DRINKING out of a glass with water stains tends to throw people off and more often than not, they'll reach out for an actual clean one.

Despite this happening to glasses over time, experts revealed how you can prevent this from happening and the inexpensive product it takes to keep your glasses spotless.

A glass' appearance tends to get cloudy mainly due to the hard water coming out of the faucet, the experts at Martha Stewart explained.

Therefore you should first check your water for any harsh minerals.

"Cloudy glasses can develop over time, but often it occurs in areas of both hard water (mineral deposits build up and cling to glassware and dishes) and soft water (due to corrosion)," they explained.

"In some cases, your dishwasher might have permanently scratched the surface of the glass."

For that reason, the best way to go about cleaning them is by washing them by hand.

Hand washing them with a good detergent, thoroughly rinsing, and immediately drying is key.

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Now if your glasses have already taken a turn for the worse due to the type of water they've been exposed to, here's what you do.

"Soak a small dish towel or rag in a small amount of white vinegar," the experts began. 

"And wipe the glass with the cloth.

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"If the glass is no longer cloudy, then the cloudiness was caused by hard water build-up.

"If you wipe the glass with vinegar and it's still cloudy, then that is etching caused by soft water corrosion and it cannot be fixed."

But to remove the damage left behind by hard water, use some nail polish remover.

You'll need to swab the glass with acetone and carefully wash it with dish soap.

Then leave the glass soaked in white distilled vinegar for about 15 minutes.

And for those with soft water that still want to use the dishwasher to clean the glassware, just make sure the glasses you buy are dishwasher safe.

Because then you could simply run the dishwasher and open the door as soon as the cycle is finished to allow the steam to flee, leaving time for your glasses to cool.

And while you can trust drinking from your own glassware, a former hotel employee shared why you should never drink from the glasses left behind in a hotel room.

"I would not recommend you drink from those glasses," she said.

"They're often not changed in-between guests, as long as they 'look' clean."

Clearly, if they've been used, the hotel will change them out.

But it doesn't mean they should be trusted.

She added: "If they look like they haven't been touched or haven't been drunk out of, they will leave it for the next guest."

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