After living in Japan a few years, whenever I visit the States pretty much everywhere seems dirty as hell. I don't mean that in a cruel way. Just everything is so spotless and clean in Japan, by comparison most places in the States seem dirty. I haven't been back since COVID, so if you notice cleanliness getting even worse since then, I'm sure I'd be even more horrified now.
Apparently hotels now charge something called an "Urban Destination Fee" or something similar. The long and short of it was, they charged me $24 each day to give me $10 worth of "complimentary" perks.
Geez, what BS. Remind me to get an AirBNB and skip the hotel if I come back to the States any time soon.
Those haven't been much cleaner from what I have seen. Plus, in most cases the prices haven't been much better. I think they can be if you are splitting it with a couple of people, but most of the prime AirBNB and VRBO places are still really expensive. Plus they charge a ton of fees as well. You will probably be totally grossed out. It's all gone downhill.