'If you're reading this note, they didn't change the sheets': 25+ Hotel snafus that left guests steaming mad

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Aug 14, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

Make sure to read those online reviews before you book a hotel. It might save you some time and money! Or, like these people below, it might spare you the myriad issues that can occur in a hotel, from bedbugs to awful breakfast menus. 

I feel for the staffers at the "pool room" hotel (see #2). As you can see in the photo, there's a pool table on top of what looks like a covered-up swimming pool. The staffers must constantly have angry guests yelling about the pool room not having a pool. They can reply that it does have pool, but not a pool. It could easily turn into a "Who's on first" Abbott-and-Costello-style gag! There's no hotel guest who's eagerly awaiting a billiards game, but plenty who will be disappointed when they can't go for a refreshing swim. 

Speaking of trying to be refreshed, one person discovered that they were too tall for the shower, even though they're only 5'7". The shower head must've been installed at about five-ish feet off the ground, so that'll work for only a select group of people (and kids). That's not even the worst thing to happen to people at hotels, so you can check out the rest of these wild hotel stays below. 

After that, this designer purse shopper tried her hardest to lie her way into a big discount. 

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  • 01
    This polish hotel's picture on trivago vs in real life HOTEL HOTEL Alicia RESTAURACJA HOTEL.. Alicja ESTAURACJA
    via u/0SafeBit

    The original poster shares that this isn't a nuclear power plant, even though it sure looks like one! Instead, they and other commenters speculated that it's actually a coal or gas plant. And that's…. also not an ideal spot for a hotel. 

  • 02

    Maybe they got so many complaints about their postage-stamp-sized pool that they filled it in

    My hotel's "pool area" 309
    via u/Johnoplata
  • 03

    I'd check out on the spot if I saw this

    I found this note in the elevator at my hotel 1007-HVAC - 1301 Rennovation k 1302- BEDBug Issue Bob HOTIC + Ort 1404 - HVAC+, 1608-HVAC+ 402-Rennovation- 707-HVAC- 905- ODOROK 11600 410 505- 1508
    via u/iroczcamaro22
  • 04
    Hotel Bathroom Amenities Still can't figure out which is which SHAMPOO BODY EAST RIVERINE Body Shampoo EAST RIVERINE Hair Shampoo
    via u/Lucky-Adhesiveness17
  • 05
    This bathroom mirror in my hotel room I'm 5'2" and can't use the bathroom mirror. No step stool provided. 熬
    via u/kellyhitchcock
  • 06
    View from hotel room, they claimed we would get "city" views...
    via u/taipeicity
  • 07
    Found this note in my hotel bed last night...ugh sheety cleaning If you're reading this note, they didn't change the Sheets!
    via u/time2fly80
  • 08
    Hotel shower. I'm only 5'7"
    via u/DeptOfInteriorFan
  • 09

    Is this a terrifying commentary on the state of surveillance?

    The wallpaper in the women's restroom at the hotel I'm staying at...
    via u/hybridginger
  • 10

    Are they using water from the Seine River or something?

    The running hot water from my $550/night Paris Hotel Room.
    via u/JonBoy82
  • 11
    Just arrived at my hotel in my,,sea facing room"
    via u/Sappok
  • 12
    Dropped my hotel key card
    via u/lost-scot
  • 13
    The temperature in my hotel room when I checked in The hvac unit continued to blow hot air no matter how low I turned the temp and, yes, it felt like 96 degrees. Thankfully got an apology from the front desk and new room but the overall inconvenience and sweatiness experienced was still mildly infuriating 96 °F eden AUTO AUTO FAN MODE FAN
    via u/9-1-fcking-1
  • 14

    Before you read below, guess how much this costs and how many chips it holds

    This tiny jar of chips for sale in my hotel room. &&& LE PROVE Papa Cont.Net. 40 g
    via u/njkauto

    Ok ready for the answer?

    The original poster, u/njkauto reveals that "There's maybe 4 mostly whole chips, the rest is tiny bits. No prices in the room. Called front desk and they said $6.99." Sheesh! They're really running a racket there! And they somehow found the strangest way to package those 4 chips. 

  • 15
    This hotel charges you $50 to use the fridge Bartech automatic systems ATTENTION: ACTIVE SENSORS THE MINIBAR IS NOT FOR PERSONAL USE AND IS SENSORY ACTIVATED. A $50 per stay service fee will be applied for storing personal items or altering existing items within the minibar. Refrigerators for personal use are available for a daily fee. Please press the Guest Services button on your hotel phone for assistance. Please scan the QR code for pricing.
    via u/supanatral

    Don't strain your eyeballs, here's what the ugly and very large fridge sticker reads: "ATTENTION: ACTIVE SENSORS. THE MINIBAR IS NOT FOR PERSONAL USE AND IS SENSORY ACTIVATED. A $50 per stay service fee will be applied for storing personal items or altering existing items within the minibar. Refrigerators for personal use are available for a daily fee. Please press the Guest Services button on your hotel phone for assistance. Please scan the QR code for pricing." (Of course there's a QR code!)

  • 16
    This hotel in the Netherlands does not allow you to order food from other restaurants. FLETCHER HOTELS Thuisbezorgen is voor thuis → Thuisbezorg Als je iets wilt eten, laat het ons dan weten
    via u/Dininiful
  • 17

    Now why did they wrap it in all that tape like that instead of just moving it elsewhere?

    Hotel "Fitness" Center, 3 star hotel
    via u/Infinite-Mud-5673
  • 18

    Nothing says vacation like paying $4 for a sip of water

    You only get free water at my hotel if you are "elite" WORLD 0 F HYATT Complimentary for elite members Enjoy this complimentary water with your World of Hyatt Discoverist, Explorist or Globalist status. A charge of $4.00 will be added to the room if you're not a World of Hyatt elite member. Learn more or join at worldofhyatt.com Spring Water ainably sourced water in a plant-based carton 330mL e
    via u/wivsta
  • 19

    Well that literally stinks

    Just got done with my morning run and came back to the hotel to this. Dear Guest, The water will be shut off between the hours of 11am and 3 pm for leak repairs sorry for any inconvenience this may cause Aloft Management
    via u/Aurorastar73
  • 20

    Time to dial the front desk and get them to move it for you

    Staying in a hotel with weight sensors that charge if you even move the drinks, and they went the extra step of making the waters block part of the TV so you will be promoted to move them.
    via u/SModfan
  • 21
    The hotel I stayed at last night said they provided free breakfast TURE VA E VALLEY CHY 36g of whole grain Oats 'n Honey
    via u/shmutsy
  • 22

    This ideal for absolutely no one

    My hotel made the walls of the bathroom fully transparent...
    via r/mildlyinfuriating
  • 23
    Spent $250 US on a basic hotel room last night. This was the continental breakfast right near the tip jar.
    via u/Sudden-Dig8118
  • 24
    Only 2 ice machines in the hotel, directing each other to the other one Out Of Order Please use Ice Machine on first floor near 108 NO FILLING COOLERS OUT OF ORDER OTHER ICE MACHINE Located on 3RD Floor
    via u/TayTay426
  • 25
    I chose this hotel specifically because it had a balcony. For Your Safety These Doors Have Been Locked
    via u/RosemaryCrafting
  • 26
    Hotel I'm at just charged my 14 bucks for a couple of Eggos and 10 tater tots...
    via u/starfawkes64
  • 27

    May as well be a laptop screen

    TV In a hotel room
    via u/dyoerdt
  • 28

    With that much sugar, at least they'll be energized

    My parents are staying in a hotel that promised to serve them breakfast during their stay. This is the breakfast they were given. pop. tarts FROSTED STRAWBERRY TOASTER PASTRIES 80% VITAMING PERTE SUNNY TANGY ORIGINAL BAKE AFF AT 3.302 RUFFLES HAVE Res RAFFLES PATO CHIPS TWT 1 OZ (283 al ORIGINAL GUARANTE UNTIL PRIN 2294
    via u/IMLRG

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