Top News | Couple ‘eaten alive by bed bugs’ at B&B as shocking pictures show ‘filthy’ mattress and mouldy food hidden under bed
A COUPLE has claimed they were ...eaten alive... by bed bugs but the hotel manager said some guests are ...looking for an excuse not to pay.... The guests of The Roker Hotel, in Blackpool, said they woke up with bed bug bites after a night sleeping in the ...filthy... hotel. Guests claimed they were ...eaten alive' by bed bugs in the Blackpool hotel A guest took photos of mould on the walls in The Roker Hotel In a TripAdvisor review a guest said: ...The morning after we got there, my wife and I were bitten by bed bugs and so were our friends who went with us.... The manager of the Roker Hotel, Roberto, told LancsLive: ...You could see they were looking for an excuse not to pay, people are always looking for an excuse not to pay. ...It was very obvious they just wanted to stay for free. ...We have been here for 20 years, we have regular customers that come in quite often.... Out of 898 hotels in Blackpool, The Roker Hotel is rated 53rd worst. Out of its 267 reviews, 19 rated the hotel as ...Excellent... and 32 rated it as ...Very Good.... But 185 reviews brand the B&B ...Terrible.... On average it costs £30 per night and this includes free parking, breakfast and WiFi. Charlotte May shared her Roker Hotel experience on ...Blackpool Nightmare Holidays... Facebook group. Charlotte claimed: ...The beds were just remade for next arrivals, not changed. ...Dirty towels and bedding, food on the floor and bed bugs. Most read in News HOLIDAY HORROR Five killed & 40 hurt including 12 kids after driver plows into Xmas parade WHITE OUT Up to nine inches of snow to hit this week as Brits shiver in -7C Arctic plunge 'PRECIOUS ANGEL' Girl, 17, killed in 'hit and run' as witness claims car was 'doing 100mph' BOY'S AGONY I'm 16 but docs say I should receive end-of-life-care - I don't want to die GRIM TOLL Daily UK Covid cases jump 30 per cent in just two weeks as Europe battles surge COVID CRISIS Germany to make Covid jabs compulsory as Europe is crippled by cases & riots Charlotte's photos show mould on the walls and brown stains on bedsheets. She snapped pictures of small black bugs near the buttons on a mattress. Charlotte has reported the hotel to Environmental Health and Trading Standards. She was refunded for her stay. The two-star, family-run hotel, on New South Promenade is a short walk from Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Another guest, Alison M, in a TripAdvisor review, said: ...The room was cold, felt damp, and in poor condition. ...Bed bugs were found the next morning.... But Roberto said guests were making excuses and that everything is in order. Roberto added: ...In this hotel, we give them everything for £30. We're not saying we are the Hilton, we are a two-star hotel.... Roberto denied the presence of bed bugs in the hotel but admitted he had spent over £1,200 a long time ago to make sure everything was perfectly fine. Bed begs surrounding the buttons of a mattress We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.
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