Beth, you can actually request that a room be turned out completely before you occupy it. Tell the hotel that you want the beds stripped with new linens and you want the carpets sprinkled with some kind of parasite powder and then vacuumed. Don't forget the chair that's always in the room, too!
I have read when you go into a hotel room don't leave your luggage on the bed to unpack because you will be bringing them home with you. They will crawl into the suit case on the bed or on the floor.
Sleep tight,
Dont let the bedbugs bite.
If they do, hit them with a shoe,
And they will turn black and blue.
Some friends and I went to NYC about a month and a half ago for about 5 days to catch a couple yankee games and do some "touristy" things, and this story was on EVERY news channel EVERY night. Thank God the Best Western we stayed in was really clean (at least as far as we knew) but the news said that the empire state building was infested along with "usual" places you would expect like hotels/motels. They also said it was not a problem just concentrated to NYC but it was (at the time, i dont know the present situation) the entire east coast that had major problems. They had pest control "experts" on that said they were losing the battle, and they were hard at work trying to devolop new pesticides to fight them. Appearently the ones they were using were not working.
Imagine hearing all of this as you lay on top of your motel bed every night...LOL
My family and I are off to a wedding in Cincinnati in a week. I am so nervous to bring bed bugs home. I read that Cincinnati is #4 on the list of the most infested cities (NYC being #1) and they have even had the Dept. of Defense in on the issue. Apparently back in the 70s they used to use DDT to banish the guys, but not available today for indoor use.
They're taking a world view drawn from the dreams of their fathers who wished for retribution for ill-gotten clean beds by the oppression of hotel maids.
The best thing you can do is check in with out your luggage, go to the room, check underneath the mattress on the box spring(for stains) and behind the head boards, that's where they stay til lights out. If you see anything that looks like it might be a bed bug or signs of, check back out and find another hotel!
What prompted this poll?
What prompted this poll?
All the news about bed bugs.
All the news about bed bugs.
I haven't seen any of that
I haven't seen any of that news nor heard any, but I don't watch TV.
It's an epidemic in larger
It's an epidemic in larger cities. Brought by travelers from hotel to hotel.
Niketown in NYC just closed because of an outbreak in their store.
I'm not surprised after
I'm not surprised after hearing about this.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/vols-coach-tells-players-609750.html
I'm travelling to DC in a few
I'm travelling to DC in a few weeks for work and I'm really worried. That's apparently a hotspot because of all of the international travellers.
A&F in SoHo had to close
A&F in SoHo had to close thier flagship store a few moths ago due to an infestation. So did Victoria's Secret.........
(Shudder)
scratch....scratch.....scratc
scratch....scratch.....scratch....
Beth, you can actually request that a room be turned out completely before you occupy it. Tell the hotel that you want the beds stripped with new linens and you want the carpets sprinkled with some kind of parasite powder and then vacuumed. Don't forget the chair that's always in the room, too!
I have read when you go into
I have read when you go into a hotel room don't leave your luggage on the bed to unpack because you will be bringing them home with you. They will crawl into the suit case on the bed or on the floor.
Sleep tight, Dont let the
Sleep tight,
Dont let the bedbugs bite.
If they do, hit them with a shoe,
And they will turn black and blue.
Some friends and I went to NYC about a month and a half ago for about 5 days to catch a couple yankee games and do some "touristy" things, and this story was on EVERY news channel EVERY night. Thank God the Best Western we stayed in was really clean (at least as far as we knew) but the news said that the empire state building was infested along with "usual" places you would expect like hotels/motels. They also said it was not a problem just concentrated to NYC but it was (at the time, i dont know the present situation) the entire east coast that had major problems. They had pest control "experts" on that said they were losing the battle, and they were hard at work trying to devolop new pesticides to fight them. Appearently the ones they were using were not working.
Imagine hearing all of this as you lay on top of your motel bed every night...LOL
This just in, bed bugs in
This just in, bed bugs in Rochester.
http://bit.ly/aZkXwn
None of you made me feel any
None of you made me feel any better! I'm thinking those huge ziplock bags for all of my clothes.
My family and I are off to a
My family and I are off to a wedding in Cincinnati in a week. I am so nervous to bring bed bugs home. I read that Cincinnati is #4 on the list of the most infested cities (NYC being #1) and they have even had the Dept. of Defense in on the issue. Apparently back in the 70s they used to use DDT to banish the guys, but not available today for indoor use.
Dept. of defense Shannon?
Dept. of defense Shannon? Don't they know how difficult it is to shoot a bed bug with a gun?
I say it's all Obama's fault
I say it's all Obama's fault
Dave, I hear they matched the
Dave, I hear they matched the DNA and all of the bed bugs come from Kenya, though they keep trying to claim they were born in Hawaii.
Shannon you might want to
Shannon you might want to edit your post. Useing your full name and posting when your family won't be at home may not be a good idea.
They're taking a world view
They're taking a world view drawn from the dreams of their fathers who wished for retribution for ill-gotten clean beds by the oppression of hotel maids.
The best thing you can do is
The best thing you can do is check in with out your luggage, go to the room, check underneath the mattress on the box spring(for stains) and behind the head boards, that's where they stay til lights out. If you see anything that looks like it might be a bed bug or signs of, check back out and find another hotel!
Check out bedbugreports.com.
Check out bedbugreports.com. My hotel is good so far....