# Do you sleep naked in hotel rooms? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 17, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053 "2013-09-17T15:12:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/1 "2013-09-17T15:12:11Z")
At home is one thing but in a hotel you never know if the maid will let herself in while you’re too groggy to respond to her knock or if there will be a fire or if you just don’t want to be vulnerable while surrounded by strangers. So do you go full Monty or pull on some pj’s? (After 4 years of living in a dorm with 7 a.m fire drills, I’ve been conditioned to wearing shorts and tees when sleeping in “public.”) ---
**Author:** ![sentrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/2 "2013-09-17T15:20:16Z")
nekkid always. that’s what chains on the door and ‘do not disturb’ signs are for. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/3 "2013-09-17T15:20:19Z")
I sleep naked in hotel rooms. I deadbolt the door and put a “do not disturb” out anyway. In any event, at my age being seen naked by strangers is not something I lose sleep over. We did have a bomb threat in a DC hotel once, I took the extra time to get dressed and even put on my shoes. Good thing too, since we were on the street for about 4 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/4 "2013-09-17T15:28:44Z")
> [@sentrix](#): > > nekkid always. that’s what chains on the door and ‘do not disturb’ signs are for. Having been a maid, I can tell you that not everybody uses those. I’ve walked in on some interesting stuff. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/5 "2013-09-17T15:37:42Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Having been a maid, I can tell you that not everybody uses those. I’ve walked in on some interesting stuff. :eek: Yeah, that would probably be me… Unintentional, I assure you, really. I always sleep naked, anywhere - hotels, camping, home, visiting relatives or friends… I don’t like the feel of clothing on my groin - or anywhere else - while sleeping, simple as that. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/6 "2013-09-17T15:37:54Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Having been a maid, I can tell you that not everybody uses those. I’ve walked in on some interesting stuff. :eek: Tell us some stories… ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/7 "2013-09-17T15:38:43Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Having been a maid, I can tell you that not everybody uses those. I’ve walked in on some interesting stuff. :eek: I wouldn’t be surprised if that was what the guest had planned. ---
**Author:** ![glaeken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@glaeken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glaeken)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/8 "2013-09-17T15:39:16Z")
Naked for me. I figure the worst that could happen is someone sees me naked. I can probably cope with that. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/9 "2013-09-17T15:40:02Z")
> [@sentrix](#): > > nekkid always. that’s what chains on the door and ‘do not disturb’ signs are for. This. The housekeeper will have to be unable to read the DND sign, and she will need a battering ram to get in past the chain. It takes about five extra seconds to put on pants in the event of a fire alarm; this is unlikely to affect your prospects for escape if the fire is real. ---
**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/10 "2013-09-17T15:41:08Z")
I sleep naked as long as I’m not sharing the room with friends. Just the SO and me or just me? Naked. It feels stupid to put out the “do not disturb” hangar when we go to bed, but we should start doing so. Invariably maids ALWAYS show up at some ungodly hour in the morning, if they do show up at all. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/11 "2013-09-17T15:46:22Z")
I never sleep naked, and most certainly not in hotel bedrooms. Gross. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/12 "2013-09-17T15:53:11Z")
Yes, but I always chain and deadbolt. I only put out the Do Not Disturb sign when sleeping late. Since I usually have to get up pretty early, it is not usually an issue. And I always have at least a robe handy just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/13 "2013-09-17T15:54:39Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I never sleep naked, and most certainly not in hotel bedrooms. Gross. Why is it gross? The sheets are clean. It’s the comforter that is probably filthy. ---
**Author:** ![TashaKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/14 "2013-09-17T16:04:43Z")
Never EVER! What if the sheets hadn’t been washed and the person who stayed there before me slept naked as well and had crabs or something, or it was a guy and he ejaculated all over the sheets? Yes, I am a germophobe/spermophobe, in case you were wondering. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/15 "2013-09-17T16:24:03Z")
> [@TashaKitty](#): > > Never EVER! What if the sheets hadn’t been washed and the person who stayed there before me slept naked as well and had crabs or something, or it was a guy and he ejaculated all over the sheets? > > Yes, I am a germophobe/spermophobe, in case you were wondering. I think crabs could find their way to you, even if you’re in your PJ’s. As for the ejaculating guy, I don’t have to worry. All my hotel rooms have previously been occupied only by 21 year old female college cheerleaders. ---
**Author:** ![TashaKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/16 "2013-09-17T16:31:55Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > As for the ejaculating guy, I don’t have to worry. All my hotel rooms have previously been occupied only by 21 year old female college cheerleaders. Considering how they’re cheerleaders they’re probably leaking ejaculate themselves. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/17 "2013-09-17T16:34:26Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > All my hotel rooms have previously been occupied only by 21 year old female college cheerleaders. Let me guess. They were packed in three and four to a bed and there were pillow fights. As for my sleepwear habits, it depends. If I’m sharing a room with someone I don’t live with, I wear jammies just like I would when couch surfing. If I’m alone or with my husband, I sleep in my undies or nekkid just like I do at home. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/18 "2013-09-17T16:39:08Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Why is it gross? The sheets are clean. It’s the comforter that is probably filthy. I know, and I usually throw the comforter on the floor anyway. I just feel weird about being naked in a strange bed. Considering I don’t even like sleeping naked in my own bed, this is not strange. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/19 "2013-09-17T16:43:59Z")
> [@TashaKitty](#): > > Never EVER! What if the sheets hadn’t been washed and the person who stayed there before me slept naked as well and had crabs or something, or it was a guy and he ejaculated all over the sheets? > > Yes, I am a germophobe/spermophobe, in case you were wondering. Your jammies won’t save you from crabs. As for ejaculate, um…don’t you think you’d notice that the sheets are stained, damp, crusty, or all three? ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053/20 "2013-09-17T16:51:09Z")
I don’t sleep comfortably in clothes, so I’m in the naked camp. I do keep my bathrobe right next to the bed in case there’s any cause to cover up quickly. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-naked-in-hotel-rooms/669053.md?page=2)