Palazzo Zenobio in Venice Italy. Don't get fooled by the website. It's an old rundown palace. It had some good days but those days probably never extended to the rooms.<BR><BR>A Paris hotel which allegedly garnered three stars located near the Eiffel Tower. Not only was it flea ridden, it had the most horrible reception/customer area and it is absolutely not a hotel for handicapped people [then again the entire Paris does not appear to be made for handicapped].

The Key Lime Village in Key West, Fl. I met my husband in Key WEST, he was living there at the time and I in PA. Was going for a visit and I heard from a co-worker in sales who had that territory that it was a cute place and you could have your own bungalow! <BR><BR>When I arrived, there was a pile of rags in the corner that Gilles said he used to clean the floor. We should have left then &amp; there. Middle of the night starts to rain and there is a leak in the ceiling, we did have to laugh! Next day, leaving to walk around town and are approached by what seems to be a homeless woman with a shopping cart full of rags! She wanted to know if we needed fresh towles, what a hoot. For some reason, it does bring back fond memories though!

I stayed in a small chateau in France which was lovely from the outside. When you entered and climbed the stairs to your room it was like entering a cellar above ground. There were no outside lights in the hallways and the dim lightbulbs were on a timer so you pressed a button and had just enough time to run to your room. I hesitated once and the hall turned pitch black, I had to literally feel my way down the hall counting what I hoped were doorknobs to what I hoped was my room. We were in the tower room, which was fine during the day, but at night the one window had shutters that banged all night long, loudly, right above the bed, they would not stay clasped shut and, oh, yes, the one light in the room was on a timer too, so you had to do what you had to do quickly after pressing the button. I got caught in the dark and knocked a full bottle of very strong lavender perfume off the table and it broke, soaking the floor.<BR>I had lavender induced nightmares all night, with the constant shutter banging above my head.<BR><BR>I have since chalked it up to &quot;quaint&quot;.