Don't Go There! The worst hotel's in the US

Orlando, FL

by Peter Greenberg Peter Greenberg

Don't Go There! The worst hotel's in the US
  • Nov 21, 2008
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We have all suffered through bad vacations: tourist traps, endless lines, rundown hotels, and the worst airports on earth. The world abounds in dismal destinations, and it’s just as important to know the hellholes to avoid as it is to be familiar with the most “idyllic” spots—especially when some don’t deserve their reputations. Often it is not until you arrive that you find out that your stunning lakeside hotel is really perched on the beachless shores of a swampy puddle.

Straight from Peter's new book, "Don’t Go There! The Travel Detective’s Essential Guide to the Must-Miss Places of the World" comes the worst hotels around the country... plan your stay accordingly!

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Places on this Skoot

  • Quality Inn & Suites Universal Studios

    5635 Windhover Dr , Orlando, FL :

    In March 2008, visitors staying at the Quality Inn Suites in Orlando had to pack up and leave after two guests were hospitalized in Pinellas County with Legionnaires’s disease.

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  • Princess Royale Oceanfront Htl

    9100 Coastal Hwy , Ocean City, MD :

    In Ocean City, Maryland, in 2003, the Worcester County Health Department, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the CDC conducted an investigation when two guests at the Princess Royale contracted LD days after checking out of the hotel. One later died from of the disease.

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  • Hotel Carter

    250 W 43rd St , New York, NY :

    You’ve got have to be pretty bad to earn yourself the title of Dirtiest Hotel in America by Tripadvisor. But three years running? Now, that’s a problem. Times Square might have reinvented itself as an upscale destination, but the 700-room Hotel Carter—which rightly bills itself as affordable (about $100 a night) and centrally located within the tourist hub—is a throwback to the city’s seedier days.

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  • Regency Inn & Suites

    215 W 34th St , New York, NY :

    This Penn Station–-area hotel attracts a big international crowd, and there are angry rants and complaints in multiple languages to prove it. “NO vayas nunca a este hotel,” (“Don’t ever go to this hotel”), cried one visitor from Madrid (“don’t ever go to this hotel”). While the majority of folks vowed never to re-turn, other guests have said this hotel is worth the few bucks that they paid for the stay, or that it wasn’t as bad as they feared.

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  • Hotel Pennsylvania

    401 7th Ave , New York, NY :

    The Hotel Pennsylvania claims to be “The World’s Most Popular Hotel.” Maybe, if you’re talking about popularity with bed bugs. … Hotel owners had to pony up nearly $100,000 to two Swiss women who said that they were bitten from “head to toe” during their 2005 stay. To make matters worse, the women’s attorney, Adam Sattler, noted, “As soon as they approached the counter to check out, before they were even able to say anything, the person behind the counter said, ‘We know it, bed bugs.’ That tells me that the hotel knew about it.”

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