Hotel Horror Stories-- Let's Share

[disneypalgal]

Do you remember the name?

Signed a SoCali girl.

It was the Rodd Colony Inn.

 

[Disney MAINEiac]

I stop in a motel just outside of Atlanta once. Not a very nice place i think they rented the room next to mine about 6 time the same night. But it had a really bad smell and i finally tracked it down to rotten sandwich the dresser draw

A very close friend of mine whom I work with was at one of the allstar resort hotels about 4 years ago. Apparently a guest before him had a dog in the room because he got out of the shower and walked to the bed and stepped up close to the bed, so the end of his feet were just under the edge and he stepped in a little gift the darling had left on the floor for him needless to say a second shower and a room change was in order

 

[ENSOCK]

We stayed at a treasure bay hotel in Gulfport. My dh always has this thing about upon check out to check the drawers and under the beds. Under the bed we found a high heel bright red slipper! At least the beds were clean.

 

[dolphinrescuegirl]

My uncle and I stopped in some hotel in LA. He was trying to get home that night and when he realized it wasn't going to happen, this was the only place left. We get to the room, there's blood on the walls, the towels were the size of washcloths and totally see through. The sheets had a nasty slime feel and there were gunshots all night! I have NEVER been so scared in my life!!

 

[Charleyann]

Days Inn Suites....Old Town kissimmee!

Charleyann

 

[WatchinCaptKangaroo]

It was the Rodd Colony Inn.

I totally know where that is. My mom grew up there, so Yarmouth is where I spent my summers.

I miss Nova Scotia seafood (mainly lobster)

 

[meloneyb21]

We had a mouse in the room eating peanuts at 3:30 one morning-everyone thought it was just someone else in the room up eating, but it wasn't. This was an interstate motel in Medina, OH.

We also had another creature in the room under the bed in VA, we packed and left several hours early as we did not want to find out what we were living with.

L M A O

 

[meloneyb21]

In London with my sister & her friend - that was her friend's first time out of the country. I was about 16 at the time.
We'd booked a hotel we read a good review for in a guidebook. It was "affordable" (for London!!!) at about $120 for a room with 3 twin beds.

We go inside and there's a guy sitting behind a glass partition who doesn't acknowledge us. Some guy is passed out on the stairs and there's a dirty, half naked little kid sitting next to him playing with a doll.

We talk to the guy and he says something about the hotel being full and he's going to take us to another of his hotels but we have to wait for his friend to bring the car. In the meantime we can wait downstairs in the kitchen. He takes us downstairs in the basement and tells us to wait here. It's dirty and there's roaches under the sink. A mentally handicapped man is here boiling water for his tea and he's drooling on the table.
By that time the three of us are pretty freaked out but we don't have a lot of options - if we go back upstairs the guy will see us. So we went to "explore" and found a back door in the basement, ran outside and kept on running !!! We found a great little hotel in Earl's Court and had a good laugh, but it definitely wasn't funny at the time.

That whole trip was kind of a disaster anyway. Because my sis & her friend wanted to stay & play video games at Segaworld, we missed the last train back to Paris and had no money for a hotel. We ended up sleeping on the couch at the police station.

Yeah and these are the 2 people I want to take to Disney soon, maybe I should reconsider

LMAO!!!! This sounds like something out of a horror movie!

 

[marivaid]

LMAO!!!! This sounds like something out of a horror movie!

LOL !!! London "budget" hotels very often are

 

[kilee]

These are great. I've laughed, cringed, and thought I had creepy-crawlies around me. Keep them coming!!!!!

 

[seobeglobal]

We had a mouse in the room eating peanuts at 3:30 one morning-everyone thought it was just someone else in the room up eating, but it wasn't. This was an interstate motel in Medina, OH.

We also had another creature in the room under the bed in VA, we packed and left several hours early as we did not want to find out what we were living with.

another creature??? OMG, what was it???
well, i would definitely leave early.

 

[4Seasons]

A few years ago we were coming home from Orlando, and decided just to drive until we got tired and then stop. We stopped at the South Carolina welcome center and got one of those coupon books. There was a Ramada in Florence that was cheap ($45/nt) that included "free breakfast" and it said "newly renovated".
We pulled in the parking lot, there was a large dumpster full of old carpet, etc. in the corner of it. Place looked "ok" but nothing to write home about.
Walked in, girl at counter was a younger version of Flo from Mel's Diner. I don't know how she kept her wad of gum from falling out of her mouth while she was talking, or how she could write with the long fingernails (more like claws) she had glued on.
Checked in, she gave us our key card, gave us 2 coupons for "free" breakfast at the dinky mexican restaurant next door, and told us since it was 2 adults and 2 kids the kids would eat free but we would have to pay.
Drove around to the side of building, found our room, opened the door, yuck. It had new carpet but nothing more. I told my kids not to even bring their suitcases in. I walked in the bathroom, there was a terrible overhwhelming smell of urine, candy wrappers on the floor and several "hairs" (I will leave what kind to the imagination).
I turned around and said no way am I spending the night here.
Went back to front desk and checked out 13 minutes after check in. The girl didn't act the least bit surprised. She didn't even apologize.
We drove about 1/2 mile down the street to the Hampton Inn, I walked in and told the desk clerk the story then handed him our HHonors credit card. He shamed me by saying "you should know better than to stay anywhere else but a Hilton property", LOL. I told him that after that experience, trust me I would not. In the end we paid less than $10 more, got a NICE room and FREE breakfast for all 4 of us. Less learned............
Everytime I see a Ramada sign I think of that place and it gives me the chills.

 

[ChefBilly]

Holiday Inn Main Gate East, Kissemmee.
My wife and I booked our first WDW trip in 1997 - before there was a great deal of information online. So we used a travel agent.
To make a long story short, she pressured us into booking at the Holiday Inn Main Gate East instead of one of the All Stars. She (i think) pretended to call Disney in front of us and tell us the All Stars were booked up.

We arrived at the hotel to bedlam in the lobby. People destroying the place, yelling, causing chaos. There was no line at check in, just a mob of people fighting to get closer.
We get into the room - the AC was broken, there were flies, it smelled and the kitchenette our travel agent had so lovingly described was a microwave on top of a mini fridge.
I dug into my luggage, got out my guidebook, used the room phone to call All Star Music, and was told they had plenty of rooms and they'd be waiting for us. (I know they only offer so many to TAs, but it seemed fishy.)
The TA told us we wouldn't need a car because the shuttle ran to and from the parks all day. When we checked in they told us the last shuttle of the day had already left. (I blame the TA for this, not the hotel.)
The front desk attendant was really rude when I tried to check out. She refused to give us any kind of receipt or paperwork, but in the end we just wrote a letter and got our money back.

So despite the experience they did take care of us in the end. To this day I thank goodness we didn't keep our mouths shut and settle on that hotel. By way of comparison, ASMu was a palace. (I still say it's clean, colorful and fun.)

 

[DizzDoll]

Treasure Island, Florida....back when I was a teenager...I had dropped one of my gold hoop earrings which rolled under the bed so I reached under to pick it up...and came out with...a....GIANT...PALMETTO BUG!!! Grossed the living you-know-what outta me!!! Bleck, plewie, yak, yak, eeeewwww. Never did get that earring back, either.

Hey Marivaid - we rented an apartment in the Mansions in Earls Court several years ago - isn't it a nice area? We LOVED it - the Underground was 4 blocks away and lots of decent restaurants.

 

[marivaid]

Treasure Island, Florida....back when I was a teenager...I had dropped one of my gold hoop earrings which rolled under the bed so I reached under to pick it up...and came out with...a....GIANT...PALMETTO BUG!!! Grossed the living you-know-what outta me!!! Bleck, plewie, yak, yak, eeeewwww. Never did get that earring back, either.

Hey Marivaid - we rented an apartment in the Mansions in Earls Court several years ago - isn't it a nice area? We LOVED it - the Underground was 4 blocks away and lots of decent restaurants.

WOW - very small world !!!! I've been in the Treasure Island/Madeira Beach area at least once a year for the past few years. LOVE that place - but the motels can be really seedy. The first time I saw a palmetto bug I almost passed out,that thing was the size of my hand.

Earl's Court rocks.Best area in London IMO! Close to everything and quiet.

 

[Disney MAINEiac]

1997 Our first ever trip to orlando, first trip anywhere really! Just DW and myself, it was a free trip for listening to a timeshare sales pitch (it was actually legit, we did get free airfare and a room, go figure!)

so the room voucher was for a days inn on Irlo Bronson hwy. so we exit the interstate onto 192 and stop at the first days inn we come too, proceed to the check in and the gentleman looks over the voucher and with sort of a grimace informs us that the days Inn for this voucher is up the road further. He looked really weirded out, but said nothing. So we drive to what at that time in "97" was the outskirts of town. The place looked rundown but being tired and running out of daylight we went to the front desk. The clerk gives us a key and points us out around back.

As we drive around back we notice laundry drying on lines strung from balconies and children's plastic playground equipment outside of the rooms with many children playing outside in various stages of dress from diapers to swim suits using a slip and slide no pool.

people are living at this hotel, not just casual guests. Once out back we encounter a large parking area with many large trucks idling and very friendly women talking to them from the fuel tank steps. must be the local community action outreach program

we opened our room and the disinfectant smell was over powering. i grabbed the phone book and found the yellow pages and found a room back close to town. we went into the desk and flipped the guy the key, he states that we can't get a credit for the voucher, I remarked as how he could keep it and bolted for the door with my life.

It turns out the room i found was at the first Days inn we stopped at. I told the clerk of our little encounter and asked why he didn't warn me, he said company policy is not to talk ill of other Days inns. He then informs me of the crack dealers in the back lot and other less than legal activities.

We called the company that gave us the voucher and they put us in touch with the travel company they purchase from and they sent an agent out to check the hotel. They actually sent us a check to reimburse us for the room charges we paid out of pocket and informed us they canceled the contract with that location for vouchers. So it ended well, but I've never stayed off site since

 

[siobhan1997]

Our worst ever was called the Red Carpet Inn in Montreal, should have known better when we pulled up and saw a green scummy pool. Anyway, walked into our first room ,place was disaster stale chocking smoke etc. Now we had asked for a non smoking room, so I guess they just stuck the sign on the door. Second room at least didn't smell of smoke, but OMG very scary. This was one of those rooms that not only had a front door, but also a back alley door, I am sure it was probably one of those rent me by the hour places. LOL !!! After one night of one foot on floor at all times, got out.

 

[anabelle]

On my wedding night, new hubby and I stayed Hyatt Regency Dearborn, MI. We were going to stay there Saturday night, drive to Chicago then fly out to Mexico. We had just had a really long day and knew the next day would be long as well, so we wanted to sleep. When we got to the hotel, they were having a Hindu Beauty Pagent . The hotel was packed. We asked at check in to be as far away from the festivities as possible. They did oblige us and put us in one of the top floors in a distant wing. We fall asleep about 9 PM. At 11:30 PM, the couple next door arrive and begin to argue. They argued for two hours about how she was flirting with someone and how it was humililtating, blah, blah blah. There is crying and shouting and throwing things. We bang on the wall and they move their fight to the bathroom, like somehow we weren't going to hear them. Then at about 2 AM the guy she was flirting with arrives. I turns out to be her boyfriend's/husband's brother. They start fighting in the hall. When she starts screaming that he has a gun and to run. We call security. There is a lot of loud screaming. At this point we are hiding on the side of the bed hoping no one is going to get hurt. Security breaks up the fight and remove the couple at 3:00 AM . No shots were fired or anything. We were never sure if she just said that to get rid of him.

We end up sleeping in and barely making it to O'Hare to make our flight.

 

[hinodis]

Our worst experience was in Natural Bridge, Kentucky in 1997. I don't even remember the name of the place. We were staying in a cabin. Me, DH, DS9, DS6 and DD5 months. We were all sleeping up in the loft of our cabin. I was awakened by some noise coming from the kitchen. I woke up DH and said, "something is in here" It was making quite a bit of noise. He called down to the "front desk" and the man on duty said, "oh, its prolly just a coon, I'll be down to check it out" I'm thinking WHAT?? a racoon?? We watch out the window as the pick up heads toward us and DH says,'here comes Barney Fife" He goes down stairs to open the door. When he opens the door he startles "Barney" who is holding a shotgun. He drops his gun and looks at DH and says, "good thing my bullet is in my pocket my gun could have gone off when I dropped it" DH was down there laughing. Anyhow he came in and it turned out to be a mouse. Barney told us to head into town and get a mouse trap and that will take care of it. I am thinking NO WAY. There was no where else in the area to stay. DH says no big deal it won't hurt us. We went to town the next day and we got a pack of mouse traps and I bought lysol, and chlorax to disinfect the mouse house we are in. That night I am laying in bed terrified of the big bad mouse (I only like Mickey and Minnie). I hate mice. I hear a SNAP! EEEWWWW it was the mouse. I made DH go down and throw it outside. I was sooooooo grossed out. The next morning we get up and it is still out on the front deck dead in the trap! DS9 takes a picture of it. We had to call Barney and ask him to send someone to take away the carcass. Hey it's all about making memories on vacation!

 

[hinodis]

I LOVE this thread! Let's keep it going.