avel and without meaning to may carry these little pests in their luggage and/or clothing. Not only are hotels dealing with this problem, but also airports and people’s private apartments and homes. We take this matter very seriously; our responsibility to our guests is to find and eradicate any bugs as soon as they arrive. As soon as this epidemic started several years back, we implemented a very stringent inspection procedure. Our housekeepers are trained to look for these pests on a daily basis as they change linens and clean the rooms, in addition, we are continually rotating in-depth inspections of rooms where beds are taken apart, headboards and pictures are taken down and furniture moved. We can’t stop them from coming into our hotel, but we can do everything in our power to find them right away. We recommend that before checking into any hotel, you ask if they have a bed bug inspection policy. We have a guest handout that explains our inspection procedure, as well as offering some tips on what to look for when arriving in any hotel room and how to protect yourself after checking out.

ell & apologized they were very understanding & sympathetic but it didn't make the situation better . I myself had an allergic reaction to the bites & they became infected so I just finished a bottle of sulfameth an antibiotic which I had to take for 10 days twice a day along with pain killers prescribed by the doctor since once the bits became infected the swelling was very bad and painful. What upsets me is that if you know there is an infestation in your area I feel you should inform your guest to take precaution I later learned on the Internet that sprinkling talc powder ( tricalcium phosphate ) on your sheets beforeaukng down stops the bed bugs from biting they don't like the powder so baby powder will work as well . I hope this information helps some one avoid this unfortunate situation & in old towns defense they were very friendly & I truly enjoyed my stay until I was attacked by the bugs !!! :(