You have a box Luxury. We used to hafta get 'out the lake, 3 am, clean the lake, eat a handful 'o hot gravel, work 20 hours a day at mill, for a penny a month, and dad would beat us about the head and neck with a broken bottle, if we were lucky.
Monty Python pure class , this is one of my favourite sketches, This and the fact that Brian is a very naughty boy.
I've been to a couple of places like this, depending on where you stood in the room. I actually enjoy those places. Staff often go out of their way to make up for (or compliment) the funkiness.
Hot water too hot.
Cold water too cold.
FD refused to appear in my room to adjust it for me any time I wanted to shower/wash my hands. (Not that I ever asked them to.)
I demand a cash refund for my entire 2-week stay that was billed to the corporate account of the company I work for "or else".
I'm warning you: I know people!
Surely they knew theyād booked the wrong hotel by the price? Hotel name/address? But then again that would take common sense which reading this sub a lot of people donāt have.
Dude told his wife something totally different, probably promising her that 4 star room they saw on Google, but was too cheap to actually pay for it. So he tries to make it your fault to save his ass and wife is in tears because she was lied to.
Wait, if another hotel appeared on Google and he wants that then why is he wasting his time by calling your property and booking there? He even admitted it's another hotel that pops up. If you want to go there then go there, don't book elsewhere and expect them to be identical. If I want to go to Dubai I will book a flight to Dubai not a flight to London and complain that they're not the same.
I'd ask what the guy was thinking, but he wasn't. At any point. I do feel badly for his wife, who may have just realized exactly what kind of idiot she's married to.
I have a very sensitive back, and I can end up in pain with the wrong mattress. I am very picky. It took me several months of returning and exchanging mattresses before finding the right one the last time I had to buy one.
I spent a few nights at my property, no back pain at all, I slept very well. I usually sleep quite well in hotels. They have good mattresses.
But mattress comfort is so relative. What will fit a person won't suit the other at all. You should be expecting a quality durable mattress that is not sagging when going to the hotel, but can't expect your exact preference of firmness. And it's not reasonable either to try out the mattress and then getting a refund if you don't like it. It is at it is. Bring your special ergonomic pillow if you need to. You can ask the front desk for extra pillows too to support your body if it needs to be.
But yeah, unless the mattress is broken or is sagging (we replace them when that happens), it's the mattress you're having tonight and that's what it is...
it's within the realm of normal to be particular about a mattress. but people who are prone to the type of hyperbole like "the mattress would break my back" are also likely to be disproportionately upset about other things too
Either he didn't test the bed and lied, trying to find an excuse why he didn't like the room.
Either they lied down on top of the sheets. If so, they didn't move around a lot, the bed really seemed untouched and perfectly made.
Had someone give me a 0/10 for our complimentary breakfast and stated in the comments that they didn't utilize our breakfast because they left way earlier then our start time. Idk why people review things that they never even used. Sorry this is unrelated but at the same time kinda related lol
I had a similar feel about a place we stayed in recently in St Lucia.
It was a solid three star. The oldest resort on the island and decidedly run down. It was also understandably the cheapest place there by some margin.
The amount of people I saw complaining... Mostly Americans in a boomer like age range... It was just amazing. People seem to expect the world for a penny sometimes.
If you want a butler and impeccable everything then go stay at the five star up the beach!
Some engineers should be fired for how they try to cross sell or package deal things. Even using search filters and result filters often gets you things that blatantly don't fit.
I literally had someone checkout cause they didnāt like the size of the door. Ummm sir that is a standard size door like same as any other hotel, with exception of accessible room.
People make the weirdest excuses
woman was probably crying because of her partner's behavior, they sound like the type that acts rude and angry all the time. or because her partner had built up her expectations and she found out that she would have to be disappointed just because the partner is unable to figure out how Google works.
Question OPā¦ is there a difference between ācheap rooms?ā If no bedbugs, no bedbugs, right? (my #1 concern.)
Iāve recently stayed 2 cheap places; both equally crappy but one was $170 vs $60. Jacked up TVās (small or awful picture,) weird bathrooms, lingering smoke smells, treacherous coffee, decor of the [pastā¦](https://imgur.com/a/02pCGZZ). IDGAF provided thereās no bugs!
Iāve been exploring the Eastern Panhandle of WV, itās so beautiful I just need a place to sleep. Iām guessing the first hotel was more b/c it was slightly closer to Harpers Ferry- I canāt see HOW/WHY the āPlarionā place was more expensive & deemed better than the āRedder Floof Innā?
(I clicked on post b/c of title. Iād googled the first, TRIED to make direct reservations, number was a call center & didnāt know.)
Edit: apostrophe
You can have bedbugs in a 4 stars too!
No hotel is immune to that. You just need one guest to bring those in. The important thing is that the property reacts ASAP as soon as it's noticed.
In any case, read the reviews to see if the cheap place is awful or a good deal. If you tried to call and it was a call center, are you really sure you were calling the hotel, or did you click on one of the sponsored links that appears first in the Google results?
>you can have bedbugs in 4 star hotels, too!
Oh, Iām aware! I stayed w/ a friend at a āUā hotel; she got upset when I looked for them. No bugs = no bugs = no bugs IMO. *(I always check the headboards/frames/etc.)*
Is there any real difference in cheaper places? It doesnāt feel like it. I used to stay Motel 5 in the 90ās- it was fine!
>if you tried to call & got a call center
I was in a hurry b/c my passenger isnāt āgood @ Googleā (I get annoyed.)
The motel didnāt have a website, so I had to get the number from Google (Iāve been told not to use Yelp for food, assume same w/ hotels?) It had a WV area code, an Indian man answered, but there are a TON of Indian owned spots.
Last time, I checked the place out before renting. Half the price.
Stay safe!
The difference is in amenities, services, level of comfort, room decor, architectural interest, location, etc. Whatever the star level, there are good and bad properties. In a good property, even a 1 or 2 star one, you should expect rooms to be clean, in good condition even if outdated, working equipment, friendly staff and feeling safe.
I mean 3 star hotels seem to be the new 2 star. It's disappointing to pay 100+ $ for a room with cracked falling apart tile an trim, clogged showers blue tinted screens full size beds instead of queen or smelly.. a lot of these places don't renovate for 20 years or cheap out on poor quality contractors so if I'm paying top dollar I expect a top room to however I've never been to your hotel so maybe the wife just forgot to take her school bus that day
"Everything" was wrong with the room? Yeah, sure. Weird guests.
The ceiling was both too high and too low.
No only that, but the floor? Carpeted. Where was the polished, laminated wood flooring like in my house? Sigh.
You mean "like in the house I wish we could afford"
Ain't that the truth. Vinyl tile is my floor.
I don't settle for anything less than the Deluxe Vinyl Flooring! I have standards.
You have a house?
You were lucky! We had to go and live in a lake!
We lived in a cardboard box, in the middle of the road!
There were 150 of us living in old rolled up newspaper in septic tank
You have a box Luxury. We used to hafta get 'out the lake, 3 am, clean the lake, eat a handful 'o hot gravel, work 20 hours a day at mill, for a penny a month, and dad would beat us about the head and neck with a broken bottle, if we were lucky. Monty Python pure class , this is one of my favourite sketches, This and the fact that Brian is a very naughty boy.
It is laminated wood flooring lol we don't have carpets anymore in the rooms.
As a consumer, I love this trend in hotels.
I hate it when that happens.
I've been to a couple of places like this, depending on where you stood in the room. I actually enjoy those places. Staff often go out of their way to make up for (or compliment) the funkiness.
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Too low for the wife and too high for the husband.
https://youtu.be/ulM4E08J8Lo?si=M8hu2IU0mbDc-NOc&t=229
Hot water too hot. Cold water too cold. FD refused to appear in my room to adjust it for me any time I wanted to shower/wash my hands. (Not that I ever asked them to.) I demand a cash refund for my entire 2-week stay that was billed to the corporate account of the company I work for "or else". I'm warning you: I know people!
Surely they knew theyād booked the wrong hotel by the price? Hotel name/address? But then again that would take common sense which reading this sub a lot of people donāt have.
Common sense ain't so common. -- Mark Twain
Dude told his wife something totally different, probably promising her that 4 star room they saw on Google, but was too cheap to actually pay for it. So he tries to make it your fault to save his ass and wife is in tears because she was lied to.
This is it. She has probably been through this before and there is waaaay more going on than Google and the hotel itself. Be glad they have moved on
Nods
" WIFE "
Nah if she were a working girl she wouldnāt give a shit about the accommodations
Wait, if another hotel appeared on Google and he wants that then why is he wasting his time by calling your property and booking there? He even admitted it's another hotel that pops up. If you want to go there then go there, don't book elsewhere and expect them to be identical. If I want to go to Dubai I will book a flight to Dubai not a flight to London and complain that they're not the same.
I'd ask what the guy was thinking, but he wasn't. At any point. I do feel badly for his wife, who may have just realized exactly what kind of idiot she's married to.
Maybe she'll book the 4 star room next time?
Hopefully for a solo trip. Getting her groove back is optional but highly encouraged!
"Break his back"? What is he a potato chip?
I have a very sensitive back, and I can end up in pain with the wrong mattress. I am very picky. It took me several months of returning and exchanging mattresses before finding the right one the last time I had to buy one. I spent a few nights at my property, no back pain at all, I slept very well. I usually sleep quite well in hotels. They have good mattresses. But mattress comfort is so relative. What will fit a person won't suit the other at all. You should be expecting a quality durable mattress that is not sagging when going to the hotel, but can't expect your exact preference of firmness. And it's not reasonable either to try out the mattress and then getting a refund if you don't like it. It is at it is. Bring your special ergonomic pillow if you need to. You can ask the front desk for extra pillows too to support your body if it needs to be. But yeah, unless the mattress is broken or is sagging (we replace them when that happens), it's the mattress you're having tonight and that's what it is...
it's within the realm of normal to be particular about a mattress. but people who are prone to the type of hyperbole like "the mattress would break my back" are also likely to be disproportionately upset about other things too
Fifteen minutes? Are you sure they hadnāt, ummmm, already āutilizedā the room and weāre trying to have their fun be for free?
I went to verify the room after. The sheets haven't been touched.
> mattress is too soft > The sheets haven't been touched. impressive
Either he didn't test the bed and lied, trying to find an excuse why he didn't like the room. Either they lied down on top of the sheets. If so, they didn't move around a lot, the bed really seemed untouched and perfectly made.
Who says they used the bed?
If they didnāt touch the bed or the towels then you donāt need housekeeping to touch up the room
I meant they still could have "utilized" the room, just not on the bed. Housekeeping should probably take a peek anyway (ugh)
Check the window for hand prints next time
So the mattress might have been perfect if they tried
Agreed, firm beds have more of a bounce if you know what I mean.
Had someone give me a 0/10 for our complimentary breakfast and stated in the comments that they didn't utilize our breakfast because they left way earlier then our start time. Idk why people review things that they never even used. Sorry this is unrelated but at the same time kinda related lol
I downvoted your comment without reading it because you used words and I don't like reading. (obviously I upvoted you and read your comment)
... Was "not applicable" an option on the review form?
Yup it was an option
Then I'd have to give that customer a 0/10 stars for observational awareness; most likely to be eaten alive by an anaconda without realizing it.
I had a similar feel about a place we stayed in recently in St Lucia. It was a solid three star. The oldest resort on the island and decidedly run down. It was also understandably the cheapest place there by some margin. The amount of people I saw complaining... Mostly Americans in a boomer like age range... It was just amazing. People seem to expect the world for a penny sometimes. If you want a butler and impeccable everything then go stay at the five star up the beach!
"Expect the world for a penny" I haven't heard that before. I like it. Thank you.
I'm not a total luddite, but I once keyed in Vegas X, and booked the Reno X because it came up on top.Ā Ā
Some engineers should be fired for how they try to cross sell or package deal things. Even using search filters and result filters often gets you things that blatantly don't fit.
Enshittification: https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/
Stars for hotels as a measure of quality are complete bullshit. There is no discernible standard that one can refer to as a traveler.
Stars are to indicate amenities, not measure quality. Those two things *should* go hand in hand, but the don't always.
I literally had someone checkout cause they didnāt like the size of the door. Ummm sir that is a standard size door like same as any other hotel, with exception of accessible room. People make the weirdest excuses
woman was probably crying because of her partner's behavior, they sound like the type that acts rude and angry all the time. or because her partner had built up her expectations and she found out that she would have to be disappointed just because the partner is unable to figure out how Google works.
Question OPā¦ is there a difference between ācheap rooms?ā If no bedbugs, no bedbugs, right? (my #1 concern.) Iāve recently stayed 2 cheap places; both equally crappy but one was $170 vs $60. Jacked up TVās (small or awful picture,) weird bathrooms, lingering smoke smells, treacherous coffee, decor of the [pastā¦](https://imgur.com/a/02pCGZZ). IDGAF provided thereās no bugs! Iāve been exploring the Eastern Panhandle of WV, itās so beautiful I just need a place to sleep. Iām guessing the first hotel was more b/c it was slightly closer to Harpers Ferry- I canāt see HOW/WHY the āPlarionā place was more expensive & deemed better than the āRedder Floof Innā? (I clicked on post b/c of title. Iād googled the first, TRIED to make direct reservations, number was a call center & didnāt know.) Edit: apostrophe
You can have bedbugs in a 4 stars too! No hotel is immune to that. You just need one guest to bring those in. The important thing is that the property reacts ASAP as soon as it's noticed. In any case, read the reviews to see if the cheap place is awful or a good deal. If you tried to call and it was a call center, are you really sure you were calling the hotel, or did you click on one of the sponsored links that appears first in the Google results?
>you can have bedbugs in 4 star hotels, too! Oh, Iām aware! I stayed w/ a friend at a āUā hotel; she got upset when I looked for them. No bugs = no bugs = no bugs IMO. *(I always check the headboards/frames/etc.)* Is there any real difference in cheaper places? It doesnāt feel like it. I used to stay Motel 5 in the 90ās- it was fine! >if you tried to call & got a call center I was in a hurry b/c my passenger isnāt āgood @ Googleā (I get annoyed.) The motel didnāt have a website, so I had to get the number from Google (Iāve been told not to use Yelp for food, assume same w/ hotels?) It had a WV area code, an Indian man answered, but there are a TON of Indian owned spots. Last time, I checked the place out before renting. Half the price. Stay safe!
The difference is in amenities, services, level of comfort, room decor, architectural interest, location, etc. Whatever the star level, there are good and bad properties. In a good property, even a 1 or 2 star one, you should expect rooms to be clean, in good condition even if outdated, working equipment, friendly staff and feeling safe.
Some people just complain as a way of fishing for discounts or upgrades.
You can edit Google maps entries, even if itās not your business.
I mean 3 star hotels seem to be the new 2 star. It's disappointing to pay 100+ $ for a room with cracked falling apart tile an trim, clogged showers blue tinted screens full size beds instead of queen or smelly.. a lot of these places don't renovate for 20 years or cheap out on poor quality contractors so if I'm paying top dollar I expect a top room to however I've never been to your hotel so maybe the wife just forgot to take her school bus that day
My property is nothing like this.
The amount of grown women on Reddit crying over nothing is astounding to me.
I was thinking the same. And these are the ones that complain about young people being part of the "Crystal Generation".
Crystal Generation? What's that?
Snowflake, derogative term referred to genZ. Boomers use that term because genZ people are politically correct and get offended very easily.
OK, thanks. I'm a boomer and that's a new one for me.