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103 Times Travelers Checked Into Their Hotel Or Airbnb And Instantly Regretted Every Life Choice
Funny,FailsNOV 10, 2026

103 Times Travelers Checked Into Their Hotel Or Airbnb And Instantly Regretted Every Life Choice

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Vacationing is so much fun. Honestly, it’s the kind of thing that makes you realize life is worth living and makes your problems seem small in comparison to the wide world out there. That is, until you have to start booking flights and hotels.
The whole flight-booking process is already stressful enough, but when it comes to hotels and Airbnbs, you really have to be careful. Checking all the reviews is essential if you want to avoid ending up in the worst imaginable place. Unfortunately, some people still don't, and that's how we ended up with today's list — one filled with photos of some truly hilarious hotel fails. So keep reading to see what not to do!

#81 The Hotel We’re Staying At Has Bright Lights On Outside All The Time. It’s 3am In This Pic

Fake window illuminated with artificial light in a dark hotel room
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#82 Hotel Room Has A Light Under The Bed That Can’t Turn Off Unless I Also Cut Power To The Sockets

A bed in a hotel room with automated motion-sensor lights underneath illuminating the floor in the dark
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#83 Found This Camera In My Vacation Rental

A hidden camera spotted on a shelf in an Airbnb pantry
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#84 Til You Can Change A Hotel Tvs Welcome Message

A TV screen displaying a Secret camera activated notification in a creepy hotel room.
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#85 The Running Hot Water From My $550/Night Paris Hotel Room

Dirty brown water running from a faucet into a white bathtub in a gross hotel bathroom.
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#86 Was Staying At A Hotel In Canada. They Were Doing Construction And Didn’t Bother To Put Any Signs. So I Fell Down 3 Feet This Morning

Faulty hotel balcony door installed directly over another window with no ledge or safety features.
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#87 What Is Wrong With My Hotel Aww Hell Nah

Creepy dark pool entrance with stairs leading down in a poorly lit hotel facility.
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#88 View From Hotel Room, They Claimed We Would Get "City" Views

Unappealing view from a hotel balcony looking directly onto dirty run-down building walls.
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#89 The Airbnb Has A Window From The Shower To The Living Room

Man peeking through a secret wall hatch inside an Airbnb rental.
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#90 The Charcuterie Board At My Hotel

Strange hotel buffet presentation featuring a doll wearing a dress made of raw meat slices.
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#91 Air Quality Tests From My Airbnb Where The Host Claimed Not To Smell Any Mold (Control Test On Top). Support Refused My Refund

Petri dishes displaying bacterial growth samples from a hotel room inspection
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#92 Disco Toilet In An Airbnb

Bathroom illuminated with colorful party light reflections and a glittery toilet seat
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#93 My Airbnb Is A Joke. It Was Supposed To Be A Cozy Flat For A Couple And Now I Have To Stay Here For 3 Weeks Because No Other Option Is Available

Messy and cluttered living space in an Airbnb covered with papers, boxes, and personal items.
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#94 My Airbnb Host Is Using T-Shirts As Pillow Cases & One Has A B.o. Smell. Guess I’ll Be Dreaming Of Sweaty Armpits Tonight…

Hotel bed featuring pillows makeshift-covered with grey and blue t-shirts.
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#95 The Word "Hot" In Hotel Caught On Fire

Burn mark on a hotel sign on an exterior building wall
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#96 Staying At A Hotel In Dublin, This Made Me Giggle

Confusing elevator sign instructing travelers to press 6 for the 2nd floor in a hotel fail.
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#97 My Hotel Likes This Painting So Much They Gave Me Two Of Them

Identical landscape paintings hung on adjacent walls in a funny, poorly decorated hotel room.
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#98 This Hotel Room In San Francisco

Awkward staircase layout in a hotel with a handrail blocking a door entrance.
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#99 Found The Most Useless Cabinet At My Hotel

Faulty wooden kitchen cabinet door opening directly into a blank wall in an Airbnb rental.
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#100 Taking A Shower In A Hotel In China

Warning sign in a hotel shower reading slip carefully, an amusing mistranslation for hotel guests.
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