Does anyone have tips on travelling with scent allergies?
Husband and I are on a transcontinental road trip, and are having problems with hotels that use room deodorizer and scented cleaners. These give him migraine headaches. On previous trips, he has resorted to sleeping on the bathroom floor a few times to get away from the scent embedded in the carpeting.
When I'm making a booking (usually online), I always make a note in the "special requests" section), but sometimes the desk staff will say "I guess housekeeping forgot". I have started sending a reminder the morning we arrive. At out last hotel, part of the Wyndham chain, it was clear that the desk manager had ignored the two messages, and didn't care about meeting the request.
I have had one hotel tell me that they couldn't accommodate us, which is fine. That means I can book a different hotel. It ticks me off when they don't tell me that they can't.
One trick we have found that works if the scent is not strong is to buy take-out Chinese food to eat in the room, and then we leave the pans and plates around the room overnight. It works with strong-smelling foods like black bean chicken and honey garlic ribs.
At smaller, boutique places and B&B, searching the room for scented candles and moving them out if the room is also part of our routine.
Dies anyone else have any tricks?
Husband and I are on a transcontinental road trip, and are having problems with hotels that use room deodorizer and scented cleaners. These give him migraine headaches. On previous trips, he has resorted to sleeping on the bathroom floor a few times to get away from the scent embedded in the carpeting.
When I'm making a booking (usually online), I always make a note in the "special requests" section), but sometimes the desk staff will say "I guess housekeeping forgot". I have started sending a reminder the morning we arrive. At out last hotel, part of the Wyndham chain, it was clear that the desk manager had ignored the two messages, and didn't care about meeting the request.
I have had one hotel tell me that they couldn't accommodate us, which is fine. That means I can book a different hotel. It ticks me off when they don't tell me that they can't.
One trick we have found that works if the scent is not strong is to buy take-out Chinese food to eat in the room, and then we leave the pans and plates around the room overnight. It works with strong-smelling foods like black bean chicken and honey garlic ribs.
At smaller, boutique places and B&B, searching the room for scented candles and moving them out if the room is also part of our routine.
Dies anyone else have any tricks?