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Bed bugs in hotel.

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Imdunfer · 05/09/2026 08:09

I came back from a short stay in a budget hotel with bites all over me. Picture below (when it clears).

I only mention budget not because it wasn't clean, it was, but because I didn't spend much money and I'm not looking for compensation.

I've told the hotel but now I'm wondering if I should have told them I wanted some money back. I've already told them I don't, but what would you have done?

IABU. I should have asked for a hefty refund

IANBU Hotels everywhere are struggling with bed bug problems, it's not their fault.

Bed bugs in hotel.
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Imdunfer · 05/09/2026 08:53

whymadam · 05/09/2026 08:50

You get what you pay for. Lesson learned. Good luck, OP, you've got a big task ahead.

I don't think this is true. I have read that hotels of all standards are struggling with bed bug problems.

And I've stayed in budget hotels all my life and not had this issue before.

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whymadam · 05/09/2026 08:50

You get what you pay for. Lesson learned. Good luck, OP, you've got a big task ahead.

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Imdunfer · 05/09/2026 08:49

BrentfordForever · 05/09/2026 08:43

Why wouldn’t you ask for refund ?

you came back with a long term problem… so you spent your heard earned money to come back with crap ? Bear in mind you re likely to pay up a service to come get rid of them

don’t worry about what you told them already
id formally ask for refund PLUS the cost of the service to sort issue out

Yes I think if I've managed to bring them home they're going to have to pay for cleaning up the house.

My brother brought some in once in a different house and we cleared them OK, so I'm hopeful. I know they are chemically resistant to pyrethrins, so I've got better stuff.

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Imdunfer · 05/09/2026 08:47

user1471497170 · 05/09/2026 08:39

Have the bugs passed on to your clothes and home? Bedbugs are very serious and difficult to get rid of. I know because I work in social care. I would avoid budget hotels for this reason..Being compensated for your room is probably the least of your worries if you now have them in your home. You should have binned all your belongings and clothing before going home or in the car. I know this sound extreme. I sorry this has happened.

I don't know yet, I'm picking up some really strong insecticide this morning and I'm going to be spraying everywhere they can have spread to.

I didn't know I'd been bitten until after I got home. Apparently it can take days for your system to react. I definitely had bites on my back as I was scratching it while I was away but I thought I just had an itch and didn't look in the mirror. It's a huge cluster of bites, much worse than my leg. I'm actually going to show it to the chemist this morning as it's getting more and more red.

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BrentfordForever · 05/09/2026 08:43

Why wouldn’t you ask for refund ?

you came back with a long term problem… so you spent your heard earned money to come back with crap ? Bear in mind you re likely to pay up a service to come get rid of them

don’t worry about what you told them already
id formally ask for refund PLUS the cost of the service to sort issue out

user1471497170 · 05/09/2026 08:39

Have the bugs passed on to your clothes and home? Bedbugs are very serious and difficult to get rid of. I know because I work in social care. I would avoid budget hotels for this reason..Being compensated for your room is probably the least of your worries if you now have them in your home. You should have binned all your belongings and clothing before going home or in the car. I know this sound extreme. I sorry this has happened.