Originally Posted by
trueblu
Of course, this is fine and dandy because you are presuming you will never carry bedbugs. Otherwise, are you happy to sleep on the street that night? It wouldn't be ethical to go to another hotel now would it?
I think it might just be reasonable (if a little draconian, but in the 'public interest') to be 'tested' for bedbugs (no idea about the false detection rate, which would be a critical parameter, as would the negative predictive value), and then if positive, one gets allocated a designated type of room, which then gets debugged post stay and one agrees to have luggage/clothes debugged. Now, who pays for all this? Hotel (through an insurance scheme) or guest -- with T&C on accepting to book a room?
tb
I must say I would certainly like to know if I had bed bugs before check-in. If I had them at check-in chances are I'd have then at check-out, too. So if I were infested, I'd be able to have my clothing laundered (perhaps hotels would have de-bugging laundries) and I could replace my bag. This would decrease the chances I'd take them home with me. And at least I'd know that my home may be infested so I could get my home treated.