That's not a bad idea. What I like to do is check in...but once I can let myself in the room, I don't fully unpack. Instead, I put around a lot of little signs that advertise a bed bug bar (I love alliteration) is opening. An hour after that I place a thimble sized bar on the bed with 8-10 stools that are approximately 3 mm high and 2 mm wide which is comfortable sitting size for a bed bug and about a dozen little glasses of beer (25-50 microliters seems to work)....Bud Light is far and away the most popular. Go figure. Anyway, an hour after that, I'll see if any bed bugs have sidled up, so to speak. If I see any sign of a bed bug infestation at this point, I'll hire an arsonist to burn the hotel to the ground (after alerting my fellow guests, hotel workers, etc.....you have to do this in a non-suspicious way....I usually yell, "I have a strange feeling an arsonist that I did not pay for will be showing up soon".). You have to be considerate here. I usually use dark web data to confirm that the owner of the hotel has an up to date insurance policy. Anyway, hotels are usually quick to respond to complaints that the hotel burned down and will find you another room quickly. But, and this is a big but, you really don't want to go through the whole miniature bar, hassle again that day. I speak from experience. You'll be tired after this. So, I will also learn if the establishment owner has a relative nearby and gently suggest (typically hotel owners are emotional types who react badly to their livelihood going up in smoke) that if their nearby aunt has an extra room (which I've typically already confirmed) I certainly wouldn't mind staying there for the night.
