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Old 11-16-2010, 08:27 AM
 
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I'm visiting Chicago December 10-12 and I'm curious if I should stay downtown in a hotel, or stay out near Midway airport or another location because of the bed bugs, from Midway I could take the train into and out of the city, and its faster then taking it into and out of the city from hotels near O'Hare. I saw another post about this but it was not about the hotels it was about the apartments, but any help and opinions would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 11-16-2010, 10:29 AM
 
Location: Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO
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I doubt bed bugs are any more common at a nice hotel downtown than they are at one of the airports. Any place you have a lot of tourists and questionable housekeeping, there's a chance of bedbugs.

Other than cost, there's no real reason to stay at a Midway airport over a downtown one. Bed bugs are extremely rare.
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Old 11-16-2010, 01:44 PM
 
Location: Cleveland, OH USA / formerly Chicago for 20 years
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Bedbug infestations are not as rare as they used to be, and according to reports, the problem is growing. I'd say the OP is right to be concerned.

To the OP: Here's a website you might find helpful. You can look up the address of a hotel you're considering and see if anyone has reported a problem with bedbugs at that hotel:

The Bedbug Registry
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Old 11-16-2010, 05:27 PM
 
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Check out Bed Bug Registry - Check Apartments and Hotels Across North America.

aragx6: Bed bugs have been an incredible problem all over this year, especially the cities. It was all over the news over the summer about the bedbugs in NYC, and not long after I started hearing all of the reports about the infestations in Chicago. According to the above link, there are a lot in northern Chicago, in the area I hope to move to. :S
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Old 11-16-2010, 05:32 PM
 
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Sorry Andrew, I somehow missed that you'd already posted the link!
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Old 11-17-2010, 07:15 AM
 
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Well I'm staying in a hotel on the Gold Coast and so far on Bed Bug Registry there hasnt been any reports of bedbugs there..

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Old 11-17-2010, 11:31 AM
 
Location: Berwyn, IL
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Do your due dilligence anyhow.

My fiancee rolls her eyes at me when I tear apart the bed at four star hotels. I've ripped the bed apart to check for bed bugs at the Blackstone and Palmer. You can never be too sure (or paranoid, in my case.)
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Old 11-18-2010, 01:41 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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If you are afraid of bedbugs you should never leave your house.
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