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Bed and Breakfast Facepalms

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During the last 2 months and after reviewing more than 300 Bed and Breakfast locations for my upcoming trip, I came across some funny and cringe-worthy things.  Here are some interesting ones.

Picture curtesy of Google

In no particular order:

Owners:

  • Advertising on a Bed and Breakfast site, but noting that no breakfast is offered.
  • I will have different price for every month, I hope it is not confusing.
  • Reading lamp is an amenity worth mentioning.
  • There is no place for a small fridge in the room, but the fridge is needed.  Let's put it in the bathroom. Might as well put the microwave on top of it too, because why not?
  • 'Penalty' if no cancellation notification in 24 hours (OK, they're excused because they said they speak German)
  • A flash player website is no longer acceptable!
  • The link for your site goes to iCloud.. why?
  • Splash pages are still a thing in 2018?
  • Our suite features a colour television. (I did not know black and white TVs are still a thing.)
  • I will tag myself on every town around so I come up with every search
  • If you do not serve breakfast, do not include breakfast pictures!

Reviews:

  • This old house has squeaky floors.
  • Continental breakfast did not include cheese or eggs, just toast.
  • My stay was perfect... 4 out of 5 stars
  • Towels were not white.. my vacation is ruined.
  • Too many carbs during breakfast.. but I had to eat it all.
  • I'm a light sleeper and the road is too noisy
  • My stay was perfect... 1 out of 5 stars
In the end we were able to find very nice bed and breakfast places and we are looking forward to visiting them.

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