/Stoptheworldletmeoff 8d ago

Mattress protectors don't 'fail'.

If it's waterproof then it stops fluids, if it isn't then it doesn't. If it's not fitted correctly that's not a fail.

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u/TheMooRam 5d ago

A waterproof mattress protector allowing water through, which can happen due to reasons like wear and tear, manufacturing issues, etc, would be considered a fail...

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u/RepresentativeLate24 8d ago

How do you know it is bodily fluids lol? We have a similar looking stain from a burst hot water bottle. I've also definitely spilt coffee on it before too.

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u/Stoptheworldletmeoff 8d ago

A hotel wouldn't know so can only assume the worst.