Bedbugs in najera

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KathyEK

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2018 summer/fall

• Sep 9, 2018

• #1

Just spoke with nice Canadian pilgrim and looked at pictures she took of Albergue Las Peñas which is infected with bedbugs. Owner was rude saying what do you expect for 10E. She is moving and reporting to tourist bureau tomorrow.

 

Last edited: Sep 9, 2018

MinaKamina

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• Sep 9, 2018

• #2

Thanks for the warning.

As for the rest of your posting .... could you please unbold and use a normal font size?

 

C clearly

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• Sep 9, 2018

• #3

For most of us, it is very shocking and repulsive to encounter bed bugs, especially the first time. We react and show that shock and disgust. For the hospitelero, they are a frequent management problem - something that needs to be addressed, but not a situation for panic. When these 2 attitudes collide, one side can appear entitled and demanding while the other side seems rude and uncaring.

In fact, both are usually normal responsible people who got a bit upset or defensive.

 

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KathyEK

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• Sep 9, 2018

• #4

C clearly said:

For most of us, it is very shocking and repulsive to encounter bed bugs, especially the first time. We react and show that shock and disgust. For the hospitelero, they are a frequent management problem - something that needs to be addressed, but not a situation for panic. When these 2 attitudes collide, one side can appear entitled and demanding while the other side seems rude and uncaring.

In fact, both are usually normal responsible people who got a bit upset or defensive.

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I think the additional problem was that the place was so dirty. Agreed even posh hotels get bedbugs.

 

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TodoEsLaCamino

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• Sep 9, 2018

• #5

I stayed at this albergue last year in the private room. I really liked the guy working even though there was huge language barrier. He had great sense of humor, and also gave me a free beer even though I tried repeatedly to pay(I ended up just tipping him the cost).

However, I did worry about bugs since all the furniture and wooden framed bed would be perfect hiding spots. I woke myself up every hour or so and turned on lights to inspect everything. I did not see one bug that time. But, if they did invade this place recently, I would assume it would be difficult to fully eradicate them, because of the mentioned furniture mentioned above.

 

KinkyOne

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• Sep 10, 2018

• #6

TodoEsLaCamino said:

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However, I did worry about bugs since all the furniture and wooden framed bed would be perfect hiding spots. I woke myself up every hour or so and turned on lights to inspect everything. I did not see one bug that time. But, if they did invade this place recently, I would assume it would be difficult to fully eradicate them, because of the mentioned furniture mentioned above.

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That is possible because of the cracks in the wooden floor etc. But once I got bitten in an albergue with tiled floor, all stainless steel furniture and impeccably clean. Go figure...
It is what it is. You just have to deal with it and try not to transport them critters along the way.

 

Camino Chrissy

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• Sep 10, 2018

• #7

There have been two times on the Camino when I worried about the possibility of bedbugs. Both times (in private rooms) we kept the lights on all night and doing that made it brutal to try to stay sleeping. Not sure if it helped keep the little buggers hidden, but we were not bitten to our knowledge.