Bedbugs on the Big Island

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The organizations who book rooms for teacher trainings use the lower/mid range hotels on Waikiki; according to tripadvisor there have been some bed bug issues at some of those hotels in the past, so I am taking garbage bags with me when I go to Oahu for a training. I will put my carry on bag in a garbage before I go in the room, then I will check for the tell tale signs of bed bugs along the edges of the mattress and box springs, and ask for a different room if I find any signs. No matter what, my bag will stay in the plastic bag, all my dirty laundry will go home in another one, and straight into the washer. I am just going to be super diligent about not bringing anything home because bedbugs are really hard to get rid of, especially in the tropics. They can be found all over too, not just beds and bedrooms. An upscale Victoria's Secret in Manhattan had to close down for months and totally remodel to get rid of their infestation. Hotel rooms are especially vulnerable because people from all over pass through for such short periods.

Carol