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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:04 AM Original message |
MOTEL HELL ...... the 10 dirtiest hotels in America |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. I rely on tripadvisor.com |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yep. I won't book anything without consulting TA first. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. +1 |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. And I won't hesitate to write reviews, either, pro or con. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Same here! |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Me too |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. Why I don't travel anymore. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
4. Super 8 used to be a fairly nice budget motel chain. We used to go |
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Old Codger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Econo Lodge |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Super 8 is what soured me on travel |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
8. I've found that you get what you pay for when it comes to... |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
46. I LOVE Hotels. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
10. I was going to do the cross country drive this summer.... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. One of the reasons why we bought a travel trailer. Aside from camping, |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
39. +1 Agreed. Camping is the way to go! I sleep better knowing what's under the bed, |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. If I need to stay at a hotel, I use the "name your own price" thing on Priceline.com |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I almost always use Priceline too.....and avoid going below 3 stars. |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
14. Not that I doubt some of these claims, but some people exaggerate - A LOT. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Seeing several dead roaches isn't always a bad thing. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
15. When you stay at budget hotels like I always do (I'm an American in an American economy)... |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. definitely get rid of the bedspread. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Don't think it is just the cheap motels you have to worry about.... |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #17 |
40. Whisp, I'd just like to take a moment to thank you for all that lovely, vivid imagery. |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. sometimes the truth is unpleasant. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
19. “Crusty white stains on the blankets and sheets.” EWWWW! |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The last people to use the room didn't swallow. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Who in the world frosts a cake on a hotel room bed? |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Someboby was using Elmer's Glue to repair a Precious Moments figurine, |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Nice post, Thomas Kincade!! |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
22. Ugh. A couple more vile facts Re: #3 on the list- |
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Phentex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
23. I stayed several days in the Jack London. Guess we were lucky?... |
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nomb (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
25. I once bought bleach to clean a room, in another I found used heroin syringes. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I always stay on Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam..... |
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nomb (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Not a big fan of that neighborhood. After I moved to Holland I mostly just came into town on daytrip |
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DLine (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
28. I stayed at #5 a few years ago.. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
30. “Crusty white stains on the blankets and sheets. ” |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
31. The Hotel Carter is a perennial winner in this list |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
34. Good Tips on HOW to check for Bed Bugs: |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
35. I stay in a motel almost every single night, and at the risk of getting either flamed or deleted.... |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Hey there! Long time no hear from... |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Hey Man!!! Just logging off and hitting the road.... |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
36. Only two of those are west of the Mississippi. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
42. I notice most (if not all) of these hotels are in huge tourist destinations |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
43. Wow, I looked at this a bit too late :) |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
44. Oy. I stayed at #2... a long time ago, but still. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-04-11 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
45. If you are spending less than 75 bucks on a room, this is the shit you get. |
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