Bedbug problem
Jul 27, 2012 | 1:57 pm
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would be nice to have and include the room number as well.
Jul 29, 2012 | 4:56 pm
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the general manager has many hats to wear but the most important is to protect the asset......anything that harms the asset will result in a quick reaction from both the ownership entity and management company (same as any other type of building have the issue - I heard within the past 6-9 months of a guest staying at a hotel that was "suspected" of having bed bugs - the condo association would NOT allow the resident to return to their unit without first meeting with the association management and producing a letter from the pest control company)
Jul 29, 2012 | 4:59 pm
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I must admit, the bedbug risk freaks me out a bit and my current practice is to check for bedbug reports before staying at any hotel. If I find a report, I don't stay there. It has been surprisingly difficult to find a moderate-high end Marriott, Hilton or Starwood property in SFO without reported incidents.
I realize that many hotels have had isolated problems. I also realize that the fact that hotel has never had a report doesn't guarantee that it's bedbug-free today. Eventually, I'm going to have to stay at a hotel that has had a reported incident (or more than one) and it's likely, given how often I travel, that I'm going to end up "encountering" the little critters. (And if that happens, I plan to throw everything out except the clothes on my back - and then strip down and walk naked into my house.)
But until every hotel I'd want to stay at has a bedbug report, I'm still planning to choose the ones that are incident-free.
I realize that many hotels have had isolated problems. I also realize that the fact that hotel has never had a report doesn't guarantee that it's bedbug-free today. Eventually, I'm going to have to stay at a hotel that has had a reported incident (or more than one) and it's likely, given how often I travel, that I'm going to end up "encountering" the little critters. (And if that happens, I plan to throw everything out except the clothes on my back - and then strip down and walk naked into my house.)
But until every hotel I'd want to stay at has a bedbug report, I'm still planning to choose the ones that are incident-free.
There was a hotel last fall adding 50 brand new rooms (they added a wing to the hotel)..someone saw the box springs and mattresses being delivered and listed the hotel on an online site as having a major bed bug problem....wasn't correct...mattresses were being delivered because the 50 new rooms were at the point in construction where they needed mattresses and box springs)