A flight attendant has shared a simple way to tell if your hotel room is infested with bed bugs using a household item.
Hannah Hudson Kimmel, a Southwest Airlines employee from Chicago, recently went viral after sharing some vital tips for finding out if a hotel room is full of creepy crawlers on TikTok.
As someone who often has to stay in a hotel due to work, explained that the ‘first thing he does’ when he arrives is examine the bed for small pests.
To do this, he said he lifts all the sheets and looks closely at the corners of the mattress for signs of bugs.
But even if you don’t see anything, he said they could still be present and just hiding, and according to the flight attendant, there is a common object that will help “take them out.”
A flight attendant has shared a simple way to tell if your hotel room is infested with bed bugs using a household item
Hanna revealed that she takes a bar of soap and leaves it on the bed for a while before returning to look for bugs.
Chicago-based Southwest Airlines employee Hannah Hudson Kimmel went viral after sharing some vital advice.
‘I’m a stewardess… and I’ve been flying for just over a year. Here are some things I do to detect bed bugs,’ he began in the viral video.
‘First, you should lift all the sheets and check the corners to see if there are any errors.
‘The other thing you can do is put a bar of soap at the end of your bed and go out and do something. The bar of soap eliminates bed bugs.
In addition, Hannah added that bed bugs are “attracted to the carbon dioxide that is exhaled,” so she recommended “breathing in the bed” to see if any crawl out.
‘Bed bugs are no joke and when they bite you it is painful, the bites are red and large and cause swelling. So be sure to check for bed bugs,” he concluded.
A hospitality expert named Halee went viral after sharing her own tip for discovering unwanted guests in your hotel room.
The avid traveler explained that you should check for bugs “before you unpack,” as well as recommending turning off all lights and using your phone’s flashlight when searching for the mattress.
As someone who often has to sleep in a hotel because of his job, he explained that “the first thing he does” when he arrives is examine the bed for small pests (file image).
To do this, he said he lifts all the sheets and looks closely at the corners of the mattress for signs of bugs.
But even if you don’t see anything, she said they could still be present and just hiding, and according to the flight attendant, putting a bar of soap on your bed will help “take them out.”
She suggested you check the corners and folds of the bed, as well as the couches and headboards.
“The first thing you’ll want to do is make sure your room is dark: turn off the lights, close the blinds, and use the flashlight on your phone,” she explained.
‘And while everything is off, you’re going to go up here under the covers… you’re going to check all the folds here on the bed.’
Halee added that the reason you should look for bed bugs in the dark is because they are “nocturnal, so they are more likely to be outside looking for prey.”
He said you should keep an eye out for “blood stains,” as they are often an indication that bed bugs are nearby.