Came across this informative post from Bug Girl on how to inspect hotel rooms for tiny critters. Deciding to post this has been bugging me because intuition tells me to stay away from cheap motels room and avoid this problem all together. But experience says otherwise. I've had a few unexpected guests pestering me during the night at mid-priced hotels in major cities, and had plenty of restful nights - alone, at lower end motels.Have a look at what Bug Girl has to say on protecting yourself from checking into a room already occupied by little pests.