Hotel Splendido
Enzyme 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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( , Thu 17 Jan 2008, 16:05)
Enzyme 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?
Add your crappy hotel experiences to our list.
( , Thu 17 Jan 2008, 16:05)
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Dinard, France
My school ran an annual trip to France for the second-year pupils who were learning French, and my parents allowed me to go - hurrah! Dinard was to be our destination, and we set off on the long coach journey from Manchester, during which there was much vomiting and similar such emissions from a group of children full of pop and crisps.
Anyway, we reached the hotel and the teacher told me that I was sharing my room with two other lads - Glen and Jason. Glen and I both had suitcases, whereas Jason had crammed his few belongings into a small carrier bag. As soon as we were handed the key to our room Jason grabbed it and sprinted to the hotel, wanting to bagsie the best bed. Glen and I followed slowly behind.
When we reached the room we found Jason bouncing up and down on a single bed by the door, laughing wildly. As we looked into the room we saw that there was Jason's bed, a double bed, and a bidet - nothing else. Glen and I looked at each other, exchanged friendly "don't you dare bum me in the night" remarks, and then chose sides of the double bed.
I naturally expected somebody to end up using the bidet as a toilet, and of course that happened. What I didn't expect however was to find Glen tapping me on the shoulder during the first night, pointing to the gap between the pillows. I looked, bleary-eyed, and saw that the entire gap was filled with vomit where he had been sick in the night.
( , Wed 23 Jan 2008, 10:23, Reply)
My school ran an annual trip to France for the second-year pupils who were learning French, and my parents allowed me to go - hurrah! Dinard was to be our destination, and we set off on the long coach journey from Manchester, during which there was much vomiting and similar such emissions from a group of children full of pop and crisps.
Anyway, we reached the hotel and the teacher told me that I was sharing my room with two other lads - Glen and Jason. Glen and I both had suitcases, whereas Jason had crammed his few belongings into a small carrier bag. As soon as we were handed the key to our room Jason grabbed it and sprinted to the hotel, wanting to bagsie the best bed. Glen and I followed slowly behind.
When we reached the room we found Jason bouncing up and down on a single bed by the door, laughing wildly. As we looked into the room we saw that there was Jason's bed, a double bed, and a bidet - nothing else. Glen and I looked at each other, exchanged friendly "don't you dare bum me in the night" remarks, and then chose sides of the double bed.
I naturally expected somebody to end up using the bidet as a toilet, and of course that happened. What I didn't expect however was to find Glen tapping me on the shoulder during the first night, pointing to the gap between the pillows. I looked, bleary-eyed, and saw that the entire gap was filled with vomit where he had been sick in the night.
( , Wed 23 Jan 2008, 10:23, Reply)
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