77 Pics Showing The Worst Hotels People Have Ever Stayed In (New Pics)
Interview With ExpertGoing on vacation is usually about relaxing, soaking in the scenery, and forgetting about everyday stress. But sometimes those carefully planned trips take a sudden turn especially when the hotel you booked turns out to have a few… unexpected design choices.
We’re not talking about small rooms or slightly outdated décor. We’re talking about hotel rooms that appear to still be under construction, bathrooms with toilets literally inside the shower, and layouts so strange they leave guests wondering what the designer was thinking. Today, we scoured the internet to find some of the most ridiculous hotel fails people have encountered during their travels. Keep scrolling; it might serve as a reminder to check those ratings and reviews a little more carefully next time.
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Assorted Cheese Plate At The Hotel I’m Staying At
The Pool At My Hotel In Birmingham, Alabama. Yes, Those Are Toilets
The Hotel I'm Staying At Features A Glass-Ceiling Men's Toilet Right Below The Main Entrance
Hotel Gave Me A Room That's Under Construction
Motel 6 Really Said "We’ll Leave The Holes On For You”
Pretty sure my hotel room doubled as a crime scene at some point.
My Wife Got Bitten By Bed Bugs In A Hotel
Spent 1000 Dollars On A Marriott Hotel In September. When I Arrived, This Was Stuck To The Door With No Prior Warning
I had to pay for a new hotel and still have heard nothing about the $1000 that support said I'd be refunded.
The Wallpaper In The Women's Restroom At The Hotel I'm Staying At
I Chose This Hotel Specifically Because It Had A Balcony
There’s literally a metal disk drilled through the keyhole. No one can open it.
I wonder how many jumpers did they have before they had to take tis drastic measure.
The Shower In My Hotel Is A Glass Cube In The Center Of The Room
After Investigating A Complaint (Smell), They Found That Guests Were Using The Hotel's Iron To Cook Dry-Rubbed Steaks
I Spent 15 Minutes Looking For A Plug In My Hotel Room... The Only One Is Behind The Radiator
Greeted By This After Checking Into My Hotel Room
Lifted Up The Pillow In My Airbnb To See This
To clarify, he is most definitely not alive. Also, it's obvious it wasn't recent.
Marriott Hotel Outlet
This reminds me of the devided office with the shared desk in monty phytons "Brazil"
This Hotel Room I Lived In While In Prague
"Art" On Display In A Hotel Restroom
This Tiny Jar Of Chips For Sale In My Hotel Room
There’s maybe 4 mostly whole chips, the rest is tiny bits. No prices in the room. Called front desk and they said $6.99.
Hotel Bath Won’t Turn Off
Drove 5 hours to get to a hotel at 1:30 AM. Tried to take a bath to unwind before going to sleep. The handle was immediately loose, and now the water won’t turn off. There’s only one person working the front desk who stated she doesn’t know what to do. She said she’ll try to page management, but as far as she knows, they do not have someone on call who can fix it…
My Hotel Window Fogged Up, Revealing These Footprints Halfway Up The Window
Some people like to do acrobatics during intimate moments. Don't kink shame!
This Hotel Room Door
Luckily, it's well known that humans don't like it to be dark when they sleep.
The noise must also be awful. You'll hear everyone walking by all night
Stop Using Barn Doors For Bathrooms
Idk who decided these were a good idea on hotel bathroom doors. There is a 1/2" gap on either side that allow light, sound, and smells to travel freely into the room. I wish they had a filter to search for hotels that don't have them.
This Hotel Room Layout Doesn't Account For The Pull-Out Bed
That's how the couch was when we got there. There was really no other place to fit the thing.
Hotels' Shower Heads
Currently In A Staring Contest With My Surprise Roommate, While Waiting For My Airbnb Host To Respond
It gets worse when you open the bedroom closet. And I'm not talking about the decor.
My Hotel Has A Toilet In The Shower
Cheap Motel TV Mount. Flat Screen Taped To TV With Packing Tape
This Hotel Uses The Same Bottles With No Labels For Shampoo, Conditioner, And Bodywash
This “Sink” In My Swedish Hotel Room
All of Sweden seems to have very high water pressure. And yes, if you turn the sink all the way on, it deflects the water directly onto your lap.
Booked An Airbnb For Vacation. This Is The View From The Shower
There is no way to cover it up.
I Work At A Hotel And These Are Our New Pool Towels
They're the size of a hand towel. I genuinely don't know why management thought this was a good idea to buy these.
Slept In This Bed 2 Nights Before Getting Curious And Pulling Sheets Back And Look At What I Find
This is absolutely disgusting, and I hate that I booked this motel for 7 nights. I’m already struggling.
I Paid £5 For A Bacon Roll From A Hilton Hotel In The UK
I felt like a competitive eating champion with how much water I had to chug alongside this to get it down.
Don't let the Hilton name fool you. In the UK, they also run a chain of hotels for the budget end of the market. A few years ago we stayed at the Hilton St Annes. We only had the evening meal once, for rest of our stay we went to the pub down the road. Way better quality and choice.
Hotel Installed Tub Backwards… And Didn’t Notice Until Today, 5 Years After Construction
I had been chatting back and forth with the front desk due to an issue with the tub drain stopper. At first I thought this tub setup was some kind of modern quirk because surely you didn’t really have multiple construction workers follow through with installing a bathtub completely backwards. But I’ve been here a few days now and curiosity got the best of me so I asked… and the answer did not disappoint.
What’s wild to me is that this hotel is five years old, housekeeping visits several times a week if not daily, maintenance had literally just been in my room the day before, and somehow I am the first one to ever bring this observation to their attention. What?!?
The “Ocean View” Hotel Room I Booked
More like “95% city and 5% ocean view”. Waikiki O’ahu.
Hotel Toothbrush Came Without Bristles
Pipe Burst. Rooms Flooded. Cococay Missed
They had to change rooms immediately. Ruined the last day for our group.
Compensation offered was 15% off a future cruise that expires within a year. Is that typical? Seems insufficient and underwhelming. Just wondering if there's an effective way for them to escalate this.
Keep calling corporate, your local TV station, and the Secretary of State office in your state and the state from which you left. Trouble is, most cruise ships are registered in small, obscure countries that either don't care or have no powers over the company.
Badly Designed Wheelchair Ramp At A Hotel I'm At
Welcome To Hotel Florida
5 Star Hotel Has These "Clean" Looking Coffee Cups
Should I Worry About Being Electrocuted?
I am traveling for work. This is shower installation in the hotel where I am staying.
This Nightstand In My Hotel Room
Didn’t notice this when I first checked in, then had the jump scare of my life while undressed and vulnerable after getting out of the shower.
This Garbage Faucet Design In My Hotel Room
Weird Hotel Pool Is Very Cloudy
Dropped My Hotel Key Card
This Hotel Hallway
Navigating the infinite zig zags with luggage was mildly infuriating. Weird design.
My Resort Said Everything In The Bar Fridge Is Complimentary
I Found Eggs Hidden In The Heater In My Hotel Room
There was an outlet next to the heater, and I was plugging my phone in, and I noticed the heater access door wasn't closed all the way. I opened the access door and found these eggs!
I called the desk clerk to come look, and I told him I didn't want to touch them or anything and cause a mess, and he took away the eggs. It was a bizarre situation. He said the previous person in my room was there long-term, but he didn't seem weird, so there is no way of knowing how long they were in there. Seems like somebody was trying to pull a prank, thankfully they didn't break open.
Previous occupant hoped they'd go bad and burst and cost the hotel major cleaning costs.
This Couch In Our Hotel Room. And No, It Does Not Separate
Sure Glad They Installed Blackout Shades
The shades in the room at the hotel I’m staying at, I guess technically the room does have blackout shades.
Main Meal At A Fancy Hotel After They Forgot My Veggie Meal - A Plate Of Bread Rolls
Had emailed in twice beforehand in good time to confirm I'm vegan (as requested to confirm any dietary requirements). Was told they didn't have anything to serve me, so was given this plate of 6 bread rolls.
Moving, Exhausted, Checked Into The Hotel Room And Oh My God
What Is This Stuff In A Hotel Coffee Maker?
I stayed in a hotel in the Southeastern U.S., and when I went to make coffee in the morning, the spot where the coffee bag is supposed to go was filled with this; it looks like wood chips or something. I’m wondering if maybe it’s some sort of root; maybe someone was trying to make some weird tea or something?
Don't ever use those coffee makers. You have no idea what people have done to them
Hotel Bathroom Floor Is Just Regular Floor In The Shower
It is regular laminate flooring. What’s weird is that the walls are all tile, almost up to the ceiling. The floor is separating from the tile walls in the corner.
This Hotel Shower Has No Door. Water Constantly Splashing Out Into The Floor
I feel like this continuous moisture is not good for the floor.
I see this a lot in hotels and air b&b. Never with a wooden floor, though.
This Hotel Breakfast Cost €17.50
The Dallas Aloft Hotel's Designer Is Crazy
I Got In After Midnight And It Was Too Late To Think
Room was to the right. No idea why the sign was so bad.
We Finally Got To New York And This Is Our Hotel View
The TV In My Hotel Room In San Francisco
Definitely not enough room. We booked using Hotels Tonight and they gave us a closet across from the elevators haha. Luckily it's just a bed.
Traveling with my in-law family once we booked a last minute hotel where the room my brother-in-law and his wife got was so small they couldn't get their packs through the door! They had to dump their stuff in mine and my husbands room for the night. That was a great trip, lots of funny memories like that. :)
Room Service At The Hotel I'm Staying At, I Was So Excited Too
Marriott Hotel Doesn’t Allow You To Wash Your Underwear In Their Laundry Room
Who Needs Bali When I Can Enjoy This Stunning Vista From My West Texas Motel Room
Maybe Not Best Design For End Table At Hotel Where You Place Items In The Dark Before Bed
The Balcony Door In My Hotel Room Only Opens Like 4 Inches
None Of The Room Switches Turn Off My Hotel Room TV Backlight
I’m exhausted and just want to sleep, but nothing in this room seems to turn off the TV backlight. I can’t get ahold of the front desk. I feel so stupid. Someone, please help.
Currently Stuck In Our Hotel Room And None Of The Staff Speaks English
I've been in this situation in Italy (not stuck, but unable to communicate). In the hotel there were some workers who could talk english, but if they were not currently there you were on your own. It was also ten years ago and we didn't have a phone with internet while travelling. Still we managed just fine with my sketchbook and a pocket dictionary. When AC broke I drew it and wrote something like "don't work, too hot". When we wanted a taxi when leaving (it was a service they offered), I drew a cab, arrow and the name of our airport. With a bit of imagination you can work through any language barrier.
A Painting In My Hotel Room Changes To Something Creepy When It's Dark
It gets green eyes and looks like some devilish creature during the night. When the light is on, it looks like normal modern art, or am I tripping?
Weird Corridors In My Hotel Room
Ok, This is where my claustrophobia kicks in. Nope, nope, nope!
A Hotel In The Philippines Have Room Number Not Starting With Floor Number
I understand that in some places you enter on floor one, and other places you enter on floor 0 or ground floor, and then one floor up is floor one, but this is the first time I have been in a hotel where the room number does not start with the floor number. So if you want to go to room 403, you press 5 in the elevator.
My View From The Famous And Expensive Venetian Hotel In Las Vegas
Who Approved This Design?
This is from the room door. I would hate to be traveling with a companion or child and need to get ready while the others sleep.
I think the thought process is someone can be getting ready at the vanity while someone else showers or uses the restroom. That's my thought. Not a great design for sure though.
The Placement Of The TV At Our Hotel In Vietnam
Beautiful, big, perfect, awesome space right at the foot of the bed, but instead it’s way off to the left, where you can’t see it at all.
P.S. I know people will say the room is a mess, but we’re backpacking, and when we splurge on a hotel for a few nights, we re-recharge, re-pack, and wash almost everything.
The Resort My Wife And I Stayed At Booked Us A Room Where They Have One Of Those Door That Conjoins The Neighboring Room
The little kids who were there kept trying to open it to our room the whole night due to curiosity until I called the receptionist to remind them to stop.
Happened a few weeks ago during our vacation to Vietnam. Not sure why they would book us into one of these rooms instead of just an independent room, since there were only 2 of us.
The View From My Hotel Room At The Beach Resort
View From My Hotel Window
Because of business, I had to stay in a hotel in Hamburg for one night. This was the view from my room. Cost me 100€/ night.
I Rented An Airbnb To Have A Relaxing Weekend. I'm Now Flooded-In And A Prisoner Here (That Used To Be The Street)
If you have a problem, call the front desk. I have been refused a room change once in the 40 years I attended cons, and that was because the hotel was full.
If you have a problem, call the front desk. I have been refused a room change once in the 40 years I attended cons, and that was because the hotel was full.
