Heavy duty bunk beds battling Australia’s international hostel bed bug problem

Many parts of the Australian climate makes a perfect home for bed bugs, none more so than the tropics where all year round weather provides a warm comfortable environment usually in hostel bunk beds.
These pesky little critters are nocturnal and like a vampire at night they are after your blood! After a hard days touring your guest will make themselves cosy under the sheets of your hostel bunk bed well your guest might not be the only one getting cosy and getting ready for some tucker.
Yes you have heard many hostels through no fault of their own finding that they are also victims of bed bugs. A bed bug infestation don’t just travel around your hostel bunk beds, they also travel around social media via guests writing unsavory things about your hostel.
I would like to say that the hostel industry, especially here in Australia has come of age and we have all heard various stories of how to get rid of bed bugs from your hostel bunk beds. Yes there are many ideas out there, some good, some not so good, so let’s look at the best way to avoid getting bed bugs setting up home in your hostel bunk beds.

The best way to avoid getting beds bug in your hostel

Well we just hit the nail right on the head! The best way is to not get them at all, so instead of a cure let us look at prevention. Prevention is better than a cure so below you will see some handy tips from hostel bunk bed manufacture ESS Universal PTY
• Educating your traveler not to unpack their suitcases on the bed is easy, just make them aware at reception
• We have all seen clothes strewn all over the floor in dorms, provide your guest with metal lockers
• Use metal adult bunk beds specifically designed to resist bed bugs, a true bed bug resistant bunk bed is a sealed unit where bed bugs cannot enter the tubes such the ESS Dallas commercial bunk bed [image below]
• Use a good quality bed bug resistant mattress where you can remove the water resistant mattress cover and wash in hot water
There are many techniques to avoid getting bed bugs setting up home in your hostel bunk bed so why not take a look at the ESS website where you will find solutions and bed bug preventative products
www.heavydutybunkbeds.com.au

A heavy duty bed bug resistant bunk bed