LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — What would have to happen for you to leave a hotel room without a guaranteed refund?
A survey shows that bed bugs is a big dealbreaker!
The Vacationer posted a "Hotel Dealbreakers" survey that asked Americans the reason why they would leave a hotel with no guarantee of a refund. The survey consisted of 1,017 Americans over 18 years old early March of this year. Out the 1k Americans, about half were male and female.
Eighty-one percent of surveyees said bed bugs would make them leave a hotel room.
Foul odors comes in second at 68 percent.
About 65 percent of Americans also said finding a camera, stained sheets and overall bad cleaning and unwanted critters was high on the list for them.
On the lower percentage, but interesting enough, 19 percent of the surveyed Americans said they would leave a hotel room if they saw or sense a ghost. Almost 5 percent said they would leave if there was no Bible in the room.
The full list can be found here:
- Bed Bugs. — 81.02 percent
- Foul Odor such as from Smoking, Mold, Urine, Excrement, etc. — 68.14 percent
- Finding a Camera. — 66.08 percent
- Stained Sheets and Overall Unsanitary Hotel (Found by Black Light or Naked Eye). — 65.78 percent
- Unwanted Critter in Room such as Snake or Cockroach. — 65.49 percent
- No Locks or Broken Locks. — 65.00 percent
- Broken Plumbing such as Toilet, Shower, or Sink. — 62.14 percent
- Hearing Gunshots. — 55.26 percent
- Bad Neighborhood with Unsavory Characters Outside (Prostitutes, etc). — 55.16 percent
- Rude or Suspicious Acting Staff. — 45.72 percent
- Hidden Resort Fees Not Clearly Disclosed at Booking. — 34.61 percent
- Suspicious Acting Guests. — 33.24 percent
- Partying or Loud Behavior from Guests. — 29.30 percent
- Seeing a Ghost or Sensing the Hotel is Haunted. — 19.76 percent
- Online Pictures Aren’t Accurate or Seem Outdated. — 16.32 percent
- No Bible in the Side Table. — 4.52 percent
- None of These — 6.29 percent
Despite these scenarios, about 6 percent said they would not leave the hotel room.
Researchers for the survey also compared demographics between men and women.
Twenty-three percent of woman would want to leave a paranormal hotel room compared to 15 percent of surveyed men.
As for hidden hotel fees, 36 percent of men would be willing to leave without a refund compared to 33 percent of women.
The entire survey can be viewed at this website.
