This is a serious public health issue. Hotel owners need to be educated about bedbugs and the public need a way to report hotels to the Ministry of Health. I’ve emailed them to ask what process, if any, is in place at present.

I should have read your blog properly and memorize the room number… i stayed in Heeren Inn for 3d 2n last week on the 30th Aug-01st Sept 2008 in room 207 and my friends stayed in room 208 from 30th-31st Aug 2008 for 2d 1n.

And… Yeah!!! You are right mate, me and my gf were attacked by bed bugs in room 207 but surprisingly not in my friends’ room 208.

On the first night (we went to bed quite early in the morning about 5am++ after having some playing card game at the reading area) and when we woke up the next day, i thought i had been bitten by mosquitos because i had found about 2 rashes on my arm (but the feeling is not like mosquito’s bite, it is more painful than mosquito bite) so i went to the reception counter to borrow mosquito repellent to spray in the room. The hotel owner’s reaction is like “huh? got mosquito fly in?? the toilet’s window have to be closed…” He don’t even bother to pay for a look into my room. At first I thought it was safe after spraying the mosquito repellent but apparently it was not!!

On the third day, this time, i found 2 more rashes on my arm and about 5 rashes on my gf’s arm (all rashes were in red and swollen as what shown by your photos here, actually i don’t know that was bed bugs bite untill i read back your blog after came back from there, OMG!!!). I can definitely tell that we had been attacked by bed bugs now…. Luckily we had lesser bites than you guys…

So, travellers, please skip this Heeren Inn the next time you plan to visit Melaka. Cheers!