On the 3 night I awoke at 4am in pain. I soon realized that I had been bitten by bed bugs about 40 bites on my arms, legs, back, face. My wife had been bitten about 5 times. My wife and I packed up and left and got a motel in lower New York for the last night. I contacted the host and told him I was leaving and also contacted Airbnb.
I asked for reimbursement for my last night at the apartment and the hotel. The host left very ugly text and email messages that I was making the entire story up and I was basically not telling the truth about the situation. The host also filled a claim against me for having the apartment checked.
Note 1: I have pictures of me and my bites all over in this apartment: I have sent these pictures to Airbnb.
Airbnb contacted me and apologized and also worked with me on a settlement that I was happy with.
Thank you Airbnb for your concerns treating me like a honest person.
Note 2: The host texted me called me a liar and all this was made up story.