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It's your turn. Have you encountered bed bugs in any hotels you've stayed in? What happened? Tell us about your experience with bed bugs in hotels. (Registration is NOT required.) Seen Bed Bugs in Hotels?

Bed Bugs in O'Fallon IL

Bed bug bites to my shoulders, legs and arms after I left the hotel I started itching and realized I had been bitten by bed bugs.
—Guest T Faughn

Bed bugs in Toronto

I didn't know there was a problem until I arrived at the hotel and got into the middle of it. Not only were there bedbugs everywhere, in spite of trying to be careful, they got into the luggage and now I have to deal with it at home. Staff were very unsympathetic. I'm sure they won't do anything about it. Hotel should be closed.
—Guest Staying in Toronto

Allentown

Came to Dorney Park for a weekend getaway. Checked in, after the first night on West Hamilton Street I woke up to 16 bed bug bites. 5 on my arms, 3 on the back of my neck, and a couple on my thighs and legs. Horrible dreadful itching. Told the front desk, no one seemed to care and the only response I got was "I don't assume we have bed bugs, maybe some cream will take away the itching?"
—Guest Jake

Wisconsin Dells sucks

Me and my husband went to Wisconsin Dells, WI--never heard of bed bugs back home but after we got to the motel, there were poos on the mattresses and even on the pillows! I got bitten by them at night since I woke up with itchy red marks. The very next day the owner blamed me for bringing them in!!! I couldn't believe it. She pretty much kicked us out and said we were lucky enough to get part of our money back. After that we went to another motel where we checked the mattresses and found the same, we left immediately and gave it the very last chance: went to an inn. We didn't have to check anything there: At night they were on the walls, beds, carpet...everywhere and they were huge. The owner said he was sorry and told us to move out so that they could buy a spray for 10 bucks! Things like these don't help for sure. and I'm never comin' back to that place, one will get eaten up by bedbugs very soon!!
—Guest Jenny

Bed bugs / very bad customer service

I have the worst case of bed bug bites all over me! Large red whelps, i have had fever and swelling. And when I did my own little research and found out for sure it was bed bugs. I went to the front office to report this and Cathy the clerk laughed, rolled her eyes and lied to me! I'm still working on this!
—Guest leanna powell

Chicago

Noticed three small bites on my hand three days into my stay. Searched the bed and found nothing. My husband wasn't affected so I thought maybe it was something else. By the time I checked out, my right arm was covered with bites. Two days after I had more bite marks / oozing sores appear on my left arm, back and thigh. Again, my husband has no marks whatsoever. I did inform the hotel upon checkout that there maybe an issue with bedbugs.
—Guest S.Barker

bp

I got bit at Days In on Katella in Anaheim. I noticed 3 marks on my face, thought it was a rash and then it got worse. I then looked up information on Bed Bugs and sure enough it matched what I was seeing on my face.
—Guest bp

Our Lucaya on Grand Bahama Island

We got bitten by bed bugs at the Our Lucaya Resort by Radisson in the Bahamas. Our family was split in 2 rooms and we got bites from each room. We were on floor 10 and now covered in bed bug bites! These red welt like bites are itchy and embarassing! They showed up the day we checked out, so we havent been able to talk to management yet, but we sure will! Yuck..
—Guest Bed Bugs in the Radisson

Sheraton Denver downtown hotel

I had a bed bug experience here. Changed rooms and had to stay for a few more days due to a work meeting. When checking out the front desk manager said they had Orkin check the room and there was no sign of bed bugs, I showed the bites on my arms and told them that was ridiculous and they need to take care of them. Very disappointed in their denial of the issue.
—Guest Rs

skye

I didnt even know that bed bugs even existed until i got bitten by a few hundred after staying at a hotel in Dublin. My sister and i both stayed at the Drury Inn which is in Limirick, and afterward we were both so itchy! Its been 2 weeks and i am still itchy, even after treatment. Not impressed
—Guest skye

carribean

Stayed at Caribbean cove holiday inn at the pyramids in Indianapolis. We had bed bugs that we seen when we woke up in morning. Can't sleep even in my own home.
—Guest freeman

stay inn on jefferson in detroit

my daughter and i stayed at the stay inn and got ate up by bed bugs
—Guest katrina taylor

robyn

The days inn whittier, ca has bedbugs in room 114...I noticed them when I woke up in the morning! Gross!
—Guest robyn gubrud

OUCH!! Bed Bugs

We found bed bugs in our room recently at Homestead Studio Suites 302 Northlake Blvd Altamonte Spring, Florida
—Guest Free

Overnight Stay

Stayed overnight in Comfort Suites in Grantville, Pa. Awoke the next day with bed bug bites,horrible itching.
—Guest seteria

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