Worst hotel story: Pretty recent. Maybe three years ago I was staying at the Roger Williams in Manhattan and I woke up to find a HUGE cockroach in the room. I mean, it was like a small rabbit. Christ! I got the room for free, then vowed to never stay there again. And I haven’t.
Written By: Jeff in NYC
My worst hotel experience was probably one of the backpacker hostels I have stayed at in SE Asia (doesn’t really count as a hotel…), especially the one in Phnom Penh where the “security guard” reached into our room through an internal window and started feeling around on the table just beneath the window. Little did he know, we had gone to bed v early, so the lights were out but we were in the room, so he must have got the shock of his life when I grabbed his arm. Apprently, this was the procedure for routine security checks Needless to say, we were out of there the next morning, after a sleepless night.
Written By: Iaz
Newcastle, UK
It was a Best Western Hotel in Porterville, California. Now I’ve heard Californians don’t have central heat and air installed in their homes, as a general rule, but this was crazy:
I check in and head to my room. When I get there I can’t help but to notice that there was no chair, no table, no drawers for your clothes, no night stand, and no air conditioning after 8:00. You heard me right, no air conditioning after 8:00. The temperature in every room is controlled by management from a roof thermostat. Every evening, the air conditioning is cut off to conserve energy. When we complained it was so hot at night, we were offered a fan. I said I didn’t want a fan, I paid for air conditioning. The lady said sorry, there is nothing she could do.
Try to beat that one.
-Michelle, Florida
