[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?