Bed bugs in hotel.

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!

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.

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

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!

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.