Bed bugs in hotel.

What do you think I should do?

I think you should put everything you had in that hotel room through a very hot wash/dry.

I think you should monitor your own bed and surroundings for bugs.

I thought you said you had new bites since you came home but I seem to have misread you on that.

Those of us who have had bedbugs will generally advise to do whatever it takes to make sure they don't get into/establish themselves in your home. They got into that hotel room from somewhere - they will go from that hotel room too.

I feel like I am annoying you by saying this though so won't say anymore - I've posted because I wouldn't wish them on anyone.

I reacted exactly like this when I was bitten by chiggers last year. Really similar to bed bugs but insanely itchy - at the worst point I had 25 bites. They started showing up when I was still staying at the place I was, so I could rule out bed bugs pretty easily. I did end up bringing the chiggers home on my clothes - I thought I’d got rid of them by hot washing/throwing away anything I’d taken, but a couple of months later I used the same overnight bag and got bitten to death again - seems they’d stayed alive in there! When I looked it up, it seems they can stay dormant for weeks.

Anyway, hopefully your bites recover soon and your home remains bug-free, whatever kind of bug it is!

The areas of clearing are unusual. Have a look at erythema multiforme and erythema migrans pictures. Would be good to see a Dr?

Well I’ve had bed bugs and it was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. It was dreadful. The upheaval, the expense, the amount of work involved, good luck op.

I'm not an expert, but I had the misfortune to experience bedbugs on several occasions when I was backpacking in my 20's across asia, Oz and nz. These bites don't look anything like bedbug bites. Bedbugs bites look more like defined red spots, like someone else posted after your photo, they usually go in lines and the bug walks along biting you! I think something else has had a nibble at you.

I always lift up the sheets and check the mattress wherever I stay, I usually stay in v nice hotels with work, but you bet I am looking at the edge of that mattress before I'm sleeping on it!! Also I don't allow bags/cases when we have been anywhere, anywhere near upstairs or bedrooms. Washing done in the kitchen and then back in storage under the stairs or in the garage! I think my experience made me paranoid!

Not entirely daft - do the research. Older hotels, hostels, shelters, or other places not necessarily thoroughly tidied and deep cleaned on a regular basis give bedbugs a chance to gain a foothold and carry on undisturbed. Don't give 'em a chance to get established, because they are absolute buggers.

Upmarket / expensive hotels get bed bugs too.

I would draw a line in biro around the red and monitor it. If it is clearly spreading, you probably would need to contact the ooh GP- it might be a stronger antibiotics pill - or it might need an iv for 24hrs? They do like that line around it first though... MIL used to get cellulitis a lot, it sucks...

Daft comment and misleading. Bed bugs are travelling about on people's luggage all the time and they aren't discriminating about how clean the hotels are, or how much they cost.

Could they be flea bites ?
They tend to be in a cluster.

My daughter squished a bug in her bed, then showed out to me. It looked like a bed bug so I brought it to the reception to show the manager. Unfortunately, I squished it even further and presented them with a brown smear. With a bit of nudging the smear turned vaguely insect like again, so despite not being able to definitively id it, they erred on the side of caution. We were moved to another room (we had only been in there an hour after we checked in), gave us £100 refund and a meal and drinks in the restaurant. This was despite me fussing that I couldn't be absolutely sure, and we just wanted a new room. They sealed the room on their system and called exterminators. This was a holiday inn express - they're budget, right?

It was handled perfectly and thankfully, it stopped my 12yo DD freaking out further as she was in a bit of a state 🙄😬

I’m no expert, but are you sure it’s bedbugs? They don’t look like bedbug bites. I’ve had them and the spots were smaller, closer together and more numerous, in patches. My skin reacts like yours has, to mosquitoes, horse flies and what some people call ‘mud wasps’ (!)
Good luck 🍀

It might not be bed bugs it might be fleas. Do you know if the hotel allows dogs? Fleas would be much better as I don’t think they can breed on humans. Do you have pets?
If you have brought bed bugs home the best thing to do is get the council in they’ll treat your home at a reasonable price.

I used to host foreign students, and one lot brought bed bugs with them - found the evidence when I was changing sheets.
As far as I could tell, they hadn't spread out of the spare room. I paid a local pest controller £70 (about seven years ago). He sprayed just that room and I had no further problems.

Just a heads up, if you have home emergency cover as an add on to your home insurance, you may be able to claim the cost to get a specialist in. I am with LV and I know I am covered for pest infestations. I hope you start feeling better soon and have managed to get rid of the little critters before they made themselves at home in your house, This is always a big fear of mine whenever we stay in any hotel, not just budget ones.

Your bites do look bad OP. I hope you manage to get them sorted!!

YANBU this was a recent photo of me after staying in a premier plus room in a newer premier inn.

I think you are safer presuming that you brought them back and acting accordingly rather than presuming you are reacting to bites from a couple of days ago. I hope it is the latter but if I were you I'd presume not just in case. They are way easier to get rid of if the infestation isn't established. I speak from bitter experience.

My mum has had bed bugs in her house for around two years now. She's had countless professional treatments from a few different companies, she's had her beds and sofa steamed repeatedly, numerous chemical treatments and even a full house heat treatment. Shes still fighting a losing battle to eliminate every last one. Having done my research I know she's not alone either. Having Bedbugs is no joke and not something where you can just do a deep clean or spray around something you bought over the counter. Its expensive and they're extremely difficult to eliminate. The worse the infestation, the harder it is. You need to learn what they look like, where they hide, what signs to look for. The minute you see any signs, get a professional company in that specialises in Bedbugs. Don't waste time messing about with sprays etc, that won't help you.