The best part of a vacation is often checking into a chic hotel and making the most of the blissful surroundings you can call home for the week ahead.
But sometimes resorts don’t look quite the same as in the brochure.
Although disappointing, the bizarre things spotted in hotels can often be funny.
In a nice gallery, Bored Panda has collected images of disgruntled vacationers around the world who were unhappy with their less-than-luxury digs.
From bizarrely placed window fixtures to illegible safety signs, these hotels need drastic improvements.
The gallery also includes a photo of a bath filled with brown water and a swimming pool with an eerily small entrance.
Clean water is essential when staying in a hotel, but one guest was unlucky enough to find his bath water turned brown
One holidaymaker booked a room with a balcony, only to find the view completely boarded up.
In another case, a tourist was annoyed because the curtains in their hotel room did not fit the length of the window frame, ruining their chance of a good night’s sleep.
Elsewhere, another tourist opened his curtains to reveal the unglamorous view of the parking lot.
Safety issues were another concern for other holidaymakers after they heard the window opened from downstairs to the outside and their room was eight floors up.
Here, FEMAIL shares some of the shocking discoveries people made while staying in a hotel…
One guest was disappointed to find that the view from the balcony was completely blocked by black wooden planks
One hotel bizarrely cut open a window right in front of the toilet so that guests could see into the bathroom from their beds
Another guest was concerned that the emergency exit strategy sign was barely readable due to a strong pattern underneath the writing
An air conditioning unit is a big bonus when staying in an exotic climate, but not when half of it is hidden within the walls
A good night’s sleep was not possible for the unfortunate guest, who discovered that the curtains did not fit through the entire window frame
Instead of a view of the pool or an exotic beach, a hotel guest got the unglamorous view of the parking lot from his hotel room
One hotel offered a hair dryer to its guests, but posted a sign that read: “Do not use a hair dryer.”
A swimming pool is often a big bonus when tourists book their stay, but people were disappointed to find a creepy little entrance to the swimming area
One holidaymaker was shocked to find their window opened from the bottom outwards, especially as their room was eight floors up