Dirtiest Hotel for 2010

Tripadvisor has released their list of the Dirtiest Hotels of 2010. You can see previous years at the Dirtiest Hotels for 2008, and Dirtiest Hotels of 2009.

These listing are based on the Tripadvisor reviews from people who actually stayed at the hotels. I’ve included some of the reviews for you.

Heritage Marina Hotel, San Francisco, CA

“…when I stood in the shower and felt water drip on my head. From the shower head? No, from a crack in the ceiling where water was pouring out from the shower above. In the duration of staying there, one of my teammates almost got in a fight with a hooker, we were nearly accosted by a pimp, referred to as Wood Grain, and met a lovely group of heroin addicts at the continental breakfast.”

“…I found a small bed bug in my bed and noticed some bites on my arm. Little did I know just how many times I had I been bitten until I returned to Beijing. I eventually needed to go to the emergency Room two days after my return because I had been bitten over 100 times!!!”

Days Inn Eureka/Six Flags, Eureka, MI

“All kinds of nastiness smeared on walls; All species of dried substances on the carpets – some of it dried body fluids! A stench that would make a homeless guy who hadn`t washed in a decade GAG! … If you have a mother-in-law you HATE, then buy her a weeks stay at this [--]!

“Should of stayed in the car. So dirty I used a couple of tissues over my hand to touch light switches, faucets, clock radio, remote… Slept in regular clothes, didn’t bother to bring in suitcases. Didn’t want them touching the floor. Used a blanket from car on top of the bed to sleep on,was sure to remove the bedspread (yuck!) and place blanket on top of the sheets and then threw it out later. We left at 4 in the morning just to get out of the place.”

Tropicana Resort Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA

“Dirty, smelly, noisy,,, it’s got it all…If you’ve ever been to a spring break hotel where alcohol, puke, and BO are the primary smells you’ll have an idea as to what to expect here.”

“A member of the staff is a peeping tom! When we checked in, the Manager offered us a free upgrade to the “Honeymoon Suite”. It was a set up. The “Honeymoon Suite” had a vacant room next door that was “under construction”. I was undressed to get into my swimsuit and heard breathing. I felt someone staring at me. I looked under the big gap under the adjoining room door. I saw eyes looking back at me!”

Super 8 Virginia Beach/At the Ocean, Virginia Beach, VA

“The room smelled, the sheets looked used, even though the bed had been made, the carpet was disgusting, and I used the bathroom wastebasket to smash an enormous cockroach that was climbing the wall when I woke up.”

“Here is the progression of our stay: Check in, go to room, leave room, go to front desk, get money back, find the Sea Gull Motel across the street. Yeah..it was that bad.”

Quality Inn, Stroudsburg, PA

“One comforter had BLOOD stains….the other had “fluid” stains of some sort. We examined the mattresses and found them to be pretty new. My husband went to wash his face and dry it–only to find pubic hair in the towel!!”

“I will tell you that when we found a used rubber in the corner of the room that was it .”

New York Inn, New York City, NY

“This was a place that the neighborhood residents tried to have shut down for years. It was a hangout for crack users, cheap hookers, and scum of every kind.”

“The problem with thin walls is the [prostitute] issue, I could hear people having sex all night long. Kind of funny, but if I was with a spouse, this would have really creeped her out.”

Parisian Hotel & Suites, Miami Beach, FL

“The carpet made my feet black. The rooms set up looked worse than a poor single college guys dorm room… The towels were small and thin scraggly things you’d probably use to wash your car with… The place was over run with … people who were constantly yelling and screaming, making noise, banging on doors, running up and down the hall ways at all hours of the night. Some were even hanging out in the hall ways sitting on the floor.”

“Old, shower didn’t work right, dirty, bed was old and dippy, sink 6 inches into the mattress. Only five channels on the tv, one sports, one spanish.”

Capistrano Seaside Inn, Capistrano Beach, CA

“The first thing we were hit with was the smell — musty with an underlying odor of pet urine. (We found pet stains in the corner a few minutes later.) … The bathroom was disgusting — black mold/mildew in the shower, sink and toilet and ratty old towels that looked as if they’d been there for years. The same was true with the bedding, except they had other unknown stains and were threadbare. The carpet was so dirty we couldn’t determine the color and the thought of walking on it barefoot was out of the question.”

“This place is a total dump! Filthy, filthy, filthy! I will be reporting this place to the Department of Health and every other agency I can think of. Not to code either, no emergency exit plan posted on the door. Grime built up on towel racks, door, wall.”

Desert Lodge, Palm Springs, CA

“The temp. was around 112 that day, and the air conditioning did not work. I am surprised that motels of this nature can even remain in business.”

“If you have an enemy, buy them a room here. If you want to show your in-laws that you don’t like or care about them, have them stay here. If you want to see what it feels like to live in hell, stay here for one night.”

Continental Oceanfront Hotel South Beach, Miami Beach, FL

“The chairs in the room were all stained brown, I hope to hell it was from coffee. The carpets were dirty and duct taped where they were torn.”

“…vending machines had signs out of order during the day, to force you to buy out of the restaurant at much higher prices. However once the restaurant closed the signs were taken off the vending machines.”

Those are some nasty places. Have you had an experience with a dirty hotel? Let us know about it in the comments.

Posted on February 15, 2010 - Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel

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