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]

Originally Posted by Vodstok

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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!