Comments on: Virginia Beach hotel sued over alleged bed bug attack

By: eli glenn

eli glenn — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:09:46 +0000

well in response to all bedbug crap,i am the person suing the hotel in va beach for bedbug attacks.it was the most horible situation anyone could possibly go through.my family had just moved to va beach,hadnt found an apt yet.the hotel we stayed in had weekly rental of the rooms,and full kitchen 2 bedrooms.we were there 3or for days and my then 10 yr old daughter looked like she had bad case of pox.i had tons of bites all over to.they sting and itch.it is horrible.my husband actually found live bugs crawling in our childs bed and ours.we informed the health dept and the hotel.the hotel owner[manager] said it wasnt his problem,didnt even offer my family another room,i wouldnt have excepted.or he didnt offer refund for weeks rent allready paid.health dept made hotel dry clean all our clothing,etc….but the hotel just threw all of our things into heavy duty hotel washers and ruined about 15 of my baby girls very expensive church dresses,and a crud load of other clothing.family and friends wouldnt be bothered with us,afraid we would give them bugs.my daughter sleeps with lights on every night because her grama said bedbugs dont come out @daytime.school kids still tease my baby because we were on the news and in the paper.its been a little over a year since this all happened,my family was supposed to go to court last week about the bugs.but my scumbag lawyer dropped me a few weeks ago because i refused an offer of 4,000dollars.im sure he made a deal with the hotel insurance co to get me to take a little bit,and he get way more than me.they need to pay[the hotel,my lawyer]but i really dont know what to do next.im really hurt my family or any one else has to go through things like this.alot of va beach hotels have bedbugs!!!!!!!i know because i work as front desk clerk @ a hotel on the beach and seen what the managers do when people tell them problems like that.what happened to getting what you pay for or customer service?all jokes i guess.BEWARE OF VIRGINIA BEACH HOTELS

By: Loco

Loco — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:17:42 +0000

OMG ! – “in cincinati” What hotel did you guys stay? Was it like in Sharonville area not far from the highway 75?
I am mad about non responsiveness of the management of that hotel when I called an asked to be called back.I am working with a few commissions and authorities that bring people to the city and about to act.
I was told that hotel never had any problems, but I saw a trap when moved the couch away from the wall while video taping one bug running on the wall. I through away a few of my clothes, bags, hat not wanting to bring any eggs home. Even if its a small chance i didn’t want to take one.
Now I am going to the doctor to get the report. OMG, let me know.
If it’s the B hotel then it is not a single occurrence and I will let you know the full name of it, so others may ask to stay in the different room or avoid the hotel at all. This area has so many.

By: OMG

OMG — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:59:24 +0000

I jut had my first experiance with bed bugs,here in cincinati at a hotel they got me really bad and my dauther to.I very pissed of the managment acted like it wast a big deal bout to call health depatment and maybe a lawyer.Im really not worried about me its my childern that pisses me off and the hotel dosent even acted consurned (any suggestions)

By: sue

sue — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:06:49 +0000

We just stayed in VA Beach this weekend and didn’t have any problems but we did notice plastic cover on the bed and were told because someone @ a beach hotel was bitten by bedbugs they all use plastic mattress cover so U might try that in your dorm

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:27:57 +0000

Hi Tracey, Dust mites can cause allergic reactions, but don't bite. I suspect your bites are from bed bugs (or possibly fleas or mites, assuming no positive identification has been made yet). I am shocked that the health department does not care, since other bodies (health departments and even the World Health Organization) recognize that bed bugs are a health concern even if they are not yet known to spread disease. I am not sure of the procedure for complaining to OSHA , but I suspect that OSHA standards are being violated when people are being bitten by a pest in the workplace, one which causes itchy bite marks, and which can easily be taken home to infest one's residence.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:30:22 +0000

The company I work for has dust mites/bed bugs. More than half the center (3 floors) has been bitten at some time or another by these pest. It was reported to the Tx health Department and no one came to investigate because they do not consider it a health threat. This has been goin on for well over a year. The company claims they have sprayed, but we all are still getting bit. Some days the bites are so bad, I just wanna walk out. I have scars, asmtha, cant sleep at night, cant concentrate at work. My dermatologist did a skin biopsy which was inconclusive, so more test will have to be be done. I need my job, but I cannot continue to work for a company who does not have any regard to my well being. What can I do about this, where are the experts (lawyers, doctors, local health officials) in regards to this matter. We need help and no one seems to take this seriously.

By: hopelessnomo

hopelessnomo — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:26:01 +0000

It’s all Nobugs, vacationer.

And I agree with both of you, there has to be someone who is responsible. Angry, with perhaps a couple of other students who are also affected, should go sit in that person’s office until their concerns are heard.

By: vacationer

vacationer — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:24:40 +0000

“hopelessnomo” is right. Somewhere in your university is a person with the power to fix this. Your job is to find them and induce them to hear you. Be sure to mention how it’s affecting your studying.

-v.

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:10:35 +0000

Angry,

I repeat:

You should fight for better treatment. Contact the student newspaper and the local health dept., but first, go as high as you can in the university admin. I suspect that the higher you go, the more people are apt to listen. Give them the chance to do that before you embarrass them publicly, which is a last resort, but one you might have to employ.

Seriously, eight or nine treatments is not good. You need people to get behind your case. I would suspect others with rooms near yours are infested. A college student in NYC sued the provider of her dorm room (contracted out, but still). If you get parents to call the admin, get the student paper and local media to cover the case, you are being kind, but might still see more action.

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:06:27 +0000

Anon, you are correct in that bed bugs have not been found to transmit diseases at this time. They have been found to carry them, but not transmit them. The lawyer's words are not entirely inaccurate and are very misleading. There is no evidence that the bed bug found in this hotel carried disease, and no evidence that anyone has caught anything infectious from a bed bug. Bed bugs can carry Heptatitis B. They can also carry HIV. But again, there is no need for panic, as they have not been shown to transmit these to humans.