Hi everyone,
I have been a long time lurker of disboards and do not usually write in forums like this, but I want to remind you all to check for bed bugs when staying at WDW, even in the DVC resorts, where you might be surprised to find them.
My family has been a member of DVC (OKW is home resort) since the '90s, and I have been going to WDW since I was a little kid. We have had many wonderful stays at OKW over the years....and we continue to love it! However, we were just there during the first week of March (just got back last weekend), and I, kind of being the odd ball out, had to sleep on the sleeper sofa in our two bedroom room in building 41 near the Turtle Pond pool. It wasn't until after I got home that I realized that my room most likely had bed bugs in the sofa bed/couch.
I was aware of the bed bug problems in this country before our trip, but I was still ignorant and I did not think to inspect my mattress/couch at OKW. In hindsight, I remember seeing little black dots on the arm of the sleeper sofa during the trip, but at the time, I just figured they were from a child playing with a pen or something and I didn't think much of it. Also, I did see two bugs on two evenings while watching tv, but I just thought they were some benign, Florida bug. I did not notice anything else unusual until the last couple days of the trip, when little black "ink-like" spots appeared on the sheets and i got three little, itchy bites on my feet. I became a little suspicious, but due to my previous ignorance regarding bed bugs, I did not suspect them.
I got home the next day and started thinking about it...My suitcase was on the floor next to the sleeper sofa all week, and it was sitting on my bedroom floor for most of the day when I got home. I did some research online and began to freak out when I saw photos of the bugs and sheets. I immediately searched my suitcase and found a bug in a crease on the outside of the bag that looks exactly like the bed bug photos online!!!!! I threw all my clothes from the suitcase into trash bags and washed them in hot water, but now I am left paranoid wondering if there are any more bugs crawling around my apartment!! It's not a good feeling, and I'm definitely keeping my eyes open.
My parents stayed at the resort a few extra days, but switched to a one-bedroom after the rest of us left. They contacted the front desk the day after I got home, and the lady they spoke with said she'd tell her manager...I sure hope she did and that they took a look at our room! I don't want to scare anyone about their upcoming visits to OKW, I just want to remind everyone to check their beds/couches first thing. Oh, and to not put your luggage on the floor like I did! (Sorry for the long post).
Enjoy your trips...I know I always look forward to our visits each year!
I have been a long time lurker of disboards and do not usually write in forums like this, but I want to remind you all to check for bed bugs when staying at WDW, even in the DVC resorts, where you might be surprised to find them.
My family has been a member of DVC (OKW is home resort) since the '90s, and I have been going to WDW since I was a little kid. We have had many wonderful stays at OKW over the years....and we continue to love it! However, we were just there during the first week of March (just got back last weekend), and I, kind of being the odd ball out, had to sleep on the sleeper sofa in our two bedroom room in building 41 near the Turtle Pond pool. It wasn't until after I got home that I realized that my room most likely had bed bugs in the sofa bed/couch.
I was aware of the bed bug problems in this country before our trip, but I was still ignorant and I did not think to inspect my mattress/couch at OKW. In hindsight, I remember seeing little black dots on the arm of the sleeper sofa during the trip, but at the time, I just figured they were from a child playing with a pen or something and I didn't think much of it. Also, I did see two bugs on two evenings while watching tv, but I just thought they were some benign, Florida bug. I did not notice anything else unusual until the last couple days of the trip, when little black "ink-like" spots appeared on the sheets and i got three little, itchy bites on my feet. I became a little suspicious, but due to my previous ignorance regarding bed bugs, I did not suspect them.
I got home the next day and started thinking about it...My suitcase was on the floor next to the sleeper sofa all week, and it was sitting on my bedroom floor for most of the day when I got home. I did some research online and began to freak out when I saw photos of the bugs and sheets. I immediately searched my suitcase and found a bug in a crease on the outside of the bag that looks exactly like the bed bug photos online!!!!! I threw all my clothes from the suitcase into trash bags and washed them in hot water, but now I am left paranoid wondering if there are any more bugs crawling around my apartment!! It's not a good feeling, and I'm definitely keeping my eyes open.
My parents stayed at the resort a few extra days, but switched to a one-bedroom after the rest of us left. They contacted the front desk the day after I got home, and the lady they spoke with said she'd tell her manager...I sure hope she did and that they took a look at our room! I don't want to scare anyone about their upcoming visits to OKW, I just want to remind everyone to check their beds/couches first thing. Oh, and to not put your luggage on the floor like I did! (Sorry for the long post).
Enjoy your trips...I know I always look forward to our visits each year!
However, since I know there are many OKW fans on this board from reading for a while, I just wanted to make people aware of the possibility of bed bugs and to remind them to check their beds at hotels. I never thought I would find them at a Disney hotel, and it shocked me enough to feel compelled to put up a post on this website.
