Posted on 01/16/2007 9:33:34 AM PST by television is just wrong
A New York lawyer is suing a leading London hotel after he and his wife were attacked by bed bugs.
Sidney Bluming and his wife Cynthia are seeking several million dollars in damages from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in the action filed at the US District Court, Manhattan.
The couple claim they suffered hundreds of bites that left their skin red, swollen and itchy during a five-day stay at the Hyde Park hotel last May.
They also say the bugs infested their luggage, which led to further problems in their apartment when they returned home.
Mrs Bluming claims the trauma was made worse as she is recovering from cancer and her immune system is still weak.
Their lawyer, Michael Weinstein, said they were forced to fumigate their home and throw away clothing, bedding, luggage and personal effects.
Mr Weinstein added: "People associate bed bugs with more of a lower end class of hotel. Clearly, that is not the case here. The Mandarin is as premier and luxurious as any hotel could make themselves out to be."
Jill Kluge, communications director for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, said: "We can confirm a regrettable, but isolated, incident of infestation occurred in May 2006 within one guest room at our London property.
"On discovery, a full investigation was carried out and the problem fully rectified. There have been no subsequent incidents. The matter has been referred to our insurers.
"Mandarin Oriental's policy is to operate with the highest standards of conduct, with stringent hygiene systems and processes in place at all of our hotels to safeguard the health and safety of our guests."
The hotel chain is accused of fraud, negligence, recklessness, intentional infliction of emotional distress deceptive trade practice and nuisance.
I see that a lot -- though with towels and not sheets. Interestingly, even when I hang up the towels they replace them anyway. Maybe it's because of the tip I leave...
All you ever wanted to know about bed bugs from that "liberal" bastion of higher learning, Harvard here:
http://www.uos.harvard.edu/ehs/pes_bedbug.shtml
Who wants to pay London hotel prices when I can get the same bed bugs much cheaper right here in America or Mexico at a quaint, colorful, charming motel?
Oh the filty little beggars.....
(ok...ok..so these were leeches...sue me to.)
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef636.htm
pictures of bed bugs.
I confess I don't know much about Paris Hilton and her ilk, but television is just wrong got it in #12.
I got eaten alive in Myrtle Beach at the Breakers resort in November. I didn't know what the problem was until I was leaving.
They leave a heck of a welt on some people (me). I had many bites.
I put some of my antique wool textiles in the freezer a couple times a year--I think it kills off moth larvae, but I can't be sure.
And restuarants as well, up to a certain point.
You're thinking of 'crabs'.
Yes, I only mentioned their monetary loss.
They told me about the welts and their suffering with all the bites.
The whole thing sounds horrendous.
Ooooh... I stayed there last spring!
I suppose the bugs would freeze but you'd have to be lucky with the timing. There are only a few times a year we stay below freezing.
Normal, even hygenic housekeeping will not prevent bedbugs. Bedbugs are caused by human travel. DDT used to be a good cure.
Two lawyers were standing on the walkway on the Golden Gate Bridge. One was wearing a blue suit and one was wearing a grey suit. Both climbed on the railing and jumped.
Which one died first?
Punch line, anyone?
Who cares?
It takes about a month for the welts to disappear.
The only positive thing is that there are no known diseases transmitted by these little beggars.
They are showing up in high class hotels all over the world now.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
My son stayed at a hotel along the Interstate in KY for a couple of weeks last year. He got bed bugs and was bit by a brown recluse. The hotel "compensated" him with coupons for free stays.
Perhaps you mistook them for crabs?
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