TripAdvisor Identifies the 10 Grimiest U.S. Hotels
San Francisco's Heritage Marina Hotel Claims Title of America's Dirtiest Hotel
NEWTON, MA - January 22, 2010 - TripAdvisor®, the world's most trusted source of travel advice, today announced the top 10 dirtiest hotels in America, based on TripAdvisor traveler ratings for cleanliness. For the fifth consecutive year, TripAdvisor reveals the truth about hotels around the world, from the most gleaming to the most grimy.
2010's Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels in the U.S.
- Heritage Marina Hotel, San Francisco, California
- Days Inn Eureka/Six Flags, Eureka, Missouri
- Tropicana Resort Hotel, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Super 8 Virginia Beach/At the Ocean, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Quality Inn, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- New York Inn, New York City, New York
- Parisian Hotel & Suites, Miami Beach, Florida
- Capistrano Seaside Inn, Capistrano Beach, California
- Desert Lodge, Palm Springs, California
- Continental Oceanfront Hotel South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida
San Francisco's Heritage Marina Hotel claims the dubious title of America's dirtiest hotel; 80 percent of TripAdvisor travelers who reviewed the Heritage Marina recommended against staying there. While last year's dirtiest hotels list contained zero hotels from California, this year three California contenders made the list. Miami and Virginia Beach also delivered two hair-raising hotels each to this year's list. New York City cleaned up its act this year, with just one hotel on the list, down from three in 2009. While the New York Inn (# 6) has now blemished the list four times in the past five years, the three-time #1 dirtiest hotel in America, New York City's Hotel Carter, doesn't appear at all this year.
“For the fifth year running, TripAdvisor's dirtiest hotels list reveals that unfortunately, some hotels take the notion of offering dirt cheap rooms far too literally,” said Christine Petersen, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. “Our candid traveler reviews prepare future guests for grimy lodgings that might otherwise be an unwelcome surprise.”
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