Earlier this week Caterer reported on peer review website TripAdvisor naming and shaming Oxford hotel Nanford Guest House as the UK’s dirtiest hotel.
The property topped this year’s top 10 list of the UK’s grimiest establishments, after some of the reviews described it as “horrendous”, “squalid”, “total and utter dump”, “dirty, smelly and should be shut down”.
Not great publicity for Nanford Guest House but to make things even worse, a review in yesterday’s Mirror revealed just how bad things really are at hotel.
"There was only one bulb out of the four spotlights working, throwing an eerie shadow across the room. Peering out of the window at the view, I yanked shut the curtains rather than look at all the broken fridges littering the car park - and narrowly avoided a death-trap!
"Above my head, the heavy wooden pole wobbled as it strained to stay attached to the wall with only one screw on each side holding it up. Looking around for somewhere to hang my coat, I saw that a door was missing from the wardrobe.
"Even the 1970s blue and green flowery wallpaper didn't want to stay, and was peeling in strips off the wall. Leaning back on the mustard yellow velour headboard, I decided to watch a spot of telly. And sitting on the bed I certainly had a good view of it - from five inches away!
"As my eyes were beginning to hurt I thought I'd get an early night instead. With the noise of the TV turned off, all I could hear were bangs and creaks from around the hotel. Not trusting the room's lock, I pushed the smelly fridge up against the door and fell sleep until 2am when I woke up to a sound like a body being dragged down the stairs."
Makes Fawlty Towers sound mild in comparison.
Read the full review here.