Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

#85,931
#85,931
DinkinFlicka said:
I've had pretty great luck with mine, honestly.

There was one in Barcelona that definitely wasn't reset before I got there. I just messaged the host and went to get food somewhere for a couple of hours.
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The quilt show was in Paducah. We stayed across the river in Illinois. The pictures were of a nice place by a pond. The pictures were 20 years old. It was a double wide, rundown trailer. The bed was sagging bad in the middle but they put a temperpedic topper on it so it was still horrible. The morning we woke up and mice/rats had raided the bread and crackers. Droppings all over the countertop.

The Holliday inn express in Paducah was aight though.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
The quilt show was in Paducah. We stayed across the river in Illinois. The pictures were of a nice place by a pond. The pictures were 20 years old. It was a double wide, rundown trailer. The bed was sagging bad in the middle but they put a temperpedic topper on it so it was still horrible. The morning we woke up and mice/rats had raided the bread and crackers. Droppings all over the countertop.

The Holliday inn express in Paducah was aight though.
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You get your$$$ back?
 
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In Berlin Germany so not really sure if it counts, but me and my two sisters booked a "suite" in this guy's apartment. there were like 3 other suites, each one could sleep 4 people. we figured no biggee, at worst its a hostel situation and we have one rando in our suite. for the record I did not book this place, and after checking it out told my sisters I would get us a hotel instead, but they insisted.

the suite was just one room, with some walls that stuck into the room about 4 feet at each bed to provide a little privacy. all of the BnB we stayed at all had some similarities with a hostel, so this wasn't too unusual. turns out our rando was the owner, and we were sleeping in his "suite". his bed was the first one by the door, so we had to walk past it to get in/out. most of the place was otherwise pretty normal, except for his/our suite, everything was blacked out, there was one light, exposed incandescent bulb, heavy wooden furniture everywhere in the suite so it wasn't a straight line anywhere. for breakfast he served blood sausage, and some black crackers.

owner was janky as hades too. he told us he wasn't German, didn't sound German, but never told us where he was from, "somewhere else" was the best answer we got. Both English and German were second/third languages. he was like 6'-6" even when walking around with a stoop, no clue how tall he actually was, never saw him stand up right. long blonde hair, wore colored contacts, pale AF. told us he couldn't go outside anymore due to health reasons. didn't have a cell phone, or any tech beyond a radio in his place.

he told us he would wait until we fell asleep before entering the suite. I think it was supposed to make us feel better, but it certainly didn't. my arse was in guardmode and didn't sleep a wink. guy came in an hour after we did, went to his bed, and just stood over it for like 2 or 3 hours, then grabbed a change of clothes and left the suite.

I don't believe in vampires, but at 4am, in a dark room with this guy and my two sisters, I had a full blown plan to improvise a wooden stake and stab this guy in the heart. that day we toured some churches in Berlin, and my sister, who isn't Catholic, used the holy water, and crossed herself that day. "because we have to go back to the apartment, and it doesn't hurt to be careful". my other sister never had any issue with any of it. I told her if that is how she feels, and something happens, and we get separated, I am not going back for her.

I adrenaline crashed so hard once we left Berlin, fell asleep on the train for 4 hours or so. took a cold shower at the train station just to get rid of the adrenaline stench. I never felt unsafe/in danger but man was I on edge.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Ok people.
Let’s hear the story of the worst AirB@B you’ve stayed in.
Mine last week was pretty bad.
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Way before there was an AirBnB my parents rented a house down in Ocean Isles NC one summer. No AC, no TV, 3 bedrooms but only 1 bed the others were air mattresses. It was an absolute dump.
 
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LouderVol said:
In Berlin Germany so not really sure if it counts, but me and my two sisters booked a "suite" in this guy's apartment. there were like 3 other suites, each one could sleep 4 people. we figured no biggee, at worst its a hostel situation and we have one rando in our suite. for the record I did not book this place, and after checking it out told my sisters I would get us a hotel instead, but they insisted.

the suite was just one room, with some walls that stuck into the room about 4 feet at each bed to provide a little privacy. all of the BnB we stayed at all had some similarities with a hostel, so this wasn't too unusual. turns out our rando was the owner, and we were sleeping in his "suite". his bed was the first one by the door, so we had to walk past it to get in/out. most of the place was otherwise pretty normal, except for his/our suite, everything was blacked out, there was one light, exposed incandescent bulb, heavy wooden furniture everywhere in the suite so it wasn't a straight line anywhere. for breakfast he served blood sausage, and some black crackers.

owner was janky as hades too. he told us he wasn't German, didn't sound German, but never told us where he was from, "somewhere else" was the best answer we got. Both English and German were second/third languages. he was like 6'-6" even when walking around with a stoop, no clue how tall he actually was, never saw him stand up right. long blonde hair, wore colored contacts, pale AF. told us he couldn't go outside anymore due to health reasons. didn't have a cell phone, or any tech beyond a radio in his place.

he told us he would wait until we fell asleep before entering the suite. I think it was supposed to make us feel better, but it certainly didn't. my arse was in guardmode and didn't sleep a wink. guy came in an hour after we did, went to his bed, and just stood over it for like 2 or 3 hours, then grabbed a change of clothes and left the suite.

I don't believe in vampires, but at 4am, in a dark room with this guy and my two sisters, I had a full blown plan to improvise a wooden stake and stab this guy in the heart. that day we toured some churches in Berlin, and my sister, who isn't Catholic, used the holy water, and crossed herself that day. "because we have to go back to the apartment, and it doesn't hurt to be careful". my other sister never had any issue with any of it. I told her if that is how she feels, and something happens, and we get separated, I am not going back for her.

I adrenaline crashed so hard once we left Berlin, fell asleep on the train for 4 hours or so. took a cold shower at the train station just to get rid of the adrenaline stench. I never felt unsafe/in danger but man was I on edge.
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Great story Louder. All the way around. Nice. Also, I didnt know adrenaline had a smell. My nose doesnt work well at all, for several reasons. No way I could ever smell adrenaline. I know that dogs, big cats like lions, and bees can all smell fear/adrenaline?...didn't know that some people also can though. Thats cool.
 
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#85,943
BigOrangeMojo said:
Found hidden cameras in bathroom/bedroom in 1....
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Never found one in a bathroom...my wife would probably call the police. Have found hidden cameras before in living rooms. First thing we do now at a rental is scour the place for any cameras. If I found a hidden camera in a bedroom or bathroom where my wife and daughter get dressed, theres a 100% chance things are gonna get really ugly. I wonder how much the laws vary from state to state etc regarding filming someone without their consent? I am sure that filming someone undressed without their consent is a crime...but staying at an ABnB is staying in someone else's house too so thats a weird situation.
 
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www.knightsinn.com

Knights Inn College Station Hotel Next to Texas A&M

College Station hotel next to Texas A&M University with free parking and Wi-Fi, and an outdoor pool.
www.knightsinn.com www.knightsinn.com

think this is it.,worst place ever..stayed there when Vols played in CS. $250 night ripoff, 2.5 stars..like stepping back 50 years in room, massive amount dead bugs around pool, think the staircase in lobby area was termite infested as it literally sank and creaked when you walked up it, nasty, stocco interior walls.,so nasty

looks like they updated at least some of it..should of been leveled.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Ok people.
Let’s hear the story of the worst AirB@B you’ve stayed in.
Mine last week was pretty bad.
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Went to Southern Skies in Knoxville a few years ago. Wife decided to treat me to a trip in the middle of my cancer treatments. Had a place rented in the Old City.

Couldn't check in 'til 4/5, so we just went to the concert (noon or so) and stayed until the end at 10/11 pm or so (whenever they had to stop playing.)

Hopped a couple bars on Gay Street, then the OC, then to our rental around 12:15a. Between the fun in the sun and my approx. 20-25 completed radiation treatments, I had never felt so tired. I was so very glad to see the place.

The key to our rented suite didn't work. Called management 4x. They finally got us a rep. to come out after 1:30a. Rep. couldn't get the key to work.

2:00 am. No place to stay. Graduation weekend at UT, so everywhere pretty booked up. A not so great end to an otherwise great day.

*Upon reflecting on what I have written, I realize, I never really stayed in the Air B&B, so does this story still count?
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
Great story Louder. All the way around. Nice. Also, I didnt know adrenaline had a smell. My nose doesnt work well at all, for several reasons. No way I could ever smell adrenaline. I know that dogs, big cats like lions, and bees can all smell fear/adrenaline?...didn't know that some people also can though. Thats cool.
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I should have said adrenaline sweats. it didn't smell like my normal sweat. might just be part of my "coming down off the adrenaline high" but after the "fight" response kicks in I tend to notice a distinct tinge to my sweat. no clue if other people pick up on it, or if its just me freaking out and reacting to something that isn't there.
 
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