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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
#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
Monika Przymuszala 7 years ago
Welcome to the Hotel California- You can check out any time you like, But you can never leave!
Scott Frischmann 3 years ago
Did anyone just see Basement Cat twice in a row? It means they changed something in the Matrix!
Tim Hampton 7 years ago
"Yardage" key denomination in some lands . The worlds of the Majestic s probably lie in the wombs just beyond your rooms . But Beware , be it a Taylor you need.... Bring your own threads ...."Sanfornization" is not a common process in the regions ..
sofia.girl 7 years ago
Beautiful views, for heaven's sake, you're in Cambodia, you should enjoy the views!
#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 7 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 7 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) 7 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 7 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
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Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 7 years ago
Love the pictures as opposed to the expected ones. Funny as anything&thank you for the giggles
Hotel Nightmares 4 years ago
I might just sit on the floor. http://hotelnightmares.com/when-chairs-attack/
Ramesh Sridharan 7 years ago
#3 is not true. There is screen can be brought down by pushing a button.
Lee Masters 7 years ago
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!
Jon Voranart 7 years ago
The cigarette tray is sometime use as coin holder during stay for non smoker, but OK the intention is wrong.
Cindy Walton 7 years ago
RE #3: We had a room like that in Seoul. Thankfully it had a curtain we could close!
Maja Lange 7 years ago
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.
Maja Lange 7 years ago
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.
Load More Replies... Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 7 years ago
Love the pictures as opposed to the expected ones. Funny as anything&thank you for the giggles
Hotel Nightmares 4 years ago
I might just sit on the floor. http://hotelnightmares.com/when-chairs-attack/
Ramesh Sridharan 7 years ago
#3 is not true. There is screen can be brought down by pushing a button.
Lee Masters 7 years ago
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!
Jon Voranart 7 years ago
The cigarette tray is sometime use as coin holder during stay for non smoker, but OK the intention is wrong.
Cindy Walton 7 years ago
RE #3: We had a room like that in Seoul. Thankfully it had a curtain we could close!
Maja Lange 7 years ago
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.
Maja Lange 7 years ago
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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