This was one of the most traumatizing nightmares I’ve ever dealt with .
I had to go to the hospital because my bites were so severe . I had to wash everything I owned . I slept on the bench in the kitchen due to having no other option after trusting airbnb .
Please READ , this can happen so please have a PLAN B !!!
After arriving everything seemed clean and looked fine , I went to sleep around 9pm woke up to sharp burning bites .. jumped up and seen bed begs crawling all over my leg .
I had been bit severely and began noticing multiple bed begs coming from the headboard .
I contacted the host and she responded immediately, apologetic and sent a refund right away but as you know, they are not available for 3-5 days
Then I contacted airbnb , who I asked to RELOCATE me immediately but they said NO, because I reported bed bugs I COULD NOT BOOK WITH AIRBNB FOR ANOTHER 3 DAYS so I wouldn’t spread it .
The only option was to book a hotel and be reimbursed in 15 business days .
Being almost midnight on a Friday in downtown Dallas , hotels were 169$ a night at the cheapest.
I had no extra money to this and couldn’t afford to leave . I was stuck sleeping on the bench in the kitchen to avoid bites until the next day I had to come up with 495$ to book a room for the rest of the weekend.
I would be more sympathetic if the host didn’t know . But as I was washing my things in her laundry room trying not to spread the bugs , I found a bed bug kit .
They knew , still rented it out .
ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN B !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never expected this .