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Crofton Hotel in London was the worst. It makes me shudder to think about it again.

It was a pensione in Florence. Off the beaten path, way off...somehow we managed a room for seven us - all single beds. It was like the seven dwarves hit Italy and the shower ... well I have had larger shoe boxes. I blanked out the name thankfully.

Oh and also I saw someone say the Royal National - I agree bad breakfast and a room like a prison cell. No royal ever graced that dump.

An extremly scary hotel in Delhi. A taxi tout had conned us into believing this place was close to the airport and as we had an early flight in the morning and had arrived late at night from Kathmandu though it was a good option. Arrived to two creepy desk clerks who asked immediately for our passports to keep till we left. Of course we didn't hand the passports over but decided promptly to leave - of course could not hail a cab outside(meanwhile the taxi tout had disappeared)nor could we work out where the hell we were. Ended up chosing to stay as we reasoned it may have been more dangerous wandering deserted streets at night but thought we'd be very vigilant. The rooms on first appearance looked ok. Till we pulled back the sheets and discovered the bottom of the bed sheet appeared to be soaked in dry blood. Same was the case behind the bathroom door. We didn't sleep at all, but sat up all night armed with our swiss army knives. All the while banging and thumping going on in the room next door (the wardrobe had no back wall with the back of it being doors opening into the next room but we were too scared to open them to look). The desk clerks kept coming up and banging on our door for most of the night asking if we wanted room service (which we absolutely did not). On leaving at dawn the next morning we found the hotel completely deserted (no creepy desk clerks - no apparent guests) and we were literally in the middle of nowhere and had to walk kms with heavy back packs to find a taxi. We were at least 15kms from the airport. Got out of there so fast I don't even know the name of the place. But v.v. scary and taught us to stick to places recommended in our guide book.

Danny, Most hotels hold you passports.

Old Mill Inn in Portpatrick, Scotland. We were the only guests. The room was OK, but the rest of it was very creepy and weird. For one thing, there was a sign which said "NO PETS," but there were two resident dogs that slept on furniture, and there was dog hair everywhere! the whole palce smelled of dogs and cigarettes. Ugh. Two women ran the place. The owner was a blowsy blonde, who told us that her husband was a captain on the ferry to Ireland. The other women was a small mousy person who crept around and never said a word. And they never turned on the lights! When we came down for dinner, it was dark, and, except for the candle on our table, they never turned on another light -- not even in the kitchen. it was like being in a Fellini movie, only in Scotland.

The Strathmore in London! YUCKY , YUCKY..dirty! Small room, dirty blankets, pubic hairs in tubs, dead end hall with no fire exit. Checked in and immeadiately went looking for another hotel..last time I'll ever take a good deal on an internet site for a hotel I don't know! And more that I won't bother listing but equally revolting!AND this place is supposed to be 4 star!

The Payless Motel in Macon, Georgia. DDdddon't ask...............

Aqua Beach resort, Wildwoods, NJ. First necesity there are air fresheners whch are available on the nearby boardwalk. Reservations made there are completely non-refundable. It's apparent why that is so.

I also rate London's Royal National Hotel as the worst - it is the biggest hotel in London, and certainly not the cheapest, few of the staff spoke English, dilapidated rooms, poor hygeine, and a leather goods shop on the ground floor (?!)

a hotel in the heart of Cairo. Can't remember the name. There were Cock Roaches crawling on us all night. The next morning I got chewed out by the "house mother" because she opened the door and I only had my underwear on. Unbelievable!!!

Hotel de la Tremoille in Paris which claims it's a five star deluxe hotel is by far the worst hotel with the most outrageously bad attitude and lying staff I've ever had the misfortune to stay in. I personally witnessed the 'security guard' manhandle a maid who came crying out of a guestroom, he followed behind zipping up his fly. I complained to management and they denied it ever happened. I saw it with my own eyes.

Once forced to stay at the Eurobuilding II (not to be confused with the Eurobuilding I) in Madrid, Spain. Reduced grown women to sobbing basket cases upon arrival and throughout. Like a real-life Fawlty Tours but far, far worse. No Towels, no shampoo, NO ROOMSERVICE, sinky mattresses, motorcycles passing all night and of course, no A-C, no shower curtains!!! and the most cruel staff imaginable.

My GOD, NO ROOMSERVICE! How can that be tolerated.

A "3 star" hotel in Luxor, Egypt. Our view was of a garbage dump and our room was right across from a muslim boy's school - which is not bad except they broadcast their prayer chants starting at 5:00 a.m. over the loudspeaker right outside our window. Not sure how the food was prepared but 3 of our group became extremely ill while staying there. On the same trip, our hotel in Aswan overlooked a street market where one of the vendors constantly beat his poor donkey, which of course caused it to bray loudly...

If you want a belly laugh, click into this site: http://www.lileks.com/institute/motel/index.html It describes a genuine old motel in Wisconsin named The Gobbler. The era of The Gobbler was a kindler, gentler one and I would love to stay in its wacky rooms if it were still standing. Expecially because I love eating turkey. Enjoy!

Mary, we stayed at the Hart House in Victoria a few years ago and I couldn't agree more!! We were booked for a week and left after one day--paying a hefty penalty. The room was so small we had to climb over the foot of the bed to get off. The "private" bath was two rooms outside of the bedroom (private hallway). Toilet on one side of the hall, shower and sink on the other. Both unheated and freezing!! When we arrived we were told there wouldn't be any hot water until the next day (we arrived around 10:00 a.m.). Not exactly what you want to hear after an all-night plane ride! No compensation offered, no apology, nothing! We were up bright and early (after a shower :)) the next morning to hotfoot it over to South Ken and beg a room!

Ours was a cabin at Yellowstone Park. There were rows and rows of them, painted yellow, the size of smokehouses, and with cinder drives between them. In the room, a drawer front was on the floor, the chimney from the old days was still there blocked up, the shower was made of metal, and some wild critter had gotten in the attic and thumped around during the night trying to get out. We were there three or four years ago; I hope they have closed them by now. This was beyond quaint.

The Calinda in the Zona Rosa in Mexico City . . . we walked into the room and were nearly knocked down by a horrible smell, saw a brownish puddle on the bed and a large, nasty brownish spot on the ceiling. We never set our bags down, went back to the front desk and their solution was to change the bedding.

Missy, that site was hilarious. Thanks.