Hotel room foot wear

[bouncer]

I was just reading another post that stated that she would not walk without shoes in her hotel room. At the Disney resorts-- would you at least walk in the room with socks on or is that no different than actually being barefoot?

[HoosierDisneyFan]

I have not been concerned with this in the slightest. I would chalk this up to someone being overly concerned. Are you worried about such things when you are at other hotel rooms (non-Disney). I would suggest "on average" Disney hotel rooms are cleaner than most every other chain hotel. Of course if you ask you will get a lot of "horor" stories but remember that you would get those stories about any national hotel chain as well.

[joonyer]

Think about it, Billions (literally) of people all over the world walk barefoot for most of their lives everywhere they go. Yes, if you have an open wound on the sole of your foot, it is possible to get an infection, but otherwise, walking barefoot is completely harmless. Unless you are in the habit of licking your dirty feet, walking anywhere barefoot won't hurt you in the least.

[badkitty]

I don't worry about it. It doesn't seem any different to me than walking barefoot outside around the pools.

[Seasonscraps]

I don't think wearing socks is the same as going barefoot. I almost always wear socks or slippers but that's because I don't like how carpet feels on my feet.

[jmj18]

I ALWAYS wear socks when I am in a hotel....Disney or not. I wouldn't consider myself
"overly concerned" just my choice. I also wear them when I am home. I am more comfortable this way.

[SBETigg]

I go barefoot in hotel rooms all the time, everywhere. I never even worry about it. Oddly enough, I'm usually wearing slippers at home- my feet get cold. But I never bother to pack my slippers and I'm usually pretty comfortable with bare feet in the room.

[Mousemates]

the honest truth is that there is nothing in your hotel room that has not been touched by a thousand other people...whatever you have touched with some part of your body has come into contact with the same body part of lots and lots of other people. (the doorknobs, kaucet handles, commode flush, remote has been touched by lots of people, the floor has been walked on by lots of people's feet, the table and all horizontal surfaces has been leaned upon by lots of elbows and even sat upon by lots of rear ends---and on and on I could go.

The good thing about it though is that the Designer of our bodies equipped us with a pretty efficient immune system so that such contact is a complete non-issue about 99.9999% of the time. (I.e. most folks visit disney and do not get sick or come home with some form of "foot crud"...infact,when it come to "foot issues from a disney hotel room" I've never heard of that at all.)

If you are a bit of "germaphobe" (I guessI am a borderline case )...then wipe the items that concern you (remote,phone, sink faucets)...but then forget about it...the stress that comes from fretting over such things is likely far more dangerous to you (and the enjoyment of your stay) than the actual germs themselves.

[Kenny1113]

Haha that person was me. I guess I am overly concerned (well not really, because now it is so natural for me to just have sandals on). But on that note, I won't even put my barefeet on the floor at dressing rooms.

yes I do realize that others have touched every thing in the room as well. My poor kids, I get very "Kate" like in hotel rooms. Oh,and on airplanes.

[diz_girl]

I don't do bare feet in hotel rooms or any other floor, except in my bedroom and bathroom. However, I do walk around in socks in hotel rooms.

On a side note, we were vacationing in Cape Cod last month and we were getting a meal from an outdoor counter-service place. Well, some people were walking around barefoot. I thought that was a little gross, and then I saw someone else (not barefoot) spit on the ground. Ewwwww. I guess that the barefoot people have no problems with walking around in spit. However, I know that I definitely wouldn't want to walk around barefoot in their homes .

So happy that I didn't marry a spitter. Blech. That's probably a #1 turn-off.

[DisneyPrincess21]

My poor kids, I get very "Kate" like in hotel rooms. Oh,and on airplanes.

LOL I thought "This sounds like Kate Gosselin" lol.

[faline]

I don't worry about it.

[BigThunderFan]

So if you don't want your bare feet touching the floor, what do you do when you go to bed? Do you bring your own sleeping bag and lay it on top of the covers on the Disney bed?

Basically at some point you are going to have to touch something that a million other people have.

[Disney4us2]

I have gone barefoot in the hotel rooms, also have worn socks. The only foot problem I came home with were blisters and a heel spur, but that was not from walking barefoot in the room.

[Kenny1113]

So if you don't want your bare feet touching the floor, what do you do when you go to bed? Do you bring your own sleeping bag and lay it on top of the covers on the Disney bed?

Basically at some point you are going to have to touch something that a million other people have.

They wash the sheets (hopefully). But I do not touch the bed spread.

[Jennifer_and_Chris]

We have slippers and if no slippers then socks. But, that's how we are at home too.

[bouncer]

then I'm not the only one who doesn't wear shoes 24/7 in the room! other posts were beginning to have me worried that I should be more careful. Thanks for making me feel "normal." hahaha

[bostonsam]

We are almost always all barefoot just cause if its a (freaking)hot period then we use sandals so arriving back at resort...shoes OFFlol but this time will use socks n shoes...Never thought about the whole feet&germ thing but will make a note to bring a few extra pairs of socks

[emfleck]

Think about it, Billions (literally) of people all over the world walk barefoot for most of their lives everywhere they go. Yes, if you have an open wound on the sole of your foot, it is possible to get an infection, but otherwise, walking barefoot is completely harmless. Unless you are in the habit of licking your dirty feet, walking anywhere barefoot won't hurt you in the least.

Oh my, that made me laugh.

[TheVBs]

Think about it, Billions (literally) of people all over the world walk barefoot for most of their lives everywhere they go. Yes, if you have an open wound on the sole of your foot, it is possible to get an infection, but otherwise, walking barefoot is completely harmless. Unless you are in the habit of licking your dirty feet, walking anywhere barefoot won't hurt you in the least.

Oh my, that made me laugh.

What a visual!

I don't think twice about walking around the hotel room barefoot.