Woman says Econo Lodge refused refund after daughter was bitten by bed bugs

Econo Lodge bed bug bites

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — The Department of Business and Professional Regulation is investigating after a Volusia County mother said her daughter was bitten by bed bugs while she and her daughter stayed at the Econo Lodge motel on Highway 1 in Ormond Beach.

She said her daughter had to be hospitalized from an allergic reaction to those bites.

Photos: Econo Lodge bed bug bites

The mother, whose name was not given, said the motel denied it had bed bugs and refused to give her a refund.