Report: Bedbugs Confirmed at 6 Vegas Strip Casino Resort Over Past 2 Years

Six Las Vegas Strip casino resorts experienced confirmed bedbug infestations in guest rooms over the past two years, according to Southern Nevada Health District investigation reports recently obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Records reported by the newspaper show more than 80 bedbug‑related complaints about Strip hotels received from 2024 through July 9, 2025, though only six resulted in verified activity after professional inspections.

All confirmed cases involved single rooms that were removed from service and treated.

Here are the six casino resorts in chronological order of confirmed cases:

Bellagio

Jan. 25-26, 2024: A complaint of bedbugs from a guest staying on these dates prompted an SNHD investigation that confirmed activity. The affected room was treated as well as neighboring units as a precaution — though there was no evidence of spread to other rooms. All treated rooms tested negative on Feb. 6, 2024.

MGM Resorts International, which operates Bellagio, did not reply to a request for comment from the R-J.

Resorts World Las Vegas

Feb. 4-8, 2024: A report of bedbugs resulted in a confirmed infestation by the Ecolab pest-control company. The room was treated and cleared.

In a statement provided to the R-J, Resorts World called the issue “promptly addressed and resolved,” emphasizing that “routine inspections, proactive monitoring and established response protocols” are maintained as part of its prevention strategy.

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

May 14-18, 2024: A report of bedbugs led the resort to immediately pull the guest’s room and two adjacent units from service. The pest-control company Ecolab confirmed bedbugs on May 20 and reported all rooms clear after follow‑up treatment the next day.

MGM Resorts, which operates the Cosmopolitan, did not reply to a request for comment.

The Strat

Feb. 3, 2025: A guest complaint led to a room being taken out of service once the guest checked out. Premier Pest Control inspected the room the same day, confirmed bedbug activity and began treatment. The room tested negative four days later. According to the SNHD’s notes, The Strat “followed proper procedures.”

Golden Entertainment, the resort’s operator, did not reply to a request for comment.

Horseshoe Las Vegas

March 5-7, 2025: A guest reported severe bites and claimed to have found multiple live and dead bugs on their clothing, bedding and the bathroom floor. Upon presenting a specimen to the front desk, the guest was moved to another room. Premier Pest Control conducted a three‑day treatment.

Caesars Entertainment did not reply to a request for comment.

Caesars Palace

July 15, 2025: A guest in the Octavius Tower reportedly found a bedbug on a pillow. The guest brought the pillow and bug to the front desk, where both were immediately disposed of and the guest was assigned a new room in the Colosseum Tower.

The complaint also alleges that the guest’s son was “bitten up” and was prescribed medication for the bites at Sunrise Medical Center

The room was immediately removed from service and underwent a three‑day treatment before reopening.

Caesars Entertainment did not reply to a request for comment.

Sleep Tight

Since 2021, bedbugs were also confirmed at (in alphabetical order) Circus Circus, Encore, Excalibur, Hilton Grand Vacation Club, Luxor, MGM Grand, Mirage, Palazzo, Park MGM, Planet Hollywood, Sahara, Treasure Island, Tropicana, and Venetian. This brings the total number of Strip resorts testing positive in the past five years to 20 — though The Mirage is now closed and the Tropicana demolished.

This is twice as big as the list of major Strip resorts that were not included: Aria, Flamingo, Fontainebleau, Harrah’s, the Linq, Mandalay Bay, New York-New York, Paris Las Vegas, Vanderpump and Wynn.

In 2024, The Sleep Doctor conducted a survey revealing that 14% of U.S. travelers “reported a bed bug encounter in the past year, and 20 percent of those sightings happened in five-star hotels.”

A national registry, BedbugReports.com, keeps online records of bed bug incidents at US and Canadian hotels.

Bedbugs 101

Bed bugs are parasitic insects that often bite people during the night. Their bites can cause rashes and allergic reactions.

Warning signs of a bed bug infestation include inflamed spots on the face, neck, arms, or hands — frequently arranged in a line and often darker in the middle. The bites can cause painful itching, rashes and other allergic reactions, and infections if scratched vigorously.

Before the bites even happen, other telltale signs include rusty or reddish stains — signs of crushed insects — on a mattress or around a bedframe, in addition to small black dots, which are their feces.

Guests are advised by bed bug experts to store their suitcases in the bathtub while conducting spot checks upon entering any hotel room.