Your worst hotel...
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surveyor said:
Now I’m not going to name and shame, but I am going to to post a link to the tripadvisor reviews..
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g190764...
I've stayed there a couple of times and although not good there are a lot worse.https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g190764...
The heating seemed to be permanently on and I remember going to reception and see a young lady ask for a fan and a pair of ear plugs (to drown out the noise of the fan).
About 27 years ago i stayed in a B&B near Blackpool.
It was cheap and we were young.
As a group we got a variety of rooms, just a shame mine didn't have a lock.
But being young I didn't mind.
What was an issue was going for breakfast and seeing they had put the lump of butter for the toast in an ash tray. It may have been clean but it just wasnt right in my mind. As someone that was a fussy eater I couldn't stomach breakfast.
At least I didn't get bitten by bed bugs like one of the hovels I stayed in Amsterdam.
On my first wedding anniversary stayed in a hotel in Bridlington. Everything went wrong, although the room had indoor planting and looked like a porn set which was a bonus.
But being over the function room was the final stray. Night manager was great, unfortunately on check out the day manager had different ideas.
It nearly came to blows, and I did laugh when they issued court papers due to my reduced payment.
But ultimately they did the sensible thing and didn't go through with proceedings lol
It was cheap and we were young.
As a group we got a variety of rooms, just a shame mine didn't have a lock.
But being young I didn't mind.
What was an issue was going for breakfast and seeing they had put the lump of butter for the toast in an ash tray. It may have been clean but it just wasnt right in my mind. As someone that was a fussy eater I couldn't stomach breakfast.
At least I didn't get bitten by bed bugs like one of the hovels I stayed in Amsterdam.
On my first wedding anniversary stayed in a hotel in Bridlington. Everything went wrong, although the room had indoor planting and looked like a porn set which was a bonus.
But being over the function room was the final stray. Night manager was great, unfortunately on check out the day manager had different ideas.
It nearly came to blows, and I did laugh when they issued court papers due to my reduced payment.
But ultimately they did the sensible thing and didn't go through with proceedings lol
Landcrab_Six said:
Rollin said:
That has to be the worst hotel in the UK. Truly awful. I swear they rent rooms by the hour.I live at the other end of the country from Manchester but know how awful the treat the heritage then happen to have stumbled upon!
Some of those posted already look quite luxurious compared to some of the places I've stayed in. Admittedly they're what you might call off the beaten track a bit.
Uzbekistan. Although calling it a hotel is probably stretching it a bit. More like a roadside restaurant that had beds for the night.
Indonesia. At least it was en suite not a shared outdoor toilet like most places.
Peru. Cosy.
Uzbekistan. Although calling it a hotel is probably stretching it a bit. More like a roadside restaurant that had beds for the night.
Indonesia. At least it was en suite not a shared outdoor toilet like most places.
Peru. Cosy.
Can I have a (think it was an air b'n'b) apartment?
"3 bed 2 bath" apartment in Paris, booked by the FiL who does things "his" way, us holidaying with her 'rents and two of their friends (yes I know that now)
3 beds and and two baths turns out to be a one bedroom apartment with an en suite which was the sole internal bathroom, bed/room 2 being a weird a pull out contraption bed behind a sort of room divider door off the lounge, and a weird loft room up a weird dodgy spiral staircase with access to what was the second bathroom which incidentally was shared with another apartment. And obviously someone's personal "pad" rather than a professionally setup rental apartment of any kind with dozens of locked cupboards and personal artifacts everywhere. Oh, and no water - we arrived in the evening to find the supply to the block been turned off by a neighbour FOR THE WEEKEND to replumb their apartment, which is apparently a thing in Paris.
Anyway learnt the lesson... Bless my in laws they're actually damn brilliant but holidays together, nah...
"3 bed 2 bath" apartment in Paris, booked by the FiL who does things "his" way, us holidaying with her 'rents and two of their friends (yes I know that now)
3 beds and and two baths turns out to be a one bedroom apartment with an en suite which was the sole internal bathroom, bed/room 2 being a weird a pull out contraption bed behind a sort of room divider door off the lounge, and a weird loft room up a weird dodgy spiral staircase with access to what was the second bathroom which incidentally was shared with another apartment. And obviously someone's personal "pad" rather than a professionally setup rental apartment of any kind with dozens of locked cupboards and personal artifacts everywhere. Oh, and no water - we arrived in the evening to find the supply to the block been turned off by a neighbour FOR THE WEEKEND to replumb their apartment, which is apparently a thing in Paris.
Anyway learnt the lesson... Bless my in laws they're actually damn brilliant but holidays together, nah...
I booked into the Travelodge in College Park Atlanta a couple of years ago, biggest mistake of my Stateside trips. Didn't think to look up reviews like i normally do.
https://www.emcsecurity.com/10-most-dangerous-citi...
For those that don't know College Park is essentially a ghetto, the hotel was a few hundred yards from a huge social housing project, drug deals were taking place all around the hotel. I decided not to venture out for dinner so ordered a pizza, delivery woman (with her kid in the car) wouldn't come to the block i was in so i had to go meet her outside reception. Room was a dump, dirty sheets. noisy aircon and a lovely stench of weed.
https://www.emcsecurity.com/10-most-dangerous-citi...
For those that don't know College Park is essentially a ghetto, the hotel was a few hundred yards from a huge social housing project, drug deals were taking place all around the hotel. I decided not to venture out for dinner so ordered a pizza, delivery woman (with her kid in the car) wouldn't come to the block i was in so i had to go meet her outside reception. Room was a dump, dirty sheets. noisy aircon and a lovely stench of weed.
Funny some should mention Paris, we had a romantic city break there in the early 80’s which was quite literally dampened by the fact the wall paper on the walls was held up by staples because the walls were so damp.....
I think it was officially a 4 star hotel, it wouldn’t have made one Rosette let alone a single star in the U.K...
I think it was officially a 4 star hotel, it wouldn’t have made one Rosette let alone a single star in the U.K...
My wife trying to save money booked us into a private room at a youth hostel in San Francisco. In fairness the location was ok but it stank, it smelt exactly like an old hoover bag, obviously the beds were both disgusting and incredibly uncomfortable and the walls appeared to be made of drum skins to the point that you could hear a fly fart down the corridor. We also had a delightful window that had never been cleaned that lead out into a weird gap that seemed to be where pigeons went to s
t and then die. She had booked us in for 3 nights, I was all up for fking off the moment we walked into the room but nope she insisted we stay for the night. The following day we checked into an Omni and we are never booking a hostel ever again or even talking about hostels ever again. In case you’re thinking, ‘yeah but it’s a hostel what did you expect?’, it was comfortably north of $100 per night, which was about $100 per night cheaper than a middle of the road hotel.
As it happens I don’t mind hostels, I’ve stayed in a few good ones here and abroad on stags dos or activity based trips. As a couple though, nah. In San Francisco, hell no.
t and then die. She had booked us in for 3 nights, I was all up for fking off the moment we walked into the room but nope she insisted we stay for the night. The following day we checked into an Omni and we are never booking a hostel ever again or even talking about hostels ever again. In case you’re thinking, ‘yeah but it’s a hostel what did you expect?’, it was comfortably north of $100 per night, which was about $100 per night cheaper than a middle of the road hotel.As it happens I don’t mind hostels, I’ve stayed in a few good ones here and abroad on stags dos or activity based trips. As a couple though, nah. In San Francisco, hell no.
Type R Tom said:
Lots of people knock the Britannia chain. I stayed in one of them with a load of friends about 10 years ago in Brighton. We had breakfast and dinner (school dinner style) for about £30 per night. For what we wanted it was perfect! Food, shower, bed. What more do you want?
They have a market - mostly pensioners on coach tours.There's an ex Holiday Inn near Bolton that was bought by Britannia. It was dreadful - HI ditched it and moved to a new building rather than update the existing hotel. Threadbare carpets, worn out mattresses, poor quality food. (Thankfully, I only had 2 nights there and 1 meal there - we had pitch view dining at what was the Reebok the other night). Full of coach tours. It was dreadful, but fun at the same time - we helped a table of pensioners at their quiz night as we had Blackberries to cheat with!
Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 22 November 23:37
I stopped at the Caledonian in Ullapool last year. Twas a dump. Didn't really matter, as it was a place to get my head down after dinner and a couple of pints before an early start. Wouldn't want to stop there as part of a trip with the missus, though. Inside it was like it had been closed for two years and left to the elements.
Once stayed at the Ramada in Finchley. If Phoenix Nights had been about a hotel instead of a nightclub, this is exactly what it would have been like. One evening the car park was so full there was no room for our car. There would have been two more spaces if it wasn't for a load of fly-tipped crap in a far corner of the car park. We had to move all the stuff in one space to the pile in the other space before we could park the car.
Landcrab_Six said:
I had the misfortunate of staying here a couple of years ago.
I knew I shouldn't. But I figured that it couldn't be that bad due to where it was. I was very much mistaken.
Yeah, in spite of low expectations, I was surprised just how bad this hotel was too.I knew I shouldn't. But I figured that it couldn't be that bad due to where it was. I was very much mistaken.
But it is still a lot better than some of the comically bad places I've stayed in over the years. Highlights are a khazi in Tower Hamlets that got irradiated by the FSB on their way to Salisbury to visit the lovely cathedral, a pub off the A5 near Llangollen that served frozen chicken and had a fox living in the bar, but none of those are close to the delights of a Slovakian hotel that gave us a key and a single lightbulb for our room as we checked in.
Edited by ATG on Monday 23 November 00:07
ATG said:
Yeah, in spite of low expectations, I was surprised just how bad this hotel was too.
Only did it once - my preferred option if I have to be in Canary Wharf is the Ibis near Blackwall DLR. But it was either full or stupidly expensive - and I needed an alternative with car parking.Makes me realise how much I miss my business travel. Ibis Docklands may not be glamorous - but I always enjoy staying there for some reason!
Landcrab_Six said:
Only did it once - my preferred option if I have to be in Canary Wharf is the Ibis near Blackwall DLR. But it was either full or stupidly expensive - and I needed an alternative with car parking.
Makes me realise how much I miss my business travel. Ibis Docklands may not be glamorous - but I always enjoy staying there for some reason!
I've stayed there too. (Yes, I've been stalking you.) The price seemed to fluctuate wildly. Good value when cheap. Quite liked the neighborhood. When I was in CW weekly, I eventually discovered a good airbnb place (specially converted house) and got to know the owner. Pub next door, plus a few restaurants in spitting distances. No brainer. Missed playing the crap hotel lottery a little.Makes me realise how much I miss my business travel. Ibis Docklands may not be glamorous - but I always enjoy staying there for some reason!
I've stayed in all manner of places the world over, but I have to say probably the worst was right on my doorstep in Ringwood.
From the outside a delightful thatched cottage. It was run as a B&B by a elderly ruddy-faced couple. We had a room in an annex at the back. The room was like a timewarp. No duvets...just manky sheets & woolen blankets. The furniture was from the 50's, the TV had no remote & a dial to change channels. The bathroom had one of those walk-in circular disabled showers, the sort where you open a door in the side.
Having gone out for a meal we got back around 10 and there was a little bar in a corrugated plastic "conservatory", so we thought we'd have nightcap. The owners were there & had obviously been on the sauce all evening & could barely stand. The available wine was not exactly "fine" & the beer was the cheapest canned brand. We had a good chat with the manky parrot who was there though.
Breakfast was an entertaining affair. The old boy was taking orders & playing waiter through his hangover & I assume the wife was out in the kitchen doing the cooking. The windows were so dirty you couldn't see out; there was dust & dirt everywhere and a strange odour pervaded the place. Surprisingly the breakfast was not that bad.
Where ever we now go, no matter how bad. It's never as bad as that place!
From the outside a delightful thatched cottage. It was run as a B&B by a elderly ruddy-faced couple. We had a room in an annex at the back. The room was like a timewarp. No duvets...just manky sheets & woolen blankets. The furniture was from the 50's, the TV had no remote & a dial to change channels. The bathroom had one of those walk-in circular disabled showers, the sort where you open a door in the side.
Having gone out for a meal we got back around 10 and there was a little bar in a corrugated plastic "conservatory", so we thought we'd have nightcap. The owners were there & had obviously been on the sauce all evening & could barely stand. The available wine was not exactly "fine" & the beer was the cheapest canned brand. We had a good chat with the manky parrot who was there though.
Breakfast was an entertaining affair. The old boy was taking orders & playing waiter through his hangover & I assume the wife was out in the kitchen doing the cooking. The windows were so dirty you couldn't see out; there was dust & dirt everywhere and a strange odour pervaded the place. Surprisingly the breakfast was not that bad.
Where ever we now go, no matter how bad. It's never as bad as that place!
Casa Del Sol motel in Carpinteria, CA. Just looked it up and it looks like it's been done up but in 2010 it was awful. Only place in the town that had any rooms. Came back after dinner to a Police Raid. Only 1 light worked in the 2 bed suite. Bed must have been from 1900 and a strong musty smell. It was only for one night so stuck with it. On a positive just up the road was one of the best Mexican Cantina's I've been to.
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