We had never experienced them until our last trip either!!. Thankfully WDW resorts managers handle it very well and still make their guests feel valued and cared for. That’s a huge thing for me knowing they treat each case sympathetically and with due diligence. It should never impact significantly on vacation experiences.They can be found anywhere but in my entire life having stayed in hundreds of hotels I’ve never encountered them. I’m frantically knocking on wood right now - but for me it is not something I worry about too much.
I guess we were just lucky that they didn't get in our clothes or luggage. Woke up departure day with bites on my back. We didn't see evidence in our room, but they were typical bed bug bites. We wrapped our luggage and belongings in trash bags when we got home and left them in the garage, then cleaned everything little by little weeks later. I've heard of people doing this when they come back from traveling by plane as a preventative measure because they can easily spread via luggage.What about your stuff, luggage, clothing, etc?
I'm curious how many bites you had? Can you tell the difference in a bed bug bite and a mosquito, gnat, mite or even spider bite?I guess we were just lucky that they didn't get in our clothes or luggage. Woke up departure day with bites on my back. We didn't see evidence in our room, but they were typical bed bug bites. We wrapped our luggage and belongings in trash bags when we got home and left them in the garage, then cleaned everything little by little weeks later. I've heard of people doing this when they come back from traveling by plane as a preventative measure because they can easily spread via luggage.
I had a few bites in a cluster by my shoulder blade and then about four to five more that basically trailed down my back. I had never seen bites like it so I googled pics of bites and that’s the conclusion I came to. We didn’t find any evidence of the bugs in the room, but we didn’t really know what to look for. We don’t know if Disney ever found them because I didn’t get a call back. Oh and by the way, they are noticeably dark red and raised , extremely itchy, almost immediately.
I watched this video earlier this year!!Just experienced bed bugs in our room at Caribbean Beach in January of this year. I made a video all about it and went over everything about how Disney handled it. It was 24 minutes of me talking, so it would probably take too long to type out. If you're interested, skip to 5:54 for the start of the bed bug story
My guess is that they came in with housekeeping the previous afternoon, because it didn’t happen until the last day there.Thanks. They've always been a fear of mine. Some in our family are very prone to mosquito and other bites, especially gnat bites, so always wondered if I would know right away that it was bed bugs.
Reading other stories of people who say they check the room on arrival and don't see any signs and then still find them makes it seem a bit more worrisome.
This always makes me nervous. They could easily hitch a ride on a housekeeper. If I am staying somewhere for just a few days I always put the do not disturb sign out to avoid housekeeping because for just a short period of time its not worth the risk.My guess is that they came in with housekeeping the previous afternoon, because it didn’t happen until the last day there.
Disney does a good job at taking care of people when this happens. Unfortunately, we noticed we had bed bugs as we were leaving. All I can think of now is “the hitchhiking bed bugs!l “ when you said they hitch a ride with housekeeping.I watched this video earlier this year!!
They can also come in from another guest in an adjoining room, they can easily make their way through electrical outlets and spread that way. I stayed at the double tree hilton in Orlando (near Universal I believe) a few years ago and we had bed bugs but never could see them, we checked the bed and everything. The hotel even went as far as to say we got them from home before we came *insert eye roll here*. They finally moved use after we came back the next morning with double the bites, about 8 hours later, and they couldn't argue with us anymore since we hadn't left our room. Turns out there was a HUGE infestation in the room next to ours and the bugs were traveling back and forth through the outlets. I always check my rooms at any hotel just in case, but I now know there is only so much I can do.My guess is that they came in with housekeeping the previous afternoon, because it didn’t happen until the last day there.
Bed bugs are in hotels everywhere. It’s up to us as guests to check. It’s very easy to find them if there is any. So far. I have never. Not only at Disney but any hotel. Just have to look Disney does better or as good as the best when it comes to keeping resorts bed bug free. We check real quick at check in and then forget about it.
If you didn't see any bedbugs in your room, you might have been bitten by no-see-ums. Their bites are extremely itchy and the get red, raised welts.I had a few bites in a cluster by my shoulder blade and then about four to five more that basically trailed down my back. I had never seen bites like it so I googled pics of bites and that’s the conclusion I came to. We didn’t find any evidence of the bugs in the room, but we didn’t really know what to look for. We don’t know if Disney ever found them because I didn’t get a call back. Oh and by the way, they are noticeably dark red and raised , extremely itchy, almost immediately.
Never heard of those, but they weren’t welts, more like a cluster of small dark red bumps.If you didn't see any bedbugs in your room, you might have been bitten by no-see-ums. Their bites are extremely itchy and the get red, raised welts.