Once on a biz trip
with a collegue in Russia, we were in a shithole called Kaliningrad, where the only hotel was an old East german cruise ship, permanently moored.

It was filthy, stunk of diesel, bar always full of 60 year old German tourists who insisted on having Richard Clayderman playing at full blast.

Anyway, we had booked 2 single rooms but when we arrived, I got a single room, my collegue was given a double as 'we don't have any singles left'. Fine, no problem.

Check out time, she gets her bill, it's double mine.

When we asked about it, they said to her 'you had 2 beds'.

'So what?' she says 'I booked a single, and I was the only one in the room'.

'You put your suitcase and clothes on the other bed, therefore you used it, therefore you pay for it. Would you like to have it explained by security?'

I seem to recall the 2 days we were there came to a rather ambitious £1,100 or so, but that did include about £150 I spunked at a rather dodgy casino.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Thu 13 May 2010, 13:18, 3 replies)

I have often thought about visiting Kaliningrad
I shall think about it no more.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 13 May 2010, 13:22, closed)

It was quite a long time ago.
1997 or so. It's one of these places that are so crap, they're actually interesting to go to.

Just watch out for the hotel bill though!
( Not Pineapple anymore, Thu 13 May 2010, 13:39, closed)

In Soviet Russia
dodgy hotel screws YOU!!!
( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Fri 14 May 2010, 18:10, closed)