Not horror, but scary hotel incident

[Vodstok]

This past weekend, Bree and I decided to try and relax, so we packed up the dog and baby and went to a hotel in Merrimack, where i work (90 minutes from home). The idea was to not be in our house, and we got a 2 level townhouse for a room, with 2 "bedrooms".

It turns out it had 1 actual bedroom, while the second was a loft with a bed. Not really a room, per se.

The first room we ended up with had a few problems right off the bat. There was a floor lamp that seemed a little off, so Bree looked at it. The shade was just resting on it, as it was missing the little knob that screws on to hold it in place. not a big deal, right? But it was also missing a light bulb. Oh, and the floor outlet it was plugged into was broken, so it took 0 effort to pull it out of the floor, exposing the wires. And we have a 14 month old...

So, after a quick call down to the front desk, we were moved to another townhouse. (the kid at the front desk was a total professional) Everything seemed fine at first. No exposed wires, there was a bulb and a fully attached shade on the lamp.

Then things started to fall apart. It was cold, so we turned on the heater. After 30 minutes or so, the upper level was so hot you could barely breathe, and the down stairs was so cold, you had to bundle up. The front door was leaking air. after we put the baby down, bree kept hearing what she called the "predator sound" over the baby monitor. Sure enough it sounded JUST like the gurgling noise the predator makes in the movies. Turns out, every step we took on the upperlevel made somethign rattle on the lower.

Most of the surfaces were dirty. Thge sliding window stuck because someone slammed it shut once (you could see the damage).

The real fun came when my wife took a shower. in between the liner and shower curtain, on the side of the tub, was a clump of hair, 2 hair ties and... (Drum roll)


A used Razor.

Needless to say, Bree went apeshit. We go from electrical exposure to possible baby biohazard. We were both livid, and i called the front desk, but the manager who could actually do something was not going to be available until today.


I just got off the phone with him and we got a full reimbursment for our stay, he agreed that everything was unacceptable. We should have a full refund soon.

So some clouds do have silver linings. Anyone else have any fun hotel fiascos?

[Gus]

one time i wanted to watch nasty movies, but the screen was scrambled.

[Roderick Usher]

I spent a year on tour with a musical production. A different hotel every week (and sometimes we did split weeks - 2 cities in a week) and I have no shortage of disgusting tales.

But the topper?

Ramada Inn - Green Bay, Wisconsin - Hopping into bed and stepping on something just under the dust ruffle. It was a USED CONDOM!!!!!

Called the manager, got a free stay for the week and a voucher for a week at any Ramada (used it later on tour in Minneapolis)

[Gus]

might wanna test your toe for std'z

[ferretchucker]

When me and my family went to Panama we stayed in a little motel near the beach. Well, on the internet it said you had to book ahead because it was nearly full all the time so we did. No refunds either.

When we got there we found two unmade beds. Well, not just unmade, but soaking wet. Turns out the air conditioning vent was in the ceiling above the beds. Well, becuase it was soo big, we thought we wouldnt boil in the night. Wrong again.

At around 1:00am i realized it was pumping hot air into the room and the control panel was broken. So, after having to pay "room service" ( a fat guy in a vest) to come and fix it, we got to sleep on the floor because they had "no spare rooms" and no spare bedsheets.

After getting through the night I thought I'd have a nice long shower. The bathroom was a murky brown colour and there was no hot water. The lightbulb was fading fast too. As for the continental breakfast. $3.50 for a cup of warm orange juice and a slice of burnt toast with only butter on it.

I'm glad we only stayed there for one night. Before you say it, we did demand a refund but as it said when we reserved a room on the internet, no refunds. Oh yeah, i almost forgot, we were greated in the pool by 3 cockroaches and a rat scurying around outside it.

[Thomasgeorge]

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, as it was missing the little knob


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lol u said knob

[Vodstok]

I guess the moral of that story is dont vacation in countries on the equator.

[ferretchucker]

English hotels, now they're good! Have any of you americans had a full English Breakfast? The hilton metrapole in london do the best breakfasts. Full Enlish, continental, fruit, tea and soooooooooooooooooo much more

[Phalanx]

In most situations like this, the owners are under OBLIGATION to keep things in a more hygeinic and safe condition than the one you've explained here...doesn't seem as though these folk are taking care of what they ought to, isn't the US "land of public liability"? Look into it, you could probably have a lawyer assfuck them sideways.
The hospitality industry is sad in so many ways...

[ferretchucker]

we should i suppose, oh well!

[Vodstok]

In most situations like this, the owners are under OBLIGATION to keep things in a more hygeinic and safe condition than the one you've explained here...doesn't seem as though these folk are taking care of what they ought to, isn't the US "land of public liability"? Look into it, you could probably have a lawyer assfuck them sideways.
The hospitality industry is sad in so many ways...

We might have considered a suit if A. Lily had been hurt (we would have gone right to the company if she had gotten hurt) or B. they were unacommodating and refused a refund.

Luckily, it didnt go either way.

I talked to the overall manager of the place and both cleaning crews got their asses reamed this morning ( he was out until today).

Want to hear the scary thing? there was a note in the "Welcome package" you got that explained that there were picture keys on the fridge for communicating with housekeeping because they could not be garunteed to speak english. in fucking Merrimack New Hampshire...

I dont want to be closed minded, but if the cleaning crew doesnt speak a lick of english, I am willing to bet they are lacking greencards and visas...

[ShankS]

Cheapest hotel I stayed in was in Florence (Italy) think it was more of a bed and breakfast place.

The feeder pipes to upstairs communal toilets ran along and down the corner of our room. There was no cavity or anything hiding the pipes. Everytime someone flushed the toilets upstars the fucking pipes would vibrate and bang against the wall.

[Phalanx]

Want to hear the scary thing? there was a note in the "Welcome package" you got that explained that there were picture keys on the fridge for communicating with housekeeping because they could not be garunteed to speak english. in fucking Merrimack New Hampshire...

Greencards or not, that's a fucking joke.
I'm all for equal oppertunity, but at least basic spoken english when in predominately white/euro occupied countries should be required...to me, it just says that the employers are just trying to get a cheaper employee, and then won't even be able to adequetly explain the job to them...what kind've standards do they expect from that? I would never go there again.

[Vodstok]

I stayed in youth hostels 3 times when i lived in germany.... NEVER again. They were awful. The first one wasnt terrible, just uncomfortable. the second one was pretty similar, and at both the food was god awful. the third....w as in Amsterdam when i was 15....


The Hostel was awful, but the experience is something i will never forget.

I:

Got into a fight with a french kid because he tried feeling up my leg (I think he thought i was a girl. the other guys in the room were trying to teach some french girls "7 minutes to heaven" and he sat down on the wrong bed... or so he claimed)

made friends with two rather attractive french girls because i was joking around with the other guys in my room and stuck my ass out the door, and they came back to get a second glance. :)

Got locked in the American girl's room because we were horsing around loudly and pissed off the belgian soccer coach down the hall (athletes get crabby at 3 in morning when they havea game the next day) He came in screaming, the other guys beat feet back to our room, adn i dove under the bed. i ended up spending the next hour making friends with 2 cheerleaders, "D-cup girl" and "E-cup" girl from my school.

When i finally got back to my own room, i found the other two guys reading a dirty magazine and boasting off everything they would have done were they in my shoes. They didnt seem to get that 15 to 16 year old girls aremore interested in chatting than orgies. Go figure.

[Vodstok]

Greencards or not, that's a fucking joke.
I'm all for equal oppertunity, but at least basic spoken english when in predominately white/euro occupied countries should be required...to me, it just says that the employers are just trying to get a cheaper employee, and then won't even be able to adequetly explain the job to them...what kind've standards do they expect from that? I would never go there again.

Oh yeah, we're never going back.

And really, if i got a job in Japan, you bet your ass i'm going to learn Japanese. i lived in Germany for 9 years. i learned German. Easy.

[Dude Guadalupe]

I work in a hotel and though I've never had too much trouble staying at any, I have my share of wierd shit at mine.


Used condoms, dirty underware, hypo needles, pot, puke splattered walls.

The best was when some guy came in claiming the housekeepers stole his 'narcotics'. Turns out it was methedone and he had a prescription from the VA hospital, but the police knew the guy and said he had probably done it all and just wanted it documented so he could get more.

[Dude Guadalupe]

Heh, funny thing about being in a band is that alot of times you find yourself sleeping on some stranger's living room floor. Sometimes that's worse than any hotel room.

[Vodstok]

Heh, funny thing about being in a band is that alot of times you find yourself sleeping on some stranger's living room floor. Sometimes that's worse than any hotel room.

Yeah, no fines if the place isnt kept up to snuff.

[Dude Guadalupe]

And if a roach crawls on your face while you sleep, you can't really complain to anybody. You just get up and play again.

[ferretchucker]

i once fell down the stairs in a bed and breakfast and they gave us a refund plus £20.

I should seriously injure and put myself at risk more often.

[Vodstok]

i once fell down the stairs in a bed and breakfast and they gave us a refund plus £20.

I should seriously injure and put myself at risk more often.

that works out to $39.38 American today... I think i would want a bit more for an injury...

[The_Return]

I should seriously injure and put myself at risk more often.

Im sure that you wont hear any objections from us...

[ferretchucker]

why must you hurt me in this way? :(

[stubbornforgey]

My band were booked to play for some girls graduation
..
we left everything up to our manager ..as you do..
Holy fuckery..!!
we finally arrive to a fucken haybarn converted into some kind of dance hall..
Our stage consisted of steel bread trays ..covered with planks of wood..
but heres the best...
there were 20 power extension leads running from the barn and plugged into power points
into the PPLS HOUSES..not far from the venue..
during our perfomances..the kids left at the house kept turning off or knocking
the plugs out of the walls.
our Hotel turned out to be none other ..than mattresses thrown on the floor
at one of the locals houses...that connected to a milking shed.

Turned out that ..this girl was the managers neice and asked for us cos she had a crush on our male lead vocalist and wanted to be hooked up.
we sure as hell sacked his black ass the same night..
also turned out we played for FREE!!!!
our fee negotiated by our manager was free lodging and free food ..!!
we would get that everywhere we played ..as well as our nightly fees ..fucktard!!!