Econo Lodge on 08/09/2008
On Saturday, July 26, we had three families in three rooms (right next to each other) as we traveled to Wyoming. The next morning our 75-year old mom was covered on her trunk area with hundreds of bites (she was in the middle room). Her husband was untouched). In the room to the left a 16-year old boy awoke with dozens of bites on his ankles and his brother had a few on his body. In this same room the 45-year old father had 10-20 bites on his legs and stomach area. The hotel offered to pay m
edical bills after we spent 2-3 hours in an urgent care on Sunday, July 27. Upon investigation of the room, though, they uncovered no tell-tale signs of an infestation (bugs themselves, blood spots on linens) so refuse to reimburse medical expenses. They suggested that we encountered them on our previous night's stay at a different property but we learned from our local health department that bites show up right away so their suggestion is without merit. The health department also recommended that the property use an expert (exterminator) when trying to locate the bugs themselves; untrained professionals experience difficulty in locating the bugs.
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