This weekend, I took a road trip to Kalamazoo, Michigan, to attend a friend's wedding. 💍🥂 Unfortunately, what should have been a simple overnight hotel stay turned into an absolute nightmare! I booked a room at a 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻. Now, I'm a loyal Hilton customer. I've stayed at plenty of their properties over the years, and I generally know what to expect from the brand. So, I made one BIG mistake... 🚩 𝗜 𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗡'𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚! I figured, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘯. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦? Well... I found out pretty quickly. 🤦‍♀️ 🏚️ Red Flag #1: The Room Was DISGUSTING!When I arrived, the hotel looked like it was in the middle of a construction zone. 🚧 But things got MUCH worse when I walked into my room. 🤢 The musty, moldy smell hit me IMMEDIATELY. I walked into the bathroom and noticed: 🚩 Wallpaper peeling off the walls 🚩 What appeared to be mold growing around the shower 🚩 Water stains on the ceiling 🚩 A damp, neglected feeling throughout the room And mind you... 💸 𝗜 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗗 $𝟭𝟳𝟱 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧! I immediately went back to the front desk and asked to switch rooms. They told me they didn't have another king room available, only a room with two beds. At that point, I didn't care about the bed situation. 𝗜 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗔 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗠! 😤 They agreed to move me and said they would adjust the price. The second room looked better at first glance, but I was already running late for the wedding. So I dropped my bag off and headed out without doing a thorough inspection. 🚗 Red Flag #2: ZERO Parking Spaces Available!Fast-forward to around 𝟭𝟭 𝗣𝗠. 🌙 I returned to the hotel, exhausted and ready to call it a night. Except there was ONE BIG PROBLEM... 🚨 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗔 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘! Not one! I went inside to ask the front desk what I was supposed to do. The employee's initial suggestion? "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁." 😳 Excuse me?! After I expressed my frustration, he offered to move his personal vehicle so I could take his parking space.

You find a great flight deal… but the cheapest fare means you can’t choose your seat. For an extra $40, you can guarantee an aisle or window seat. What are you doing? Drop your answer below — and if you picked D, you HAVE to share the hack! 👀