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7 of the Biggest Hotel Fails of All Time

Written by higrdt | Jan 4, 2022 3:39:00 PM

Your vacation request was finally approved. You’ve booked your trip. Your bags are packed. You are ready to relax and unwind in your cozy hotel. You are on vacation. It’s the dream. Then reality hits you like a ton of bricks or a shower head that’s too low or a beam in the middle of your room, or you know, a ceiling…

Check out the 7 biggest Hotel Fails of All Time:

Hotel Fail #1

After a lengthy but joyous day of sightseeing, your muscles are tired, but you’re content. You’re ready to climb into a comfy bed and rest and rejuvenate for the next day of fun. You lay there for a few minutes and just can’t get comfortable. Your back hurts, so you switch to your side. Now your hip hurts and you feel like you’re ninety-five. Tossing and turning for over an hour, you can’t take it anymore. You finally drag yourself out of bed and pull back the covers to inspect the mattress. To your astonishment, you have been trying to sleep on a plywood board. It looks like you’ll be skipping sightseeing tomorrow and opt for a massage instead.

Hotel Fail 1: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxuicTXnOFt/?utm_medium=copy_link

Hotel Fail #2

Memorial Day is here and you’ve decided to support our troops while giving yourself a little R&R. You drive up to your hotel, proud that they too are remembering to honor the troops on this special day. Then you realize that they forgot how punctuation works and are actually only honoring their waitstaff?!? 

Hotel Fail 2: https://www.instagram.com/p/od6PL2GF-9/?utm_medium=copy_link

Hotel Fail #3

At the end of a full day of fun activities and family gatherings, you’re ready to cocoon yourself in a dark, peaceful room to rest. Loving how the hotel has blackout curtains, you can’t wait to shut out the light and decompress. You reach for the curtain handles, and reach, and reach, and reach…

Hotel Fail 3: https://www.instagram.com/p/BXoOc2NFB2V/?utm_medium=copy_link

Hotel Fail #4

Arriving after a long flight, you walk into your hotel, drop your bags and get ready to settle in. You soak up the hotel room, basking in the simple fact that you’re now on vacation. Your spine stiffens, a scream gets caught in your throat. You realize you’re staying in the Nightmare on Elm Suite.

Hotel Fail 4: https://www.instagram.com/p/67wXGtDdn0/?utm_medium=copy_link

Hotel Fail #5

Opening the door to your hotel room, you finally start to unwind. You enter the room and are disappointed to see that a huge metal beam is right next to the bed. That’s dangerous, you think. I could hurt myself on those sharp edges. You immediately call down to the reception desk and they reassure you they will fix the problem in a jiffy. Their solution…

Hotel Fail 5: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nD3b_JeAG/?utm_medium=copy_link

Hotel Fail #6

The day is finally here. It’s your sister’s wedding and you can’t wait to be the maid of honor. It’s time to get ready for this joyous day. You get in the shower and realize that actually washing your hair is going to require immense acrobatic, squatting capabilities.

Hotel Fail 6: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWP_rmdl9wK/?utm_medium=copy_link

Hotel Fail #7

Ahhhh, the feeling of vacation—relaxing, unwinding, letting go…all with a side of concussion.

Hotel Fail 7: https://www.instagram.com/andrewlseidel/p/CDEvtgsgAdH/?utm_medium=copy_link

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