After just hearing of the opera singer suing Hilton Hotels for 150 bedbug bites she suffered while at a Phoenix Hilton, I'm wondering if there is a website that might list hotels that have had complaints of bedbugs.

Hi orangetravelcat!

There are some sites listed at the bottom of this wikipedia link that could prove to be helpful (eg the map of bedbug infestations).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedbug

Have a great weekend!

Why? So that you wouldn't go there? As I understand it, bedbugs travel around with travelers and the reason they seem to be so prevalent these days is that so many more people travel now.

I'm sure hotels don't go out of their way to cultivate bedbugs. Like head lice, it's not shameful to have them, but you don't want to keep them.

I just had a very close friend who had bedbugs in her apartment. To call it a nightmare would be an understatement. She's now out $20K and in litigation with her old landlord (she had to move).

One of the main reasons that bedbugs are now prevalent is that hotels and multi-unit buildings don't use DEET anymore. Also, many buildings now favor baits and traps over treating the baseboards. The above two methods appear to have been successful in controlling bedbug infestations, as well as inhibiting the movement of them between apartments/hotel rooms.

If I knew a hotel had infestations of bedbugs, yes, I would avoid that hotel. I realize they can be at any hotel; however, if I already knew of one they'd been reported at, I would avoid it.