Bed bug control in hotels

How do infestations occur in hotels?

Hotels are par­ti­cu­lar­ly sus­cep­ti­ble to the intro­duc­tion of bed bugs: A high fre­quen­cy of guests from all over the world increa­ses the likeli­hood of an infe­sta­ti­on. The para­si­tes hide unno­ti­ced in lug­ga­ge, clot­hing, or even in used fur­ni­tu­re and thus enter the pre­mi­ses. Even fur­nis­hings such as mat­tres­ses, curta­ins, or pic­tu­re frames can offer infes­ted cre­vices. A bed bug infe­sta­ti­on is not a sign of a lack of cle­an­li­ne­ss – even five-star hotels are not immu­ne. Not only guests, but also staff or sup­pli­ers can inad­ver­t­ent­ly intro­du­ce the pests (e.g., on tex­ti­les or suit­ca­ses).

How to detect a bed bug infestation in hotels?

A bed bug infe­sta­ti­on often remains unde­tec­ted in hotels for a long time – the insects are noc­turnal and hide well. The­se typi­cal signs help with ear­ly detec­tion:

Bite marks

Itchy bites in lines or clus­te­red spots – first indi­ca­ti­ons often come from guests.

Sta­ins & Marks

Small blood spots, fecal spots, or shed skins on bed­ding and mat­tres­ses.

Odor

A sweet, mus­ty odor can indi­ca­te an advan­ced infe­sta­ti­on.

Hiding places

Typi­cal hiding places include cre­vices on beds, behind pic­tures, or in base­boards.

Ear­ly detec­tion

Regu­lar visu­al inspec­tions help to avo­id lar­ger pro­blems.

Even a sin­gle infes­ted room can beco­me a chall­enge for the enti­re estab­lish­ment – making quick and dis­creet con­trol all the more important.

What are the consequences of a bed bug infestation for hotels?

A bed bug infe­sta­ti­on is not only a hygie­nic pro­blem – it can per­ma­nent­ly dama­ge a hotel’s repu­ta­ti­on and eco­no­mic suc­cess. Espe­ci­al­ly in times of online reviews, every impres­si­on counts.

Guest dis­sa­tis­fac­tion & loss of trust

Com­plaints, pre­ma­tu­re depar­tu­re, and nega­ti­ve expe­ri­en­ces harm the repu­ta­ti­on. Accor­ding to a stu­dy, almost three-quar­ters of all hotel guests would imme­dia­te­ly lea­ve the estab­lish­ment or demand a refund if bed bugs are men­tio­ned.

Repu­ta­ti­on & Reviews

Online reviews spread quick­ly and have a long-term detri­men­tal effect on busi­ness. The long-term repu­ta­ti­on of the estab­lish­ment is thus at sta­ke.

Cos­ts

Com­pen­sa­ti­on, loss of reve­nue, room down­ti­me, and pro­fes­sio­nal clea­ning cau­se high expen­ses.

Prompt action pays off – becau­se satis­fied guests are the best adver­ti­se­ment for any hotel.

Why is Thermo-bug® ideal for hotels?

Ther­mo-bug® works with hot air and offers a che­mi­cal-free, envi­ron­men­tal­ly fri­end­ly method against bed bugs. Alre­a­dy at appro­xi­m­ate­ly 45–60 °C, all life stages of the bed bugs are relia­bly kil­led. Ther­mo-bug® hea­ters can even heat rooms up to 70 °C, gua­ran­te­e­ing 100 % era­di­ca­ti­on.

The method is fast, low-noi­se, and com­ple­te­ly odor­less: Our high-per­for­mance fan hea­ters ope­ra­te abso­lut­e­ly dis­creet­ly. Unneces­sa­ry panic, pre­ma­tu­re depar­tures, and simi­lar reac­tions are thus avo­ided. Hotel ope­ra­ti­ons are bare­ly inter­rupt­ed – rooms can be reoc­cu­p­ied after a short time.

Ther­mo-bug® also relia­bly kills all deve­lo­p­men­tal stages (eggs, lar­vae, adult insects). Unli­ke many spray tre­at­ments, heat methods are immu­ne to insect resis­tance. Over­all, hote­liers bene­fit from a stress-free, effec­ti­ve pest con­trol wit­hout toxins: Bed bugs as well as other pests are quick­ly ren­de­red harm­less, and hotel ope­ra­ti­ons remain undis­tur­bed.