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Hotels having bedbugs does not make morning news. In fact, last time my flight was canceled out of Newark they gave me a free hotel room for the night and almos

Hotels having bedbugs does not make morning news. In fact, last time my flight was canceled out of Newark they gave me a free hotel room for the night and almost every Yelp review mentioned bedbugs... I brought up the issue when I was checking in and they claimed they'd never had bedbugs which is clearly a lie. Airbnb actually has more incentive to fix the issue for you because you'll stay with them again (same as some large hotel chains) whereas in this case I was never coming back to Newark Airport Hotel so they didn't care

bduerst 10y ago
I dunno - if I got bed bugs in my suitcase from an AirBnB I would definitely not roll the dice with them again. How would AirBnB fix bedbugs in someone's home?
- ryhamz 10y ago
  Either require them to get a bedbug treatment before relisting or provide it. Details can be worked out by someone other than me.
ryhamz 10y ago
Did they give you a hotel in a major chain or something local? Probably some local cheap stuff. I stayed at a best western in the Philippines and it was pristine. I also stayed at local places and quality varied, because who was going to know/care? The lesson here is that big, reputable places have incentives, whether traditional (best western) or alternative (airBnB).
- ArtDev 10y ago
  Best Western apparently sells their name for cheap. I stayed in a "Best Western" in Athens that was a dump. It wasn't really even a hotel, just a bunch of poorly split apartments. That said, this is the nice thing about Airbnb. The reviews would have warned me.
  - treehau5 10y ago
    Reviews aren't an exclusive feature of Airbnb.
treehau5 10y ago
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/196460965-story http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/196460965-story http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/restaurant-reopens-after-bed-bug-infestation http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/restaurant-reopens-after-bed... Not bed bugs, but mold, same concept - http://wncn.com/2016/08/25/raleigh-hotel-has-black-mold-problem-employee-says/ http://wncn.com/2016/08/25/raleigh-hotel-has-black-mold-prob... Google news for "hotel bed bugs" yielded a plethora of results.

bduerst 10y ago

I dunno - if I got bed bugs in my suitcase from an AirBnB I would definitely not roll the dice with them again. How would AirBnB fix bedbugs in someone's home?

ryhamz 10y ago
Either require them to get a bedbug treatment before relisting or provide it. Details can be worked out by someone other than me.

ryhamz 10y ago

Did they give you a hotel in a major chain or something local? Probably some local cheap stuff. I stayed at a best western in the Philippines and it was pristine. I also stayed at local places and quality varied, because who was going to know/care? The lesson here is that big, reputable places have incentives, whether traditional (best western) or alternative (airBnB).

ArtDev 10y ago
Best Western apparently sells their name for cheap. I stayed in a "Best Western" in Athens that was a dump. It wasn't really even a hotel, just a bunch of poorly split apartments. That said, this is the nice thing about Airbnb. The reviews would have warned me.
- treehau5 10y ago
  Reviews aren't an exclusive feature of Airbnb.

treehau5 10y ago

http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/196460965-story http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/196460965-story http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/restaurant-reopens-after-bed-bug-infestation http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/restaurant-reopens-after-bed... Not bed bugs, but mold, same concept - http://wncn.com/2016/08/25/raleigh-hotel-has-black-mold-problem-employee-says/ http://wncn.com/2016/08/25/raleigh-hotel-has-black-mold-prob... Google news for "hotel bed bugs" yielded a plethora of results.