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
I had that kind of room, you can roll dow the blind if you're there with someone. For single person that is not an issue:)
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You and your partner have to be FULLY comfortable with one another, in order to rent this room.
Who the heck constructs a toilet room with a transparent wall???
It is intention for many love hotel. You can search some information about hotel in japan/singapore...
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On which planet does it sound legit to install toilets visibles in a bedroom with two beds? Hell, my man and I have been together for 10 years, we have 2 kids and that would soooo not be for us. Tell me it's the kind of glass that turn opaque when the door is closed!
not for my family, either. then they will see half the time I spend in the bathroom is to get away from them, not pooping.
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I've stayed in a few hotel rooms like this one; the bathroom glass walls always have roll blinds so guests can still shower in private. I believe this one has it too.
It looks like they are on the bedroom side though so you'd really havee to trust your roomate not to open the blinds. A lot of people might & think it was funny.
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I stayed at a hotel just like this. There is a roll down shade that covers the glass.
I can clearly see blinds on that window... if you didn't want to use them was up to you lol
Those things are pretty common in Europe. I went to Barcelona with a girlfriend and got something like that. Are two people ever so close that that want to see that???
I've seen many times in bars in the US bathroom stalls without doors ! lol
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We've stayed in a hotel like this. The bathroom wall had a blind you could pull down inside the shower to mimic privacy.
I had a room like that at the Crowne Plaza ANA Okinawa Harborview Hotel in Naha City, Okinawa. The blinds were on the bedroom side of the window, leading into the shower/bathtub.
A lot of high end business hotels have this, I've stayed in many. There is a shade you can roll down. Nothing new here.
I had a similar hotel room when I stayed at hotel 57 in Sydney. The only difference was that the one I stayed in didn't have lines on the glass like the one in the photo. I didn't realise that I closed the shower door one time, that I walked into it, and banged my head. HAHA!
I had a similar room in a hotel in Istanbul :D Although, it was more of a window than a wall... IMG_201502...61cccb.jpg 
I wonder where this is? I've never seen a bathroom like this! It doesn't make any sense.
There should be a blind on a switch in the bathroom, so you can privatize it.
There's a reason why some hotels in China are designed like this. men often bring prostitutes they have met for the first time there, and so he needs to be able to see into the bedroom while he is in the toilet to make sure she doesn't steal his things and leave.
Had a similar room once, but there was a curtain if you're with someone else. Wasn't an issue, I was alone in this room.
There's very likely a button in the bathroom that turns the glass opaque.. Been in a very similar hotel room with that function.
there are blinds/curtains, you can roll down from the right side of the window. this picture basicly just shows OP's observation/analytical skills, which is not very high....
When the shower turns cold because of a flush, you've got no one to blame but yourself.
That looks like one of the new rooms in the MIC, near Kings Cross. CB
Looks like the place I stayed in Chicago. Cool, but not great for business travelers.
I have stayed in this hotel and there is a blind that comes down to block bathroom view
These bathrooms have blinds that can be lowered to maintain privacy however, most hotel rooms nowadays come with these see through bathrooms and they are certainly not convenient when travelling with colleagues. I miss the conventional design.
Why not...very convenient & practical .....and you can ask for a "paravent"with ...Chinese writings or Japanese Haiku poems!!!!!!
I have stayed in that hotel and those rooms are pretty cool. There is a roller blind that comes down if required. Also, pretty interestingto be sharing a double bed with a business partner!
"Dude, your d**k is so big, I can see it even when the bathroom door is closed."
My boyfriend and i got a room like this in New York City. There was NO blind or curtain, and we were horrified. We went out and bought a roll of duct tape and taped an extra bed sheet over the glass for privacy. Every morning housekeeping would tear down our sheet and every night we taped it back up.
Now a day, a lot of hotel are liking this... but of course they do have shades for those glass windows
I've seen that outlet before and in very expensive Hotels. Believe me, you get used to it, plus that's very practical if you use often the toilet during the night!!!!
It is literally a BATH room! haha Just don't forget to remove the towels and the toilet paper before showering!
:-D We had same problem with my colleague in China... With shower... I do not understand one thing... WHY?!
there's hotel like this in my city, actually there is some kind of curtain that you can roll down
Nothing weird. This kind of design is common in most of hotels in China. There is button to control rolling blind or screen inside the bathroom.
um, so could you stare out the window for a bit? I need to go to the bathroom. Or I guess you could stare at the bathroom and I can go off the balcony. Either way don't look at me for a bit...
Yup. Cheaper version. I had to share a room with a friend, it felt awfully awkward.
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It is not an issue! There is always a button in these rooms that can make opaque the whole wall in glass.
Looks like a hotel I stayed in once that had a sliding glass door that looked out at the Aegean Sea. A window from the tub allowed you an ocean view.
Most if this type of rooms have a screen which you can roll down. This probably has it also as you can see two ropes next to the window..
Watching my lover poop doesn't sound very romantic...
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It does look like they have vertical blinds hidden in the window frame ??
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
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
My Hotel Elevator In Myanmar Is A Little Confusing
The Hotel Parking Kiosk Thought My Ticket Was From 1996 And Charged Accordingly
My Hotel Isn't Even Trying
The Soap Dispenser In My Hotel
We Booked A Hotel Last Minute In Portland, The View Was... Breathtaking
These Hotel Room Directions
So, it's supposed to be read horizontally? vertically? Murphy's law will make me lost XD
This Was In My Hotel Room In Taiwan
The Braille On This Hotel's Sign Is Under The Plexiglass
I'm In A Hotel, I Asked One Of The Maids For Toothpaste, She Says "toothpaste? Yeah!" And Hands Me These
Toothpaste is only available after a written application is correctly lodged, in duplicate.
My Hotel Room Had Two Pictures Of A Duck In It
I've Stayed In A Lot Of Hotels And Never Seen A Sign Like This One. Welcome To Missouri
They also have a sign that says Please Do Not Spill Moonshine on the Carpet
My Hotel's Jetted Tub
Motel Sign Said They Had A Gym
Is it one of those bikes that generate electricity when you pedal? Is this how they power the hotel??
Husband's Hotel Review
Hotel Gave Me A Room That's Under Construction
The Numbering In My Hotel's Elevator
The Hotel We Stayed At In Greece This Summer Had A Fun Pirate Ship For Children... This Is Me And The Ship's Figurehead
So I Figured Out Why The Gym Hotel Looked Bigger Online
A Motel In My Town Is Offering Something Most Don't
Good thing they only have "low rat" I would be scared if I saw a high one!
When They Said "Room With A View" I Didn't Think It Meant Of The Bathroom, Inside The Hotel Room, With A Blind That Is Also See-Through
Is It?
This Motel Had A Mirror In The Bathroom, In Case You Were Wondering What Your Pooping Face Was
The toilet is set crooked to the tiles. ARRRRRGH! OCD-ATTACK! (I'm serious here.)
Chinese Using The Latin Alphabet As Decoration, Here's My Hotel Room I Beijing
Hahaha, I wonder how many times Kanji is seen decorating english toilets.
I'm Suddenly Feeling Very Uncomfortable In My Hotel Room
Was Leaving A Hotel In China, Almost Forgot To Flip This Switch
Or maybe you can try different combinations? Like Night Swag, Bed Swag...?
This Picture In The Bathroom Of Our Motel Room
This Hotel Water Bottle
While Staying At A French Hotel, I Asked The Receptionist For Some Internet
My Hotel Offers Extra Pillows And A Wide Range Of Bibles
The Carpet In My Hotel Room Is Freaking Me Out Man
I Work 3rd Shift At A Hotel. For Ten Minutes, The Guy Argued He Was Staying In 227. We Don't Have A 227. He Was At The Wrong Hotel. Happy New Year
Hotel Room Survey
The Braille On My Hotel Door Doesn't Seem To Be Working
This Hotel Is Run By Pirates
Disney's Grand Californian Hotel Checking In. $1,100 A Night. Also 1 Ply
At The Hotel Breakfast Bar This Morning
Honestly, when I was little, I was confused about a bird on the box of cereal. And thought it was poops instead of pops.
Oh The Irony
Technically the AA meet after the alcohol conferences are over, so maybe any free samples are gone, or maybe so the Execs can visit??
Apartment We Stayed - Need A Ladder To Get To The Fridge
You lift the fridge down each time you want to use it. Sheesh; any fool can see that!
Went To Atlantic City This Week And My Hotel Had A Slight Sign Malfunction
Whoever Designed This Hotel Bathroom Owes Me An Explanation
Thankfully, The Hotel Labeled It
Hotel In Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada
My Hotel In Paris Had This Really Tiny Elevator.
So The Random Username Generator At My Hotel Decides To Give Me This As A Wifi Username
This Makes Me Laugh And Scratch My Head At The Same Time
The Corner Panel In My Hotel Shower Was Installed Upside Down
Our Hotel Balcony Has A Window To The Hallway Hotel Hallway. Yay For Privacy
Just hang a collection box outside the window and tomorrow morning you can afford to stay at a real luxurious hotel room!
Just Vacuuming The Street In Front Of The 5 Star Hotel
That's in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, historical center. Paving stones are sort of a trademark, especially the yellow ones!
Walked Into The Motel Room And Saw This
My Hotel Is Full Of Sexual Innuendo
Motel 6 My Buddy Stayed In. At Least They Leave Light On For Ya
Someone's Getting Promoted At This Hotel
Just A Hotel Lamp In Berkeley
My Hotel Doesn't Believe In My Ability To Get The Ladies
When buying condoms at the hotel, they give you a 'We need some 'us' time. Please leave us alone' card for free
I'll Let You Guess Which One Of These Was Working
Our Hotel Bathroom Has A Semi-Transparent Door
My Hotel Has This Sweet Ass Balcony
I Just Caught My Co-worker Trying To Hang This Sign At Our Hotel Near The Pool. He Said He Spell Checked Everything And It Looked Fine
I'm Not Sure Exactly What My Hotel Is Advertising Here
Does the guy come with the room, or do they keep them in the spare linens closet?
The Hotel Described This As A Desk
The Shower In My Hotel Room Floods The Entire Bathroom Unless I Put Towels Right Next To It
This Motel Will Accomidate Your Whole Klan
Our Lamp At Our Hotel, Fancy Huh?
Yep, Those Sets Are Overlapping All Right
A Socket Inside The Shower For The Risky Life Style
Saw This Optical Illusion In My Hotel Room
This Way To The Poo
Last Night's Motel's Advanced Door Locks
This Hotel Room Has No Power Outlet For This Wall Lamp
I Can Only Be Confident That 1 Of My Head Will Be Fit For Public Viewing This Week
Hotel Bathroom, No Toilet Paper. What Am I Supposed To Do With This?
Hotel Fail
There Is Something Unsettling About This Motel Sign
Chinese Are Very Polite.
Hey, worth a try. It might be better than the life you've already got.
When You Want To Go To The 1st Floor But End Up Taking The Stairs.
Does This Tv Come With A Pair Of Binoculars?
This Hotel's Parking Garage Hurt My Brain
My Hostel Is Making The Best Of The Cyclone And Harvesting Rainwater
When The Bedroom 'art' Is Some Form Of Portal To Hell.
I Felt This Curtain Gave An Added Touch To The Room
Bathroom In My Motel Room (Sidney, NE)
Had To Puzzle Out My Coffee Maker With Too Short A Cord In A Hotel Room
What Do You Suppose A "Swimming Poll" Is?
This Motel In Virgina
I Love Staying At This Motel
Hotel Yard In Greece
When Luxury Inn And Suites Seaworld Lives Up To Its Name
Doors To The Wardrobe (toilet) Are Closing From The Other Side
Hotel In China
Apparently A Shower Curtain Is Extra
"I'm sorry, madam, the shower curtain is for our Premium Club members. Would you like to upgrade for $120?"
Toilet Paper Is Way Above The Toilet, Good Luck If You're In A Wheelchair!
On The Night Stand At Our Hotel In North Dakota.
Notice In The Elevator Of This Hotel
How can you expect people to be tidy with their vomit if you cannot even get three bits of gaffer tape straight?
View From My Hotel Room At Six O'clock In The Morning
Hotel Fail
Hotel In Malaysia - If You're Planning A Pet Fry Up, Do It In Your Own Home!
A Five Star Hotel I Went To Serves Bornless Chicken
Apparently A Party Happened In Our Room...wasn't Us😟
This Is Above Our Bed In A Small Hotel In Bratislava. Sleep Tight!
Kaunas, Lithuania - Nice View In 100eur Per Night Hotel
As A Single White Guy, Finding This Everywhere Got A Little Boring After A While
50 % Air Conditioning
https://infoinsider.ro/2016/07/21/la-jumate-dar-wc-ul-cum-arata-la-hotel-selena/
I Gotta Ask, Who Was The One Who Put This Empty Box Of Big Condoms In The Bathroom Drawer Of This Hotel? Was It The Guy Who Wanted To Show Off? Or...?
On Door To My Bathroom At Hotel In Jilin, China!
At The Hotel Pool Shop In Japan
Not Relaxing
When Your Sink Desires To Go On Strike...
Dog Bit Period
Pamela, God forbid that you should try to learn a few phrases of each country's language before you visit.
I Wonder If Management Was Telling Them Something?
This Motel Needs Anustart
It Was Colonel Mustard, In My Hotel Room, With A Candlestick. Eww. Nice Find In The Morning, Eh?
Let Love In
Do You See That Frame Next To The Door? That's The Shower. Not A Bathroom, Just A Shower.
Wish I Had A Banana With Me For Scale. Found This Gem In Japan
Motel 6.5 ... Only Half Better Than Motel 6!
Please Read All Instructions Before Operating.
Ok so what they're saying is that you can't just do a quick push of the lever, but you have to hold the handle down until all the waste is gone. If it were me, I'd be glad that the hotel told me. Older plumbing, you guys.
Not A Hotel Fail Or Anything, But I'm A Housekeeper And I Once Walked Into This.
Here's Today's Menu Folks
It's funnier to me because I'm Filipino and I know this is a Filipino hotel.
Strolling The Halls At Historic Hotel And Come Upon This Room.. And It Was Occupied!
Hawk-eyes Required...
Oh Yeah, I'm Reading It
When You Lost Your Keys
Are you posting this s**t in the wrong threat because your s**t makes ZERO sense.
This Hinged Mirror In A Room That Was A "luxury" Upgrade Is Looking At My Bed.
Good Morning, Enjoy Your Breakfast! (this Is The Door To The Breakfast Area)
I Have An Amazing View On The Other Rooms From My Shower.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Toilet, Shower, Fan & Water Boiler: Very Efficient Use Of Space, But Possibility Of Electrocution High.
Greeks Will Understand...
$60 Per Night In San Francisco. I Get What I Paid For...
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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