5 prompts that find bed bug-safe hotels on ChatGPT
Traveling soon? Stay bed bug safe
70% of travellers already do something to check a hotel for cleanliness or bed bug safety before they book. They read reviews for bad signs, email the hotel to ask, or search pest-reporting sites. That figure is from a 2026 Phocuswright study of 1,082 travellers across the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
As of April 2026, there's a faster option. The Valpas Hotels app is now live inside ChatGPT, covering 350 certified bed bug-safe hotels across 60+ destinations in 25 countries. It works on ChatGPT's Free tier. It works globally.
Here are five prompts that actually return certified results, plus the 30-second setup that makes them more reliable.
First, enable the Valpas Hotels app
You don't strictly need to do this step, but you should – it only takes 30 seconds.
ChatGPT can surface Valpas Hotels' results automatically when you ask about pests or bed bug safety. Enabling the app directly just makes the experience faster and the results more consistent.
The short version:
- Open ChatGPT.
- Go to the app directory, or open the direct link: Valpas Hotels on ChatGPT.
- Enable Valpas Hotels.
That's it. You can now run any of the five prompts below and get verified results back.
Prompt 1: Find certified hotels in a specific destination
This is the default use case. Destination plus dates, plain language. ChatGPT returns a list of Valpas-certified properties in Amsterdam for those dates, each linked to the hotel's own booking channel. No online travel agency in the middle.
The certification itself is refreshed continuously from in-room monitoring, so "certified" means certified as of today, not last year's audit.
Prompt 2: Filter by budget
Budget filters work. The app returns certified Parisian hotels within your price ceiling, pulled from each hotel's published rates on its own booking channel.
This is useful if you're browsing broadly. Safety becomes a baseline filter rather than the narrow one, which means you still get a good shortlist.
Prompt 3: Filter by trip type
Trip type tends to be the another common filter. The app matches certified Helsinki hotels against dog friendly-room availability for your dates. You'll see chains you know, such as Marriott and Aman, alongside local properties.
The same pattern works for business trips, romantic weekends, or long stays. Just describe the trip; the app does the matching.
Prompt 4: Refine without starting over
After any of the prompts above, try:
This is where the app beats a Google search. On Google, you'd start over. In ChatGPT, you refine. The certification layer stays, and the filter on top changes.
Prompt 5: Swap your pick for a certified alternative
Most travellers already have a hotel in mind. This prompt lets you keep your mental map and check whether a certified option exists nearby. You get a proximity-ranked list, with each result linking to the hotel's own booking page.
What is the Valpas certification?
Valpas is a bed bug safety certification for hotels, independently verified by Bureau Veritas.
Each certified hotel has proprietary in-room technology that continuously monitors for bed bug activity. The methodology was audited by Bureau Veritas, the global testing and certification company also used for fire safety and water quality standards. The certification is recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (WSHA).
When ChatGPT recommends a Valpas-certified hotel, the claim behind that recommendation is audit-grade rather than self-declared.
Bottom line
You no longer have to scroll reviews looking for bad news. Ask ChatGPT about bed bug-safe hotels, or enable the Valpas Hotels app directly, and certified options appear alongside your usual filters for price, location, and room type. The app is free on any ChatGPT tier and works in every region; ChatGPT surfaces it automatically when you ask about bed bug safety, and turning it on from the app directory just makes the results faster.
Certified chains include Marriott, Aman, ARP-Hansen Hotel Group in Copenhagen, and Sokos Hotels in Finland, with coverage across 25 countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Japan, and Iceland. Certification status updates continuously from in-room monitoring rather than an annual audit, and bookings go straight to each hotel's own booking channel, with no OTA fees in between.
Start here: Enable Valpas Hotels in ChatGPT. Or browse all 350 certified hotels at valpashotels.com.
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