If you ever watched an episode of Gordon Ramsay's Hotel Hell, you'll know that lodging establishments aren't always up to par. And we here at Bored Panda have decided to remind you of these horribly crappy designs. We've compiled a second list of hotels that failed so badly, it's funny. Failed appliances? Oh yes. Spiders living in a pillowcase? You bet. After going through our refined selection of "NOPE," you might never look the same at Booking dot com photos ever again. Scroll down to laugh at these and other hotel design disasters (or cry if you're staying in one of them) and upvote your favorite epic fails.
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Thailand Trolled Again. CPR Instructions Next To The Hotel Pool. They Have No Clue...
Do you know the statistics of how many people actually die from soft nipples every year? Me neither. But if you ever have CPR done on you in Thailand and wake up with sore nipples, at least be grateful for it might just saved your life.
Honestly it was probably ripped straight from the internet.
Load More Replies...Gotta make sure those nipples stay hard. Sex is nothing if people don't have hard nipples.
Seen before this is a joke and someone looked up cpr and printed that one thinking it said the right stuff
So the next time I need to perform CPR, this will be going through my mind. Must make sure nipples are hard....hahahahahaha
Found This Note In My Hotel Bed Last Night...
Found at the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel, this note was placed under the fitted bottom sheet. The unlucky fellow who stumbled across it said he could "clearly see the sheet of paper when pulled the top sheet and blanket back." Makes you wonder how long it was there, doesn't it? Could be from pre-2000's for all we know.
That is an interesting one to do during my next hotel visit! Will add the date, as that seems the only thing missing :-)
If you're reading this, no I'm still not using my school time productively
I like that! It shows just how clean the room is. I should do that next time.
The Sink In My Hotel Room (Helsinki)
More like ... Fail-sinki, am I right? Or Hell-sinki? No? Badsinki? I give up. If you want to check out this gem of worst design with your own eyes, visit the Scandic Helsinki, a four star business hotel that always knows how to surprise its guests.
Lol, I’ve stayed there, and unless I was in this exact room, this problem is in multiple bathrooms.
Installed by a plumber who learnt the hard way that you never doubt management decisions if you want to keep your job.
I read this quote but never believed - It's easy to make mistakes without even knowing you're making them at the time. But now I do.
My Buddy Traveled Across The Country To Visit Me Last Weekend. Unfortunately, He Got Stuck In His Hotel Shower For 3 Hours. Shout-Out To Julio For Helping Out A Man In Need
To this point, no one (even Julio) aren't sure how he got stuck. The glass sliding door may have been jammed in some way because Julio had to pretty much completely remove it. Sadly, witnesses say Julio didn't talk much. He just kept telling them to make sure they told the front desk about their troubles so they could get a compensation for that day of the stay. And to anyone wondering, it was the poor guy's girlfriend who called for help and took that priceless pic, no hotel ghosts were involved!
This is scary. I travel for work alone. Who would have found me? Hotel staff when I don't check out days later? 😱
At least you won't die of thirst :) So you can make it for weeks!
Load More Replies...Poor guy is like "Oh well, this is my life now. I`m shower people..."
Am I the only one who would force the door open after waiting for like 20 minutes?
Yeah, all doors like this work the same way. This door probably came off the top roller rail and rotated a bit, making it seem like it was completely stuck. The fix is so simple it's stupid - grab inside door, lift, place back on rail or remove completely and you're free. If inside door is still not moving, try outside door. If neither one moves, push upper rail until it comes out of the mount (upper rail isn't usually screwed in).
Load More Replies...Not a handy man? Lol. I can open one of those in two minutes without breaking the glass. Hint, you can make a filament wrench from the inside of the showerhead.
probably the photo was not taken after 3 hours.. but during the 3 hours he was stuck.. and long hair tends to take longer to dry especially in a wet and probably cold bathroom.
Load More Replies...This Toilet Paper Holder
Courtyard Marriott, everyone. Interior design that makes you pay to walk like a penguin. Unless you have the eye of Sherlock Holmes and are able to plan ahead. Then you're fine.
Also, if you are strong with the force, you have no problems! Conspiracy theory: The people who made the hotel are jedi....
Load More Replies...I am a compulsive toilet paper checker, even at my own home. Before even unbuttoning, I locate the bath tissue to be sure there is some and sufficient quantity for whatever my current needs are - this is especially compulsive because I live alone! 90753285-w...5ae735.jpg
Welcome To The Hotel California!
The person who took this photo said that it's a somewhat new hotel, opened a little over a year ago. "Definitely not a temporary wall," they added. "There is another room just to the left of the frame of the pic."
You can check-in anytime, but you can never leave, muahaha!
I was just about to comment something similar!! Lmfaoo
Load More Replies...You can check out anytime you like.... but you can never leave... !!
Lotus Hotel and Casino anyone? (PJO reference. Someone already took the HP one.)
This 'Art' Above My Hotel Toilet
Cleaner: "Sir, it doesn't matter what we use, the stuff just doesn't come off."
Manager: "Put a frame around it and let's call it art."
"..and here we have a a new wave abstract style painting with the title "shART" by Blow vonBowel. Bidding starts at 1.000 $.."
The bathrooms at my school had art like that on the wall. It's been there for years. I'm both disappointed in the kids who made it and the janitors who never clean it up.
"Explosive Diarrhoea" Fibers and liquids on concrete. By one of our former guests. Not for sale.
The Door To My Hotel Balcony Is In The Shower Stall
You know what that means, right? The architect who designed it probably lives in that building across the street, constantly hoping to see some action.
Sorry, can't even laugh at this one, how do you spell "ridiculous"? Illegal? What country allowed this? Unbelievable... are the rooms across the way actually pictured as having the same views? Is this advertised as a "nudist colony"???? WTF?
This Hotel Forgot To Insert A Quote Into The Wall Decorations Text Sample
Everyone has their own motivational quotes that keep them going during tough times. This hotel decided to go with the classical one "Your text sample text your text sample text here your text" because such wisdom surely enriches everyone's lives.
They probably have now idea what "Your sample text here" means...
Load More Replies...Can you guess what their slogan is? “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.”
Load More Replies...Its a metaphor for you to insert your experiences... Or they just said Screw it!
This Hotel Mural In The Breakfast Area
No, no, it's not a design fail - it's called "Shower drain pube collection" and is valued at $250,000. An original work of Pubelo Pissaco.
Let me guess. The shower after Cousin It stayed at the hotel . Right ? :D
I've seen this kind of design in a elevator once, it doesn't look better if you're not eating. I don't get why someone would creat that and even less why someone would use that to decorate a place.
This picture kinda irks me because I'm the 'unfortunate' person that tend to find things that you are not supposed to find in your food, like hair. I was eating a cupcake yesterday and guess what I found? Eggshells... (o_O)
It's annoying, but it's not that bad. There are eggs in the cupcake, so it may be careless but its not unhygienic. I'd rather find a little piece of eggshell than a hair... One thousand million times.
Load More Replies...omg--this should be the #1 fail! so disgusting that i don't know whether to upvote because it's so awful, or downvote because my eyes have been assaulted! not even finished my 1st cup of coffee...
The Room Numbers In This Hotel
When you think about it, it's funny that golden letters over golden wallpaper weren't posh enough. They had to get golden nails as well.
Would it be so hard to put a piece of paper behind it? They are either too stubborn or too lazy
Taking A Shower In A Hotel In China
This funny fail from China probably was born because of Google Translate. At least they tried to warn the guests. Or maybe they're certain you're going to slip, so they want to make sure you do it with grace.
You shouldn't complain! At least there weren't landslides in your hotel's bathtub. 20160527_0...23236a.jpg
slips very carefully, breaks skull on tile very carefully indeed, bleeds delicately
The Hotel I'm Staying At In India Doesn't Want Me Looking Out The Windows In A Certain Direction
According to the guest, however, they didn't mind the obstruction. "I see kids playing in the rubbish piles all day long," they said. "Breaks your heart." As you might've guessed, this hotel is located "well away" from the touristy parts of Delhi.
Another tragedy is that there are hotels and travel agencies that actually sell slum tours and slum window view. Disgusting.
That’s horrific, I’d never heard that before. Who books a tour like that?!
Load More Replies...Mexico City. All the balconies face away from the poverty. download-1...0a651.jpeg
Pretending like poverty does not exist so that we can return to our privileged lives is a terrible solution.
I'm guessing the hotel did this because of complaints from "privileged" guests. Have you ever known a hotel chain to do something that costs money on their own?
Load More Replies...I wish I could do this with people in general, just frostglass the ones who make me sad from my view.
Was Told My Hotel Room Had A Courtyard View. Was Not Disappointed. 10/10 Would View Again
In case you're wondering, you can check out this fabulous view in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, at Residence Inn by Marriott, right across the... courtyard, of course. Just make sure to find out if they have a room with panoramic windows.
On our honeymoon we kept getting rooms with a nice view of the air conditioner on the floor below, or on the building opposite. Happened 5 times in a row in different locations. Apparently "honeymoon suite" means you are supposed to be too busy in the bed to look out the window.
This Hotel Doesn't Allow You To Use Books For Their Intended Purpose
I wonder, how many "displays" had to be stolen before the hotel put up this sign? Nothing says "Welcome" better than making your guests feel like thieves.
“And I have to examine each page to make sure it’s presentable.”
Load More Replies...Dang, and I was so looking forward to perusing that Roget's Thesaurus so I could find a new way to word "this is so stupid" in my complaint to the Hilton Manager. News flash, Hilton, those are the kind of books you get for free at library book sales, no one is going to steal them. If they come up missing from your display, check your breakfast room, they're probably being used as props for all the annoyingly tippy tables.
I've seen this at several hotels. Guess they don't want people messing up their "decor".
The Swimming Pool At The Motel 6 That I Stayed At Last Night
This was off of Interstate 95 in southern Georgia and, according to the guest, they just stopped there overnight on their way to Florida. I hope they left the establishment a one-star rating, though! The less motels that don't mow their pool regularly, the better.
Too expensive to maintain a pool, too expensive to remodel.. at least guests with dogs have a place to let their pet walk about to pee
You stare at the grass. There had been a pool there once, but it was now a mound of dark green, tendrils of flora reaching for the sky. You take a step and place pressure. You lose balance. You fall. Water hits you. You’re panicking. It was still a pool; a pool of death. You could not push through the webs of grass. You are being sucked down. You can no longer hold your breath. The eldritch being that was the Motel 6 Pool has claimed another life. (When I first saw it, I thought it was a pool that had never been cleaned! Oops!)
Was this not the plot to "the Lady in the Water"?
Load More Replies...Was it advertised as having a pool? Another case of "no lawsuit" (or refund) because you got what you paid for.
The Design Of These Curtains At A Hotel That My Parents Stayed At
Spotted at Novotel (Wellington, New Zealand), at least these curtains made for a really daddy dad joke. And what about those sheets, blankets, and upholstery that also had random red-ish and off-white splotches "printed" on them? Pretty funny, huh?
I am continually astonished by the terrible interior design of hotels. I've also seen some remarkably elegant but still comfortable accommodations. I think that you really have to have a gift/talent to be an interior designer and it seems hotels often just hire someone who went to design school. But so many look as if they got their degree from those classified ads in the back of magazines...
This is thinking ahead, less messy clean up cuz, you never know when someone might get murdered in your hotel
The Salt And Pepper Shakers In My Hotel Room
OK, let's say there's a reasonable explanation for why the salt and pepper have to be sealed. Why keep the bags in bottles, though? Closed bottles? Just put a lock on them if you don't want to your guests to bankrupt you with their excessive use of spices and minerals, you scrooge.
Just like the caption says though ...let's say there is a reasonable explanation...but why closed bottles.....
Load More Replies...They put the little paper packets INSIDE the glass shakers?
Load More Replies...There is a reasonable explanation. I manage a hotel that caters to long-term guests (7+ nights) and this is how we set up our in-room salt & pepper. The packets are for sanitary reasons. Would you really want to use salt and pepper in your room that has been sitting in the shakers for god knows how long and been topped countless times? Also, if you're staying for a while, you may want to fill the shakers with your own salt and pepper and this makes it easier.
this reminds me of the solid soap bar in the liquid soap dispenser.
They do this at hotel properties geared towards long-term stays. A good hotel should provide everything that a guest could possibly need to feel at home whether for 2 nights or 2 months. If a guest stays for 2 nights they'll probably just use the packets, but if a guest stayed for 2 months they may want to fill the shakers instead.
"C**p. I dropped in a silica gel sachet by mistake. Oh well, I'm sure they'll notice."
This Stupid Doorstop In My Hotel Room. Banged My Foot On It Four Times Today
If you haven't liked it, then you should have put a shoe on it. And if you feel as if this hotel doesn't care about its guests at all, you're right. I mean, just look at those misaligned skirting boards in the background.
I stubbed my toe on one of those few years back and cracked my big toe nail
it almost looks like a robot coming out of the ground. better keep an eye on it buddy, or the robot apocalypse might fall into your hands!!
Am I the only one who read the first sentence in time with Beyonce's 'Put A Ring On It'?
Hotel Ad Vs. Reality In Vietnam
Jenny Kershaw from Manchester, tweeted a photo from the Booking dot com page of the Mari Gold Hotel & Apartment in Vietnam, highlighting a stunning swimming pool against a sunny sky. But next to the glamorous snap she shared a photo of the reality – a tiny hot tub. Interestingly, as her tweet was going viral, the travel company got in contact with Jenny, asking if she would like to make a formal complaint but she declined. Talk about holiday spirit!
You should've sat in the hot tub looking miserable....THAT would've been funny
The Braille In This Hotel Bathroom Sign Isn't Raised
An ADA-compliant sign that's very similar to this costs about $8 on Amazon, but I guess that's way too much if you're a a cheap skate hotel operator.
My niece is blind. This is the kind of nonsense she has to deal with daily. The last hotel her organization used for a blind conference had all the Braille signs affixed upside down.
Looks like "Restroom" is missing a letter, too- 8 letters in the word, 7 groups of dots, including 2 identical ones for the letter "O", 2 identical for the "R", and 2 identical for the "M", so either the "E" or "S" is missing.
I'm in a wheelchair and when I asked a hotel clerk if their hotel was accessible prior to booking, got stunned when they asked me what i meant by "accessible." And last year, when traveling, got an accessible room...that had been designed for blind or deaf guests, but not a wheelchair user. My brother in law asked if they had any wheelchair accessible rooms, and the clerk responded by saying that was their accessible room, and that it was for disabled guests...and when he nicely said no, it wasn't really, she said yes, it was, there was a flashing light on the fire alarm and everything. Ummmmmm, what??
A Motel Served Me This Breakfast Tray For $15 And Contains A Toaster, And A 2l Milk
At first, they give you a breakfast tray that contains a toaster then they charge you for $300 for lost equipment. And that's only for the shampoo.
I wonder too. But even if you could keep it, are you going to put it in your suitcase and lug it to the airport and everything?
Load More Replies...And a complimentary toaster with your breakfast, sir. Would you like the microwave?
Served with the motto: "It ain't much but we also don't care much."
The toaster is double slotted (if those are the words to use) but they gave the person only one slice
This Hotel Room In San Francisco
What's the railing's purpose in this picture? To help guests climb the steep stairs or to... Prevent people from falling to their death each time they leave the room? Well, whatever the answer is, let's hope the door doesn't open outwards.
Even has a convenient handrail that you can trip over before rolling down the stairs :D
It's probably just a storage space for the employees or something. I can't imagine they would risk putting a guest there.
Not too many keyed deadbolts on the outside of hotel rooms...no number on door either.
Load More Replies...Braille Numbering On A Bumpy Surface
The person who took this pic said that the symbols were probably made out of plastic or a resin. And even though they confessed they don't know much about Braille, they tried feeling it and couldn’t differentiate between the dots and the bumpy design at all. I wonder why.
this happens when the client wants everything & WILL NOT listen to the designer
*Blind person reading braille*: "God damn Martha, we're in a brothel in Australia, I thought this was supposed to be The Royal hotel in Thailand"
I saw a sign on a wall in a bookstore ladies' room, "Employees must wash hands before returning to work." Underneath was the same message in Braille!
what if i can't FIND an employee to wash my hands?! GEEZ!
Load More Replies...Again, it's one of those "but can't they SEE the dots?" ... pause... DOH!
My Mom Is At A Hotel And Found This Note In Her Robe
No one wants to sleep in used sheets or wear robes that have already been worn by other guests. That's why white is the ultimate color of service since it's easiest to spot any dirt. Some hotels nowadays are going green and only washing the items that have clearly been used. So maybe it's best to leave your dirty robe on the floor instead of hanging it back up the next time you're in a hotel ?
I strip my beds and put all my towels in a pile on the floor! So, I do half their job, just so the next person doesn’t get stuck with used stuff!
I always leave me used towels, etc on the floor when leaving a hotel/motel. If they're not neatly hung up, it's going to be easier to replace with new ones all ready folded, that pick them up off the floor and sort them out. Might strip the bed before I leave next time and dump the sheets on the floor.
Just Wanted A Nice, Hot Shower At The Hotel I Was Staying At
You know that feeling when you're a hotel owner and the customers don't know how to ration their hot water usage? Well, the owner of this hotel apparently had had enough and went to the trouble of inventing ways to stop people from taking hot showers. Perhaps a cold shower of negative reviews will change this owner's mind sooner or later.
Maybe set the temperature of the water heater to a temperature that won't burn customers.
Load More Replies...They just want to draw their straws for the environment and save energy!
Having The Bathroom In The Middle Of The Hotel Room
At least the lavatory is in a separate room. And you can chat to your SO while they're watching TV. Just don't book this room if you're planning to go on a business trip with your colleague.
Actually that’s where it would be in any small hotel room. It’s not the positioning of the room, it’s the lack of drywall that’s the problem. And the commode is in its own closet so this really isn’t even that weird.
This must be a room from a "Couples only - No kids allowed" type of hotel. It's made that way so you can put a show for (or watch) your SO. The toilet seat is in the more private room behind the door.
I had this in Thailand, but the glass divider was patterned, and up to the ceiling...
I've had a room as you described in NYC (no drywall for the toilet, it was in the glass too). I thought it was cool and clever for a tiny space!
Load More Replies...This Carpet In My Friend's Hotel
A carpet with a killer design. Literally. Nothing's more relaxing than going to your hotel room and finding out that either a murder took place in the hotel's corridor or the blood elevator scene from Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' is actually a thing which happens from time to time in real hotels as well. And if that's the case, why should some one be bothered with changing the carpets?
I like that, reminiscent of a bloody body being dragged.
Also, it looks like a meandering "river of blood", a more subtle version of the huge flow we saw in the Shining.
Load More Replies...Hideous. Everyone knows cream colored walls don't go with bloody floors.
The Hotel Tried To Make Our Stay Special... They Succeeded!
It's what you get after you write 'congrats' and realize that you still have half your rose petals left over. Just one question, though. Who the hell is Tulation?
Illiteracy seems much more common in the 'internet generation', doesn't it?
Wish Hotels Posted Shower Head Height. I Would Filter For That When Booking
If you're wondering, the guy's 6'5". But his 5'9" wife wasn't impressed either. Sorry. No pictures of her in the shower, though.
I hope that all countries would start using hand showers. Those makes washing all parts of your body more easy and also the height is not a problem.
Exactly - and as a woman it is annoying when you just want a quick shower without getting your hair wet.
Load More Replies...I sure would do as well. I am 1,9m and this is one of my major problems wenn traveling. I already had to shower on my knees -.-
I am 5’8” and I have had this problem in some of the nicest hotels! Nothing like squatting the whole time. Pain in the a*s to wash long hair.
I was on business in Czech Republic and stayed in a really nice but really old hotel. I 6' 3 but the shower head was fixed at about 4' 6. I bent down to rinse my hair and prolapsed a disc in my back resulting in 3 months of agony followed by paralysis of one leg and a surgery to remove said disc. Low showers are dangerous
I once stayed at a house that had the shower head directly above your head, and it was really tall. Best shower experience ever.
Top notch shower, unless you are at the top of the meterstick in height, hahaha!!!
I Have To Pay Them To Take The Mini Bar Out Of My Room...
Minibar items are always ridiculously overpriced, but what if you just want to check out what's inside and accidentally move some items? Well in this hotel you'd be safer to never even touch the air around the minibar. Just imagine what the bill would look like if an earthquake happened during your stay!
I'm sorry, I'll have to charge you for that. Complaints are $5 each.
Load More Replies...I wonder if that’s even legal. I can’t understand why a hotel would go out of their way to infuriate their guests. I get being greedy but this is shooting yourself in the foot.
Breathing = £100 Walking = £47 Getting Dressed = £110 Living Life = £0...no one wants your life, lol
Is this for real? Does this even exist, a fridge with motion devices?
Marina Bay Hotel in Singapore has these types of fridges. If you want a fridge for depositing your personal items, they charge you 15 SGD.
Load More Replies...I know a woman who had every item still in the mini fridge, but her kids played "store" with it, taking things out and putting them back, moving them around. She had to get the manager involved, and inspect the mini fridge himself, before they would take off the charge.
So... just moving something to see what is behind it would charge you for the item you moved? I wouldn't even open that fridge in fear of something in the door moving and me getting charged for it.
Yup. I stayed in a hotel like this and the front desk clerk warned us about even bumping something would result in a charge. You can contest it of course but still a pain in the a*s. Also, renders the minibar unusable for putting your own restaurant leftovers, or snacks in.
Load More Replies...That minibar thing is not exactly a design fail. It's more like a scam.
Welp, I'm getting my briefcase, ready to sue 72 times, or by the time the post is cut,l, 30..!
The worst experience I ever had was when I was a kid. We pulled up to a place, surrounded by police cars and ambulance. We started joking around like "Ooooo, someone's been murdered! I bet they're dragging the bodies out! It'll be like CSI, the lobby will be covered in blood!!" Only there had been. And they were. We sat there as they wheeled out a stretcher with the white sheet. The worst thing was that they actually let us in!!!! The police said it was an open and shut case really - and argument, someone shot, and the killer committed suicide. There were big drops of blood on the lobby floor. The lady at the front desk said we had nothing to worry about, they'd clean up within the hour and everything would be great! And could we please take the stairs, the elevator is "out of order". As we were going to the stairs, the elevator opened. All I remember is that it looked like a red paint bomb went off. And the smell. It was truly like a scene from CSI. I still get nightmares from it.
What were they thinking? Why would anyone come to any of these hotels ever again?
Ryo thinks this is enough, my computer is mostly blocked and this is all I do, so PLEASE make a part 2!
we've had a cheap hotel in London with no window, but closed curtains in front of the wall so you dont notice straight away :-D
When traveling through Italy, we stayed at some quirky places. The bidet in our Florence hotel was installed in the shower!
I'm very curious to know what the designers were thinking when they designed all these things
That minibar thing is not exactly a design fail. It's more like a scam.
Welp, I'm getting my briefcase, ready to sue 72 times, or by the time the post is cut,l, 30..!
The worst experience I ever had was when I was a kid. We pulled up to a place, surrounded by police cars and ambulance. We started joking around like "Ooooo, someone's been murdered! I bet they're dragging the bodies out! It'll be like CSI, the lobby will be covered in blood!!" Only there had been. And they were. We sat there as they wheeled out a stretcher with the white sheet. The worst thing was that they actually let us in!!!! The police said it was an open and shut case really - and argument, someone shot, and the killer committed suicide. There were big drops of blood on the lobby floor. The lady at the front desk said we had nothing to worry about, they'd clean up within the hour and everything would be great! And could we please take the stairs, the elevator is "out of order". As we were going to the stairs, the elevator opened. All I remember is that it looked like a red paint bomb went off. And the smell. It was truly like a scene from CSI. I still get nightmares from it.
What were they thinking? Why would anyone come to any of these hotels ever again?
Ryo thinks this is enough, my computer is mostly blocked and this is all I do, so PLEASE make a part 2!
we've had a cheap hotel in London with no window, but closed curtains in front of the wall so you dont notice straight away :-D
When traveling through Italy, we stayed at some quirky places. The bidet in our Florence hotel was installed in the shower!
I'm very curious to know what the designers were thinking when they designed all these things
