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50 Hotels That Failed So Badly It’s Funny
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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#1
Chinese Hotel Rules
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#2
My Non-Smoking Hotel Room Came With A Non-Smoking Ashtray
#3
Me And My Business Partner Decided To Share A Hotel Room In Order To Save Some Money. We Weren't Expecting This
#4
Friend Switched On The Lights In His Hotel Room And Looked Up
#5
The Vent In My Hotel Shower Doesn't Seem To Be Working
#6
In My Hotel Room, I Can Either Close The Closet Or The Bathroom, But Not Both At The Same Time
#7
This Is On The Bed In My Hotel Room
#8
I Saw This In A Hotel Office
#9
As A Frequent Traveler I Get Gifts At Hotel
#10
I'm Beginning To Think Our Hotel In Cambodia Was A Little Dishonest On Their Flyer About The Amenities
#11
My Hotel Has A Sitting Area With No Possible Way To Access It
#12
The Sink In My Hotel Was A Bit... Complicated
#13
When You're Feeling Great But Your Hotel Mirror Puts You Back In Check
#14
Hotel I'm Staying At Right Now, Who's Job Was This? Go Go Gadget Arm
#15
Greatest Hotel Name Of All Time
Nguyen Kien 9 years ago
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.
#16
I Work In A Hotel. We Received This In The Mail Today
Ged Maybury 9 years ago
Shame, furtive theft, guilt, redemption, and laundry. There's a movie in this.
#17
The Word "Hot" In Hotel Caught On Fire
#18
The Bin In My Hotel Room
#19
Just Found This At A Hotel I'm Staying. Nice Showcase
#20
Both Spelling And The Actual Password For The Wifi At A Hotel Where A Friend Is Staying
#21
So My Friend Is Staying At A Hotel In Minnesota Right Now. Needless To Say, It's Pretty Cold
#22
Staying At A Hotel In Dublin, This Made Me Giggle
the derp king (Liam) 9 years ago
Ah, Dublin. Being Irish I can tell you that that is one of the smarter things there. ;)
#23
My Parents Just Arrived At Their Hotel In Spain And Sent A Photo Of Their Pool
#24
Staying In A Shitty Hotel In New York When
#25
My Hotel Likes This Painting So Much They Gave Me Two Of Them
#26
The Kids Were Disappointed, But The Wife And I Laughed All The Way Back To Our Hotel Room
#27
This Staircase At The Hotel I Was Staying At This Week
#28
The Hotel's Cinema Room Spared No Expense
Filipe Vieira 9 years ago
They couldn't put a bigger screen, the lamps are blocking the space.
#29
The Housekeeping Cart At My Hotel Is A Stolen Shopping Cart
#30
Don't Think The Owner Of This Hotel Thought This Through
#31
Toilet Wasn't Working At The Hotel. Found The Problem
#32
The Motel Advertised That They Had A Pool. They Did Not Mention That It Was Filled With Gravel
#33
I Need To Have A Talk With The Housekeeper At My Hotel
#34
When You Ask The Hotel For An Extra Bed For Your Boy And They Give This
#35
Stayed At The Gaylord Hotel In Nashville Last Weekend. This Was The View From My Window
#36
This Hotel Is Very... Accommodating
#37
For Some Amazing Reason, My Hotel Room Is Lethal Weapon 2 Themed
#38
My Hotel Tried To Fold Their Towels All Fancy Like
#39
"Art" In A Hotel Lobby. Apparently, I've Been Making Masterpieces In The Shower For Years
#40
A Girl I Know Is Travelling In Indonesia... Her Hotel Gave Some Sage Advice
#41
Found The Most Useless Cabinet At My Hotel
#42
Condoms Found In A Chinese Hotel. For That Special Someone
#43
Visiting Denver... Hotel Agent Said Our Room Has A Great View Of The Capital Building
#44
Exactly The Art I Don't Want Hanging In My Hotel Room
#45
I'm At The G Spot Of The Hotel
#46
World Map In A Chinese Hotel
#47
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
#48
This Hostel In Bangkok Forbids All Of My Favorite Things
#49
Traveling In Italy Can Be Surprisingly Awesome
#50
This Hotel Makes Sure I Won't Catch On Fire While Showering
#51
My Hotel Elevator In Myanmar Is A Little Confusing
#52
The Hotel Parking Kiosk Thought My Ticket Was From 1996 And Charged Accordingly
#53
My Hotel Isn't Even Trying
#54
The Soap Dispenser In My Hotel
#55
We Booked A Hotel Last Minute In Portland, The View Was... Breathtaking
#56
These Hotel Room Directions
Zenozenobee 9 years ago
So, it's supposed to be read horizontally? vertically? Murphy's law will make me lost XD
#57
This Was In My Hotel Room In Taiwan
#58
The Braille On This Hotel's Sign Is Under The Plexiglass
#59
I'm In A Hotel, I Asked One Of The Maids For Toothpaste, She Says "toothpaste? Yeah!" And Hands Me These
Ged Maybury 9 years ago
Toothpaste is only available after a written application is correctly lodged, in duplicate.
#60
My Hotel Room Had Two Pictures Of A Duck In It
#61
I've Stayed In A Lot Of Hotels And Never Seen A Sign Like This One. Welcome To Missouri
Daniel Losinger 9 years ago
They also have a sign that says Please Do Not Spill Moonshine on the Carpet
#62
My Hotel's Jetted Tub
#63
Motel Sign Said They Had A Gym
troufaki13 9 years ago
Is it one of those bikes that generate electricity when you pedal? Is this how they power the hotel??
#65
Hotel Gave Me A Room That's Under Construction
#66
The Numbering In My Hotel's Elevator
#67
The Hotel We Stayed At In Greece This Summer Had A Fun Pirate Ship For Children... This Is Me And The Ship's Figurehead
#68
So I Figured Out Why The Gym Hotel Looked Bigger Online
#69
A Motel In My Town Is Offering Something Most Don't
sunnyrei82 9 years ago
Good thing they only have "low rat" I would be scared if I saw a high one!
#70
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
#71
Is It?
#72
This Motel Had A Mirror In The Bathroom, In Case You Were Wondering What Your Pooping Face Was
Ged Maybury 9 years ago
The toilet is set crooked to the tiles. ARRRRRGH! OCD-ATTACK! (I'm serious here.)
#73
Chinese Using The Latin Alphabet As Decoration, Here's My Hotel Room I Beijing
Jilltdcatlady 9 years ago
Hahaha, I wonder how many times Kanji is seen decorating english toilets.
#74
I'm Suddenly Feeling Very Uncomfortable In My Hotel Room
#75
Was Leaving A Hotel In China, Almost Forgot To Flip This Switch
Sarcasticow 9 years ago
Or maybe you can try different combinations? Like Night Swag, Bed Swag...?
#77
This Picture In The Bathroom Of Our Motel Room
#78
This Hotel Water Bottle
#79
While Staying At A French Hotel, I Asked The Receptionist For Some Internet
#80
My Hotel Offers Extra Pillows And A Wide Range Of Bibles
#81
The Carpet In My Hotel Room Is Freaking Me Out Man
#82
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
#83
Hotel Room Survey
#84
The Braille On My Hotel Door Doesn't Seem To Be Working
#85
This Hotel Is Run By Pirates
#86
Disney's Grand Californian Hotel Checking In. $1,100 A Night. Also 1 Ply
#87
At The Hotel Breakfast Bar This Morning
Jilltdcatlady 9 years ago
Honestly, when I was little, I was confused about a bird on the box of cereal. And thought it was poops instead of pops.
#88
Oh The Irony
Jilltdcatlady 9 years ago
Technically the AA meet after the alcohol conferences are over, so maybe any free samples are gone, or maybe so the Execs can visit??
#89
Apartment We Stayed - Need A Ladder To Get To The Fridge
Final score:
73points
Ged Maybury 9 years ago
You lift the fridge down each time you want to use it. Sheesh; any fool can see that!
#90
Went To Atlantic City This Week And My Hotel Had A Slight Sign Malfunction
#91
Whoever Designed This Hotel Bathroom Owes Me An Explanation
#92
Thankfully, The Hotel Labeled It
#93
Hotel In Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada
Final score:
71points
#94
My Hotel In Paris Had This Really Tiny Elevator.
Final score:
71points
#95
So The Random Username Generator At My Hotel Decides To Give Me This As A Wifi Username
#96
This Makes Me Laugh And Scratch My Head At The Same Time
#97
The Corner Panel In My Hotel Shower Was Installed Upside Down
#98
Our Hotel Balcony Has A Window To The Hallway Hotel Hallway. Yay For Privacy
Jacques Godin 9 years ago
Just hang a collection box outside the window and tomorrow morning you can afford to stay at a real luxurious hotel room!
#99
Just Vacuuming The Street In Front Of The 5 Star Hotel
Iglika Asenova 9 years ago
That's in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, historical center. Paving stones are sort of a trademark, especially the yellow ones!
#100
Walked Into The Motel Room And Saw This
#101
My Hotel Is Full Of Sexual Innuendo
#102
Motel 6 My Buddy Stayed In. At Least They Leave Light On For Ya
#103
Someone's Getting Promoted At This Hotel
#104
Just A Hotel Lamp In Berkeley
#105
My Hotel Doesn't Believe In My Ability To Get The Ladies
Sarcasticow 9 years ago
When buying condoms at the hotel, they give you a 'We need some 'us' time. Please leave us alone' card for free
#106
I'll Let You Guess Which One Of These Was Working
#107
Our Hotel Bathroom Has A Semi-Transparent Door
#108
My Hotel Has This Sweet Ass Balcony
#109
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
#110
I'm Not Sure Exactly What My Hotel Is Advertising Here
Jilltdcatlady 9 years ago
Does the guy come with the room, or do they keep them in the spare linens closet?
#111
The Hotel Described This As A Desk
#112
The Shower In My Hotel Room Floods The Entire Bathroom Unless I Put Towels Right Next To It
#113
This Motel Will Accomidate Your Whole Klan
#114
Our Lamp At Our Hotel, Fancy Huh?
Final score:
55points
#115
Yep, Those Sets Are Overlapping All Right
#117
Saw This Optical Illusion In My Hotel Room
#118
This Way To The Poo
#120
Last Night's Motel's Advanced Door Locks
#121
This Hotel Room Has No Power Outlet For This Wall Lamp
#122
I Can Only Be Confident That 1 Of My Head Will Be Fit For Public Viewing This Week
#123
Hotel Bathroom, No Toilet Paper. What Am I Supposed To Do With This?
#124
Hotel Fail
#125
There Is Something Unsettling About This Motel Sign
#126
Chinese Are Very Polite.
Final score:
40points
Ged Maybury 9 years ago
Hey, worth a try. It might be better than the life you've already got.
#127
When You Want To Go To The 1st Floor But End Up Taking The Stairs.
Final score:
38points
#128
Does This Tv Come With A Pair Of Binoculars?
#129
This Hotel's Parking Garage Hurt My Brain
Final score:
36points
#130
My Hostel Is Making The Best Of The Cyclone And Harvesting Rainwater
#131
When The Bedroom 'art' Is Some Form Of Portal To Hell.
Final score:
33points
#134
Bathroom In My Motel Room (Sidney, NE)
#135
Had To Puzzle Out My Coffee Maker With Too Short A Cord In A Hotel Room
#136
What Do You Suppose A "Swimming Poll" Is?
#137
This Motel In Virgina
#138
I Love Staying At This Motel
#139
Hotel Yard In Greece
Final score:
29points
#140
When Luxury Inn And Suites Seaworld Lives Up To Its Name
Final score:
28points
#141
Doors To The Wardrobe (toilet) Are Closing From The Other Side
Final score:
27points
#142
Hotel In China
Final score:
27points
#143
Apparently A Shower Curtain Is Extra
Felice Coles 9 years ago
"I'm sorry, madam, the shower curtain is for our Premium Club members. Would you like to upgrade for $120?"
#144
Toilet Paper Is Way Above The Toilet, Good Luck If You're In A Wheelchair!
Final score:
24points
#145
On The Night Stand At Our Hotel In North Dakota.
Final score:
24points
#146
Somewhere In Vietnam...
Final score:
23points
#147
Notice In The Elevator Of This Hotel
Final score:
23points
Ged Maybury 9 years ago
How can you expect people to be tidy with their vomit if you cannot even get three bits of gaffer tape straight?
#148
View From My Hotel Room At Six O'clock In The Morning
Final score:
23points
#149
Hotel Fail
#150
Hotel In Malaysia - If You're Planning A Pet Fry Up, Do It In Your Own Home!
Final score:
22points
#152
A Five Star Hotel I Went To Serves Bornless Chicken
Final score:
18points
#154
Apparently A Party Happened In Our Room...wasn't Us😟
Final score:
17points
#155
This Is Above Our Bed In A Small Hotel In Bratislava. Sleep Tight!
Final score:
17points
#156
Kaunas, Lithuania - Nice View In 100eur Per Night Hotel
Final score:
15points
#158
As A Single White Guy, Finding This Everywhere Got A Little Boring After A While
#160
50 % Air Conditioning
Final score:
13points
Radulescu Luiza (Submission author) 9 years ago
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#161
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...?
Final score:
12points
#162
On Door To My Bathroom At Hotel In Jilin, China!
Final score:
12points
#163
At The Hotel Pool Shop In Japan
Final score:
12points
#164
Not Relaxing
Final score:
12points
#165
When Your Sink Desires To Go On Strike...
Final score:
12points
#166
Dog Bit Period
Final score:
11points
Lucy Reeves 7 years ago
Pamela, God forbid that you should try to learn a few phrases of each country's language before you visit.
#167
I Wonder If Management Was Telling Them Something?
Final score:
10points
#169
This Motel Needs Anustart
#170
It Was Colonel Mustard, In My Hotel Room, With A Candlestick. Eww. Nice Find In The Morning, Eh?
Final score:
8points
#171
Let Love In
Final score:
8points
#172
Do You See That Frame Next To The Door? That's The Shower. Not A Bathroom, Just A Shower.
Final score:
7points
#173
Wish I Had A Banana With Me For Scale. Found This Gem In Japan
Final score:
7points
#175
Motel 6.5 ... Only Half Better Than Motel 6!
Final score:
5points
#176
Please Read All Instructions Before Operating.
Final score:
5points
Stina Kolling 7 years ago
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.
#177
Not A Hotel Fail Or Anything, But I'm A Housekeeper And I Once Walked Into This.
Final score:
4points
#178
Here's Today's Menu Folks
Final score:
4points
Lexy Estoesta 9 years ago
It's funnier to me because I'm Filipino and I know this is a Filipino hotel.
#179
Strolling The Halls At Historic Hotel And Come Upon This Room.. And It Was Occupied!
Final score:
4points
#181
Hawk-eyes Required...
Final score:
3points
#182
Oh Yeah, I'm Reading It
Final score:
2points
#183
When You Lost Your Keys
Final score:
2points
Krista Leary 9 years ago
Are you posting this s**t in the wrong threat because your s**t makes ZERO sense.
#184
This Hinged Mirror In A Room That Was A "luxury" Upgrade Is Looking At My Bed.
Final score:
2points
#185
Good Morning, Enjoy Your Breakfast! (this Is The Door To The Breakfast Area)
Final score:
2points
#187
I Have An Amazing View On The Other Rooms From My Shower.
Final score:
1point
#188
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Toilet, Shower, Fan & Water Boiler: Very Efficient Use Of Space, But Possibility Of Electrocution High.
Final score:
1point
#190
Greeks Will Understand...
Final score:
0points
#191
$60 Per Night In San Francisco. I Get What I Paid For...
Final score:
0points
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Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 9 years ago
Love the pictures as opposed to the expected ones. Funny as anything&thank you for the giggles
Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 9 years ago
Love the pictures as opposed to the expected ones. Funny as anything&thank you for the giggles
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