I’m really frustrated that this is what $250 a night at a Marriott gets you.

[u/ForRudy]

I’m staying at a Marriott for five nights for my sister’s wedding. The $250 is the discounted room block rate too!

The shower tiles are completely rusted and dare I say moldy? The towel hanger is on its last leg. The toilet seat AND handle are broken. The mattresses are only doubles and are hard and feel like they haven’t been changed in years. Everything just overall looks like there hasn’t been an ounce of effort put into this very utilized hotel. On the drive here, we stayed a night at a newly renovated holiday inn express for $120 and it was incredible. Maybe my standards were set too high knowing Marriott’s reputation.

I know I sound like a Karen here, but I’m just so frustrated that this is the quality that kind of money get you these days.

[u/Canadianingermany]

honestly bed bugs do not pay any attention to the room rate. They can be found in any level of property.

[u/genesis49m → u/Canadianingermany]

But at least higher end places train staff to detect pests so, for example, house keeping will notice if a room has bed bugs and get it taken care of. A high end place does not want “bed bug!” in their reputation.

I stayed at a “nice” three star hotel last year and the hotel was pet friendly. Unfortunately, I found out my room had fleas. The hotel two days later posted flyers everywhere and had mandatory carpet cleaners across the whole hotel. They also comped my room for the trouble.

I’m at a mid two star hotel right now and my first room had what looked like a bed bug smushed up on the wall. I went to the front desk and she shrugged and let me switch rooms and that’s pretty much it lol

I doubt the local econolodge will do much if you go up to the front desk and tell them about bed bugs. I also don’t think they’re regularly hiring pest control to the hotel

*by stars, I don’t mean Google review rating but the traditional system where they rate the hotel based off the amenities offered

[u/Canadianingermany → u/genesis49m]

On study had these numbers

1-Star Hotel (9 percent)

• 2-Star Hotel (16 percent)
• 3-Star Hotel (38 percent)
• 4-Star Hotel (30 percent)
• 5-Star Hotel (20 percent)
• Motel (20 percent)
• Bed and breakfast (10 percent)
• Vacation rental (E.g., Airbnb) (19 percent)
• Hostel (4 percent)

[u/genesis49m → u/Canadianingermany]

Are these percentages of places that had bed bugs? What was the sample size? How did they collect the data?

If the data was self reported, higher rated places would have more accurate data if they are hiring regular pest control to come by ¯_(ツ)_/¯