I'm the one who mentioned bed bugs on this list. That was only after seeing customer reviews reporting it on TripAdvisor, see:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g50226-d223766-r93110651-Varsity_Inn-Columbus_Ohio.html But the 'reported' problem is not confined to that hotel. In looking for the report pasted above, today I happened across the following. But please note that this site appears to report that there are many reputable hotels in Columbus with bed bug reports: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:96qas41VFmwJ:www.raveable.com/oh/columbus/bed-bugs-in-hotels/l5302+varsity+inn+south+bed+bugs+columbus+ohio&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com The hotel I booked has one reported bed bug incident on that site, too. It doesn't seem as if there will be any way to avoid bed bugs across the country until a better insecticide is discovered. Bed bugs are not a sign of a "bad" hotel, just the fact that someone brought them in from somewhere else. Without DDT (long banned for good reason) they are very, VERY difficult to eradicate. I agree that competitors and disgruntled customers have been known to lie about conditions. Take reports with a grain of salt (and a good flashlight). :-) There's no good way to know how significant the problem is, or... was. The problem may have been corrected since the first report. Life's undercertain, eat dessert first! ;-) Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Chip Davis Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:38 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Varsity Inn North & South & University Plaza - VM Workshop Hotels Sadly, it's become common practice to trash competitors in reviews on most online sites. So much so that there are companies that will (for a fee) look for them and delete them for you. (For all I know, the trashing is being done for a fee as well.) Quite the opportunistic little eco-system. I travel a lot and stay at a variety of low- to mid-tier properties, albeit usually ones affiliated with national brands. I have never seen a bedbug, much less been bitten by one. And yes, I've stayed at hostel-grade properties in NYC, Chicago, and LA. You stay where your budget will allow. I think the whole "hotel bedbug infestation" publicity is blown out of proportion, but I could be wrong. -Chip- On 6/28/11 16:57 Len Diegel said: > I just had a discussion with the manager at the Varsity Inn locations > ($69/night). She has been there 2 years and they've had no issues as > described in earlier notes. She has no idea why this came up on > someone's site and would like to know the source. We will be leaving > that hotel option on the site. > > I also had a conversation with the manager at University Plaza. They > are a full service hotel with free parking and breakfast. The rate is > $89/night and we will be listing this as the "Conference Hotel". > > I hope this helps with those still in the process of deciding on rooms. > > Regards, > Len > >
