We are not trying to tell you that everything is a lie and everybody is a liar, but there are so many instances where one can be scammed, and vacations or business trips are no exception.
Just like Tinder dates don’t always look like they do in their profiles pictures, it’s also not uncommon for even the nicest hotels to look considerably different than they do in the brochures. They might tell you that they have a gym, for example, but what they don’t tell you is what their definition of a gym actually is. A seemingly nice hotel might also tell you that they have a swimming pool, while conveniently forgetting to tell you that it’s full of hardened concrete. Or their interior design choices can leave you with a migraine, and OCD and PTSD upon leaving.
Take a look at this hilarious list compiled by Bored Panda for more examples of cheap hotels that didn’t quite live up to expectations. Do you have any epic fail pictures of hotel designs you’d like to share? Then feel free to add the best hotel catastrophies to the list, and don’t forget to vote for the funny fails!
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Chinese Hotel Rules
My Non-Smoking Hotel Room Came With A Non-Smoking Ashtray
Me And My Business Partner Decided To Share A Hotel Room In Order To Save Some Money. We Weren't Expecting This
Friend Switched On The Lights In His Hotel Room And Looked Up
The Vent In My Hotel Shower Doesn't Seem To Be Working
In My Hotel Room, I Can Either Close The Closet Or The Bathroom, But Not Both At The Same Time
This Is On The Bed In My Hotel Room
I Saw This In A Hotel Office
As A Frequent Traveler I Get Gifts At Hotel
I'm Beginning To Think Our Hotel In Cambodia Was A Little Dishonest On Their Flyer About The Amenities
My Hotel Has A Sitting Area With No Possible Way To Access It
In trying to look that up I just get a bunch of things about the Bible. What is it?
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Any introvert also wanting to just sit there and read books until someone comes to tell him that its for decoration and he cannot live his happily ever after there?
Imagine walking out of your room one day to find someone just sitting on one of those chairs haha
You've clearly never played Prince of Persia. Learn to wall-run, noob. :)
You can access it through the window. That window is not to the outside. This is more like and inside balcony.
they put chairs there... so they just climbed up a ladder to put the chair there and then thought 'oh everyone will love the very family friendly area' and then removed the ladder...
Just stick around and wait for the cleaning lady to come, and do like she does to get there! LOL
Well, I mean, you can jump off the balcony thing that you're standing on, grab the light, swing back and forth a couple times to gain momentum and then jump off at the right time. Simple.
Is is like a bonus level in a game. Try finding a jetpack nearby!
Uhhhhh...I can't even think of something sarcastic to say about this
I've seen this one. I once stayed in a hotel in France that had a bathroom light that was motion sensored. I had to keep waving my arms around in the shower to keep the light on.
OK, we got some space over and a couple of odds and sods of furniture - art installation!
I'mmmm gonnna swinnngggg, on the chandelierrrrr on the chandelierrrrr
If the hotel is still around in twenty years or so, use a jetpack!
I know why this is. Some of my friends are involved in this kind of stuff.
The Sink In My Hotel Was A Bit... Complicated
When You're Feeling Great But Your Hotel Mirror Puts You Back In Check
Hotel I'm Staying At Right Now, Who's Job Was This? Go Go Gadget Arm
Greatest Hotel Name Of All Time
LOL To vietnam they cant see that. The name of hotel look like name after the owner or combine of brother. It mean happiness and success. This is usually male name in vietnam.
I Work In A Hotel. We Received This In The Mail Today
Shame, furtive theft, guilt, redemption, and laundry. There's a movie in this.
The Word "Hot" In Hotel Caught On Fire
The Bin In My Hotel Room
Just Found This At A Hotel I'm Staying. Nice Showcase
Both Spelling And The Actual Password For The Wifi At A Hotel Where A Friend Is Staying
So My Friend Is Staying At A Hotel In Minnesota Right Now. Needless To Say, It's Pretty Cold
Staying At A Hotel In Dublin, This Made Me Giggle
Ah, Dublin. Being Irish I can tell you that that is one of the smarter things there. ;)
My Parents Just Arrived At Their Hotel In Spain And Sent A Photo Of Their Pool
Staying In A Shitty Hotel In New York When
My Hotel Likes This Painting So Much They Gave Me Two Of Them
The Kids Were Disappointed, But The Wife And I Laughed All The Way Back To Our Hotel Room
This Staircase At The Hotel I Was Staying At This Week
The Hotel's Cinema Room Spared No Expense
They couldn't put a bigger screen, the lamps are blocking the space.
The Housekeeping Cart At My Hotel Is A Stolen Shopping Cart
Don't Think The Owner Of This Hotel Thought This Through
Toilet Wasn't Working At The Hotel. Found The Problem
The Motel Advertised That They Had A Pool. They Did Not Mention That It Was Filled With Gravel
I Need To Have A Talk With The Housekeeper At My Hotel
When You Ask The Hotel For An Extra Bed For Your Boy And They Give This
Stayed At The Gaylord Hotel In Nashville Last Weekend. This Was The View From My Window
This Hotel Is Very... Accommodating
For Some Amazing Reason, My Hotel Room Is Lethal Weapon 2 Themed
My Hotel Tried To Fold Their Towels All Fancy Like
"Art" In A Hotel Lobby. Apparently, I've Been Making Masterpieces In The Shower For Years
A Girl I Know Is Travelling In Indonesia... Her Hotel Gave Some Sage Advice
Found The Most Useless Cabinet At My Hotel
Condoms Found In A Chinese Hotel. For That Special Someone
Visiting Denver... Hotel Agent Said Our Room Has A Great View Of The Capital Building
Exactly The Art I Don't Want Hanging In My Hotel Room
I'm At The G Spot Of The Hotel
World Map In A Chinese Hotel
We Are Travelling Around North Vietnam, A Couple Of Our Rooms Have Had No Windows. The Hanoi Hotel We Just Checked Into Promised Me There Was A Window In The Room They Kept For Me. I Guess They Weren't Lying
This Hostel In Bangkok Forbids All Of My Favorite Things
Traveling In Italy Can Be Surprisingly Awesome
This Hotel Makes Sure I Won't Catch On Fire While Showering
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Love the pictures as opposed to the expected ones. Funny as anything&thank you for the giggles
I might just sit on the floor. http://hotelnightmares.com/when-chairs-attack/
#3 is not true. There is screen can be brought down by pushing a button.
159- I grew up with one of these. Freezing in winter and scalding in summer- they heat the water 20 degrees celcius from whatever temp it already was. On the plus side when it was perfect the water never runs out- Mum used to turn off the power to get me out. If your waters electrified though something is very wrong!
The cigarette tray is sometime use as coin holder during stay for non smoker, but OK the intention is wrong.
RE #3: We had a room like that in Seoul. Thankfully it had a curtain we could close!
My boyfriend and I stayed in a hotel room in Italy; let me describe it for you: The "bathroom" had no door, just a half-wall surrounding part of it. About 1/4 of the "bathroom" sink had broken off. Part of the porcelain lamp in the "bathroom" had also broken off. Believe it or not, part of the toilet seat had broken off as well. There was one towel for the two of us - and it was of the size used to dry one's hands. Outside the window (which we had to keep open at night, because it was so hot) were a number of containers which looked like they'd been placed so as to form a stair to the window. My boyfriend slept with a string around his big toe, tied to the window - seriously! The provided ashtray was a big bowl (think punch bowl). There was a little fridge and air condition - but only one outlet, so you had to choose. On top of the fridge was a battered old orange dishwashing rack with what looked like someone's private dishes (but at least they were clean). --- Cont.
There was no shower curtain, and the water (in the shower as well as from the sink faucet) was cold. Above what resembled a wardrobe (with a curtain, not doors) there was a shelf stuffed with random objects, the kind you'd find in someone's attic or garage. The only one I remember was a gas container. There was only one pillow, and it was harder than any other pillow I've ever felt. You could feel the springs in the mattress. The ancient carpet was threadbare in places and stained. There was a small, rocky table with a wax cloth and a vase holding thickly dust-covered plastic roses. The chairs were of rusty metal, and there were no cushions. There was no ceiling lamp, only a dim wall lamp. In the stairwell were a number of big plastic bags containing old, unwashed clothes, hats and shoes. The elevator could barely fit two persons (we had to press against each other) and shook violently when in motion.
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I might just sit on the floor. http://hotelnightmares.com/when-chairs-attack/
#3 is not true. There is screen can be brought down by pushing a button.
159- I grew up with one of these. Freezing in winter and scalding in summer- they heat the water 20 degrees celcius from whatever temp it already was. On the plus side when it was perfect the water never runs out- Mum used to turn off the power to get me out. If your waters electrified though something is very wrong!
The cigarette tray is sometime use as coin holder during stay for non smoker, but OK the intention is wrong.
RE #3: We had a room like that in Seoul. Thankfully it had a curtain we could close!
My boyfriend and I stayed in a hotel room in Italy; let me describe it for you: The "bathroom" had no door, just a half-wall surrounding part of it. About 1/4 of the "bathroom" sink had broken off. Part of the porcelain lamp in the "bathroom" had also broken off. Believe it or not, part of the toilet seat had broken off as well. There was one towel for the two of us - and it was of the size used to dry one's hands. Outside the window (which we had to keep open at night, because it was so hot) were a number of containers which looked like they'd been placed so as to form a stair to the window. My boyfriend slept with a string around his big toe, tied to the window - seriously! The provided ashtray was a big bowl (think punch bowl). There was a little fridge and air condition - but only one outlet, so you had to choose. On top of the fridge was a battered old orange dishwashing rack with what looked like someone's private dishes (but at least they were clean). --- Cont.
There was no shower curtain, and the water (in the shower as well as from the sink faucet) was cold. Above what resembled a wardrobe (with a curtain, not doors) there was a shelf stuffed with random objects, the kind you'd find in someone's attic or garage. The only one I remember was a gas container. There was only one pillow, and it was harder than any other pillow I've ever felt. You could feel the springs in the mattress. The ancient carpet was threadbare in places and stained. There was a small, rocky table with a wax cloth and a vase holding thickly dust-covered plastic roses. The chairs were of rusty metal, and there were no cushions. There was no ceiling lamp, only a dim wall lamp. In the stairwell were a number of big plastic bags containing old, unwashed clothes, hats and shoes. The elevator could barely fit two persons (we had to press against each other) and shook violently when in motion.
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