Proud to be the world's worst hotel: £18-a-night hostel which boasts about filthy rooms and tells guests to use the curtains instead of towels
By Daily Mail, 15 November 2012.
By Daily Mail, 15 November 2012.
- Hans Brinker Budget Hostel warns clients in advance of filthy conditions
- Guests are encouraged to dry off with shower curtain to save on washing
- Advertising slogans include 'It can't get any worse. But we'll do our best'
- But 127-room hotel's honest approach is hit with travellers and students
The rooms are filthy, there's no hot water and the guests are encouraged to dry themselves off with the curtains to save on washing.
But customers of the Hans Brinker Budget Hostel in Amsterdam [Netherlands] can never say they weren't warned.
To prevent complaints, the owners of the $22.50 (£18)-a-night hotel feel it is best to tell people in advance about what to expect, even if that means a potentially fatal disease or mental illness.
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Uninviting: The owners of the Hans Brinker Budget Hostel in Amsterdam are happy to admit it is probably
the worst hotel around.
the worst hotel around.
Grotty: The rooms at Hans Brinker Budget Hostel are, by the owner's admission, filthy and there's
no hot water.
no hot water.
Brutal honesty: One of the hotel's adverts ensures the customers are in no doubt what to expect.
A lengthy disclaimer on their website reads: 'Those wishing to stay at the Hans Brinker Budget Hotel, Amsterdam, do so at their own risk and will not hold the hotel liable for food poisoning, mental breakdowns, terminal illness, lost limbs, radiation poisoning, certain diseases associated with the 18th century, plague, etc.'
From grotty rooms without a view to dirty bathrooms with no hot water, the owners are happy to admit it is probably the worst hotel around.
The lift is broken so signs point guests towards the 'eco-friendly elevator' - or stairs - and by not providing hot water they claim 'it keeps water consumption moderate.'
They even encourage those who want to shower to dry off using the curtains to save on washing and in turn 'save the planet'.
Hoping you have a life-changing stay: A disclaimer on the hotel's website warns of the dangers of contracting
a potentially fatal disease.
a potentially fatal disease.
Infectious: Despite the self-damning promotional material, the hotel seems to be a hit with travellers from all
over the world who are scrambling to book one of the 127 rooms at the hotel.
over the world who are scrambling to book one of the 127 rooms at the hotel.
Life of luxury: Fortunately most of the target clientele, made up of students and backpackers, seem to
appreciate the honest charm the Hans Brinker offers.
appreciate the honest charm the Hans Brinker offers.
Introducing the 'eco-towel': Customers are encouraged to dry themselves off with the curtains.
Advertising slogans include 'It can't get any worse. But we'll do our best' as well as 'Improve your immune system - stay at Hans Brinker!' or the modest claim 'Now with beds in every room.'
But this hilariously honest approach seems to be a hit with travellers from all over the world - who are scrambling to book one of the 127 rooms at the hotel.
SOME OTHER CONTENDERS...
Here is a list compiled by TripAdvisor of the dirtiest hotels in Europe in 2011 according to traveller ratings for cleanliness on its website:
1. Club Aqua Gumbet – Gumbet, Turkey
2. Altin Orfe Hotel – Icmeler, Turkey
3. Cromwell Crown – London, England
4. Corbigoe Hotel – London, England
5. Park Hotel – London, England
6. Hotel de Lantaerne – Amsterdam
7. Hotel Y Boulevard, Amsterdam
8. Blair Victoria & Tudor Inn Hotel – London, England
9. Hotel Manofa, Amsterdam
10. Hotel The Globe, Amsterdam
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Hotel comparison websites are packed with mixed reviews.
One traveller from Australia wrote: 'For the reputation of the world's worst hotel, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Pretty scabby still, very basic. The bathroom was atrocious.'
Another added: 'I'd read other reviews of the hostel before we got there, so was a bit nervous. Unfortunately most of the reviews I'd read were completely true. The rooms were like prison cells, with rickety old beds and metal lockers that didn't close properly.'
A more promising review reads: 'Hans Brinker is a fun-filled hostel with great facilities, friendly staff and great location. You will not be disappointed.'
Fortunately most of the target clientele, made up of students and backpackers, seem to appreciate the honest charm the Hans Brinker offers.
The owners, who have penned a book available on Amazon about the hotel entitled 'The Worst Hotel in the World', insist most guests are pleasantly surprised when they arrive.
Manager Tijmen Receveur said: 'They love our humour and sarcasm - and they have diminished their expectations to less than nothing.'
Reverse psychology works: The owners have penned a book available on Amazon about the hotel entitled
The Worst Hotel in the World.
The Worst Hotel in the World.
Video: Hilarious Hans Brinker Budget Advertising film
Source: YouTube via Daily Mail
Video: Amazing Hans Brinker Advertising film from YouTube user ajleek
Source: YouTube via Daily Mail
Top image: Hans Brinker Budget Hotel
This posting is a real classic - I mean talk about an elevator that never breaks down. Shaun Kwong - LNE Elevator.
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