How do they handle room issues if you rent

[Deb & Bill]

I think they will fix it, because moving does not make a sense because bed bugs are those pests who travels through the structure from one unit to another. But, yes, you should make sure that they call up a professional exterminator bed bugs service, because there are some pest controller who uses exterminating methods that do not work on these bed bugs.

Disney has their own team to take care of bed bugs, including bug sniffing dogs.

 

[Wonder05]

Is that safe? I'm just picturing my little one around some chemical or something.
They would move you if it happened at the hotel though right?

 

[limace]

You seem really anxious about this-I'm wondering if renting will be the best fit for you? I have absolutely no concerns myself, and would absolutely trust Disney to take care of it, but it's not something that I am worried about in general. If it really worries you-no judgment!-renting might make you anxious.

 

[Marionnette]

Is that safe? I'm just picturing my little one around some chemical or something.
They would move you if it happened at the hotel though right?

You're really getting ahead of your skis on this. None of this has happened, nor is it likely to happen. Worrying about how things would be handled is needless.

However, if something were to happen, the problem would be fixed without moving you if at all possible. If it requires taking the room out of service, they will move you to one that can be inhabited. This is true whether you are staying in a DVC villa or a Disney Resort hotel room. If you are extremely concerned about your children being in a room (hotel or timeshare) that has been treated with chemicals to render it insect-free, you should rethink staying in a hotel anywhere.

 

[Wonder05]

You're really getting ahead of your skis on this. None of this has happened, nor is it likely to happen. Worrying about how things would be handled is needless.

However, if something were to happen, the problem would be fixed without moving you if at all possible. If it requires taking the room out of service, they will move you to one that can be inhabited. This is true whether you are staying in a DVC villa or a Disney Resort hotel room. If you are extremely concerned about your children being in a room (hotel or timeshare) that has been treated with chemicals to render it insect-free, you should rethink staying in a hotel anywhere.

Seriously? I simply meant being right back in the room right after the treat it. I have a baby I'm thinking about. And as for the insects, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to be able to stay in a Bed Bug free room for over $400 a night.

 

[Judique]

Seriously? I simply meant being right back in the room right after the treat it. I have a baby I'm thinking about. And as for the insects, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to be able to stay in a Bed Bug free room for over $400 a night.

Bedbugs don't really care how much the room costs.

I've been staying DVC for 20 years and have never had to meet any bedbugs. Doesn't mean others haven't but it's not a major concern of mine.

Do you have these fears staying in other hotels?
Have you encountered bedbugs somewhere you've stayed?

If this has already happened to you, how was it handled?

 

[Lynne M]

Seriously? I simply meant being right back in the room right after the treat it. I have a baby I'm thinking about. And as for the insects, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to be able to stay in a Bed Bug free room for over $400 a night.

I've been reading the Resorts and DVC boards every day for the past 16 years. In all that time, I have NEVER heard of a guest of a Disney resort being made to stay in a room that has been found to have bedbugs, much less being made to stay in a room after it's been treated with pesticides. Not one single report.

Trust me, if it ever had happened, it would have turned into a 100-page thread on the Resorts board.

And on the tiny chance that a resort manager would completely take leave of their senses and attempt to keep you in a room that had been freshly treated with pesticides, all you would have to do is say "No, that's not acceptable." There are 30 resorts on Disney property. They'll find you a room someplace. No one is going to physically force your family into a room full of bedbugs or pesticides.

I get the tendency to worry as a new parent, but save your worrying for things that might actually happen.

 

[Wonder05]

I've been reading the Resorts and DVC boards every day for the past 16 years. In all that time, I have NEVER heard of a guest of a Disney resort being made to stay in a room that has been found to have bedbugs, much less being made to stay in a room after it's been treated with pesticides. Not one single report.

Trust me, if it ever had happened, it would have turned into a 100-page thread on the Resorts board.

And on the tiny chance that a resort manager would completely take leave of their senses and attempt to keep you in a room that had been freshly treated with pesticides, all you would have to do is say "No, that's not acceptable." There are 30 resorts on Disney property. They'll find you a room someplace. No one is going to physically force your family into a room full of bedbugs or pesticides.

I get the tendency to worry as a new parent, but save your worrying for things that might actually happen.

Thank You!!!

 

[Deb & Bill]

Bedbugs are normally killed with heat, not bug spray.

 

[crisi]

Is that safe? I'm just picturing my little one around some chemical or something.
They would move you if it happened at the hotel though right?

Probably not. They likely do it with heat (no chemicals) and it takes two hours. They'll send you off and get it done.

 

[CaliAdventurer]

Heat takes 6-8 hrs at 140 degrees. Not sure how high disney does it but i expect they do an overnight and call it good.

 

[crisi]

Heat takes 6-8 hrs at 140 degrees. Not sure how high disney does it but i expect they do an overnight and call it good.

http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/bb-heat1.pdf

90 minutes to kill them (and eggs) once you get to a heat of 118. It will, however, take 4 hours with a portable unit to get the room to 118, kill the bed bugs, and make the room habitable. I suspect they do it during room turnover, myself - and that's why you have some people not getting into rooms until 8pm. DVC doesn't have the excess capacity to remove rooms from service overnight - and with an infestation, they'll want to do all the neighboring rooms as well - so that would create real logistics issues.

However, Lynn is right - in all the years I've been reading the boards I remember one reported bedbug infestation - and I don't even think that was on the DVC side. I don't think its anything to worry about.[/QUOTE]

 

[Wonder05]

Ok, it's just you see the "reviews" out there with people screaming "Bed BUGs!!!" And then it circulates on Facebook and your like sheesh is this really a problem down there? Are people coming home with them like that?

It just creeps you out and with a baby It then makes me nervous. I must admit I'm a bit on high alert at the moment.
I recently had been cleared after months of shots for a blood clot was found in my Inferior Vena Cava in my chest the day after getting home after giving birth (scary stuff) so that compiled with having a newborn.

 

[Gracie09]

Ok, it's just you see the "reviews" out there with people screaming "Bed BUGs!!!" And then it circulates on Facebook and your like sheesh is this really a problem down there? Are people coming home with them like that?

It just creeps you out and with a baby It then makes me nervous. I must admit I'm a bit on high alert at the moment.
I recently had been cleared after months of shots for a blood clot was found in my Inferior Vena Cava in my chest the day after getting home after giving birth (scary stuff) so that compiled with having a newborn.

You're more likely to get bed bugs from the luggage compartment in a plane than a wdw hotel room. And people that bring them home from a Disney trip probably got them on the plane.
Would it be a pain in the *** to deal with- sure. But they won't make you stay in a bed bug infested room. Why do you see reviews that scream bed bugs and Disney because it's "news". Because people are much more likely to post negative reviews (and multiple times and places) than a review that every thing was the way it should be.

 

[crisi]

And people have been known to scream bed bugs when it isn't bed bugs - especially at a place like Disney. Its Florida, you can go out and get bit up by no see ums and come in and the next morning be covered in bites. Because you don't remember getting bit the night before (you generally swell up pretty fast, but if you are really tired, you might fall asleep before you notice), it must be bed bugs. Also, a lot of people think that if they make a stink, Disney will give them something. Disney is onto that - which is one of the reasons they really don't.

Its hard to tell if a room has bed bugs when you check in. The best sign is tiny spots of blood on the sheets in the morning, but since sheets are changed between guests, you won't see them until you've slept. They will be under the sheet if you turn down the covers until your body heat attracts them.