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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Fawlty Towers spin-offI've stayed in some dives in my time, but the oddest experience had to be a hotel in Weston-Super-Mare.
On arrival, the owner asked me if I had a load of 5p's. I told him that I hadn't and asked him why he wanted to know. He seemed disappointed, but didn't really explain his request beyond the fact that I apparently looked like the kind of guy who'd be carrying a load of 5p's.
I was there with a colleage and we went down to the restaurant for an evening meal. They told us that it was booked up for an event (no mention of this when booking or on arrival) but found us a table on the obvious understanding that they were doing us a huge favour.
Later, we retired to the bar, where there was a rather disturbing looking portrait of the owner's wife on the wall. I swear to this day that the eyes followed you around the room.
On the day of departure (fortunately, I was only there for one night) I tried to pay by Amex. He said "Have you not got anything else? They charge a lot of commission you know." I paid on Visa, and was leaving when I noticed the "American Express cards welcome" sign.
I let it go. I just wanted to get the hell out of the place.
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Horatio P Lemming, Thu 17 Jan 2008, 22:30,
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