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Kimberli Milhoan -
2 years ago
BEDBUGS. I have traveled all throughout Mexico and the rest of the world and have never encountered them until now. I am very careful with my luggage, placing it away from any soft surfaces and I check the bed before I sleep. The next day, I noticed a huge bump on my right hip. I started noticing bumps on my neck. I assumed I was allergic to something. By the next morning, I was covered in bites. They were all over my face and body and my friend was also covered in them (see picture of my friend). I spent the night searching for bugs (zero sleep). Eventually, I found 2 bugs: 1 underneath me and 1 crawling on my pillow. I put them in a cup and took them to the front desk. They asked if we wanted to switch rooms. Um... yes.
They moved us but did not compensate us at all for the nights we were being chewed on. I took all the precautions on returning and my suitcase is still on the porch in a plastic bag. Otherwise, the hotel was pretty clean, cute, and the staff was nice - especially the men who carried our bags. But this does not make up for having to pay for the privilege of being eaten during the nights.
I am VERY disappointed that they didn't take off the charges for the nights that we couldn't sleep. There were red marks on the sheets in the first room, which apparently (now I know; I didn't then) is an indication of bed bugs. So there is no way they didn't know about the bugs and they put us there anyway. I had to buy a big scarf and sweater to try to cover them up. We had to buy oral allergy medication and anti-itch cream. This ruined our trip entire trip - ITCHY, ugly, infected-looking. It was HORRIBLE.
