How do you prove a hotel has bed bugs?

If you think your hotel bed has bedbugs, you can either check your bed yourself, looking for small blood spots or small blood smears on the sheets and strip the bed and check under the mattress seams or ask the manager to organize for the housekeeper to do it for you, Maureen Spencer, travel blogger, told USA TODAY.



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Alert hotel staff to any issues: If you do find any evidence of bed bugs in your hotel room, report the issue immediately to a hotel staff member so they can investigate the room, as well as the surrounding rooms and common areas.

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The top three places where pest professionals report finding bed bugs are single-family homes (91 percent), apartments/condominiums (89 percent), and hotels/motels (68 percent).

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Just because you think (or are even positive) the hotel had bed bugs does not necessarily mean that you brought them home with you. Granted, bed bugs are notoriously difficult to eradicate on your own, so it's a good idea to act as if you may have picked up a hitchhiking bed bug or two.

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When encountering bed bugs in a hotel, it is reasonable to request a refund or a room change. Most reputable hotels will be willing to accommodate such requests to ensure customer satisfaction. If necessary, escalate the issue to a higher level of management.

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