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Those who fret about overdevelopment in Bali will appreciate Alila Villas Uluwatu, alilahotels.com, on the island's Bukit Peninsula. The resort is the first in Indonesia to win Green Globe certification, denoting compliance with principles endorsed at the 1992 U.N. Rio Earth Summit. Only local materials are used. The planting of indigenous vegetation like sweet lemongrass for landscaping keeps water consumption down, as does the deployment of rain gardens to collect precipitation. Cabanas are made with old telephone poles and railroad ties, while volcanic rocks used in villa construction absorb heat from the sun and keep interiors cool, minimizing...
Offending Party: Disney's All-Star Music Resort in Lake Buena Vista...
...Outcome: Erlemeier e-mailed Disney with her complaint, and customer service responded that her family's bites were not the result of any condition at the Disney resort. In other words, the only bug around there was the one that hangs out with Pinocchio with the lovely singing voice. "I was very disappointed in how they handled the complaint, as I don't feel it was even considered," Erlemeier says...
When the Avenger contacted Disney, a spokesperson said that the resort has a bug expert on staff who investigated the complaint and found no evidence of bedbugs in the room. So what bit the Erlemeier family? It's impossible to know...
...North America, says he saw a "huge spike" in reports in 2009 - though he can't say whether the increase was due to the spread of bedbugs or simply to the growing popularity of his site. (The registry has not logged any complaints for Disney's All-Star Music Resort...