How to check for bed bugs at a hotel?

Question

where should I be checking if I was looking for bed bugs at a hotel I'm staying at? Are they easy to see? I don't want to be any place that has bed bugs....that is gross... so I wana know if there's a way to check for them. Thank you!

Answer 1

You would see little black spots on the sheets. Those aren't the bugs themselves, but their "droppings."

Answer 2

Peel back the bedsheets and check the mattress, running your fingers along the upper and lower seams. Make sure to check the mattress tag, bed bugs often hide there. Experts recommend removing and examining the headboard if possible. Check for tiny black spots (excrement) that are smaller than poppy seeds. You may also see translucent light brown skins or, in the case of an infestation— live bugs.
Check the bedside table. Look for signs of bed bugs in the drawers and along the wall on the side of the bed that is less likely to be disturbed by cleaning staff and guests. You may want to elevate suitcases and keep them off the floor, like on a luggage stand.

If you see powder in the drawers or on the headboard, it is likely that the room has already been treated for bed bugs by an exterminator.

If bed bugs are detected, travelers should request for another room. Be sure to inform hotel management.
Just moving to a different room may not be the total answer. You should repeat the thorough inspection of any new or different room you are offered.

When you pack to leave, inspect your luggage carefully first, and inspect every item as you pack to help detect any bugs or their signs. Laundering most cloth items with typical hot water and detergent followed by drying on low heat for at least 20 minutes (or standard dry cleaning) should kill all bed bugs in or on such items. Sealing freshly-laundered items inside a plastic bag should help keep any more bed bugs from getting in those items later to hide (and be carried back with you).

Answer 3

Bedbugs are typically near the head of the mattress, you need to look at the cuffs and the edges. If you really into looking, remove the headboard, picture frames as well. Flip the Mattress if you must. You would probably need a flashlight to see what you looking for. The babies are pretty tiny so do a thorough search. Word to the wise though, Bedbugs do not feed nightly, a bedbug fills itselfs with blood from a victim and does not have to feed again for a few months.. lets hope its not coming off its fill when you arrive. Best of L...

Answer 4

I would not be too worried about bed bugs as the rooms are cleaned daily.. but dark little spots should tell you there is something..
Look under the sheets on the mattress..

Answer 5

"How to check a hotel room for bed bugs?" Can you change that into a question?

Answer 6

It is highly unlikely that a hotel would have bed bugs and that would be the only problem with the room.

Answer 7

Sleep one full night in the bed.. when you wake up if you have little red bumps all over you then they have bed bugs.

Answer 8

watch oceans thirteen. there is a scene there where this critic uses some kind of gadget to detect bed bugs.

Answer 9

Just life the bed sheets off, there will be many little red bugs crawling...euch!!!

Answer 10

check out this article and look for these bugs when you go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedbugs

apparently they can be seen by the visible eye, but you might want to get a black light and check at night.