“Mushrooms Growing”: 103 Hotel Fails That Make Sleeping In Your Car Look Tempting

Vacationing is so much fun. Honestly, it’s the kind of thing that makes you realize life is worth living and makes your problems seem small in comparison to the wide world out there. That is, until you have to start booking flights and hotels.

The whole flight-booking process is already stressful enough, but when it comes to hotels and Airbnbs, you really have to be careful. Checking all the reviews is essential if you want to avoid ending up in the worst imaginable place. Unfortunately, some people still don't, and that's how we ended up with today's list — one filled with photos of some truly hilarious hotel fails. So keep reading to see what not to do!

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My Non-Smoking Hotel Room Came With A Non-Smoking Ashtray

A glass ashtray with a no smoking sign inside resting on a wooden desk in a hotel room.

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103 Times Travelers Checked Into Their Hotel Or Airbnb And Instantly Regretted Every Life Choice

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

The Vent In My Hotel Shower Doesn't Seem To Be Working

I'm Beginning To Think Our Hotel In Cambodia Was A Little Dishonest On Their Flyer About The Amenities

The Sink In My Hotel Was A Bit... Complicated

The Door To My Hotel Balcony Is In The Shower Stall

The Room Numbers In This Hotel

I Reserved An Airbnb With Sea View.... Can't Complain

The “Mattress” At My Airbnb

This Is On The Bed In My Hotel Room

I Saw This In A Hotel Office

This Hotel Doesn't Allow You To Use Books For Their Intended Purpose

The Salt & Pepper Shakers In My Hotel Room

Mushrooms Growing In My Hotel Room. It's A Novotel

And This Is Why You Check The Hotel Coffeemaker Before You Use It

In My Hotel Room, I Can Either Close The Closet Or The Bathroom, But Not Both At The Same Time

As A Frequent Traveler I Get Gifts At Hotels. Really?

My Hotel Has A Sitting Area With No Possible Way To Access It

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!

Found This Note In My Hotel Bed Last Night

Welcome To The Hotel California!

This 'Art' Above My Hotel Toilet

This Hotel Forgot To Insert A Quote Into The Wall Decorations Text Sample

The Airbnb I'm Renting

Came Back To A Pitch Black Hotel Room Then Turned On The Light

The Mirror In My Hotel Bathroom Has An Antifog Section. Unfortunately, I'm 5'2"

Ah Yes, The Only Plugs In My Hotel Room - Fantastic

My Bed At A Hotle Im Staying In

Booked A Cheap Hotel In Lisbon With A Friend. The Pictures On The Booking Website Never Showed The Toilet And The Bed In The Same Picture

This Is The Hot Tub Of The Airbnb Which Was The Main Reason Why I Rented The Spot. Smelled Terrible And Was Obviously Not Cleaned In Forever

The Cleaning Ladies At My Hotel Left The Door Open To The Closet Where They Keep The Clean Bedsheets And Soaps

My Hotel's "Pool Area"

These Stairs At Our Hotel

Don’t Wake Anybody Up If You’re Exiting The Motel During A Fire!

Apparently Our Hotel Took Our Request For A Mini-Fridge Very Literally. Banana For Scale

After A Beautiful Day At The Beach In Hawaii, My Cousin Went Back To Her Hotel Room To A Pleasant Surprise

Airbnb Description Said "Views Of The Main Church From The Bedroom Window". Technically It Was Not A Lie

My Hotel Room Has Such A Nice View!! Wait A Minute

I Generally Gauge The Quality Of The Hotel I'm Staying At Based On The Number Of Bite Marks On The Toilet Flusher

Heat Lamp vs. Bathroom Door In My Hotel Room

The Fitness Room At The Hotel I Stayed At

End Of The Hallway In My Hotel

A Room I Booked In Belgium

The Placement Of The Knobs For This Hotel Sink

Exactly What You Do Not Want To See In A Cupboard As You Pack Out Of Your Airbnb

My Airbnb Host Said “The Keysafe Is Near The White Door… It Is Silver With Black Plastic”

Found A Pair Of Handcuffs Attached To A Leg Of The Bed In My Airbnb In Tijuana

Stayed At A Hotel With Giant Fleas On The Wallpaper…

View From Hotel Room, They Claimed We Would Get "City" Views

My Airbnb Assured Me They Have A “Very Safe” Baby Gate

At The Hotel I’m Staying At

A Motel Served Me This Breakfast Tray For $15 And Contains A Toaster, And A 2l Milk

The Hotel Tried To Make Our Stay Special... They Succeeded!

The Sink In My Hotel Room (Helsinki)

This Hotel Mural In The Breakfast Area

Taking A Shower In A Hotel In China

I’ve Never Seen A Hotel Pool Sign So Blunt Before

The Cleaner At The Hotel In Egypt, Made This Towel-Monkey, And Dressed It In My Used Boxers

Came Back To The Hotel Room And Found This. It's The Thought That Counts

When You Just Want To Be Alone In Your Hotel Room But It Has A Window For No Reason

Don't Stay In A Hotel With Bedbugs

Shower At The Hostel My Brother Is Staying At In China

Saw This In An Elevator Today In A Hotel. Took The Stairs Back Down

Stayed In A Questionable Hotel Last Night To Save Money. Found This Under The Sheets While Crawling Into Bed... Used Hair Extensions?

Ah, Thanks For The Remark!

View From My Window In My Hotel Room In Cambodia

Drove For 14 Hours To Sleep On This

My Hotel Towel Had A Pair Of Eyelashes On It

My Hotel Room Opens Into The Lobby Restaurant

Paid Extra For A “Tower” Room At Our Hotel And Were Told We’d Get A Nice View Of The River

The Hotel We’re Staying At Has Bright Lights On Outside All The Time. It’s 3am In This Pic

Hotel Room Has A Light Under The Bed That Can’t Turn Off Unless I Also Cut Power To The Sockets

Found A Camera In My Air B&b. It Was Halfway Behind The Painting With Only The Lens Peeking Out. Discovered It Because We Heard It Clicking After Me And My Girl Got Out Of The Shower

More Reasons To Hate Airbnb. I Went On A Trip Several Weeks Ago To New Orleans, And Our Airbnb Host Didn't Tell Us Until We Landed That The Pool Was Unusable. The A/C In 80% Of The House Was Broken Too

Airbnb Wasn’t What We Were Expecting

Found This Camera In My Vacation Rental

This Knife At The Airbnb We Stayed At

Transylvania Is Often Associated With Blood-Thirsty Vampires, Vlad The Impaler And Other Creepy Images. But As This Picture From My Hotel Room Shows, It's Actually Quite Pleasant (Cluj-Napoca, 2017)