Comments on Cozy Chicks: The B&B Nightmare

Linda, that really is creepy. I wish I could actua...

2009-07-01T11:36:43.605-04:00

Linda, that really is creepy. I wish I could actually see a ghost so I knew once and for all if they exist! There's a photo studio in town that has a "presence." The new owners have seen something dark move down the hallway, the bird goes nuts when "it" is around, and the electricity flickers. Once the alarm went off for no apparent reason. Spooky, isn't it?

We stayed at a creepy place (private vacation home...

2009-06-30T21:37:47.785-04:00

We stayed at a creepy place (private vacation home). The top floor was warm, inviting and really nice. The lower floor (where the bedrooms were) was very cold, dark, and had a way different vibe than the top floor. We made a fire in the little standing fireplace. The fire hardly took at all and was burned out by the time we turned out the lights. A couple hours later, we woke up and the fire was blazing. It was creepy. Even our dog wouldn't leave her travel pillow (set up by my side of the bed) to sleep on a bed in the other room. That's very unusual for her. Obviously, she sensed something weird there too.

That's horrible, Kate. I hope your friends po...

2009-06-30T13:28:38.686-04:00

That's horrible, Kate. I hope your friends posted that to several travel sites and online booking sites. That's bait 'n switch.

First trip to Walt Disney and everyone told us...g...

2009-06-29T19:50:19.983-04:00

First trip to Walt Disney and everyone told us...go to Best Western in Kissemee Florida. It's a great hotel and very convenient to Disney World.

Well, they lied. It was a crappy hotel with peeling paint, the bathroom was gross and they had bugs. Needless to say we checked out the next day and stayed in a hotel on International Drive in Orlando.

I appreciate the labour you have put in developing...

2009-06-29T12:45:33.069-04:00

I appreciate the labour you have put in developing this blog. Nice and informative.

Sobaka, I feel your pain -- twice! There should be...

2009-06-29T11:47:03.863-04:00

Sobaka,
I feel your pain -- twice! There should be penalties for false advertising.I suppose the thing to do is report violators to the local Chamber of Commerce and put up warnings on sites like Trip Advisor.

Heather -- check Trip Advisor! ;-)

Lalalalalalala, not listening! We're trying a ...

2009-06-29T09:30:35.301-04:00

Lalalalalalala, not listening! We're trying a new hotel in Bar Harbor, Maine next week. Lalalalalalalala.

What a story! Not really horrors, but... 1. Chos...

2009-06-29T09:05:14.619-04:00

What a story!

Not really horrors, but...

1. Chose a B&B in DC which looked very nice in the brochure, and was quite pricy. On arrival, it turned out to be on the edge of a slum (the brochure described the neighborhood as "vibrant"); the room was longterm dirty, as in, large black finger smudges on all light switches, doors and door frames; fittings were worn and crumbling; there was no soundproofing and it was impossible to sleep; there was no TV or air conditioner to help block the noise; the manager kept refusing to answer our questions on the pretext that it was "the busy dinner time" or "the busy check-out time" right now. We had reserved for 2 nights but left after one, forfeiting our second night's fee because there were no refunds..

2. We were attending a wedding on Maryland's Eastern Shore at the end of May. Temps were in the high 80s. The hotel room was $100 per night (in 1996, so this was even more pricy for me then than it would be now). The bathroom fixtures were all cracked and stained, and the whole room looked like it could use some renovation. But the main problem was, there was no air conditioning. We were told it wasn't turned on until June, and were advised to open the window to catch a breeze. I couldn't believe I was paying $100 to be told to open the window to catch an 85-degree breeze. To top it off, the wedding and reception were held outdoors. The only air conditioning to be had was in our car. It was the single hottest weekend I've spent in my life.