Is it ok to use the cots provided by hotels on holiday?

[Bishberro]

In the past, I've steered away from using the cots hotels and apartments provide on holiday as i think I once read it was dangerous and also feared it was a bit disgusting if the mattress was stained with other children's sick etc. But now with a toddler (who still quite likes sleeping in a cot) and a baby, it's impossible to take two travel cots away on holiday with us so fear I will have to use the one provided in our room. I also hoped the baby might sleep better in a proper cot for a week rather than the rock hard travel cot.

So is it that dodgy to use the cot the hotel provide as long as I use a mattress protector and fitted sheet?

[sanity girl]

I would say if the cot provided by the hotel looks dirty/unsafe/generally grim then ask them to replace it with a better newer one. This happened to us on holiday and when we asked if they would put their own children in it to sleep they soon sent somebody off to get a new one! We were paying extra to have a cot provided so I think this is fair enough.