I visited Portland for a conference a few weeks ago and was a little disappointed when I arrived—the space looked a bit run down. Since I was mostly there to sleep I figured it wouldn’t be too bad. On my last night there something woke me up and I turned on the light. Three little bed bugs were just hanging out on the bed. I put on some pants and long sleeves to try to go back to sleep, but I still sustained bites which got infected and now I’m dealing with the infection a few weeks later. I messaged the host immediately upon checkout and they were unfortunately very dismissive, saying “those weren’t bed bugs.” I’ve encountered bed bugs quite a bit in my line of work and know what they look like, so I did not appreciate the dishonesty.
I’ve always had decent Airbnb experiences, so I hope I never have to write a review like this again!