Originally Posted by
boxo
My FTer travel companion and I had our very first bed bugs experience this week.
Long story short. We were in a small town, in an independent hotel (rated #2 out of 12 on Tripadvisor). The night auditor came to our room as soon as we called, looked at the bugs (one I had bagged, the other still on the pillow), profusely apologized, and after we packed up, escorted us to another room, and said we would be issued a refund.
None of us had ever seen bed bugs before, but after comparing them to online photos, we're pretty positive.
The hotel/address isn't listed on bedbugregistry.com. And we thought they handled the situation well - immediately moved/assisted us, issued a refund, and said both rooms would be quarantined until a pest control company inspected/treated.
My dilemma is whether or not to report it. I'm torn between my public service duty to fellow travelers, and hoping this is an isolated incident and not wanting to ruin a small business in a small town.
Consider this. Bedbugs are hiders that you usually don't find unless you are looking in seams of the mattress. Because you found them out on the pillow soon after getting the room, I think it must have been a pretty heavy infestation. If so, you wouldn't have been the first to encounter and report the bedbugs.