New bedspreads

[bavaria]

In the new Vacation Magic it states that OKW will get new queen bedspreads. While I am glad to see the old ones replaced, does anyone else agree that Disney is behind the times in following the trend away from bedspreads to lightweight duvets and bed scarves?

They are easier to clean and replace, and how many of you honestly use the bedspread during your stay? Mine is immediately removed and stored in the closet for remainder of my stay at any Disney resort...

[bgrego13]

I dont care what the bed spread looks like, I wish disney would get more comfortable beds. Maybe even an upscape matress, i.e. the swan and dolphin. And stop putting double beds in any room as well.

[nono]

I'm confused...aren't the beds queens in the second bedroom? I guess I never :magnify: that closely?

Bavaria, I always keep ours folded on the bottom of the bed just in case it gets cold at night. :brrrrrr: Like in Feb.... :ROTFL:

[Ginger]

I use the bed spread when I make up the bed.

I haven't read VM yet, are they changing the fabric/pattern or just getting new spreads?

[Deep-Thots]

In the new Vacation Magic it states that OKW will get new queen bedspreads. While I am glad to see the old ones replaced, does anyone else agree that Disney is behind the times in following the trend away from bedspreads to lightweight duvets and bed scarves?

They are easier to clean and replace, and how many of you honestly use the bedspread during your stay? Mine is immediately removed and stored in the closet for remainder of my stay at any Disney resort...

I agree. Bedspreads give me the heebie-jeebies; they are kinda gross; you never know what other people have left on them. At upscale hotels (Westin, Borgata, etc.), they wash the duvet cover every time a guest checks out, so that the new guests will have truly clean linens. Of course, that means more laundry work and greater expense. Still, don't you wonder how long icky old bedspreads go between washings? :holymoly:

[bavaria]

Ginger, it just says that they are changing out the bedspreads. Does anyone know if the king bedspreads at OKW are that pinky purply grape pattern; if not, maybe the queens are going that route ie like the kings.

I love the duvet look - so fresh and clean. For those of you who have seen the new Contemporary pics, something like that. Plus no nasty blankets to deal with - everything that you touch has been cleaned since the last guest....

[KNWVIKING]

Definitely a chick thread.

[bavaria]

HEy, it's not a thread about room decor - it's about Disney being an industry leader as opposed to a follower..... :(

[KNWVIKING]

HEy, it's not a thread about room decor - it's about Disney being an industry leader as opposed to a follower..... :(


Ohhhh.... well, that was way before the internet.

[lllovell]

Is it a chick thread because women decorate? Or because guys don't think about what might be on the bedspreads when they enter a hotel room? :p (and trust me - those king sized spreads wont fit in the washing machines except maybe at OKW - but I haven't tried it there).

I wish they would go to something more sanitary. I do think about it even if I am trying NOT to! The looks of the rooms matters as well but my tastes are simple and what they have now looks appealing in a beachtown sorta way.

Laura

[jaysue]

Correct me if I am wrong - I thought the bedspread was changed at end of reservation so as a guest you get a laundered bedspread on day one of your check-in. I could have sworn I have seen bedspreads pulled out of rooms on check-out (at least we have at BCV)

This is not just a chick thread :tsktsk:

Cheers
Jason

[bavaria]

Um, yeah - would it feel better if I told you that they DO change the bedspread? ;)

[lllovell]

Jason - I would hope so! We need more info on this one don't we?

Laura

[KNWVIKING]

This is not just a chick thread :tsktsk:

Dude.... reread the thread. Here are a couple high lights:

Duvets
Bed Spread
Bed Scarves
Fabric/Pattern
Duvet Cover
Wash
Pinky Purply Grape Pattern
Fresh & Clean

[lllovell]

:ROTFL: Viking said Dude....I don't know why that cracks me up!!!


But it does! :hyper:

[bavaria]

I would think that if the bedspreads have icky visible goo, yes. But it is not the general practice of hotels to remove and launder the bedspread between eveyr guest. I may be wrong, but I believe that DVC also follows this practice. Non DVC Disney resorts definitely follow this practice....

There, Viking, some more male terms for you - icky visible goo. :viking:

[KNWVIKING]

Vikings are a major supplier of icky visible goo.

[jaysue]

I would think that if the bedspreads have icky visible goo, yes. But it is not the general practice of hotels to remove and launder the bedspread between eveyr guest. I may be wrong, but I believe that DVC also follows this practice. Non DVC Disney resorts definitely follow this practice....

There, Viking, some more male terms for you - icky visible goo. :viking:

Well there you go, learn something new every day - icky visible goo :yuck: is a male oriented term and I thought the bedspreads were changed - :yuck: :blech: :yuck: :blech:

Brings a new meaning to home away from home :scratchch :blech: :headscrat

Thanks for the info

Cheers
jaysue

[jaysue]

Dude.... reread the thread. Here are a couple high lights:

Duvets
Bed Spread
Bed Scarves
Fabric/Pattern
Duvet Cover
Wash
Pinky Purply Grape Pattern
Fresh & Clean

So what's wrong with any of that - ok so the pinky purply grape pattern is over the top :goodnevil :bitemylip

Cheers
Jason aka half of jaysue

[Leftcoaster]

Is it a chick thread because women decorate? Or because guys don't think about what might be on the bedspreads when they enter a hotel room? :p (and trust me - those king sized spreads wont fit in the washing machines except maybe at OKW - but I haven't tried it there).

I wish they would go to something more sanitary. I do think about it even if I am trying NOT to! The looks of the rooms matters as well but my tastes are simple and what they have now looks appealing in a beachtown sorta way.

Laura


I always chuck the bedspread into the closet. A) It's probably icky and B) Pretty much all hotel bedspreads are ugly, ugly, ugly. Yes, I realize they do it for a reason but, can't we have something that has a little bit of decent design sense to it?

[bavaria]

Thank you Leftcoaster for an intelligent, reasonable (male) point of view! :)

And I still dispute this whole male/female thread thing - comfort and cleanliness are not gender specific!

[Rozzie]

I'm beginning to think I might be the only soul on this earth that still uses the bedspread. It's if I think about it, I get grossed. :blech:

Denial is KING my friends! :Paranoid:

I do wish they would go for the duvet covers. I love the fresh clean look. I am just so dern lazy on vacation to wash the bedspread.

[bavaria]

Believe me, I'm no clean freak or germaphobe, but.... (OK, I'll let you live in your happy little bubble, Rozzie! :Pokepoke: )

The bedspread really doesn't bother me from a cleanliness perspective since I always pack it away. My real issue is with sheets and blankets because I never learned to sleep with them; always had a duvet at home. And Disney is the only hotel room I stay in now that still uses sheets and blankets, so it's hard for me to sleep there..... I just get so confused in how to sleep properly and get all twisted up!!! :veryconfu And I think that duvets just look so much nicer!

[Leftcoaster]

Thank you Leftcoaster for an intelligent, reasonable (male) point of view! :)

And I still dispute this whole male/female thread thing - comfort and cleanliness are not gender specific!


Bavaria, I also have the unfair advantage of being naturally inclined to dress well, decorate well, and listening to disco music.

Maybe we need to start a thread and have people "choose" the duvets they would add to the villas.

[carolina_yankee]

Bavaria, I also have the unfair advantage of being naturally inclined to dress well, decorate well, and listening to disco music.


:hahahaha:
I need a rag to clean my spewed diet coke off of my monitor!!

Dirk

[nono]

My real issue is with sheets and blankets because I never learned to sleep with them; always had a duvet at home. And Disney is the only hotel room I stay in now that still uses sheets and blankets, so it's hard for me to sleep there..... I just get so confused in how to sleep properly and get all twisted up!!! :veryconfu


What the heck are you doing in that bed at night Bavaria??? :faint:

[carolina_yankee]

On the Disney Magic - Ugly bedspread by day:

http://carolinayankee.smugmug.com/photos/70424954-M.jpg

Elegant turndown by night:

http://carolinayankee.smugmug.com/photos/70425999-M.jpg

They even ditch the bedspread!!

Of course, while I am meticulous in my home. I confess that as a male (even though sharing Leftcoaster's natural inclinations), I never though about bedspread in nicer hotels. Now I will, and the "ick" factor of my traveling just increased. :bagovermy

Thanks you every one for a job well done!!

Dirk

[Rozzie]

Believe me, I'm no clean freak or germaphobe, but.... (OK, I'll let you live in your happy little bubble, Rozzie! :Pokepoke: )

!


Oh Bavaria, there is plenty of room in my bubble if you ever wanna hang out! :hahahaha:

You know we should start a Duvet cover or bust campaign with DVC. I don't travel nearly the amount as you do, but my favorite beds are that at Portofino Bay at the Dark Side. Ah, big fluffy European pillows, high beds, duvet covers, all white and cream, like a picture out of a magazine. Heaven! Now why does DVC/Disney go to something like this, instead they choose to spend the money on replacement bedspreads. I don't know about ya'll, but the OKW bedspread to me is something out of a 80s garage sale.

You know Bavaria, you have inspired me. I am now officially going to put the bedspread away. I can no longer deny how nasty they are. I am out of the bubble at last! I know Stimparoo will be proud of me! :tongue:

btw, I'm with nono, what do you do in that bed? :hahahaha:

[jiggerj]

On the Disney Magic - Ugly bedspread by day:

http://carolinayankee.smugmug.com/photos/70424954-M.jpg

Elegant turndown by night:

http://carolinayankee.smugmug.com/photos/70425999-M.jpg


Dirk

OHHHH!!! I couldnt take my eyes off the framed pic over the bed!!!!!!!!!!

As far as me personally with the bedspreads in resorts...ummm.. the old Nozema commercial comes to mind..."Take it off, take it all off!" ;)

[dianeschlicht]

The bedspreads at OKW have never struck me as being of the "flithy" nature, but I certainly have seen LOTS of filthy bedspreads at other hotels! If I thought it was dirty, I'd likey ask to have it changed. Now the blankets.....Those things bother me at other hotels for sure!! They just always seem so gross and I just KNOW they weren't changed! YUCK! I always fold the bedspread up at the foot of the bed when I go to bed, so that's not much of an issue, but I HATE letting the blanket be anywhere near my face!

[dianeschlicht]

Oh, and the purpley, pinky grapey bedspreads are in the 2nd bedroom, not the master. The master has a greenish aquaish thing....:fresh: :D

[bavaria]

So... which would you prefer?

Old room at Contemporary, complete with nasty bedspreads resembling clown vomit

http://z.about.com/d/hotels/1/0/R/6/1/old_rooms.jpg

New room at Contemporary, with fresh design, no bedspread, and duvets with covers cleaned after every guest check out

http://z.about.com/d/hotels/1/0/Q/6/1/new_room_pr.jpg

[KNWVIKING]

Sorry LC & Jaysue Jason....... this is a chick thread. 110%.

[bavaria]

Clown vomit is gender neutral

[jiggerj]

Great example Bavaria- :thumbsup:

Clown vomit! ::lmbo:

[Rozzie]

great Pics Bavaria! :clappingh

The difference is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nikki]

Sorry LC & Jaysue Jason....... this is a chick thread. 110%.

Which leads one to wonder . . . why is the Viking still reading?

[lllovell]

:woohoodan Go Nikki!!! Go Nikki!!! :woohoodan

Wow - that did make a HUGE difference. Now, are we ready and willing to pay the dues increase that more laundry and a replacement of all bedspreads would cost?

[Rozzie]

Wow - that did make a HUGE difference. Now, are we ready and willing to pay the dues increase that more laundry and a replacement of all bedspreads would cost?

Yes vote from Roz! :sunny:



You go Niki! :ROTFL:

[dianeschlicht]

I'd vote for the freshly changed duvets too, but something other than white, please! Not so sure white fits the OKW theme that much. Maybe they could be the Key West colors like the towels in the units used to be!

[lllovell]

What colors where those Diane?

I am kinda surprised at white in any hotel. I love my kids to pieces, but things happen and I would be horrified if we stained one of those duvet covers. I think a color would hold up better.

[Nikki]

What colors where those Diane?

I am kinda surprised at white in any hotel. I love my kids to pieces, but things happen and I would be horrified if we stained one of those duvet covers. I think a color would hold up better.

I think that's why the hotel standard is to have patterned dark color bed spreads, that look like clown vomit :ROTFL: (Bavaria, I love that one.) They make icky goo less visible, wether it be left by children or Vikings.

[Ginger]

Maybe they picked white so that they could bleach them in the wash.

[KNWVIKING]

Which leads one to wonder . . . why is the Viking still reading?

Is there a next of kin you'd like me to notify ?

[bavaria]

http://www.vikinginn.com/rooms.asp

Apparently Vikings have lovely decorating sense......... :viking:

[dianeschlicht]

What colors where those Diane?

I am kinda surprised at white in any hotel. I love my kids to pieces, but things happen and I would be horrified if we stained one of those duvet covers. I think a color would hold up better.
OKW used to have peachy colored towels. They were lovely and made us seem special instead of the same old white everyone has. I guess people must have been stealing them, because they quickly reverted to white towels. Anyhoo, it might be nice if a duvet cover at OKW was still in the beach colors. I do think they use white though, so they can wash them in HOT water.

[Leftcoaster]

I think that's why the hotel standard is to have patterned dark color bed spreads, that look like clown vomit :ROTFL: (Bavaria, I love that one.) They make icky goo less visible, wether it be left by children or Vikings.


I do think you are right about it. And, I am sure hotels use the White Duvets so they can bleach them and wash them in super duper hot water to get rid of any icky goo viking germs. :yuck:

[carolina_yankee]

http://www.vikinginn.com/rooms.asp

Apparently Vikings have lovely decorating sense......... :viking:

IKEA, anyone? Vikings have conquered!

Dirk

[nono]

So, I gotta ask, after you safely stow the bedspread, do you then pick up the remote and turn on the TV? :duck:

[Rozzie]

So, I gotta ask, after you safely stow the bedspread, do you then pick up the remote and turn on the TV? :duck:

I was going to ask the same thing nono! :ROTFL:

[bavaria]

Hey, I ain't no germaphobe! What I can't see won't kill me - all these years of living in hotels and I haven't had more than a cold.

But the problem is that often I CAN see icky on the beadspread, or the back side of stains on the inside - No thanks!

[nono]

Ah yes, but I count on the absorbing quality of the bedspread to suck up whatever it is you are seeing, while the plastic and metal of the remote just serves it back up. :lmbo:

[Rozzie]

Hey, I ain't no germaphobe! What I can't see won't kill me - all these years of living in hotels and I haven't had more than a cold.

But the problem is that often I CAN see icky on the beadspread, or the back side of stains on the inside - No thanks!

just teasing Bavaria! :flowerfor

I agree though, icky stains that you can see are SUPER GROSS. :blech:

I don't know how many of us still lurk/post on the other board, but there is a TR on the BCV that completly disgusted me. She posted the pics on all the stains, and I was floored. (she switched back to SSR (I think it was SSR) I would be writing/calling/etc. everyone at DVC if I had a villa like that. :sosad:

[jiggerj]

Ya know what grosses me out...

I know that I remain standing when I change into a bathing suit but where did the person before you "sit" when changing if not in the bathroom- EEEWWWWW!

Im a- getting the heebie-jeebies here!:yuck:

[bavaria]

back up JiggerJ - back up NOW! :scary: remember, if ya can't see it, it ain't there....

(hmmm, I may need to add some Clorox wipes to the shopping list.....)

[bavaria]

I don't know how many of us still lurk/post on the other board, but there is a TR on the BCV that completly disgusted me. She posted the pics on all the stains, and I was floored. (she switched back to SSR (I think it was SSR) I would be writing/calling/etc. everyone at DVC if I had a villa like that. :sosad:

ok, you may need to send me the link - I've seen references to that thread but have yet to find it! I really only post on Disneyland Paris over there, and apparently my evil twin posts on the Transportation Board when I am not looking ;)

[jiggerj]

back up JiggerJ - back up NOW! :scary: remember, if ya can't see it, it ain't there....

(hmmm, I may need to add some Clorox wipes to the shopping list.....)

:ROTFL: I am SOOO glad the Vikings not around ....yet!

[Leftcoaster]

back up JiggerJ - back up NOW! :scary: remember, if ya can't see it, it ain't there....

(hmmm, I may need to add some Clorox wipes to the shopping list.....)

Good thing the Clorox wipes are white. Otherwise, if they didn't match the decor of the villa, I wouldn't bring them! :)

[Rozzie]

ok, you may need to send me the link - I've seen references to that thread but have yet to find it! I really only post on Disneyland Paris over there, and apparently my evil twin posts on the Transportation Board when I am not looking ;)

I'll snoop some later on, it really is a sight to behold. :holymoly:

LOL on your evil twin, mine does the budget board once in a blue moon. DVCers are not too popular over there! :goodnevil

*adding to mental DVC packing list* Clorox Wipes, lemon scent! Laura, now I am going to be totally thinking that my whole next trip! STOP!!!!!! Don't sit there, wait, not there either!!!!! :whistlebl

[Rozzie]

here ya go Bavaria, enter at your own risk! :yuck:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1214458

[Ginger]

here ya go Bavaria, enter at your own risk! :yuck:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1214458

I am not a germaphobe, but YUCK! I would have called housekeeping, the manager, somebody.

Knock on wood, all our DVC stays (and other hotels too) have "looked" clean.


While we are talking cleaning, do you rewash the dishes and stuff before you use them or do you assume they are clean if they look clean?

[Rozzie]

While we are talking cleaning, do you rewash the dishes and stuff before you use them or do you assume they are clean if they look clean?

*hanging head in shame*, nope, we don't wash the dishes. Now if they are visibly dirty, of course we'll give em' a good scrubbin'. I know, I'll most likely lose my nursing license after this thread! :crackedup

This is how I look at germs. I deal with serious, dangerous organisms on a daily basis at work. I wash my hands so much at work, my hands crack and bleed. When I leave the hospital, though my mindset changes. I don't scrub myself or my house with anti-bacterials. I know there is a army of good germs that would be wiped out if I did that. I do wash my hands often, *try* to keep my animal filled house clean, and take a multivitamin daily to help boost my immune system.

This thread has been a eye opener however, I guess I pretend that everyone before me in the villa is a clean disease free non weirdo person. Guess it's time to get my head out of the sand!!!!!!!! :innocent:

btw, my mind is still fixated on Laura's bathing suit changer. *don't sit there!!!!* :bugeyed:

[KNWVIKING]

Every day I open the local paper, turn on domestic & world news, open internet newsrooms and it is just AMAZING the number deaths,injuries & illness I read about caused by icky visible goo. It has almost become epidemic on the scale of The Plague.

Doctors and scientist are trying to determine if clown vomit bedspreads are solely to blame, but not enough data on duvets has been released by the CDC to come to any conclusion. They have, however, determined bed skirts are not - repeat NOT - a medically proven method to prevent the spread of STD' s ( Sleep Transmitted Diseases ). Currently, to prevent the spread of STD' s, the CDC is recommending Members remain uncovered at nite. It has been reported that the Pope approves of this recommendation.

[Leftcoaster]

Every day I open the local paper, turn on domestic & world news, open internet newsrooms and it is just AMAZING the number deaths,injuries & illness I read about caused by icky visible goo. It has almost become epidemic on the scale of The Plague.

Doctors and scientist are trying to determine if clown vomit bedspreads are solely to blame, but not enough data on duvets has been released by the CDC to come to any conclusion. They have, however, determined bed skirts are not - repeat NOT - a medically proven method to prevent the spread of STD' s ( Sleep Transmitted Diseases ). Currently, to prevent the spread of STD' s, the CDC is recommending Members remain uncovered at nite. It has been reported that the Pope approves of this recommendation.


However, what you do not know is that duvets and bed skirts can help the appearance of the room. With the improved appearance, this helps with the mental health and well being of DVC members. In addition, with the improved happiness of DVC members, they will also sleep better in the villas.

[nono]

However, what you do not know is that duvets and bed skirts can help the appearance of the room. With the improved appearance, this helps with the mental health and well being of DVC members. In addition, with the improved happiness of DVC members, they will also sleep better in the villas.

And spend more money. Amen.

[jiggerj]

btw, my mind is still fixated on Laura's bathing suit changer. *don't sit there!!!!* :bugeyed:

Oh dear! Sorry Roz! We could talk about diaper changes instead- :D

All done hijacking bavarias thread! :flowerfor

[bavaria]

Hey don't worry about hijacking! I like all the twists and turns of this thread, except ugh Rozzie - I know that you warned me, BUT...

I only looked at the photos and read page one of the thread so far. While I agree with some posters that guests have a responsiblity to report possible stains, etc, not every guest is that concientious, or is a DVC owner, or thinks of their MF when a child spills (or worse). Disney still has a responsiblity to ensure that a room is clean, or placed out of service.

I actually did what Sammie suggested in that thread once - I called housekeeping shortly after check in because my room at a mod was filthy. The supervisor came up and I took her on a little tour. After just a few nasty stains, crackers in the drawers, cereal on the floor, hairs on the sink, broken bed frame, she was begging me to stop showing her because she was so embarassed. Kudos to her - she did arrange an immediate room move to a newly reno'd room in record time.

I realize that WDW has a very high occupancy and many guests are careless; I can attest however that a well worn room ready for renovation can still be comfortable and acceptable so long as it is clean.

[bavaria]

I am not a germaphobe, but YUCK! I would have called housekeeping, the manager, somebody.

Knock on wood, all our DVC stays (and other hotels too) have "looked" clean.


While we are talking cleaning, do you rewash the dishes and stuff before you use them or do you assume they are clean if they look clean?

Since I usually stay in a studio, I don't wash the dishes. But every so often I stay at a (non Disney) hotel with kitchen; I usually don't wash the dishes first, but invariably pick out a plate or item of cutlery with a water mark (I hope that's all it is!) so then the dishes go in the dishwasher anyways!

[Rozzie]

I realize that WDW has a very high occupancy and many guests are careless; I can attest however that a well worn room ready for renovation can still be comfortable and acceptable so long as it is clean.

ITA Bavaria! You articulate exactly the way I feel! :highfive:

There has to be some standards set by Disney. I don't expect perfection. I'll wipe up hairs, throw out old chips, but those pics are beyond acceptable in my opinion. I've cleaned hotel rooms for a summer in a former life, and I would have lost my job leaving a guest room like that.

Bavaria, it sounds like you had a nightmare yourself. I'm relieved to hear that your experience ended on a good note for you. :yes: You handled it exactly the way I would have!!

[bavaria]

When you learn how to clean guest rooms in Germany from a German housekeeping supervisor, you set and expect high standards... :innocent:

I also know many room attendants personally, and have always said that being a room attendant is the most difficult and least thanked position in a hotel. But ultimately, there are minimum standards.

[Leftcoaster]

When you learn how to clean guest rooms in Germany from a German housekeeping supervisor, you set and expect high standards... :innocent:




Why do images of Frau Farbissina (Austin Powers) come into my head?

[Stimpy]

Why do images of Frau Farbissina (Austin Powers) come into my head?
:hahahaha: :hahahaha: :hahahaha:

[DSNY FN]

Lisa always uses the bedspread likeley because I have the room as cold as a meat locker all the time I am an AC fan I like my car my office and my house/hotel room ice cold.

[bavaria]

Definitely a chick thread.

Number of females who have posted on this thread = 10
Number of males who have posted on this thread = 6

Given that this seems to be the approximate gender ratio on this board in general, I would suggest that the subject of bedspreads is actually gender-neutral

[carolina_yankee]

Number of females who have posted on this thread = 10
Number of males who have posted on this thread = 6

Given that this seems to be the approximate gender ratio on this board in general, I would suggest that the subject of bedspreads is actually gender-neutral
But at 74 posts (now 75), it's certainly a hot topic.
(Also, note that at least 2 posters claim to dress well and listen to disco on occasion . . .)

Hey - Mouseowners! What do you talk about over there? Uh, bedspreads!

Dirk :jester:

[KNWVIKING]

Number of females who have posted on this thread = 10
Number of males who have posted on this thread = 6

Given that this seems to be the approximate gender ratio on this board in general, I would suggest that the subject of bedspreads is actually gender-neutral

I've posted nothing constructive to this thread ( and pretty much n other I post to ) , so I don't count.

One poster admitted to enjoying disco, so that's an automatic toss.

TW1 is pretty much in the same boat as me.

One poster is a Canadian, possibly French Canadian. If so, than I understand his participation. I doubt he's French because he used an All American term : Meat locker. Regardless of his ethnicity, he's disqualified for lack of punctuation.

Dirk, he's a Mod, he has to pretend to be interested in all threads despite what his gag reflexes are telling him.

And I'm not sure, but I think Jaysue is skitsophrenic (sp) or at the least having an identity crisis so in the spirit of fairness, he/she/they should be excluded.

It's a chick thread.

[DSNY FN]

I've posted nothing constructive to this thread ( and pretty much n other I post to ) , so I don't count.

One poster admitted to enjoying disco, so that's an automatic toss.

TW1 is pretty much in the same boat as me.

One poster is a Canadian, possibly French Canadian. If so, than I understand his participation. I doubt he's French because he used an All American term : Meat locker. Regardless of his ethnicity, he's disqualified for lack of punctuation.

Dirk, he's a Mod, he has to pretend to be interested in all threads despite what his gag reflexes are telling him.

And I'm not sure, but I think Jaysue is skitsophrenic (sp) or at the least having an identity crisis so in the spirit of fairness, he/she/they should be excluded.

It's a chick thread.


Nope not French Canadian Viking but I do cheer for a french hockey team. I used MEAT LOCKER so the Americans on here would understand what I was refering to LOL if I had said I keep it as cold as an icerink many of you wouldn't be able to equate that to what I was refering to LOL. As I have seen only a small number of the members on here know what ice rinks and hockey are. As for punctuation I rarely use it it is built into all teh progs I use at work so I leave it out and let all my software do the work for me to bad we didn't have that on here LOL.

[Rozzie]

LMAO The Viking! :hahahaha: :hahahaha: :hahahaha:

This has been a fun thread week, between Viking goo and chimney critters!

[carolina_yankee]

Dirk, he's a Mod, he has to pretend to be interested in all threads despite what his gag reflexes are telling him.

Oh, I'm genuinely interested! Trust me, the only gag reflex I'm having is the memory of all the hotel bedspreads I've slept on, assuming they were clean!! :holymoly:

Dirk

[Leftcoaster]

I've posted nothing constructive to this thread ( and pretty much n other I post to ) , so I don't count.

Dirk, he's a Mod, he has to pretend to be interested in all threads despite what his gag reflexes are telling him.


It's a chick thread.


Viking, I believe that you do count because you DIDN'T post anything constructive. If you posted something constructive, then it wouldn't have value. ;)

As for Dirk, he's definately interested in the duvet / bedspread questions. It's of high value to him.

Hmmmmm, where's my Donna Summer DVD?!?!:dancingba

[bavaria]

I dont care what the bed spread looks like, I wish disney would get more comfortable beds. Maybe even an upscape matress, i.e. the swan and dolphin. And stop putting double beds in any room as well.

OK, I will admit that I put bgrego13 in the 'male' category due to this post - I could't decifer it's gender based on 7 posts (sorry, bg, if I'm wrong.... :crazy: ) But since it started with 'I don't care what the bed spread looks like' I followed Vikings logic and classified this as a male post.

And I lumped all males together, regardless of fashion sense or taste in music!!! :D

BTW, we're not talking about bedspreads, we are discussing whether DVC is an industry leader or not, and in this case they are definitely an industry follower.....

[nono]

BTW, we're not talking about bedspreads, we are discussing whether DVC is an industry leader or not, and in this case they are definitely an industry follower.....


OHhhhhhh, is that what we're talking about? I gotta go back and study, then! :teacher:

[Rozzie]

BTW, we're not talking about bedspreads, we are discussing whether DVC is an industry leader or not, and in this case they are definitely an industry follower.....

I have always said, Disney has the magic and my heart, but Universal beats it's butt in the deluxe resort experience. *ducking fast* :duck:

When I'm in the mood to be pampered, I go to PBH. Not a clown vomit bedspread anywhere to be found.....

This takes me to another thought. A thought I had at POP last month. People will pay it. People will pay it. People will pay it. Disney gets away with not being the latest and greatest in the hotel industry beause they are Disney. People are going to come anyway.

I don't remember the last time I paid $99 for a room that didn't have a coffeepot in the room.

Sigh, Ms. Snooty Snoot

[bavaria]

Excellent point, Ms Snooty Snoot! And they just put hairdryers in POP rooms about 18 months ago. (not that I want WDW to raise the prices, but....)

Of course, that room also includes liberal sprinkling of pixie dust, which is apparently about $20 an ounce, early entry, access to brown-crayon-water-coffee, long check in lines, and the opporturnity to do the Hustle several times a day. I would offer that you wouldn't find all of those at your local Motel 6.

(oh look, a disco reference for some of our friends! :D )

[TW1]

What's a bedspread?

[KNWVIKING]

A sponge for spilt Yuengling.

[bavaria]

Welcome TW1 - you just increased the male to female ratio on this thread!

A bedspread is the thing filled with invisible visitors and visible icky goo that you chuck in the corner of the closet on check in day, never to touch again.

[lenshanem]

To make you enjoy your stay more... :yuck:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1507794

And I'm adding to the girl count! :)

[idratherbeinwdw]

I do get rid of the bedspread right away, but I don't worry about getting sick, just the "ick" factor of thinking about what or who may have left an unwelcome deposit on the bed. I don't clean any dishes unless they are visibly dirty, and I don't use clorox or any disinfectant anywhere in the room. I get right into the tub without scrubbing it. I firmly believe that we were given immune systems for a reason--to fight germs. It's a scientific fact that immune systems that don't get exposed to germs get lazy. You're more likely to get sick if you are constantly disinfecting everything, because your body needs exposure to "learn" to fight germs.

So while I am 100% female, I just don't worry about any of this stuff. And I just about never get sick. :duck:

[Rozzie]

You're more likely to get sick if you are constantly disinfecting everything, because your body needs exposure to "learn" to fight germs.

:

You are absolutely correct. This is why I don't use anit-micros at home. (now at work, as I stated before, I scrub till my hands crack)

I don't wash the dishes or clean the tub. I've taken quite a few naps on the bedspread. Still here, still kicken! I have to say, I like to pretend people only take naps on the bedspreads. My world of denial has been shattered by this thread though! :bagovermy

My desire is they get rid of the bedspreads, and go duvet. It would be cleaner, no Viking goo, and much much easier on the eyes. :goodvibes

btw, just to set the record straight. I am a girl, but I have boy short hair, and do not wear makeup. Football season finds me in the lazyboy drinking right oughta bottle. We might need a "other" category. :headscrat

[bavaria]

I'm not germaphobe either - but that bedspread does go away. I AM with Ms Snooty Snoot :snooty: though about duvets.

(And if you want to be really ickied out ask yourself how coffeemakers and cups get cleaned in some hotel rooms with no dishwasher....)

[Rozzie]

(And if you want to be really ickied out ask yourself how coffeemakers and cups get cleaned in some hotel rooms with no dishwasher....)

:yuck: :yuck: :yuck:

[Leftcoaster]

I'm not germaphobe either - but that bedspread does go away. I AM with Ms Snooty Snoot :snooty: though about duvets.

(And if you want to be really ickied out ask yourself how coffeemakers and cups get cleaned in some hotel rooms with no dishwasher....)



they get the detergent, toss everything in the toilet, flush, and you have an instant dishwasher.


We need a rally cry for the association meetings. Get a duvet for a better day!

[jaysue]

To make you enjoy your stay more... :yuck:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1507794

And I'm adding to the girl count! :)

Thanks for adding that link Shan - makes me want to stay home more often - both of "jaysue" agree on this

BTW to all the "girls" how do we count since sometimes it's Jason and sometimes it's Susan posting? :headscrat

Cheers
jaysue

[TW1]

We need a rally cry for the association meetings. Get a duvet for a better day!
Et tu duvet?

[bavaria]

they get the detergent, toss everything in the toilet, flush, and you have an instant dishwasher.



Ah, Leftcoaster, you're such a smart boy!!! ;)

[jaysue]

Et tu duvet?

The fault my dear TW1 lays not in the stars but in ourselves

Cheers
jaysue

[lenshanem]

Thanks for adding that link Shan - makes me want to stay home more often - both of "jaysue" agree on this

BTW to all the "girls" how do we count since sometimes it's Jason and sometimes it's Susan posting? :headscrat

Cheers
jaysue

You get two votes! (Sorry, though - they cancel each other out! :hahahaha: )

[TW1]

The fault my dear TW1 lays not in the stars but in ourselves

Cheers
jaysue
You said it sister. (or is it brother this time?)

[KNWVIKING]

You said it sister. (or is it brother this time?)

Sis.... todays Monday.

[Leftcoaster]

Et tu duvet?


I'm just a bit more enlightened than you. ;) I give oyu credit for Yuengling and DVC. However, a proper duvet for our villas is also important.

[TW1]

I'm just a bit more enlightened than you.That's why you're the Secretary of Fun!

[idratherbeinwdw]

We need a rally cry for the association meetings. Get a duvet for a better day!

Karma Karma down duvet do down down.:hahahaha:

[jaysue]

Karma Karma down duvet do down down.:hahahaha:

Please don't tell that is Karma Karma as in Boy George :holymoly:

Cheers
Jason

[jaysue]

You get two votes! (Sorry, though - they cancel each other out! :hahahaha: )

Hardy har har har

4 tickers Shan, you got it going on! :sing:

Best Regards
Jason
:goldfish:

[idratherbeinwdw]

Please don't tell that is Karma Karma as in Boy George :holymoly:

Cheers
Jason

Nope, you can breathe easy. I am sure it was impossible to tell in my lame post but it was supposed to be the beginning sounds of "breaking up is hard to do". (come a come a down doobie doo down down)

[jaysue]

Nope, you can breathe easy. I am sure it was impossible to tell in my lame post but it was supposed to be the beginning sounds of "breaking up is hard to do". (come a come a down doobie doo down down)


Phew - wow for a moment we were having a retro 80's seizure :scary: - that is what goes with both of us born in 66 :birthdayc

Cheers
jaysue

[carolina_yankee]

:king: Just a moderation note - as Leftcoaster said, this threas id *VERY* important to me! :beaniepro

Our karma has pulled us off topic, but with the full cooperation of the original poster. I'll see how we meander around, but we might be Community Hall bound.

Dirk

[KNWVIKING]

Nope, you can breathe easy. I am sure it was impossible to tell in my lame post but it was supposed to be the beginning sounds of "breaking up is hard to do". (come a come a down doobie doo down down)


I heard the tune Mar. Jaysue may be too young to remeber Neil Sadaka.

[KNWVIKING]

:king: Just a moderation note - as Leftcoaster said, this threas id *VERY* important to me! :beaniepro

Our karma has pulled us off topic, but with the full cooperation of the original poster. I'll see how we meander around, but we might be Community Hall bound.

Dirk

Since this thread seems to be winding down, maybe the chicks can start one about drapes next.

[idratherbeinwdw]

I heard the tune Mar. Jaysue may be too young to remeber Neil Sadaka.

Thanks Vikaroo. I felt sorta lame when no one seem to "get" it. (that or it was just deemed too stupid to comment on). :computers :crymeariv

[Rozzie]

I really enjoy this bedspread thread. So here goes my attempt to save it from the Community Hall.

This question was asked, but I'll ask it again.

Would you be willing to have a increase in MF for the duvet covers?


I say yes, yes, yes. But I'm Ms. Snooty Snoot. How bout' ya'll? :tilt:

[KNWVIKING]

If a duvet is the thingy that Sheraton's use on their "Sweet Sleeper" beds, than I'm all for them.

[Ginger]

Would you be willing to have a increase in MF for the duvet covers?

How much of an increase? A small increase, YES. A large increase, no.

[jaysue]

If the duvet covers had a nice pattern on them that worked with the theme of the resort then by all means sure we would pay a nomimal increase in MF for them - if they were plain then leave well enough alone since the look of the room is important

Cheers
jaysue

:highfive:

[jaysue]

I heard the tune Mar. Jaysue may be too young to remeber Neil Sadaka.

Yep - you got it bang on - as part of Gen X for better or for worse, we lack experience of and hence appreciation of Mr Sedaka

http://www.neilsedaka.com/

Cheers
jaysue

:boohoohoo

[nono]

Seems to me this would already be factored into the maintenance budget -- just change the line item to a duvet cover instead of a bedspread the next time the soft goods are due for replacement. :confused:

[Rozzie]

Seems to me this would already be factored into the maintenance budget -- just change the line item to a duvet cover instead of a bedspread the next time the soft goods are due for replacement. :confused:

Yes, I agree. But I would have a feeling they would try to slip a increase in there somewhere for it. Even for the labor and water involved for changing it between guests. :tilt:

[bavaria]

Seems to me this would already be factored into the maintenance budget -- just change the line item to a duvet cover instead of a bedspread the next time the soft goods are due for replacement. :confused:

bingo!

[KNWVIKING]

Don't forget to factor in the additional cleaning expense as duvets will be used as a primary bedding item & not just folded up and put away.

Might be cheaper just to bring your own.

[Rozzie]

Might be cheaper just to bring your own.


BYOD? ;)

[bavaria]

BYOD? ;)

Some of us do, believe it or not. My VP bought me a travel blankie.

[Rozzie]

Some of us do, believe it or not. My VP bought me a travel blankie.

niiiiiiiiice! :loveisint I assume it folds up real small, perfect!

[KNWVIKING]

Some of us do, believe it or not. My VP bought me a travel blankie.

We don't pack a duvet, but we do bring one of those memory foam pads. For the last 25 years we've slept on a water bed and Mrs Viking would wake up in terrible pain until we got the foam mat.

[jaysue]

Ok, I just was on the phone with DW (aka Sue) and now she is talking about getting a duvet for our next trip down in Orlando - these boards can be dangerous to budgets and decision making process :solikeiwa

On a related note, any recommendations as to where (thinking outlet store) near WDW one would be able to purchase a duvet without paying a fortune?

In this instance, I assume DW would pack a duvet cover in our collective (read "my") luggage :hammer:

Does anyone know if Disney Cruises follows any specific bedding policies?

Cheers
Jason
Man, am I sorry I joined this thread to start with :tsktsk:

[jaysue]

We don't pack a duvet, but we do bring one of those memory foam pads. For the last 25 years we've slept on a water bed and Mrs Viking would wake up in terrible pain until we got the foam mat.

Those memory foam pads are the best especially since they dampen any motion squeaking in the bed :woohoodan

Cheers
Jason

[carolina_yankee]

Does anyone know if Disney Cruises follows any specific bedding policies?

Cheers
Jason
Man, am I sorry I joined this thread to start with :tsktsk:

If you look at this post, you'll see my day and night photos of DCL bedding.
http://www.mouseowners.com/forums/showpost.php?p=56069&postcount=27

There is a bedspread that they remove and I think the beds are triple sheeted. At any rate, it's very nice. Of course, the've announced new (and better) bedding, so it's only going to get better.

I bet DCL does clean the bedspreads after each cruise. Because of Norwalk, they are real germophobes on board and everything is cleaned within an inch of it's life!! Don't stand still too long . . .

Dirk

[jaysue]

If you look at this post, you'll see my day and night photos of DCL bedding.
http://www.mouseowners.com/forums/showpost.php?p=56069&postcount=27

There is a bedspread that they remove and I think the beds are triple sheeted. At any rate, it's very nice. Of course, the've announced new (and better) bedding, so it's only going to get better.

I bet DCL does clean the bedspreads after each cruise. Because of Norwalk, they are real germophobes on board and everything is cleaned within an inch of it's life!! Don't stand still too long . . .

Dirk

Thanks Dirk - that's really nice

Cheers
jaysue

[Colorado Belle]

Just back from our 'slumming at the Pop' trip. Actually, our beds were comfortable and we had a gorgeous lake view that felt very UNvalue and much more mod.

As soon as we checked in, I asked housekeeping for two top sheets, stowed the bedspreads on the shelf over the closet and made our beds triple sheeted duvet style. THey looked nice. I worried that the maids would change em back...and one day they did and I had to call down again.

I agree that the Disney bedspreads are gross. I think that replacing the bedspreads with a duvet would actually be cost effective...cheaper to wash and dry and probably no more expenxive than the bedspreads.

Either we got the only set of comfy matresses at Pop or Roz and Stimp got the only two horrific ones, but I had already ordered egg crate foam on Roz's rec, and I called down and cancelled.

[Rozzie]

Either we got the only set of comfy matresses at Pop or Roz and Stimp got the only two horrific ones, but I had already ordered egg crate foam on Roz's rec, and I called down and cancelled.

I'm glad ya'll had a spine left! LOL, I tend to have wrotten luck when it comes to rehabbed rooms or not. I think I read somewhere that they are replacing mattresses at POP. I really like your idea about creating your own duvet with two more top sheets. Pretty cool idea CB!

Now where's the rest of your TR? Get busy friend! :whistlebl

[bavaria]

Sorry to revive this thread, but someone was worried that white duvets would be colourless and wanted bright colours. Here's a great example of how a room can look cheery with bright colours, and still have a white duvet

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3/bavariabavaria/100_0082.jpg

[KNWVIKING]

Absolutely a chick thread.

[bavaria]

Either you're stalking me or you just can't stay away from this thread.........:hehehehe:

[KNWVIKING]

I like hanging out with chicks.

[Leftcoaster]

Sorry to revive this thread, but someone was worried that white duvets would be colourless and wanted bright colours. Here's a great example of how a room can look cheery with bright colours, and still have a white duvet

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3/bavariabavaria/100_0082.jpg


I like that. It can easily be altered so it could work at all the resorts. Me likey.

[Leftcoaster]

Absolutely a chick thread.


I would've responded earlier but, I just got done watching America's Next Top Model. :shhh:

[Ginger]

Last week we stayed at a condo at the beach. When I walked in the bedroom I thought of this thread. :)

[KNWVIKING]

Last week we stayed at a condo at the beach. When I walked in the bedroom I thought of this thread. :)

Cause your a chick.

[bavaria]

I like that. It can easily be altered so it could work at all the resorts. Me likey.

My 'sample photo' is Alabama chique (not 'chick', 'chique') posted for the gulf coast ladies....

[jaysue]

Nothing wrong with a touch of decor on this thread - that is a nice layout and indeed does show possibilities with a white duvet cover

Cheers
Jason (not a chick)

[KNWVIKING]

............. posted for the gulf coast ladies....

Need more proof ?

Chick thread.

[Colorado Belle]

AHA! Mrs. Viking is posting on behalf of her VH! Otherwise no VIKING would ever post (so much) on a chick thread! BUSTED!!!!!

[lllovell]

I LOVE the white with a splash of color look but cringe thinking about taking my sons into a room that would be so easily stained.

I would probably end up taking off the duvet and using the quilt lol
Defeats the purpose huh?

*proud to be a chick*

btw Lefty - :lmbo: we need to have a disco party in the closet :)

[bavaria]

aha but that's the whole point!!

your kids are going to make a mess anyways, right? regardless of the colour of the duvet cover/sheets/breadspread

I'd rather have them make a mess on white - sure you'll be mortified, but at least that way it gets noticed and washed

If they make a mess on clown vomit, nobody will see it, and I may be the next person using the clown vomit sticky room

make sense?

So go ahead and make the white room dirty - that's the point - rather have visible dirt that housekeeping sees and cleans, than invisible dirt that I don't see until I put my hand in it.........

[Colorado Belle]

I agree, Bavaria! And can we say the word BLEACH.
Duvets can just be two white sheets sewn together with a blankie in between.
White would HAVE To be washed at the very least each ressie....and there would be no questions that the duvets were actually washed that way!

llovell...if you're staying in DVC, the duvet covers wash up easily in the w/d. ANd if you are driving from Hotlanta, you could bring a kidproof blankie from home to toss on their bed, so they can romp and stomp on it as much as they want.
I've never worried so much about KID gook on bedspreads....it's grown up gook that makes me queasy.

[lllovell]

Ah - good point ladies! We actually don't let them get on the beds except to sleep but as you know things magically happen at times. :rolleyes:

I know for a fact that the king sized bedspread wouldn't fit in the little washer at SSR because we had to call down for a replacement (to make sure it got washed really - not because I was too worried about it) because...well we changed lil PJ and a tiny bit of baby stuff got on it at the bottom. I figured they didn't change them between visitors, so I decided to call and get it replaced then once I realized I couldn't wash it. I was just afraid I would leave a note of make a call to Mousekeeping and it wouldn't get changed. (I can see the maid looking - stain...I don't see no stinking stain!).

And now I have told breastfeeding stories AND baby poo stories in the same day. I am going to run ALL the boys off soon!

Laura

[bavaria]

I am going to run ALL the boys off soon! don't worry, Viking will be here soon - you know that he just can't stay away!!!

[carolina_yankee]

don't worry, Viking will be here soon - you know that he just can't stay away!!!

I'm getting popcorn to watch that exchange!!

Indicentally, I stayed at a Hampton Inn over the weekend. They had sheet and duvet (white) on bed with a placard promising they change all linens, including duvets, in between each guest. If you want the linens completedly changed during your stay, you just leave the placard on the pillow. Very nice.

Dirk

[lllovell]

I'm getting popcorn to watch that exchange!!

Indicentally, I stayed at a Hampton Inn over the weekend. They had sheet and duvet (white) on bed with a placard promising they change all linens, including duvets, in between each guest. If you want the linens completedly changed during your stay, you just leave the placard on the pillow. Very nice.

Dirk


Wow! That is very nice!

This is where I worry about Disney in general having us as such a captive audience. It is definately more pricy than the average hotel chain, which tends to have WAY more features, benefits and all around bonuses. Don't get me wrong, I love DVC and I have NO problem staying in values or moderates, but when I stay somewhere else for the price of an All Star and the room is clean, has a coffee pot and a fridge, a second little living room suite with an extra TV and a free breakfast I get a bit flustered when I make the next Disney cash ressie. :headache: Once I check in though, the magic gets me and I am fine with it!

Laura

[AFMom]

OK - so I never thought a thread about duvets and bedspreads could be so entertaining. Leftcoaster - you crack me up!
I stayed at a Marriott in Napa this summer - it was THE most wonderful bed I have ever slept in (and yep - it had a duvet cover....). I swear - we almost canceled our wine touring plans so we could lay in the bed all day and sleep (This was the Napa trip squished in right before DFriend's wedding - we were pooped.). Seriously - the bed was divine. It was so good - they actually had a mini-cataloge on the bed table with all of the linens, matresses, etc. It actually wasn't all that expensive. I'm still tempted to go online and buy the whole thing!!!!

[Leftcoaster]

I LOVE the white with a splash of color look but cringe thinking about taking my sons into a room that would be so easily stained.

I would probably end up taking off the duvet and using the quilt lol
Defeats the purpose huh?

*proud to be a chick*

btw Lefty - :lmbo: we need to have a disco party in the closet :)



With the white Duvet, you'd be able to throw it in the wash yourself if necessary. And it'd be much easier for housekeeping to also wash all the linens.


Hmmm. Disco party in the closet? Will there be margaritas there?

[AFMom]

I vote for BFD's!!!!! Can we add some Neil Sedaka to that disco party?:kickingco :kickingco :kickingco

[PoohsPal]

OK, DIsney may not be an industry leader, but I'm right behind them ;)

I was wondering what the heck the little strip of bedspread material was on my cruise. To m,y credit, there was no duvet, so it just looked like they were too cehap to do a whole spread.

I do not like bedspreads, but have used them when cold. Try to keep sheet btween me and it, though.

I must say, teh hotel on the last night with the duvet adn strip of blanket, yup that's what it looked liek to me, were very nice looking and I was happy to not have to try not to touch any balnkets and bedspreads.

Lost points due to nasty hair dryer cover, though.

BTW, if you really want to become sensitized to what you touch, take a cruise that's code 1 for NLV. Our habds were starting to match ROzzies.

So, I say go for the duvet and scarves. W/O sheets, is ith really THAT much more to wash? Scarves should be only about 1/8 the price of the spread, right? ;)

[gopherit]

Well, gopher found this thread and is checking in with her 2cents worth. If KNW wants to add me to the gal tally , so be it... take it easy on him, he's clearly a Viking in desperate yearning to develop his feminine side. We owe it to him to let him stay.

ANYHOOOO.... white duvets. Llovell, if those 2 words scare you, then do NOT book a room at HRH! We walked in our room and the first thoughts in my head: How BRAVE can ya get? THe bleach thing wtih white fabrics, though, is a strong point, one that I excercise daily with my boys (they can wear a blue shirt or a white shirt with their uniforms. You wouldn't believe how many blue shirts we "killed" before we came to the realization that white was indeed the better, bleachable option, LOL! All white shirts on boys... whoodah thunk it?) Disney is indeed behind the times on this along with some of the other warm-fuzzy feelin' good amenities most places now incorporate. I hate paying for internet, for example... didn't have to do that when I stay at any Hilton, including the GV over on I-Drive. And on a smaller note, lots of places (i.e., Doubletree is one) give you a nice hot cookie at check-in ... so where's our Mickey crispy treats? :scratchch On second thought, scratch that - kids would probably just stain the duvet with it.... :sosad:

Seriously, though - there are some things that ick me out if I dare to conside them. I think those tubs are one issue for me - first thing I do is clean that baby out and run those jets. Sitting in someone's bath water is, in this gopher's opinion, far far worse than any ol' icky bedspread goo, Viking or otherwise. Frankly, I consider my body fairly well spared from the casual sit-upon-the-bed germ transfer issues - when I sit on our bed, I am clad, even if my predecessor wasn't, and I don't go around licking or pressing my bare or open-wounded flesh to the various bedspread surfaces leaving myself vulnerable to the ickiness contained within. (Which of course is a good thing. :yes: ) I feel fairly "safe" at DVC, but confess I have been known to carry sheets with me on business trips wherein I have no clue what the hotel that night will look like. Colleagues used to kid me about this (they saw my sheets at a bag inspection - they are very loud "NFL team" sheets, LOL, so I won't forget them at the hotel!) THey teased me merciliessly...UNTIL we stayed in this one total dive in Chicago (and 2 offered to buy my sheets off me that night, LOL.) I used to carry sheets with me to DVC, but more because I didn't like theirs (I brought a couple queen fitted sheets once after a stay in which I thoughtthe sheets felt rather scratchy - like 50/50 sheets, LOL. I thought the sheets on our last 2 stays were pretty good, though, so haven't brought any since. I do miss those sheets sometimes, though, because they were fitted and my kids are restless sleepers - love the elastic corners on my own sheets.)

ANYWAY... I will admit I do get a wave of nausea thinking about where folks at WDW might have perched their sweaty park-weary feet at the end of the day... on the couch.... or the bed...and I sometimes think about "what lies underneath" (i.e. the mattress) but by and large, at Disney, I try not to dwell on it. The phone and remote do give me brief pause for repose and a swift wipedown, ironically - but namely because these are surfaces that tend to remain in contact with someone's sweaty paw or face/mouth for longer periods of time, and then I would be putting mine right on top of it - ewww. I figure doorknobs come in contact for but a second - I can deal with those, but the phone and remote - yuckee. I get sort of icked out on airplanes too with the headrest, just thinking about the person before me, resting their head on that same headrest for several hours.... not every traveler seems to have heard of a little thing called hygiene. :blech:

As for why Disney hasn't gotten on board the duvet trend, perhaps Disney mgmt just thinks, in the relative scheme of things, those who would be squeamish about a bedspread will probably feel the same about a duvet and chunk it in the closet too, and all the duvet removal/washing/replacement by housekeeping would be fruitless effort (ie, maybe they think the view's not worth the climb?) :idontgeti

[KNWVIKING]

If KNW wants to add me to the gal tally , so be it... take it easy on him, he's clearly a Viking in desperate yearning to develop his feminine side.

Naw.... I still prefer to pee standing up.

[Leftcoaster]

So, this weekend I was out in Vegas for a wedding. At my hotel, I immediately stripped the comforter off the bed, took a sheet from the second bed, and then triple sheeted my bed (to make it Duvet-ish).
I couldn't help but laugh as I thought about this thread. =)

[carolina_yankee]

Now I know why maids get tipped. I never though about how so many travelers re-arrange (re-furnish, re-linen) their hotel rooms!!

I'm reminded of any amusing thread on the rec.arts.disney.parks newsgroup from a troll who talked about carrying his own toilet seat to WDW. Now, I'm not so sure he was a troll! :hahahaha: :hahahaha:

As for us, my partner can't possibly leave the furniture in the same place he found it. So, I guess bedspreads are just the tip of the iceberg.

Dirk

[Colorado Belle]

Dirk, I do that too....move furniture, redesign, redecorate. I am sometimes amazed at how designing a simple hotel room can go SO wrong. I hate it when a gorgeous view hotel room gets furnished with the bed facing AWAY from the view when it could just as easily be faced the other way (at no more cost IF, when the building was designed and built, the view was taken into consideration re electric outlets by the bed, etc.

This happened at the Pop recently....The view out our window was gorgeous...of the lake, but from the bed we had to look at cement walls. Estupido, no?

Of course, I most often move it all back before I leave, instead of making more work for the maid. NOT when I 'duvet' the beds though. I'm hoping that DIsney will take note of how easy it could be to do things right!

[bavaria]

Here is a highly disappointing update......

Yes, OKW is replacing bedspreads as they wear out. They are replacing them with.... wait for it....


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the identical bedspread.... :mad: They must have gotten a really good deal on these as the rest of the hotel world switched to duvets

The new AS Music rooms have new bedspreads too

When I get back I'm posting photos of my lovely flower sprinkled duvet and how nice it looked on the bed at AKL.

[jaysue]

Here is a highly disappointing update......

Yes, OKW is replacing bedspreads as they wear out. They are replacing them with.... wait for it....


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the identical bedspread.... :mad: They must have gotten a really good deal on these as the rest of the hotel world switched to duvets

The new AS Music rooms have new bedspreads too

When I get back I'm posting photos of my lovely flower sprinkled duvet and how nice it looked on the bed at AKL.

OMG what a tough decision that must have been!

On well maybe next time

Cheers
jaysue

[carolina_yankee]

OK, why hasn't anyone added "Duvet" the "what's in your ownerslocker thread?

Dirk

[Rozzie]

:boohoohoo :boohoohoo :boohoohoo

Oh man, that stinks. Our quest to overtake the decorating of DVC has been stopped. Guess I will be adding Duvet to my list of my locker.


Maybe we should just be relieved the now retired "clown vomits" from the North Wing of CR won't be recycled into OKW. :blech:

[bavaria]

OK, why hasn't anyone added "Duvet" the "what's in your ownerslocker thread?

Dirk

me me me!! I did, Dirk! I bought a duvet for about $12 at Ikea and a cover for about $14. it should fit in the locker fine - I plan to take the cover back and forth to wash etc but leave the duvet in a space saver bag..... it's been heavenly to sleep like this at WDW

[carolina_yankee]

You know - now you're tempting me. We have an IKEA comforter/duvet set that is really wonderful and packs tightly. Something for a warmer clime would really be nice.

Dirk

[Leftcoaster]

I picked up a new Duvet cover today. It was time for a little update. disney is so behind the times. =)

[carolina_yankee]

Now, all you need to do is get some stencils and theme your duvet to your favorite resort, throw in a hidden mickey or two, and you're done!!

(We could start a thread on Duvet Designs for Disney.)

Dirk

[Leftcoaster]

Now, all you need to do is get some stencils and theme your duvet to your favorite resort, throw in a hidden mickey or two, and you're done!!

(We could start a thread on Duvet Designs for Disney.)

Dirk


Hmmm... you know how they have those Disney designs for T-shirts? We could do the same thing for Duvets. haha

[Colorado Belle]

Forgive me for asking, esp if it is something obvious, but what is IKEA?

[carolina_yankee]

Forgive me for asking, esp if it is something obvious, but what is IKEA?
The Holy Grail.
The Motherland.
Mecca.
Nirvana.
Shangri-la.
Paradise.

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/

Dirk

[carolina_yankee]

Hmmm... you know how they have those Disney designs for T-shirts? We could do the same thing for Duvets. haha
Seriously, that would be fun. Our duvet cover is rather plain . . .

Dirk

[bavaria]

:headbange today we return to the room to find that the room attendant has found the blanket and sheets which were hidden in the closet, replaced them, removed one of the two bedspreads on my roomie's bed, returned it to my bed, and then tucked my personal duvet in on top!!! :yuck: :blech: :holymoly:

AAAARGH..... obviously some signage will be needed in future to indicate 'do not touch my duvet' and 'do not replace yucky bedspread onto bed'!!!!

[carolina_yankee]

I just want to point out - comparing the relative number of posts to the duvert thread (over 170) with the Coffee thread (22) - we Mouseowners have a far greater emotional investment in quality of bed coverings at Disney than we do in the quality of coffee!

I truly would have thought otherwise . . .

Dirk

[Leftcoaster]

Well, people are very concerned with their sleep comfort at WDW. A Duvet can more easily be kept clean than a bed spread. A cleaner duvet means less germs, which means healthier guests. See it's a health isuue!


oh, and Duvet's are just plain much better... =)

[Leftcoaster]

Forgive me for asking, esp if it is something obvious, but what is IKEA?


I did a little shopping at Ikea today. =) Next time you visit California, I'll take you to Ikea to go shopping.

[bavaria]

'new' duvet at AKL ;) http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3/bavariabavaria/Picture243.jpg

[carolina_yankee]

Lovely - but soooo Un-Disney!!

All home supplied duvet covers shall be themed to the resort stay. It is decreed.
(Hidden Mickeys optional).

Dirk :judge:

[bavaria]

rather 'Out of Africa', don't you think? also fit in nicely at BCV

Note that the Room Attendant made up my bed and arranged the pillows that way - I just folded back the duvet as I always do in the morning.

She probably appreciated NOT having to struggle with sheets and blankets for a few days.... much more labour friendly!

[carolina_yankee]

Well, you're right. It does have the Out of Africa look, and I can see how well it would work at BWV or BCV. I just like the bold, vibrant designs of the AKL bedspreads. There's a Zawadi Marketplace kind of store in our local mall called "Shades of Africa." I think they sell fabrics, too - so I can get a nice print and make my step-mother turn it into a duvet cover.

Now, this is really getting out of hand . . .

Dirk

[jaysue]

'new' duvet at AKL ;) http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3/bavariabavaria/Picture243.jpg


Which resort view of AKL is that duvet cover approved for?:jumpingbe

:bitemylip :bitemylip :bitemylip :bitemylip :bitemylip

Cheers
jaysue

[carolina_yankee]

Which resort view of AKL is that duvet cover approved for?:jumpingbe

:bitemylip :bitemylip :bitemylip :bitemylip :bitemylip

Cheers
jaysue

Well, with the netting - and IF we consider the duvet cover to have an "Out of Africa" theme - then I'll begrudgingly accept it for Safari View.

Bavaria = the new Meryl Streep!

Dirk

[PolyColleen]

Not everyone drinks coffee, but surely everyone resents having to sleep on the dried body fluids of the ten previous occupants of the room. Gross? Sure -- just like the unwashed comforters are!

It was an Indianapolis TV station that first broke "the story" about how these things are not washed (even at nice pricey hotels!) after each occupant, and I will NEVER forget all they saw with that black light... YUK!

Mickey needs duvet covers, no doubt about it.

[Leftcoaster]

Well, you're right. It does have the Out of Africa look, and I can see how well it would work at BWV or BCV. I just like the bold, vibrant designs of the AKL bedspreads. There's a Zawadi Marketplace kind of store in our local mall called "Shades of Africa." I think they sell fabrics, too - so I can get a nice print and make my step-mother turn it into a duvet cover.

Now, this is really getting out of hand . . .

Dirk


After you make the sample, you can post a picture here and take orders for it.