Hotel room nasties.....
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So I'm away for a couple of nights with the Mrs for a wedding. Booked into a lovely old manor house hotel where the wedding reception is. This morning I noticed some rather obvious stains on the side of the bed lol. His or hers???
So come on folks what holiday nasties have you encountered.
So come on folks what holiday nasties have you encountered.
Edited by W12GT on Friday 19th September 09:48
W12GT said:
So I'm away for a couple of nights with the Mrs for a wedding. Booked into a lovely old manor house hotel where the wedding reception is. This morning I noticed some rather obvious stains on the side of the bed lol. His or hers???
So come on folks what holiday nasties have you encountered.
It looks like tea although I agree that is completely unacceptable.So come on folks what holiday nasties have you encountered.
Edited by W12GT on Friday 19th September 09:48
I went on a business trip to Farnborough once, and was booked into the Lakeside Continental. You know... The darts place. I've lost the photos but here's my tripadvisor review;
After driving 5 hours to get to a site in Farnborough, and working for 10 hours after that i was looking forward to nothing more than a decent meal, a pint, a shower and a comfortable bed.
The Lakeside offered none of these things.
The first room I was given, the door fell off.
The second room stank of stale smoke, dust and felt uncomfortable. On further inspection, there was grease and grime buildup on all bathroom surfaces, I didn't want to use the shower the bath was that dirty. The TV didn't work, the remote had a length of cable hanging out of it, the bed was lumpy and smelt 50% of dust 50% of stale smoke, the wardrobe trim was split and hanging off, the plaster was heavily marked and cracked etc etc. I have compared this to a youth hostel I stayed in, in Romania, in 1995, under Ceausescu's rule, for around 8pence per night.
We left the hotel for a local restaurant as the smell of the food emanating from the kitchen was not good. We didn't look at the menu, but I assume everything had the option 'with chips' and that everything was deep fried.
When we returned, we had discussed and decided that the 3 of us were being tired and overly critical, so stopped into the bar for a quick drink. 2 pints and a G&T all of the glasses were dirty and the beer was stale, the gin was acceptable.
Next morning the breakfast smelt even worse than the dinner, so we went to McDonalds as a preference.
The staff were apologetic, but could obviously do little for the overall state of the place, the girl behind the counter obviously felt bad for being there and the 3 people ahead of me and my colleagues were also making complaints about the state of the room.
Needless to say, we cancelled the next two nights, and willingly drove some 30 miles to a hotel that we know is good.
Avoid at all costs, and speaking of cost, this place cost the same as the very modern and up to date, and clean Heathrow T5 Holiday Inn at around £80 per room.
Wish I had taken some pictures... but imagine the apocalypse of filth...
Room Tip: Choose another hotel. The Premier Inn is new and seems OK.
After driving 5 hours to get to a site in Farnborough, and working for 10 hours after that i was looking forward to nothing more than a decent meal, a pint, a shower and a comfortable bed.
The Lakeside offered none of these things.
The first room I was given, the door fell off.
The second room stank of stale smoke, dust and felt uncomfortable. On further inspection, there was grease and grime buildup on all bathroom surfaces, I didn't want to use the shower the bath was that dirty. The TV didn't work, the remote had a length of cable hanging out of it, the bed was lumpy and smelt 50% of dust 50% of stale smoke, the wardrobe trim was split and hanging off, the plaster was heavily marked and cracked etc etc. I have compared this to a youth hostel I stayed in, in Romania, in 1995, under Ceausescu's rule, for around 8pence per night.
We left the hotel for a local restaurant as the smell of the food emanating from the kitchen was not good. We didn't look at the menu, but I assume everything had the option 'with chips' and that everything was deep fried.
When we returned, we had discussed and decided that the 3 of us were being tired and overly critical, so stopped into the bar for a quick drink. 2 pints and a G&T all of the glasses were dirty and the beer was stale, the gin was acceptable.
Next morning the breakfast smelt even worse than the dinner, so we went to McDonalds as a preference.
The staff were apologetic, but could obviously do little for the overall state of the place, the girl behind the counter obviously felt bad for being there and the 3 people ahead of me and my colleagues were also making complaints about the state of the room.
Needless to say, we cancelled the next two nights, and willingly drove some 30 miles to a hotel that we know is good.
Avoid at all costs, and speaking of cost, this place cost the same as the very modern and up to date, and clean Heathrow T5 Holiday Inn at around £80 per room.
Wish I had taken some pictures... but imagine the apocalypse of filth...
Room Tip: Choose another hotel. The Premier Inn is new and seems OK.
I was on holiday at quite a nice hotel in Barbados a few years ago.
I kept on complaining of a nasty smell. They changed the bedding the aircon, cleaned the room.
On the last day I sussed out what it was.
The pillow itself stunk of vomit. I was quite f
king unhappy and I guess people on the golf course below my window might have wondered about sudden appearance of said pillow on their green stuff.
I kept on complaining of a nasty smell. They changed the bedding the aircon, cleaned the room.
On the last day I sussed out what it was.
The pillow itself stunk of vomit. I was quite f
king unhappy and I guess people on the golf course below my window might have wondered about sudden appearance of said pillow on their green stuff.Stayed in a few Granny Grimms B+B over the years. Spider legs in the bed....., breakfast being cooked at 23:00 to be nuked the next am to save time. Wash basin in the room, shared toilet/bath down the corridor, all back from the pub and you can hear everyone having a "wash" at midnight. Wondering why there is draft when you are having a SSS and looking down to see people in the street looking up through the hole in the wall under the sink.
I had the misfortune of staying here for 1 night about 10 years ago
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lodge/131241890...
it appears to be about the same looking at the recent reviews.
my feet were sticking to the carpet on the way to check in, the furniture in the room was chipped wood, the bed had a plastic protector under the sheet.
for breakfast they moved a gas heater around to wherever they had people sitting.
It got put on our blacklist at work after that...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lodge/131241890...
it appears to be about the same looking at the recent reviews.
my feet were sticking to the carpet on the way to check in, the furniture in the room was chipped wood, the bed had a plastic protector under the sheet.
for breakfast they moved a gas heater around to wherever they had people sitting.
It got put on our blacklist at work after that...
themanwithnoname said:
I went on a business trip to Farnborough once, and was booked into the Lakeside Continental. You know... The darts place.
I had a similarly underwhelming experience when I stayed there in 2002. Unfortunately I didn't have the choice of relocating as it was for a friends wedding and I was the best man.The night before the wedding I struggled to get any sleep as there was a massive aircon unit right outside my bedroom window. I probably could have coped if it was on constantly but it kept switching on and off every 5 minutes. I would be just dropping off to sleep when the compressor would loudly burst into life. The hotel couldn't find any alternative rooms so I had no choice but to put up with it. I managed only a couple of hours sleep and was utterly exhausted the next day.
They found me another room for the next night but speaking to other guests at breakfast the day after it was clear that despite my complaint they had simply let the room out again. The other guests did not manage to sleep either.
To top it off, as part of the wedding package the owner had offered to provide his personal Rolls-Royce as the wedding car to collect the Bride. Unfortunately, they forgot all about this and bride ended up knocking on doors to try and find a neighbour who could take her to the church.
ralphrj said:
I had a similarly underwhelming experience when I stayed there in 2002. Unfortunately I didn't have the choice of relocating as it was for a friends wedding and I was the best man.
The night before the wedding I struggled to get any sleep as there was a massive aircon unit right outside my bedroom window. I probably could have coped if it was on constantly but it kept switching on and off every 5 minutes. I would be just dropping off to sleep when the compressor would loudly burst into life. The hotel couldn't find any alternative rooms so I had no choice but to put up with it. I managed only a couple of hours sleep and was utterly exhausted the next day.
They found me another room for the next night but speaking to other guests at breakfast the day after it was clear that despite my complaint they had simply let the room out again. The other guests did not manage to sleep either.
To top it off, as part of the wedding package the owner had offered to provide his personal Rolls-Royce as the wedding car to collect the Bride. Unfortunately, they forgot all about this and bride ended up knocking on doors to try and find a neighbour who could take her to the church.
Sounds about right. The night before the wedding I struggled to get any sleep as there was a massive aircon unit right outside my bedroom window. I probably could have coped if it was on constantly but it kept switching on and off every 5 minutes. I would be just dropping off to sleep when the compressor would loudly burst into life. The hotel couldn't find any alternative rooms so I had no choice but to put up with it. I managed only a couple of hours sleep and was utterly exhausted the next day.
They found me another room for the next night but speaking to other guests at breakfast the day after it was clear that despite my complaint they had simply let the room out again. The other guests did not manage to sleep either.
To top it off, as part of the wedding package the owner had offered to provide his personal Rolls-Royce as the wedding car to collect the Bride. Unfortunately, they forgot all about this and bride ended up knocking on doors to try and find a neighbour who could take her to the church.
Definitely the same place!
Puggit said:
I've traveled a lot and fortunately no real horror stories.
One thing that did really anger me was he Hilton 'at' Dublin airport. A 2 inch gap under the doors to the corridor. No peace at all. Great for delivering newspapers though
Thought that was what the spare towels and blankets were for.One thing that did really anger me was he Hilton 'at' Dublin airport. A 2 inch gap under the doors to the corridor. No peace at all. Great for delivering newspapers though
themanwithnoname said:
I went on a business trip to Farnborough once, and was booked into the Lakeside Continental.
Next time try the Aviator, different league!I tend to go for Holiday Inn or Premier Inn as they're nothing fancy but they do always seem to be clean in reasonable condition.
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