There are few things as heavenly as climbing into a warm, plush hotel bed after a long day of traveling.

However, before you order room service and dive into a “Law & Order: SVU” rerun or immediately conk out, there’s one thing you should always do. Actually, it’s the first thing you should do as soon as you walk into your room:

Check for bed bugs.

“I have two really good friends who have gotten bed bugs in New York [hotels] before,” HuffPost Senior Editor Caroline Bologna told us — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, co-hosts of HuffPost’s “Am I Doing It Wrong?” podcast.

Listen to the full episode here and learn more tips about what you should and shouldn’t do when staying in a hotel.