Travel Laundry Hacks for Hotels and Cruises

Travel laundry items that are easiest to dry

ConvertAHanger is most useful for lightweight items that need airflow. It is not meant to replace a dryer, but it makes hotel-room drying easier by giving you more hanging options.

Swimwear

After a hotel pool, beach day, or cruise excursion, hang swimsuits where air can circulate. Rinse out chlorine or salt water first, roll the swimsuit in a towel to remove excess moisture, then hang it on a hotel hanger using ConvertAHanger.

Underwear and socks

For packing light, hand-wash small items and hang them overnight. Underwear and socks dry faster when they are not piled on a towel or draped over furniture.

Baby clothes and kids' clothes

Small garments are easy to wash in a hotel sink but hard to dry neatly. ConvertAHanger helps you hang baby clothes, pajamas, socks, and small shirts without using extra counter space.

Workout clothes and delicates

Light workout shirts, underlayers, and delicates usually dry better when hung with space around them. Avoid overloading the hanger, and use a towel to remove extra water first.

Simple hotel-room drying method

1. Rinse or hand-wash the item.
2. Roll it in a dry towel and press gently to remove excess water.
3. Clip or place the item on the hanger.
4. Use ConvertAHanger to hang it from a safe hook, rod, or bathroom hanging point.
5. Leave space around the item for air movement.

What not to do

• Do not hang dripping-wet items over surfaces that could be damaged.
• Do not overload the hanger or hanging point.
• Do not block sprinklers, vents, heaters, or hotel safety equipment.
• Do not hang clothes where they can fall into the toilet, sink, or walkway.

Related travel laundry uses

For more specific tips, see how to dry clothes in a hotel room, how to dry baby clothes while traveling, and cruise cabin accessories.

Travel clothes care made easier

Hotel travelers often use the shower-steam method or a small travel steamer to loosen wrinkles from shirts, dresses, blouses and jackets. The problem is that hotel anti-theft hangers often limit where you can hang clothes.

ConvertAHanger helps turn hotel hangers into usable hangers so garments can hang in a better spot for steaming, drying, or airing out while traveling.

• Helps hang shirts, jackets, dresses and blouses while steaming
• Useful for shower-steam wrinkle release when ironing is not available
• Helps dry hand-washed travel clothes
• Helps hang wet swimwear, underwear, socks and delicates
• Small, lightweight and easy to pack

Travel tip: Pack ConvertAHanger with detergent sheets, a small laundry bag and a compact steamer or wrinkle-release spray for a simple hotel-room clothing care kit.