Hotel from Hell
I genuinely don't know how this hotel managed to disappoint me at every stage of my stay.
The employees were rude and unwelcoming from the beginning, but I brushed it off because everyone has bad days.
Then I got to the 5th floor.
The elevator doors opened and I swear I had accidentally selected "Hell" instead of the 5th floor. The entire hallway smelled HORRIBLE fishy, musty, and some other smell I can't even identify. And it wasn't just one spot. The whole floor smelled like this. Looking back, that was obviously my sign to ask for another room. Naturally, I ignored it.
I get into my room and immediately notice the towels. They weren't literally black, but they were so dark, stiff, and worn-looking that they looked like they'd been through several generations of guests.
Then I see the beds.
I've stayed here before, so I know what the rooms are normally like. My previous rooms had much bigger, fluffier beds and were significantly nicer overall. This room felt like it belonged to a completely different hotel. The bathroom was ugly, the room was disappointing, and the entire floor smelled like something had died.
And somehow, I still didn't take the hint.
So I ordered room service.
I ordered one Alfredo pasta and two different soups. The Alfredo was so unbelievably salty that I couldn't even taste the cheese. One of the soups was also so salty that I could barely taste anything besides salt.
Then came the second soup.
I put my spoon in and felt what seemed like little particles at the bottom. I pulled the spoon out and there was a ridiculous amount of what appeared to be sugar on it.
And yes, I tasted it.
It was sugar.
At this point I wasn't eating at a hotel anymore. I was apparently participating in a culinary social experiment.
I went downstairs and asked for a refund. They offered to remake the food, but it was late, I was exhausted, and I absolutely did not want another meal from that kitchen.
One of the employees actually tasted the food and agreed that the soup was extremely sugary and said I should get a refund.
And yet they still refused.
Apparently, if I had paid with cash, they could refund me but because I paid by card, suddenly a refund was impossible. Make that make sense. read more