Paper-thin bed cover, now in baby spew green
It was Wendy Perrin’s post Hotels I’d Pay not to Stay in that pointed me to this fairly new Blog on the Block: Unfortunate Hotels Hotel websites begging to be mocked.
It started in November 2008, but seems getting momentum with more posts now. In a witty way the websites are taken apart.
What to think of following quotes?
The website might fool you at first – beautiful color scheme, high-end photos, flash galore. The dining room is fit for a wedding reception, and the lobby has obviously had a makeover in the last decade.
But not even the fade-in on the artfully cropped photos can save these sad, sad rooms.
Or this one:
The home page of the website for the Silver Reef Hotel states,
Just completed, a totally new hotel with 20 tastefully decorated rooms located in the downtown area of Udon Thani. Convenient for all your business and leisure needs.
We’ll see about that:
I’d like to discuss the merger with you. Shall we get a drink at the bar?
If this happened to me as a hotelier I would fire my photographer or web designer.
I have a feeling this could become a similar big hit as another Hoteliers’ Horror: (originally) Chris Clarke’s Bed Jumping….still alive and kicking.
BTW: Where the Hell is Chris?
Answer: Chris Clarke went to Dubai and works there in one of those luxury hotels. However the price for that luxury is you have to be very careful on social media. So I believe Chris choose to be invisible on social media.
Unfortunately Unfortunate Hotels stopped updating …. The site is still there but only two posts remain.
Last Edited by gje on February 4, 2017
There is definately room in the travel blog niche for some humor. Looks like Unfortunate Hotel has an opening to fill it. No industry does a better job of faking the quality of their rooms and ground than the hotel industry. Lots are wonderful and honest, but we all experienced the “um, this is not what the website showed” moment.