
Prevention & Travel
How to Check a Hotel Room for Bed Bugs
Before unpacking, keep luggage closed on a hard bathroom surface or an inspected luggage rack away from the bed and wall.
Use layered inspection and luggage habits rather than a promise of zero risk. Confirm suspicious evidence before treatment and follow current professional guidance when belongings move between sleeping spaces.

Before unpacking, keep luggage closed on a hard bathroom surface or an inspected luggage rack away from the bed and wall.

You cannot guarantee that bed bugs will never enter a home, but you can reduce the risk.

If you find a suspected bed bug in a hotel, stop unpacking, close your bags, photograph the physical evidence and notify hotel management.