Bed Bugs Arizona: A Bed Bug Hotel Experience

Written by admin on June 20, 2010 – 2:33 AM -

BED BUG AWARENESS IS STILL LACKING and gee, I happened to learn the hard way about how SERIOUS of a problem they are. A VICTIM OF BED BUG BITES IN AN ARIZONA HOTEL AND MY CLAIM FOR MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED :( Oh well, it has made me feel like I was meant to be an “Ambassador of Awareness” about bed bugs as I certainly do not hesitate to share my story……….so here it is! :)
I was on a trip in Arizona (stayed at Aspen Hotel InnSuites in Flagstaff) this past March (2010) and got 35 bites! Not knowing what they were, I reported it to the hotel, they brought in pest control experts and sure enough, an INFESTATION of bed bugs that was found behind the headboard of the bed I’d slept in was determined to be the culprit.
Five days after the fact, the allergic reaction I was having to the bites got soooooo bad that there was an infection moving in to my bloodstream (you could see it moving right up the inside of my left arm!). I had to use prednisone and an antibiotic for a week. Gawd, prednisone is NO FUN!
Then to make things worse, I continued to get bites after checking out of the hotel which means they DID ‘HITCHHIKE’ on me/my stuff!! I even got 2 bites during the flight home, so who knows if the bug migrated off of me on to the person sitting next to me…..or if they were on my luggage did they get on other people’s luggage?!?!
When I got home, nothing came in the house unless it was heading straight for the washing machine or the shower! My suitcase was banned to the deck off the back side of the house. Oh yeah, I was also denined on my request to the insurance company for a $150 luggage replacement allowance.
I filed a claim with the hotel’s insurance company, Traveler’s Insurance, to seek medical reimbursement and was DENIED! Supposed to hear from the hotel’s general manager today on if they will AT LEAST refund me what I paid to stay at that hotel! HAVE THEY NO SENSE OF GOODWILL?!
It’s scary and also discouraging to see that as a victim of circumstances, I pretty much had no recourse. I am making a trip to NYC over labor day weekend with the international student I will be hosting and it creeps me out just to know NYC is so full of these little ‘varmits’!
SO BE AWARE!
Seeing how my vehicle does have towing capability, I think I will get a small camper and only make driving trips. Still not guaranteeing 100% protection but it’s a serious consideration! ;) – Lisa



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Traveling and Catching Bed Bugs

Written by Viagra on June 19, 2010 – 5:41 PM -

June 18th – Friday – Day 26 – Travel Blog by Travel Diva

This morning has started slow. We all went to breakfast where i discovered that Jen’s hotel room is infested with bed bugs, she looks like she is 5 and has the chicken pox! they looked up bed bugs online and hopped over to the pharmacists for conformation. so she is getting a whole new room and has to get a new luggage and everything!

I cant believe i only have 2 days left on this trip! it went by so fast, and it was mostly amazing! i just wish my husband has been there with me all they way. I know that someday he and i will get the chance to travel Europe, at least i hope so. we are getting ready to meet together for one last group discussion on the history of photo and a crit before we go to a photo gallery.
well the gallery was neat. its was sort of a life’s work of Sally Mann. very interesting stuff, then we went to a showing off liver pool street. it was an exhibition of a local art schools, basically a mass aBFA show called Raw 9, it all was very interesting. i bought the exhibition book that had artist’s statements in it, which i have very much enjoyed reading. after the showing i walked solo to the hotel ran in to armon on the subway, kind crazy lol. anyway i got back to earl’s court and decided to go to the gourmet burger company for my dinner and man it was yummy! now time for me to pack a bit and get to bed tomorrow is the last day and i want to walk around some more :)


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