Comments on: And the award for America’s worst hotel goes to … http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sloppy Sleeps - America's Worst Hotels | Top Trips http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-23294 Sloppy Sleeps - America's Worst Hotels | Top Trips Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:47:03 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-23294 [...] two standouts outside of Gotham. The bad properties are also likely to be owned by one chain.  Read More... Do you like this?   Not Yet Rated Related Tags: hotels, travel [...] [...] two standouts outside of Gotham. The bad properties are also likely to be owned by one chain.  Read More… Do you like this?   Not Yet Rated Related Tags: hotels, travel [...]

]]> By: John http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-23154 John Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:11:40 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-23154 I think it's important to recognize that the properties themselves aren't solely to blame. Typically the failure of a hotel is due, in large part, to the parent company and the individual from that company charged with overseeing the General Manager at the hotel(s). For example, GLOBIWEST is one of the worst hotel companies I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with. They are absolutely horrible and many members of the corporate office of GLOBIWEST are "jucied in" family members or amazingly incompetent individuals who survive simply by developing a split personality. These people are almost prepared to spread rose petals where their managers walk; yet treat anyone beneath them with blatant contempt. GLOBIWEST - truly one of the worst in the country. I think it’s important to recognize that the properties themselves aren’t solely to blame. Typically the failure of a hotel is due, in large part, to the parent company and the individual from that company charged with overseeing the General Manager at the hotel(s).

For example, GLOBIWEST is one of the worst hotel companies I’ve ever had the displeasure of dealing with. They are absolutely horrible and many members of the corporate office of GLOBIWEST are “jucied in” family members or amazingly incompetent individuals who survive simply by developing a split personality. These people are almost prepared to spread rose petals where their managers walk; yet treat anyone beneath them with blatant contempt. GLOBIWEST – truly one of the worst in the country.

]]> By: john doe http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-22755 john doe Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:18:15 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-22755 Dear Elliot.org I want you to make it so that clicking a link solves all my problems. I know I can try to think for myself and with a little time, I can do that myself with a little brain power, but I don’t want to. I want you to make my problems go away automatically. Thank you. Dear Elliot.org

I want you to make it so that clicking a link solves all my problems. I know I can try to think for myself and with a little time, I can do that myself with a little brain power, but I don’t want to. I want you to make my problems go away automatically.

Thank you.

]]> By: Teresa http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-22750 Teresa Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:25:48 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-22750 To RegularJoe -- You can change that setting in your browser and never have to worry about whether a site opens new windows for you or not. To RegularJoe –
You can change that setting in your browser and never have to worry about whether a site opens new windows for you or not.

]]> By: Carver http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-22715 Carver Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:04:11 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-22715 For me, a travelodge in eastern part of North Carolina when I was a kid. It was so nasty that my mom bought a Sunday paper and covered the carpet all the way into the bathroom and into the shower. Its a weird feeling showering standing on newspaper. For me, a travelodge in eastern part of North Carolina when I was a kid. It was so nasty that my mom bought a Sunday paper and covered the carpet all the way into the bathroom and into the shower. Its a weird feeling showering standing on newspaper.

]]> By: RegularJoe http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-22713 RegularJoe Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:13:46 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-22713 I want you to make it so that clicking a link opens that link in a new window. I know I can do that myself with a right click but I don't want to. I want you to make it do it automatically. Thank you. I want you to make it so that clicking a link opens that link in a new window. I know I can do that myself with a right click but I don’t want to. I want you to make it do it automatically.

Thank you.

]]> By: ptkdude http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-22702 ptkdude Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:32:15 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-22702 Clermont Hotel, in Atlanta. It even includes a "lounge" with 60-year-old strippers (and no, I'm not kidding). It's an Atlanta institution! Clermont Hotel, in Atlanta. It even includes a “lounge” with 60-year-old strippers (and no, I’m not kidding). It’s an Atlanta institution!

]]> By: John http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-22696 John Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:05:01 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-22696 I have stayed at the travelodge in bangor, never had a problem I have stayed at the travelodge in bangor, never had a problem

]]> By: Don http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-22694 Don Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:25:19 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-22694 Worst hotel we stayed at should have been a treat for the kids but wasn't. We were transferring from Germany to Albuquerque in '95. Driving through Amarillo we saw this really neat hotel that looked just like a castle. Didn't know the knights rented the damsels by the hour. My wife pulled back the top cover to find some cigarettes and a used condom. It was time to leave before we ever unpacked. Worst hotel we stayed at should have been a treat for the kids but wasn’t. We were transferring from Germany to Albuquerque in ’95. Driving through Amarillo we saw this really neat hotel that looked just like a castle. Didn’t know the knights rented the damsels by the hour. My wife pulled back the top cover to find some cigarettes and a used condom. It was time to leave before we ever unpacked.

]]> By: Charles McCool http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-22690 Charles McCool Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:47:24 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-22690 I was going to write a worst hotel article but have not been to them all ;) Worst I have ever been to is Shamrock Hotel in Texarkana. I still shiver thinking about that trap. I was going to write a worst hotel article but have not been to them all ;)

Worst I have ever been to is Shamrock Hotel in Texarkana. I still shiver thinking about that trap.

]]> By: Vidiot http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-americas-worst-hotel-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-22689 Vidiot Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:36:10 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=7925#comment-22689 The NYT stayed at the Carter in 2005: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/nyregion/20carter.html The NYT stayed at the Carter in 2005: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/nyregion/20carter.html

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