Don’t Stay in Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
This hotel had to shell out several million dollars after one couple sued them on allegations that they had been infested with bugs from their five-night stay. The couple claimed to have awoken to bug bites all over them! After returning home, they discovered that the nasty insects had stowed away in their luggage and were now infesting their own home. They said that there were several pieces of furniture that had to be thrown away due to the incident. All of this for no less than the equivalent of 500$ per night! The hotel admitted eventually to having known to have some infestation in the headboards of a few of their guest rooms. An incident has not since occurred, but still…
Tags: bad hotel, bugs, don't go there, london, peter greenberg
November 14th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Actually, I might want to stay there…I could use the money!