Checked in and staff was courteous and prompt. Checked for bedbug signs before settling in and saw none. Stashed my suitcase and backpack in the room and went to grab a bite at the Waffle House conveniently located next door. Returning to the room, I lay down on the bed, called my mom and chatted with her for 20 minutes. Flipped over on my stomach, grabbed a book to read, and spotted the first bedbug - late adolescent stage. Killed it and got much more watchful. Within the next 5 minutes three more very small bedbugs emerged. Called reception and the night manager came to check. What I really appreciate is that he did not try to deny the situation. He apologized very politely, said unfortunately the hotel is fully booked for the night so he has no other room for me to move to, and he would give me a full refund immediately. He even called the hotel next door to see if they still had rooms available (they had a worse rating so ultimately I chose the Red Roof Inn and that was fine). So, I'm not happy about the bedbugs at Econo Lodge (I'm currently trying to decontaminate my luggage, ugh), but I do understand that hotels face this problem sometimes and honestly they were so small that I can understand it may have just been the first observation. And I must say that the staff was absolutely as professional and helpful as they could have been under the circumstances.