Bed bugs are found even in 5 star hotels, mostly because they are very difficult to get rid off. Note that bed bugs are not a sign of untidiness and to prove this, they have been a big problem in New York City of late, even in the United Nations building. If you are considering staying in Dubai hotels , you should know how to avoid them. Bed bugs are parasites that suck on human blood. They live in upholstery and beddings. Avoiding these bed bugs is not only important in that you will avoid the discomfort of their bites, you will also avoid bringing them home with you.

The best way to avoid these bed bugs is to research on the hotels you are considering. You could go to an online forum for views from people who have stayed at these hotels. There are also different sites that have Dubai hotel reviews, but you must make sure that these reviews are independent. Note that no hotel will voluntarily indicate that it has bed bugs. There are also consumer protection groups that offer information on infested hotels. You could go through the comments and the customer testimonial pages of the hotels you are considering for information on bed bugs. You should do a search with the name of the hotel plus the words bed bugs and you will get a list of pages on everything written about bed bugs in the hotel in the SERPs.

To avoid bed bugs in Dubai hotels, you should do a thorough inspection of the upholstery and the bedding. This means you first have to know how a bed bug looks like. Bed bugs are small parasites that are oval and flat shaped, much like watermelon seeds, and they are dark in color. Your research should also include where they live and how their eggs look like. To search for these bed bugs, simply pull back your sheets and other beddings and search for dark stains that the parasites leave behind. You should therefore be on the lookout for dark spots made of dry blood.
If you discover that your hotel has bed bugs, change your hotel room immediately. If the infestation is large, change your hotel. You should also report to the relevant business bureau (an equivalent of the Better Business Bureau) to prompt the hotel to take care of the problem.

Getting rid of bed bugs is very difficult and expensive – the little parasites are not even killed by hot water. If you do not want to take bed bugs home with you, you should always travel with a suitcase that cannot be penetrated by the bed bugs. It is not enough that you zip your suitcase because bed bugs can get through the standard zipper. You should inspect your clothes before packing and you should consider placing them on luggage racks and garment bags instead of placing them on the bed of an infested Dubai hotel.


There are other important considerations to consider before booking hotel. A very good one I referred to while booking Singapore hotels can be found on the Net.