Bed bugs at Bonnet Creek :(

[katallo]

Originally Posted by Bella the Ball 360

Please put this on Trip Advisor, Yelp and any other site that publicizes these things. YOu were not treated correctly. This happened to my cousin and his kids at another hotel and not only did they comp him the stay at a different hotel they gave him equal time for another visit at the same chain. This is beyond acceptable and I would have contacted the health dept and the corporate office during my stay. I check but now I am going to check more thouroughly. Why does housekeeping not pick up on this stuff? How could there be blood on the sheets if they were changed? That in it self scares me.
It is not too late, contact the corporate office at Wyndham and let them know about this. Someone's head should roll.

OP should definitely contact Wyndham corporate about this and give them this link. I can't speak for the general manager at WBC, but it's difficult to get the front desk staff to even answer the phone.

[Three cats]

Originally Posted by Bella the Ball 360

I do not understand what "This!" means!

It means she/he agrees with what you said.

[dsamama]

I am now completely freaking out. We booked through VS just a day or two before this thread started and I don't think we can cancel without losing our deposit. I was so excited to stay here and now I feel sick to my stomach. don't know what to do.

[1mama2three]

I just wanted to update that I have sent an email to the Health Department and posted a review to Trip Advisor. We have contacted management, but we have not heard anything back at this point. Thank you for those suggestions. I hope I can prevent this happening to future families. I know you can't keep the bed bugs out completely, but you can take steps to insure they're taken care of correctly...as are the hotel guests.

[dsamama]

Thank you for bringing attention to this issue. I feel like everyone who has a reservation booked there should contact them and whoever they booked through and inquire as to what is being done about the bedbug issue.
Then perhaps they will see that people are seriously concerned and know about the problem. I really wish i knew about this and knew about bedbug registry before i booked. they have reports on there about just about all the towers. ugh.

[Janet Hill]

Originally Posted by dsamama

I really wish i knew about this and knew about bedbug registry before i booked. they have reports on there about just about all the towers. ugh.

And just about every resort in Orlando.

[DSLRuser]

Originally Posted by dsamama

Thank you for bringing attention to this issue. I feel like everyone who has a reservation booked there should contact them and whoever they booked through and inquire as to what is being done about the bedbug issue. ugh.

i for one think this is being blown way out of controll. not worried about it at all.

its florida, there are bugs.

the op described something out of a horror movie. Me thinks it is just quite a bit over exagerated.

I travel a lot. Many hotels in many countries. i check, and have never 1 time had a bed bug issue.

I have seen various other bugs, ants and the like. You call the front desk and deal with them. you cant ruin a trip that you havent even taken because of the fear of the unknown.

relax. wait till you get there. if you have an issue deal with it.

[dsamama]

There is a huge difference between just bugs...and bedbugs. Putting your children to bed and having them attacked and breaking out with hundreds of bites by bedbugs in my opinion is a horror movie.
I understand what you are saying about trying not to let it ruin our vacation before it has happened but at the same time it is sort of hard for me.
perhaps some folks would not be upset by this but to me it is a big deal. I feel horrible for the OP and dont think it is blown out of control at all.
People should have a heads up.
We don't travel much in fact aside from a few weekend trips this is the first family vacation we will be taking. And it is pretty much a one time deal. we don't have a lot of money and if not for a very generous father in law we would not even be able to do this. I want our children to have wonderful memories ...not nightmares of being bitten by nasty bugs.

[Janet Hill]

Well the good news is: bedbugs do not carry blood borne illnesses like mosquitoes and ticks commonly do. However, they can be responsible for delusional parasitosis.

[dsamama]

Originally Posted by Janet Hill

Well the good news is: bedbugs do not carry blood borne illnesses like mosquitoes and ticks commonly do. However, they can be responsible for delusional parasitosis.

Ha funny! But seriously I think i am already suffering from that just thinking about it. No matter how you say it bedbugs are gross and i don't want them near my kids or me....and surely not my home!

[BobbyBudnick]

Originally Posted by dsamama

I am now completely freaking out. We booked through VS just a day or two before this thread started and I don't think we can cancel without losing our deposit. I was so excited to stay here and now I feel sick to my stomach. don't know what to do.

Pretty much every resort gets bed bugs. Take a look at all the Disney resorts listed. Just because a resort isn't listed on the registry doesn't mean they have never had them. Honestly I figured BC would of had more posts on the registry about them. Don't cancel just because of stuff you read on the internet. Last year before my first trip someone posted about bed bugs at BC in one of the buildings. We ended up staying in that exact building during our trip. BC was awesome!!!! You can get bed bugs at any hotel in the world.

[rdevine10]

Almost all hotels have had bedbugs at one point or another. The key is to make sure you diligently check before you bring your things into the room. Check all beds, etc.

I am truly sorry the OP experienced this. And sorry the management did not handle this well.

This is not the 1st report I have seen of Bonnet Creek having bed bugs over the years, but yet, I would still take a chance and book here in the future. Even all of my favorite Disney Hotels have had them at one point of another.

[christophfam]

Originally Posted by rdevine10

Almost all hotels have had bedbugs at one point or another. The key is to make sure you diligently check before you bring your things into the room. Check all beds, etc.

I am truly sorry the OP experienced this. And sorry the management did not handle this well.

This is not the 1st report I have seen of Bonnet Creek having bed bugs over the years, but yet, I would still take a chance and book here in the future. Even all of my favorite Disney Hotels have had them at one point of another.

I agree that most Orlando hotels have had them and are listed in the registry. The thing that would hold me back from booking this particular resort is how they handled it. I wouldn't want to stay someplace that treated a guest the way the OP was treated. Not to mention the fact that there is no way they got rid of the bedbugs in that room! They didn't even treat the whole area.

I'd stay at the Disney resorts that have had them because they go through the proper procedures to make sure guest don't take any home and that the room(s) are treated properly. This resort did not do that. That is why I'd never book there. Chances are much higher at this resort that they still have a problem and you may be the one walking into it.

[vivianmarie244]

Originally Posted by christophfam

The thing that would hold me back from booking this particular resort is how they handled it. I wouldn't want to stay someplace that treated a guest the way the OP was treated. Not to mention the fact that there is no way they got rid of the bedbugs in that room! They didn't even treat the whole area.

[1mama2three]

Originally Posted by DSLRuser

i for one think this is being blown way out of controll. not worried about it at all.

its florida, there are bugs.

the op described something out of a horror movie. Me thinks it is just quite a bit over exagerated.

I travel a lot. Many hotels in many countries. i check, and have never 1 time had a bed bug issue.

I have seen various other bugs, ants and the like. You call the front desk and deal with them. you cant ruin a trip that you havent even taken because of the fear of the unknown.

relax. wait till you get there. if you have an issue deal with it.

I can understand how you might think this story is exaggerated, and I sure wish it was too. Unfortunately it is not, which is why we took photos to prove it. Photos of the bed, the bites...everything. They are going to be provided to management.

Believe me or not...but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE check for bed bugs!!! If you find them, make sure they are treated correctly and demand answers. We've traveled on hundreds of hotels for personal and business reasons and this is the 1st time we've ever had something like this happen. Too bad the 1st time had to be so severe...I've learned my lesson the hard way.