‘What disappointing UK hotel experiences have you had?’ – 21 traumatised travellers who really deserved their money back

12.

‘I was staying in a 5-star hotel in London’s Mayfair area (work was paying). £9 for a small bottle of beer and at breakfast, there was a cockroach walking past our table.’
–HMSWarspite03

13.

‘A bloody handprint on the wall of a Travelodge near Milton Keynes was a memorable highlight.’
–Fwoggie2

14.

‘In LA, my TV went up in flames as I was asleep. Given a free breakfast as a ‘sorry’.’
–simmyawardwinner

15.

‘Pressure pads in the mini bar so if you even move anything – you get charged. Apparently it’s to stop people replacing what they’ve taken with stuff that’s cheaper at the local shop. It’s also to make sure that you’re getting charged £12.50 for a 99p bottle of Asda water.

Corporate hospitality my fucking arse.’
–hednizm

16.

‘I stayed in a hotel in Nottingham for two nights. Money was tight so I wasn’t expecting much for my money. There was a half eaten pizza under the bed and a constant smell of weed along the corridors.’
–jimboiow

17.

‘I had a night at a pretty large London hotel via work, I had been out in the evening and got back to the hotel at maybe 12am or 1am. Got in the lift it got 4 floors up and then just stopped, completely stuck between floors. It took at least 45 minutes for the night shift to even acknowledge it wasn’t fixable and needed to call someone, that then took maybe 2-3 hours lol, then that person couldn’t fix it and called the fire brigade who also then took well over an hour to arrive.

I maybe got out at about 5am and had to be back in work at 8:30. That was a shitty night. They refunded work my room, yeah, nice one, cheers.’
–I_always_rated_them

18.

‘There was the time my ‘Scooby senses’ told me my room was dodgy, so I wedged a door against the chair. At 1am, someone tried to gain access to our room (because reception had given them our key by mistake). The room itself was stained, and just horrible. The breakfast was actually alright.’
–811545b2-4ff7-4041

19.

‘Checked in late at night, straight out to work early the following morning. Got back to the hotel late in the afternoon and checked to see if there was a fridge… there wasn’t. In the cabinet I thought housed the fridge the former room occupant’s dirty underwear.’
–hutchzillious

20.

‘Hotel 25 hours in Paris. Half a tub of mouldy yogurt in the fridge. It was free.’
–Active_Remove1617

21.

‘Stayed in a grotty hotel for an event once with a big group. Three people were assigned to each room, but each room only had a double bed. Management didn’t see what the problem was. None of the showers worked either.’
–TofuSkins

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