AIBU white powder treatment in hotel room

[belay]

Does anyone here work in hospitality in a hotel? There is a sign to say that there is some white powder on the bedframe and under the bed. It is a harmless dust treatment apparently. I'm not too happy about this ?

Ant powder ?
I wouldn't put up with it.
Fancy hotels like to think they can get away with anything.
Hope this makes the news.

They should not let the room while the treatment is happening. I would be down at reception saying I had asthma and cannot stay in the room.

Exactly what I would do. YADNBU

Well I think they are cheeky fuckers letting the room out like it tbh. They Want the ££ for the room So I wouldn’t expect white powder everywhere

I'd rather stay at a hotel that treats for fleas and mites than one that doesn't. It's ironic that people will tend to assume that evidence of treatment indicates a problem.

As to whether they should be letting the room out or not, I would expect that to very much depend on the safety advisory for whatever treatment they are using.

Bed bugs or dust mites it sound like, do hotels routinely do this every year or only after an identified problem

Diatomaceous earth is amazing! And harmless to humans (food grade only, not pool grade) and much better than the sprays. Gets rid of bugs but takes a few days to kick in so I wouldn't be too pleased finding it in a hotel room.

@TooTrueToBeGood It is fine to be treating it. People pay a lot to stay in a hotel, of course they should not be letting the room.

When I was a child we used to have fleas coming in from our neighbours - under the skirting boards on the partition walls and from their cats coming in through open windows. The only way we could control the infestation was through the use of diatamaceous earth (DE).

I treat all of our beds (bar one) with DE as a pest prevention. (We leave one alone for people with asthma/COPD etc.)

So many people travel all the time that it's inevitable that someone will bring back bedbugs so I'd rather prevent them from taking hold than deal with them.

Bed bugs or fleas.

I would be out of there and insisting on a refund.

They should have blocked that room until treatment was done and it was cleaned throughout.

I used to work in hotels (duty manager) and that is what we would have done.

Is it a sign in your room which seems to be specific to your room, or a centrally-located sign saying this has been done in some/all rooms? If it's your room only, no harm in asking to switch. It's probably harmless, and the sign's up so people will be reassured and not think it's something the hotel might not even be aware of. And they probably anticipate that some people will still object and others genuinely won't care or can't be bothered to ask/move. They should switch you no hassle if it's only your room/certain rooms impacted and they have a same-standard room available.

It sounds like they have treated the room, but that small amounts of the powder might be dislodged when people use the beds etc, which is understandable. If you're bothered, you could see if they will move you, but I would be glad they are proactive in treating rooms rather then asked on balance I think.

I'd just ask the duty manager to see the bottle of powder as you have "extensive allergies" and need to check the ingredients thoroughly. It then should say on the bottle what the powder is for.

I've worked in chain hotels for decades and never known about this.

I’d assume bed bugs too.

Were you hoping for coccaine?

If so, I can understand your disappointment but honestly... take it up with the hotel if it bothers you.

White powder in hotel rooms.

It's like reliving my youth

Definitely say you're not happy with it OP, hotel rooms are so expensive now I'd want the level of comfort I expected.

Very sensible for hotels to do a treatment on regular basis to stop any issues before they start

Leave and also ask them what the white powder was there for.

I am asthmatic and this would be a health danger

The last hotel I stayed in had a load of unused laughing gas canisters down the side of the bed 😂😂😂

I'm asthmatic as well

but even if not, I'd think the room shouldn't be in use?

I’m asthmatic and no this wouldn’t bother me. It’s just a sign stating that there may be a little left which they might have missed. You would rather sleep in a bed that’s never been treated for fleas and bugs??

Very likely bed bug treatment. Bed bug treatments oy work if someone sleeps in the bed to lure them, and only bugs that come into contact with it will die. So any that make it onto your clothing or luggage will travel home with you.

Take pictures then get the fuck out!

Is any one else scratching?

If they're not scratching already, they will be if they read about underground seats, airline seats, and AirBnBs...
twitter.com/garius/status/1060186926702059526

Sounds to me like they're trying to kill something 😳 I wouldn't want to sleep there.

If there was an actual infestation, they'd be keeping it on the down low. They've shot themselves in the foot by drawing attention to their efforts to prevent such a thing!