Bed bugs infest top Las Vegas hotels where rooms cost $40k a night
Las Vegas hotels overrun with BED BUGS including MGM Grand, Palazzo and Caesars Palace where rooms go for up to $40K-a-night: World Series of Poker players post grim pics of huge red bites
- Infestations at seven of the most famous hotels in the world notified to authorities
- But guests suggest many attacks go unreported and post grisly pictures to prove their point
- Experts say guests often bring the bugs with them
Furious guests have posted gruesome pictures of their wounds after some of the priciest hotels in Las Vegas fell victim to an invasion of bed bugs.
Seven of the biggest names on the strip have reported infestations to local health officials in the last 18 months, and experts have warned the blood-sucking critters are certain to return.
And guests at this summer’s World Series of Poker also reported falling victim to unwanted room mates taking advantage of an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Circus Circus which is finishing a major three-year renovation reported two infestations within six months last year according to 8 News Now.
And Caesar’s Palace, where rooms can top out at $40,000 a night, also fell victim to the unwanted guests, along with Planet Hollywood, Palazzo, Tropicana, MGM Grand, and Sahara.
Rooms can cost more than $40,000 a night at Caesar’s Palace but its bed bugs get a free stay and an all-you-can-eat buffet courtesy of unlucky guests
One guest @wilkinz posted pictures of the aftermath an encounter with unwanted room mates at the Paris Vegas
Bed bugs have become an almost routine hazard for Las Vegas hotel guests, claim some, while Pete Rob (right) said he was only offered a change of room following the attack on him at the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino
But seasoned visitors to the Nevada resort claim the official reports are just the tip of the iceberg.
‘F***ing bed bugs infestation,’ tweeted one.
‘Every f***ing time that I’d be residing here in Vegas, I always ended up with red, splotchy, and itchy skin TF.’
‘Bed bugs @ the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino Las Vegas June 2023,’ tweeted Pete Rob.
‘No help or compensation from management only a room change not acceptable.’
‘Had the worst stay at Paris Vegas Hotel,’ added @wilkinz.
‘Room was full of dust and gave me allergia on the first night. Then my room mate got bitten by bed bugs!
‘Hotel did not give any compensation or anything.’
Circus Circus informed inspectors at the Southern Nevada Health District after a guest was bitten in January last year.
Circus Circus (left) and Sahara (right) suffered three reported infestations between them
The bugs took rooms at the MGM Grand and the Tropicana
Nearby rooms were also sealed off for two weeks but more bugs were found in a different room in June.
Guests at the Palazzo told health officials they were bitten in January last year, the same month that a Grand Room at MGM had to be decontaminated.
More bugs were found after one was squashed by a guest at the Sahara hotel in October that year, and the pests were found at The Tropicana in February.
Bugs were discovered at Planet Hollywood in June as players and guests assembled for the World Series of Poker.
‘MGM grand had to spray and clean their poker room on July 18 this year for bed bugs,’ tweeted @SMGPoker.
‘And they got rid of their standard chairs. Dealers complained for months, players got all bit up just before they finally sprayed.’
In a statement, MGM International Resort said: ‘We have comprehensive procedures in place to address and resolve any issue that may arise.’
The Tropicana Las Vegas told 8 News Now: ‘While highly unlikely, in the event of a complaint, we immediately isolate the affected room and its surrounding areas.’
The apple-pip sized bugs have caused misery for guests at hotels across the Vegas Strip
Guests at the Paris Vegas and the Horseshoe Hotels reported attacks while this summer’s World Series of Poker was taking place
Planet Hollywood suffered an infestation as recently as June this year
The apple-seed sized bugs leave tell-tale signs of dark-colored spots, feces, and carcasses, according to Bobby James of Top Line Pest Control.
‘We got thousands of people coming into Vegas every day, so bed bugs catch a ride with somebody. They jump off into a hotel,’ he added.
‘Hotels don’t come with bed bugs in them. People bring them, so when they put luggage on the bed, we don’t know where they came from.’
DailyMail.com has reached out to Caesar’s for comment.
How to avoid bed bug and dust mite infestations this summer:
Wash your sheets every week
Wash sheets separate to clothes and towel, spot cleaning and marks before washing. Use hot water and a hot dryer if there are mites
Duvets, comforters and throw blankets that have less contact with your skin can be washed every month or two
Pillows and doonas should be cleaned every six months and replaced every two years
Getting rid of bed bugs: As their eggs are difficult to see, and have a long incubation period it can be tricky ridding your home of a bed bug infestation
A combination of non-chemical and chemical treatments may be needed
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