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Would you worry about this in airbnb?

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Whyohwhybb · 21/12/2025 17:55

I always check rooms for bed bugs when we stay away. I found these two marks on the mattress protector at the end of one of the beds, as well as a washed off small (sort of bug-sized) bloodstain nearby. Mattresses, sheets etc are otherwise pristine (so is the whole house!). I even unzipped the mattress and didn't find further marks.

Would you worry? I just don't know how else to explain those stains.

Would you worry about this in airbnb?
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DallasMajor · 21/12/2025 17:55

No, I wouldn't worry, but I would seek help.

MrTwisterHasABlister · 21/12/2025 17:58

Blimey. It’s never occurred to me to do this and I’ve travelled the world. Never been bitten by a bed bug …

No87 · 21/12/2025 18:43

No, the marks wouldn't worry me but the lengths you go to to check would.

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swingingbytheseat · 21/12/2025 18:45

No, bedbugs are red.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 21/12/2025 18:45

No87 · 21/12/2025 18:43

No, the marks wouldn't worry me but the lengths you go to to check would.

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HardworkSendHelp · 21/12/2025 18:46

I know what these marks are!! If you air dry whites on the line, house flies can leave these marks. They are so hard to remove

vanillalattes · 21/12/2025 18:54

No - it wouldn't even occur to me to look in the first place!

ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 21/12/2025 21:13

No words 😳😳😳

nannynannynanny1 · 21/12/2025 22:05

Well i do the same every time since i experienced bed bugs in one 5 star hotel i stayed in. Check the bed frame too

LucyC1992 · 07/01/2026 14:20

to be totally honest, this is why i always travel with my own pillow protectors now. it’s just that extra bit of peace of mind knowing there’s a proper barrier between my face and a strange bed. it might be worth mentioning it to the host just to see their reaction, but definitely keep your bags off the floor just in case

Bulbsbulbsbulbs · 07/01/2026 14:25

Those marks are fly poo. When you dry things on the line you can get lots of these black dots. I would have re -washed it if it was my holiday let.

It sounds like there is a zipped protector on there? Those are to protect against bed bugs.

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