I paid £17 to stay in this low budget HOTEL in BLACKPOOL / worst hotel ever ??

I went back to Blackpool to stay in the lowest price hotel that booking.com had on there website.
Booking.com had this hotel in Blackpool called THE DRIFTWOOD HOTEL and for one night in Blackpool the cost was only £17 WHAT A BARGAIN
( SO I THOUGHT!! )
After reading the reviews online it fastly
become not the hotel I thought it world be ! People talking about no one answering the phone for hour and some family even went home after waiting 5 hour to enter the hotel.
I hope you enjoy my video and please fell to subscribers.
thank you for watching.
#blackpool #worsthotel #worstb@b #stayinginblaclpool #thehotelhunter

[@Juls27989]

I know you cant expect a lot for £17 but you can expect it to be clean.

[@FallenAngel53]

You expect the worst and hope for the best in Blackpool for £17 a night you ain’t getting much more than a half decent Kip.

[@jorisbonson386]

Not really!

[@ChristineR1961]

Where's the hotel inspectors ?😮

[@CLGlitter76]

Well said 👏

[@pauloates5972]

Does your wife fumigate your clothes and make you have a scrolling hot bath when you return home. I admire you for your persistence in reviewing these dumps that are not fit for purpose. I do think that these booking agents should take responsibility and report to the local council. These places give Blackpool a bad reputation.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I think the council should do random checks

[@neilbuckard723]

Booking.dom really need to have a team of ppl that visit every property on there books

[@neilbuckard723]

Because sadly some are just not fit to sleep in

[@neilbuckard723]

I genuinely would of walked out that room its disgusting

[@paulengland3654]

Dan are you not worried about bed bugs there is a massive infestation going on at the moment in places like that, you are a braver man than me pal ,

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Yes but if I see them I will run

[@peedy671]

Yes Dan I fear the sink has definitely been used as a Latrine! The overall vibe of the place was minging! You could have turned the lights off and gone round and done an Urban exploring video it looked that run down!

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

That's not a nice please mate at all

[@RAFchurchlawford4469]

@@Thehotelhunteruk That explains why it was £17.01p. Landlord assumed you would spend a penny in the sink 🤮 6:59

[@diwilliams2877]

Omg Dan, I'm not posh by any means, but I think I would rather sleep in my car than sleep in that room. Love all your videos by the way, on both your channels. Much love ❤️

[@leogames4180]

I would have walked in and walked right back out again… or ask them to pay me to stay there 😂

[@Scot-land]

17 quid is 17 quid but i would at least expect the place to be clean for my 17 pound if nothing else. I think that bed has seen some heifer action in it's time 😂

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Fully agree

[@appleoneill5135]

Hahaha! 😂x

[@mcfcguvnors]

Loved that you had a clean up , i despise sinks like that & the peanut in the draw would also have gotten wiped @@Thehotelhunteruk

[@jaylou777]

As a woman I can tell you in all honesty I would rather hover over that sink than visit the god awful communal toilet … just being honest, thank you and your lovely lady for the content I love it ❤

[@neilbuckard723]

One thing that annoys the hell out of me is a bed pushed up against the window wall ,that's a huge put off

[@emy923]

Oh my goodness!!!! I'm never staying away from home ever again!!!! I need one of those uv lights complete and a tool box of cleaning products!!! Disgusting how people try to accommodate others.

[@bobhead6243]

Hi Dan , YES ! , That is what I call Dirty mate , No way would I stay there , I would rather sleep in a shed ! 😂🙂

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Hi Bob 👋 👋 👋

[@jackiemalone5314]

I dont think that bed has been changed since it was last slept in 😢🤢 i couldnt stay there.

[@lorianderson6072]

Yes I think that sink has been used as a toilet unfortunately Dan! I actually lived not to far from there although now I'm back home living in Edinburgh Scotland but I really liked living in Blackpool & my other half still lives there now!..... Another great video Dan but I think it was coming back to the light being on that made you unsure whether to stay the night, understandably!👍

[@sallychandler7859]

No I'm sorry I couldn't stay there. I felt dirty after watching it. They should've paid you to stay 😂

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I would not wait to leave in the morning I wipe my foot on the way out 🤣🤣

[@sallychandler7859]

@Thehotelhunteruk awful place. The worst I've ever seen. My fella works in other people's houses, he said some are like that. Ewwwwww how could you live like that?

[@mickhoult]

The problem is going to continue if you don't actually inform the owners of the hotel.

[@richardsmith4304]

I think they would know 😂

[@philrob1978]

The "owners", if you can call them that, couldn't give a flying frig. These places are owned by a criminal underbelly. Dan is staying here, I feel, for the lols - but Christ, I wouldn't go anywhere near the place - I'd rather sleep under the pier with a cheap blanket.

[@ianhill4585]

For £17 , they know,--- let's face it, it's one step up from a shop doorway.

[@Beard_Outdoors]

Another banging video mate, and yes %100 know people piss in the sinks in b&bs, I used to spend a lot of time in army barracks, using the sink was standard but always left it spotless!. Keep them coming Dan, you aught to take your own sleeping bag in case of extreme circumstances lol 😂

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I forgot my sleeping bag this time

[@Beard_Outdoors]

At least you did it though mate, fair play

[@clarea1801]

I've never weed in a sink (I'm a lady so couldn't reach anyway 😊) but I do pee in the shower 😂😂

[@Stanly-Stud]

Well I was in the Army 9 years & never pissed in a sink, it was just a running joke like the Sloppys jizzing in the beans

[@BLACKPOOLMUSIC]

Going to cost tens of thousands to put all the right. Shut it down and get it sold to a developer for flats. If people are coming into rooms next job maybe a spy cam left running catch what's happening 😮

[@thomasmacias5032]

Thank you Dan for another wonderful video that room was disgusting. I love your videos English woodsman Hotel Hunter we love you here in Northern California. Thank you for all your hard work Dan peace and God bless to you and your family.💙🙏🇺🇸

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Good evening mate i was looking forward to seeing your comment.

[@LeopardprintBet]

Me too! I love your videos and I really love the idea of a friend so far away enjoying them too🌟 xx

[@michaelbradshaw8846]

I'm so glad you make people aware especially the size of the bed its no excuse the hotel charging £17 I don't go to blackpool nowdays due to my health issues but in the days of me going to blackpool for the weekend I didn't go for the cheapest but a medium priced hotel. Each person / couples have their own price bracket. People shouldn't have to stay in something like that.

[@james76mancs98]

Mate did u check there was no spy holes in the walls 😮

[@johnd8538]

A glory hole would have been a bigger surprise 😂😂

[@geraldinehardman6559]

Eewww I wouldn't pay 1p let alone £17.01p your braver than me hun I wouldn't step foot in that xx

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I thought about running home 🤣🤣

[@geraldinehardman6559]

@@Thehotelhunteruk I was very surprised you actually stayed x

[@HorrorFanatic-ws3te]

That is nasty! What kind of people treat places like that?! I really don't know how you do it, especially cleaning other people's dirt. More to the point, what kind of people are running these places. You are very brave.

[@bengaltiger1289]

The problem isn't always the hotel management , Sometimes the guests simply have no care for their own hygiene (or home). I have the upmost respect for you trying to make a difference. We need more like you in the world that's for sure!

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Thankyou for watching and taking the time to comment

[@janehatch4673]

I totaly get the whole "you get what you pay for mentality" and maybe these "hoteliers" dont have much funds for improvement, but surely they could go to second hand stores and easily by a new bed (sometimes even brand new mattresses) for very cheap!

[@ep4161]

I think they are rooms that get hammered so they don't invest and then they get worse so it's a vicious cycle. If they cleaned up, put up price, they'd break cycle.

[@tommymclean3146]

ni its owned by a family who have 13 of these low budgets the lad was employed typicly 160 a week to housekeep and give out the keys all there places are near same

[@alechallwood512]

What a disgusting place, how are places allowed to stay open.

[@grahamherbert3612]

Blackpool is a dystopian hell.

[@larasoutdooradventures5685]

Migrants get 4* maybe they should be in such as this

[@lindabateman1357]

4*?! Maybe stop getting your news from Nigel Farage?

[@22seanmurphy]

No way on this planet would i stay there even if it was free.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Hannahxx1971]

Even that massive stain on the wall looked like it had taken on human form and was aghast at the state of that hovel!! I wouldn't stay there for the night if they offered to pay me!

[@AdamF8]

Looks like a skeleton 😂😂

[@andywright3450]

Thanku dan great video mate hotel looks rank I would have left as well what a dump

[@jamesellsworth9673]

At one time, hot water was only available at limited hours: could that have been the case?🤔 In resorts, like Blackpool, prices could be expected to be higher...and many accommodations to be tatty. Here, the price was low and the room was tatty. Was this place somewhat near the attractions? As to sanitation: the bathrooms showed some mold and neither you nor I could fit in the showers. At least your sink was attached to the wall and the taps stood far enough out to fill a glass. There should have been a cover on the mattress to protect the mattress against various likely secretions. The room was very small, so it was easier for you to clean it in good time!😇 What with having camped in bivvies, I would not have felt claustrophobic.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Hi Jame thank you for watching. I love the part you saying we would not fit in the shower 😂😂

[@derekpurcell937]

Dan did you noticed there were wires hanging down from the TV to thee bed thwt is Fire hazed qnd dangerous

[@sarahstrong7174]

A clean mattress cover to cover the stains would have been nice.

[@sarahstrong7174]

I would rather pay £20 & have a clean room & bathroom & a clean mattress cover on the bed.

[@sarahstrong7174]

I think you might be better off without looking at every thing with that UV light.

[@garethmorgan7474]

Really enjoyed the video Dan thank you, looking forward to next one

[@lincs4life]

Never use the kettle in any hotel good or bad, you would be shocked how many of them have been pissed in.

[@cherryred1732]

O aye. A not just piss either I bet. Could also be semen .would never trust a place/ dump like that.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

So I have heard

[@kevinrumbold5667]

Always pack ya travel kettle lol, I do. 😊

[@Stanly-Stud]

​@@cherryred1732 😂

[@stephanieboond1564]

Im very surprised that the health and safety people have not shut that crap hole down..not fit enough for any animals to sleep in let alone a human being..No way would i stay there its cleaner camping out in a tent

[@davidhuster2700]

In my younger days hopping in a shit van and playing punk shows around the states I kept a journal rating the garbage places we stayed and which hotels to avoid (we were broke. They were a luxury). At the end of a tour my bag and journal were stolen. But I love this idea. I'd like more in depth bathroom reviews lol. Pooping away from home can suck

[@ianwhitehead691]

Where's your punk spirit, Or did you jump on the band wagon. 🧷

[@christrance777]

It’s like watching a film of a room that has been firebombed and seeing the damage.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

🤣🤣

[@laurap6376]

💯 yes. It's filthy & the bed needs burning. I wouldn't sleep there if you paid me too. I'm really enjoying your reviews, they ate both entertaining & honest. Keep up the good work 😊

[@dawnprice9546]

Bad state of affairs when u leave room cleaner than what it was when u went into it. £17,01 doesn't mean u let u guests stay in filth. I paid £25 at a B&B in Ayr Scotland and it was spotless. Plus u got a great fry up in the morning.

[@adrianmcgachie]

Oh my goodness, my skin was literally crawling. Rather you than me!

[@sneezymonkey]

Im laid in my (clean) bed at home & itching like mad watching the grubbiness. I dont know how you do it, but i love watching it! 😅

[@petersellars4571]

Shouldn't matter bought price of hotel, room should always be respectful for each guest that stays, we spending our hard earned money to stay there

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I know some one went back into the room when I left

[@alextrainspotterhd6444]

Can’t believe you stayed in that omg I admire you for doing that

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I think the next place will be worse

[@jamieparker2632]

great video shame about the room keep up the good work your already doing

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Thank you for watching

[@royalrecordings4307]

Run for your life 😅😅

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️

[@dazzp2]

Boarding House ! It wants Boarding Up

[@secretlemonadephil]

Places like this should be honest, reconfigure to cell standards (toilet, sink, metal framed bed) and advertise a book in, go on the lash, hit the sack at 01.00 and be out at 10am type vibe. There could be no misunderstanding.

[@Storminateacup85]

🤢 the room is minging. Even though you have cleaned it it’s still going to grimed in germs. 🤮. You’re a brave man to even sit on the bed.

[@FuManBoobs]

No en suite. That's a hard no for me.

[@patriciasmith9254]

Sorry but I would have walked straight back out. Yes you only pay £17.00 but it should be cleaner. 🐕🐾🐾🇬🇧

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

100%

[@sallyh5555]

Made me feel sick, the state of it. One up from sleeping on the streets if you were desperate

[@Thats_him_with_the_daft_hat]

I have a whole plethora of ideas' as to what this place is. Could it be..... 1. A place where 'ladies of the night' bring 'clients'. 2. A 'shooting gallery'. An establishment where people go to inject drugs. 3. A flophouse. A place that accepts homeless people, cash only. 4. All of the above. The chances are the hotel owner is as desperate as the people who check in.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I think number 1 is right 🤣🤣

[@mnym8ts]

omfg thats filthy lol , id have been outa there

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I wanted to but my channel is about staying in them

[@lisabudd5979]

Needs to be shutdown . How gross . Cheap or not .hygiene should be priority in hotels. If there business is ppl staying there be professional on health and safety .no way get out of there report them.🇦🇺 god you expose these places 😊👍

[@paul.h.8014]

Rather have clean sleeping bag on street...

[@smh1072]

Nothing would persuade me to stay in that place. It should be condemned.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Fully agree

[@maz7031]

I would have looked at that room and went..nah..then one look at that toilet and id be out the door in a flash,even for £17 you expect cleanliness and safety,health and hygiene is a must doesnt need to be modern..but jeezo..

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

It was a bad one this times that's shower was unbelievable

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Right: there must be an inspection program in a resort like Blackpool. Rooms must be licensed?

[@axoscurry.]

you would get a better room to sleep in at a squat , and that's free.

[@RB-jq6gh]

You would get a better room at the local nick.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Yep 100%

[@grahamkelly8662]

Just found this channel and holy crap! That room was nasty and that bed? Just wow! I honestly don’t know how you stayed there. I couldn’t have. To be fair, if the bed was clean, clean draws, etc it wouldn’t have been so bad but that was the pits. I feel so blessed to be sitting up in a nice clean bed and new bedding . I recently bought a proper thick winter blanket and it’s so cozy. Oh crap, you only have a few videos uploaded. I was going to binge watch. I look forward to future uploads but does it have to be you staying in hell, every time? How about stay in some budget but CLEAN places?

[@TheROLLER1953]

Couldn't stay there - very unsafe

[@MadameG-t8h]

I could not have stayed there😮. Kudos to you!

[@bethanhamer.8669]

I’d have had to leave 😂😂

[@carolflynn7933]

😮 no sorry I wouldn't stay there for free. Needs to be condemned . SHOCKING

[@LeopardprintBet]

I physically recoiled when you showed us the bottom of the shower. I actually jumped xx

[@ronnieronaldo889]

Started watching and am like Ano this guy from the camping. Good video

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Yep I am a UK outdoor youtuber and now I started this channel

[@manuelfg2902]

I lived in Blackpool in 97-98. Worked in one of that kind of B&B cleaning rooms. Everything was so much different. Cheap hotels, but clean and presentable. Can't understand what happened.

[@IntimateCabaret]

I’d be worried about fire risk in a place as uncared for as this.

[@GinaRussell-c2c]

That room was the pits! I’m sorry i couldn’t have stayed because that bed also was full of strains and that would have put me off I know now where not to stay!

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

See, that's what my channel is all about showing people what the rooms look like in real life and not what we see. Advertised online.

[@matthew6994]

Great review - Here's a thought - You probably spent more on cleaning products then you did on the cost of the room! Was there a restaurant at that 'hotel'?

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Nothing at all

[@KimberleyEdwardsfacecakes]

Gotta shake your non feather feather duster hahahahaha made my day

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Ha ha

[@ChrisandBexAdventures]

I definitely wouldn't stay there, not even at £17 there's no need for that kind of dirt tbh,

[@neilbuckard723]

Theres no excuse dan for basic cleanliness

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

👍👍👍

[@sheilam4525]

Fantastic channel, love hotel reviews, especially bad ones😂. New subscriber👍

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Welcome to the channel

[@p.j4545]

I could not sleep in there i would have to go home lol

[@carolsurridge4087]

I would have walked straight back out of there. I know its only 17pounds a night but its discusting not even clean by any standered 😮

[@DavidNolan-fi8gi]

Thats the room where long black bob got it on with brighton barbara,noooooooo not the bathroom,epic

[@chrisbiggs4082]

Another interesting video and find the Blackpool ones most interesting as a former resident and regular lifelong visitor. You do a very good job with videos and seem a proper down to earth sound bloke. Where was the stake house? Might have to give it a try next time I'm up there and would be great to bump into you up there and have a chat mate.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Steak house just after Mcdonald on the seafront

[@chrisbiggs4082]

@@Thehotelhunteruk Thanks mate

[@thevixter82]

I've not been well, been really poorly with my chest, put on anti biotics and steroids which are making feel really sick, watching this doesn't help. That room was setting me off 🤢

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Hi 👋 have you just subscribed today ?

[@blairmore33]

Did you have the peanut as a cheeky night time snack 😂😂😂

[@SebSea5319]

I couldn't even watch the whole video. That place seems to be a fire deathtrap. Accommodation like that is usually infested with bedbugs. BEWARE!

[@ellenclayton3642]

That is horrible. No way would I stay there. Doesn’t seem like even the basic cleaning happens

[@kimanderson6162]

Omg Dan, I do not know how you stayed in there.....🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢🤢. It may have only been £17.01 but there are standards they have to adhere too. If you bang on to your kids about turning lights, you would have turned out that light..........🎉

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Someone put that light back on 100%

[@freddyoutdoors]

That's a shocking hotel even for the price mate nothing works and not clean crazy stuff

[@marieparrott7944]

Sick of people saying what do you expect for £17!! It doesn’t matter how much the room is it should be spotless clean….period…I certainly would not of touched anything in that room without gloves and sanitiser…….why aren’t these places regulated? They are disgusting and totally unacceptable 😡

[@Y44Matt]

You should try The Wilcott, lovely hotel with lovely owners in Blackpool x

[@kathiwalker7512]

Its a hotel Dan, they dont wash the walls, pillows or bedspreads. That costs money. You get clean sheets and coffee. Thats it. Its not the hilton where you pay 400 usd per night and 10 usd for a cup of coffee. Just a cheap room to go and do what you came there to do and sleep, maybe. When you start to pay more for your room then you can complain. But I've been in some pretty schetchy places where people leave their shoes outside. Toss the comforter off to the corner, dont use the phone or the shower and never put your bags on the floor. One of these times you will walk away with more than what you came with.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I don't think it's clean sheets every time kath

[@mcgseafrass77]

That room Manky mate...not a hope I'd walk out...and I'm no prude man it's rank

[@simonc7982]

I would leave and sleep in the car!

[@booth2710]

Probably a room that is usually just rented by the hour.

[@Mcguyver020]

I dunno if they are still around or whatnot but oyu used to be able to get a "Universal remote" app on phones and you just input the make/model of the TV and it can try to use it as a remote. May help yourself when rooms don't provide the remote, I know that's not a 'fix' but it can at least help your mind with the tv :)

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

I looked on my phone but I think the TV is so cheap

[@joycelawson6230]

That were better than the one I paid 30 for , the landlady greeted me in pajamas smoking a spliff , awake all night with drunk pissed up people , went to bog in morning and fell over some weapons on stairs ! That's luxury lol

[@Sametribeeverytime]

Ever since an ex collegue told me him and his mates would regularly urinate in hotel kettles and turn it on before leaving made me never ever use a hotel kettle or cups ever again.

[@lisapinfold506]

How old were they? Sound like a bunch of toddlers!

[@rachaelghostcat8584]

Oh Dan I didn't know you had this channel, just subscribed. I always watch you on your camping one.

[@jameshowitt12]

A hotel u could try out as a review and video blog could be the Oaklea in Blackpool it's advertised as being a pleasant modern recently refurbished hotel, bit when I recently stated there this wasn't the case Staff seemed uninterested and fed up of working there also when I bought up issues with room and also fact lighting was not fully lit throughout hotel even at night I had to use my phones torch to see where was going. The staff just ignored me and carried on playing on their phones

[@shonacourt9750]

No mattress or pillow protection 🤢🤢

[@Borg1983]

Wow bed bug heaven

[@cherryred1732]

Jesus . Boarding house. 😅. It should be F ing boarded up. Would not keep hens in that hovel.

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Andrewoutdooradventures1550]

I think that the room was filthy and small but the toilet was clean thanks Dan for sharing this great video see you on the next video cheers Dan 😊👍

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Did you not see the shower room??

[@Andrewoutdooradventures1550]

I think the showerroom was disgustingly dirty you paid £ 17 for that room the staff should clean up

[@sarahillingworth2718]

I hope the Travelodge is better when I come next month lol

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Where you staying

[@sarahillingworth2718]

The Travelodge near South pier Blackpool 👍

[@brenda281262]

£17 tax and penny for the room, disgusting just cause its cheap it doesn't have to be dirty

[@petermellors6456]

i paid £23 for two chicken wraps and two chips with gravy... just to put its value into perspective lol

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

Thank you for watching

[@stephendonkin5497]

Good honest review

[@Thehotelhunteruk]

It's the best way to be