These Hotel Fails Could Make You Hesitant To Go On Holiday Again

Is it better or worse if the previous room occupant leaves you a note between the sheets to tell you they haven't been washed?

Hotel stays can look perfect online and still turn into a small disaster the moment you open the door. A glossy photo can hide a cramped bathroom, a bizarre layout, or a design choice that makes you question who signed off on it.

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These examples pull together some of the most frustrating hotel fails people have run into, from awkward showers to rooms that seem to have been planned by someone in a hurry.

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Some of these stays are so bad, they might make you double-check every booking from now on.

When the door to the balcony is in the shower

Camera angles work marvels

Some translator decided to take advantage of the situation

I'm not sure if this reduces or increases waste?

Some hotels need a "maximum height for decent shower" filter

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Maybe it's just an abstract sink?

That layout is doing the absolute most.

Someone didn't think this through

What a fun design!

Do you have to pay to look at it, too?

Just out of arm's reach

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I stayed in a hotel that had a photo of Mussolini in the bathroom, and somehow I'd rather look at him than this

Budget clash alert, this is like the friend drama over separate hotel rooms to save money.

Wow! So inspiring!

I'm so confused

Unsure what the purpose of this door is

... if you didn't know whoever you were staying with well before, you'll be a LOT closer now

May as well be staying in a hotel made from Lego if this is the doorstop

This looks like where the shower hair drains

I hope this was on sale

This guy got stuck in the shower for THREE hours.

Spelling isn't for everyone

This hotel said it had a "courtyard" view. They didn't lie.

"Welcome to the hotel from Hell. You are never leaving."

I think it's a little overgrown

$15 breakfast tray

Do you get to keep the toaster?

GROSS

Sometimes there IS such a thing as a color scheme that is too similar

This braille is actually just... dots.

In China, they want you to be careful

Some of these hotels really missed the basics.

Want another vacation standoff? See the friend who fought over budget versus comfort.

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