How do I report a hotel for bed bugs?

Report it to the front desk the same day with photos, then to the manager in writing. If it is not resolved, report it through the booking site and to the local health or environmental health office.

Are bed bug registry websites reliable?

Treat them as leads, not proof. Reports are usually unverified and can be old. Check the hotel’s recent reviews on more than one site.

How can I check if a hotel had bed bugs before booking?

Sort its reviews by newest on a booking site and on Google Maps and search for "bed bugs", "bites" and "bugs". Read the dates and the hotel’s replies.

Is there a bed bug registry for hotels?

192 hotels scanned · 95 cities · data refreshed 2026-11-13

People search for a bed bug registry hoping for one official list of hotels with bed bugs. Most countries do not keep one. What does exist is scattered across guest reviews, user-submitted websites and local health inspections.

We built the closest thing we could from guest reviews: of 192 hotels we scanned, 10 of 192 (5%) had at least one review mentioning bed bugs. The figures by city are below, and hotels with bed bugs has the full breakdown.

Is there an official bed bug registry for hotels?

Most countries have no official, government-run register of hotels with bed bugs. Health authorities inspect hotels and handle complaints, but they rarely publish a searchable list of bed-bug cases.

So a "bed bugs registry hotels" search mostly leads to two kinds of source: user-submitted registry websites, and the hotel’s own guest reviews.

Bed bug registry websites: what they are and their limits

Registry websites let anyone post a report against a hotel. That makes them quick to search, but the reports are usually unverified, often years old, and rarely carry the hotel’s side of the story.

Use them as a prompt to look closer, not as a verdict. A single old report means little; several recent ones from different guests mean a lot.

Guest reviews: the bed bug registry that already exists

Every booking site and Google Maps listing is, in effect, a bed bug registry — if you know how to search it. Across the hotels we scanned, 10 of 192 (5%) had at least one review mentioning bed bugs.

Price is no shield: among 153 four- and five-star hotels we scanned, 7 of 153 (5%) had at least one review mentioning bed bugs.

Some cities have more reports than others: compare them in hotel pest reports by city, and by brand in hotel chains with bed bugs.

How to search hotel reviews for bed bugs

Open the hotel’s reviews on the booking site and on Google Maps, sort by newest, and search for "bed bugs", "bites", "bugs", "cockroach" and "mice".

Read the dates. One report from three years ago means far less than two from last month. Then read the hotel’s reply: a specific answer ("we closed the room and treated it the same day") is a better sign than a template apology.

Step-by-step, with the review words that matter: how to tell if a hotel has bed bugs.

How to report a hotel for bed bugs

The front desk, in person, the same day. Show your photos and ask for the room to be closed and checked.
The manager, in writing. A short email with the date, room number, photos and what you were offered gives you a record.
The booking site, through your booking, if the hotel does not resolve it. Booking platforms take pest reports seriously because they affect other guests.
The local health or environmental health office. In many places hotels are inspected by the city or regional health authority, which accepts complaints from guests.
A factual review. State what you found, when, and how the hotel responded. Stick to facts and photos — that is what helps the next guest.

For refunds, bites and claims, see what to do if your hotel has bed bugs.

Browse researched hotels

Cities where every listed hotel has a full HotelShortlist review dossier:

Alytus Athens Barcelona Birštonas Bona Breuil-Cervinia Cervinia Cortina d'Ampezzo Davos-Klosters Dubai Gstaad Holzgau Jamaica Jennersdorf Kaunas Kitzbühel Kraków Kretinga Lisbon Madonna di Campiglio Magland Megève Milano Méribel Palanga Paris Pärnu Riga Rimini Rubuliai San Vigilio Sanya St. Anton am Arlberg St. Moritz Tartu Tauperlitz Trakai Trento Utzmannsbach Vilnius Vysoké Tatry Wagrain Warsaw Zakopane Zermatt Łódź Žiaukos

How we counted

We scanned the English-language guest reviews of 192 hotels in 95 cities for mentions of bed bugs and other pests (cockroaches, mice, ants, fleas and similar). Reviews that deny a problem ("no bed bugs") are excluded, and each hotel counts once however many reviews mention it.

A mention is a guest’s report, not an inspection result — it may be old, and the hotel may have dealt with it since. This page shows totals only and never names a hotel. If you represent a hotel and believe a figure is wrong, write to members@hotelshortlist.com and we will review it.

Questions

Is there a bed bug registry for hotels?: Most countries keep no official one. User-submitted registry sites and guest reviews are what exists. In our scan of 192 hotels, 10 of 192 (5%) had a review mentioning bed bugs.
How do I report a hotel for bed bugs?: Report it to the front desk the same day with photos, then to the manager in writing. If it is not resolved, report it through the booking site and to the local health or environmental health office.
Are bed bug registry websites reliable?: Treat them as leads, not proof. Reports are usually unverified and can be old. Check the hotel’s recent reviews on more than one site.
How can I check if a hotel had bed bugs before booking?: Sort its reviews by newest on a booking site and on Google Maps and search for "bed bugs", "bites" and "bugs". Read the dates and the hotel’s replies.

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