Hotel SplendidoEnzyme writes, "what about awful hotels, B&Bs, or friends' houses where you've had no choice but to stay the night?"
What, the place in Oxford that had the mattresses encased in plastic (crinkly noises all night), the place in Blackpool where the night manager would drum to the music on his ipod on the corridor walls as he did his rounds, or the place in Lancaster where the two single beds(!) collapsed through metal fatigue?
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chthonic, Thu 17 Jan 2008, 16:05)
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Kos: 2001This hotel wasn't actually bad compared to some..
A couple of mates and I went to Kos for a holiday. Three guys, one girl. I shared with one on my mates, and the other mate shared with his then fiance.
First, our room had a wierd smell, that was bearable if you kept a window open (we were advised not to do this because of possible theft - people routinely climbed up the front of the hotel and into the rooms).
Second: Temperature. The room had no fan, or air conditioning. So, the temperature was bearable if you kept a window open, but barely otherwise.
Third: The door lock. This broke three times in two weeks. The hotel tried to blame us, but all we did was stick the key in and turn it.
Fourth: The hot water system didn't work for 8 of our 14 days. So: cold showers only, and we couldn't do any clothes washing (even with deodorant, the amount we were all sweating meant we got through an awful lot of clothes).
Fifth: Breakfast, Stale rolls, jam and stewed tea doesn't make a good breakfast. Still, we found a lot of lovely restaurants, one of which actually did an excellent full english.
Good points? Nice pool. Met a lovely lady (who I didn't see after the holiday). The hotel barman didn't like to see guests leaving the bar, so would happily GIVE you schnapps all night. Ok, so the last bit was good while it lasted, but I had one mother of a hangover after.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2008, 19:25, Reply)
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