Entries from Londonist tagged with 'bedbugs>'
December 5, 2007
You may remember that we're not exactly lukewarm about this place. We were even up for finding love here. I guess you could say we're fans. Nothing has changed with a change in exhibition: Sleeping and Dreaming is marvellous and you must go. For a start, it's free. Nought pee. You can just swan through the doors, turn left and there you are. But that's where it gets dark and you immediately start watching......
Continue Reading "Sleeping And Dreaming: The Wellcome Collection"March 16, 2006
According to it's website the Pembridge Hotel is "a three star/diamond rated, Central London hotel. Perfect for the tourist looking for a hotel close to Hyde Park, Bayswater, Albert Hall, Kensington Palace and many other famous London sites." It's also apparently infested with bed bugs. Back in October of last year Hotel Chatter.com received an email form a 'disatisfied' Pembridge customer which opened with the ominous sentence "On the night of Saturday 10th September,......
Continue Reading "Pembridge Hotel Lets The Bed Bugs Bite"November 25, 2004
London is being invaded by hordes of bedbugs thanks to the recent humid weather and "warm temperatures". According to Marcella Ucci of University College, by 2050 the bedbug population in the South East will "have increased by up to eight times". Doesn't sound too bad does it? But hang on, consider this fact: "If you've got an old pillow, up to 10 per cent of its weight can be from dust mite faeces." Not......
Continue Reading "Attack Of The Bugs"