A hospitality expert shared her tips to avoid the same fate in the future after a couple disclosed a frightening experience at a hotel.
Halee goes by the TikTok handle @Haleewithaflair, shared her first thing she does upon entering a new place. hotel roomYou should also know how to do it correctly in order to avoid an embarrassing experience.
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Halee sewed a TikTok clip from a content creator couple Matt & Abby.
“We just spent a night in a bed with bed bugs and Abby has the bed bug scars to prove it,”Matt claimed that Abby had bumpy rashes all over her arms, legs and stomach.
The video is then cut to Halee. “I’ve been working in the hotel industry for 15 years and I own a hotel sales support company. This is how I check my rooms before I get unpacked and settled in,”She spoke.
“The first thing you’re gonna want to do is make sure your room is dark. Turn off lights, close any shades, and use the flashlight on your phone,”Halee explains her travel advice.
She then showed her hand at removing the sheets and covers from the top of the hotel bed.
“This one does have a mattress pad,”She shared the information, but also added: “But you’re gonna check under all the creases.”
She explained that she was trying to find bed bugs and pulled at and examined the seams on the mattress pad and fitted sheet.
“They usually like the hang out in the corners and the creases,”She confirmed.
To inspect the mattress, she took off the fitted sheet at one end of the bed. She lifted the mattress from the frame of the bed to inspect its underneath.
Halee also added to her investigation after she had completed: “Even if you don’t see bugs, make sure you look for spots like blood spots cause that’s not a good sign either.”
Half of the video’s comments were filled with stories of hotel bed bug experiences. Other comments featured people who were shocked and scared at the lengths that should be taken to ensure safe hotel stays.
“I WOULD BE AFRAID TO LOOK,”One person made a comment, and the other asked: “No matter how fancy the hotel is?”
Halee confirmed it, while another person wrote: “Yes! I’ve worked at some expensive hotels – they all get them and it happens pretty frequently.”
Halee also made an a follow-up video to answer someone’s question of why its necessary to search for bed bugs in the dark.
“The reason you should check your bed with the lights off is because bed bugs are actually nocturnal, so they’re more likely to be out and about looking for their prey,”She explained.
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