Here's why you should try to avoid using the iron in your hotel room
The best hotel rooms come with plenty of amenities. We're talking pillow menus, a stocked mini-bar, plenty of toiletries you can stuff in your handbag, and maybe even a top-of-the-range hair dryer.
Most hotel rooms also have an iron tucked away in the cupboard, to help you freshen up any clothes left wrinkly from travelling.
But one frequent flyer is warning people to avoid using these irons wherever possible.
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You might not want to use hotel irons after reading this. Getty
"Pilots and others notoriously use irons to reheat pizza and other food during layovers," frequent flyer Gilbert Ott, and founder of travel site godsavethepoints.com, wrote for the Daily Mail.
He adds: "It's worth inspecting the hotel iron, or testing it on a non-external-facing garment before trusting your soon-to-be crisp white shirt."
Even if it doesn't have crusted cheese or tomato sauce on it, the iron could be old and rusty, and leave stains on your shirt that would be tricky to get out.
So what's the answer for wrinkle-free clothes on holiday?
Ott recommended using the shower to steam your clothes.
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The steam from your hot shower could help smooth out wrinkles. Getty Images/iStockphoto
"Placing garments on the towel rack or behind the bathroom door while you shower can be the perfect way to loosen up wrinkles and freshen up a piece for the day," he wrote.
Also, when you're packing your bag, try to roll your clothes into compact cylinders, instead of folding (or stuffing) them.
Rolled clothes also tend to take up less space in your bag, leaving you able to pack more. You could even use that extra space for a portable travel steamer!
A hanger with clips can keep your hotel curtains closed. Twitter
Ott shared some other travelling hacks in his article that could come in handy on your next trip. For example, pack a roll of duct tape in your luggage.
It sounds kinda sketchy, but it's for a good reason - you can use it to cover up any lights from clocks or other electronics in your hotel room that might keep you awake at night.
Similarly, a clothes peg, or even a hanger with clips, can help keep hotel curtains closed, to prevent the sun from coming through way too early in the morning.
