@sueinmn Sue, you sound just like me! When I came to Mayo, we walked into the hotel suite (with a kitchen) and cleaned every surface including the inside of the refrigerator, freezer, microwave, all doorknobs, etc. I clean the surface before I put my bag down on it, and if we use the hotel's cart, I spray it first. I don't put anything on the floor. I have my own collapsable wagon which is good for bringing my gear. I bring paper towels and spray bottles of hydrogen peroxide (and refills). It's economical, unscented as does the job. I spray all the soft surfaces like the couch, chairs,etc. I remove the bedding and pillows except for the fitted sheet, and use my own instead. I spray the fitted sheet with hydrogen peroxide and let it dry. I also spray both sides of any towels or washcloths we will use and hang them to dry. Sometimes we bring our own towels. I put the hotel's dishes, silverware, glassware that we plan to use into the dishwasher we we arrive and run it. I don't unload that; we just take out things as we need them. When we check out, I load the dishwasher and run it. I also bring my own HEPA filter. I have been using them at home for years because of allergies and asthma, so that is kind of normal for me, but surely will help clear the air.

Of course, I have lots of good surgical masks and a respirator as well as BUFF neck gators that I can put over my masks. The respirator has equivalent particle filtration to N 95 and fits tight. Every time I remove a mask, it gets the hydrogen peroxide treatment and is left to dry. I also have hand sanitizer that I bring and keep with me, but I don't leave stuff in a hot car that contains alcohol. Bread wrappers and sleeves from bagels or english muffins are good to use as a glove for gas pumps, door knobs and ATM's and they are easy to wash and sanitize and you don't have issues turning them inside out like you do with a glove. They easily turn inside out so you can keep the dirty side inside, and later sanitize it for reuse. I have also cleaned ATM screens before using them with paper towels and a spray cleaner.

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