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Wtf is this

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6demandingchildren · 12/03/2019 09:53

Stayed in a hotel up north last night, had a shower went to bed, while showing this morning I saw this in the light fitting above me, so glad I didn't see it last night as I would of slept in the car.
What the actual fuck is it? You will need to zoom in to see the pod type things

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Natsku · 13/03/2019 19:24

A nest of mutant spiders you didn't poke :(

I would have poked it. Or at least got someone else to poke it. Curiosity would overwhelm my sense of self-protection.

origamiunicorn · 13/03/2019 19:28

What would Ripley do?

BlackPrism · 13/03/2019 20:14

Fucking hell its the upside down.... horrifying.

I'd be requesting a refund tbh that's gross.

donthaveacludotcom · 13/03/2019 23:41

It's a fire waiting to happen Sad

6demandingchildren · 14/03/2019 11:58

Trust me I will not be staying there again

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KatsutheClockworkOctopus · 14/03/2019 13:24

Oh dear God. That'll be in my nightmares tonight!

icarriedaturnip · 14/03/2019 13:34

I feel genuinely sick, it’s so stringy!

6demandingchildren · 15/03/2019 08:25

DH is now home and he is not happy that I didn't check the reviews on the hotel as that alone is alarming.
And he is free very shocked I actually slept there even before finding the mutants pods.

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6demandingchildren · 15/03/2019 11:46

I finally finished my review
Well I didn't read the reviews, but this little gem has given me so much laughter (or I would of cried)
Came up north with my adult son we got a twin room, my son checked the beds for bugs but their was none but he did find a hair but on inspection it wasn't pubic and as we watch CSI programs on TV we are aware people lose head hairs all the time so that is forgiven, the shower was amazing such power that it blasted the shower curtain open. We found a dirty glass in a drawer but we think it's a northern way of borrowing the Gideon's Bible that was obviously missing. I then read my adult son the story of Goldilocks with real life actions as one bed was hard as bricks and the other was as soft as a bed that's been jumped on by a thousand hyperactive 6 year Olds, for a non smoking hotel their was so many fag butts outside our window (onto a flat roof) that it could of been mistaken for a tobacco testing facility .
I need to take my medication as I knew I couldn't sleep without it so my son went to the bar to get me a drink, they have me a pint of orange juice (I should of realised they have this to me for my bravery) I had a quick shower as the bathroom was fairly clean, got into bed and decided that once I was comfortable I was not going to move as I didn't want to spend the rest of my life impaled by one of the plenty rouge bed springs.
We woke up before our alarm and had a bit of a giggle about surviving the night (quite ironic really when you hear the rest of my review) it was 6am and we were planning on leaving at 10am to continue our journey, it takes me a while to move in the mornings but I pushed myself as I really couldn't stand my surrounds in the cold light of day, so while my son had gone outside for a ciggy (he went out the front door not window) I had my morning shower, the blast of the comfortable warm water hit he like hundreds of hail stones I got to work with the shower gel, as I was merrily dealing with my personal hygiene I happened to look up and can only describe the feeling of what I saw as something from the movie aliens (see photos) I have never moved as quick as my arthritic body has ever moved, still not having rinsed I got out of that bathroom asap (luckily the hotel has provided an abundance of towels) dried myself and got dressed while still damp, when my son returned I was there packed and ready to go.
My very brave son then went into inspect the light fitting and the cluster of pods coming out from it, at this I was screaming at him to get the hell out of there, we made our way to the reception and my very brave son had taken photos of the pods and we showed them to the very lovely ladies on reception, they then assumed the same look of shock and horror that was evident on our faces.
I would say avoid the hotel at all costs is just a shame as the staff are lovely.
Since starting this review I have taken to Mumsnet to question wether the pods were alien or some kind of mutant spiders, and the consensus is that the light fitting has melted some plastic and it's a fire hazard. So now I don't feel so bad for my reaction as my life was genuinely at risk just not from mutant spiders.

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MissionItsPossible · 15/03/2019 11:50

I was NOT READY for that second close-up picture. I went hot and am now itchy all over. Please let us know their response and explanation.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 15/03/2019 14:49

I have to surmise on closer inspection that those stringey bits aren't melted plastic, they are silkropes from where the newly hatched creatures abseiled from the light fitting .

I'd guess about ten of them from the photo: Have you checked your bags ( REALLY checked them) your hair, under your skin...

Loopylou6 · 15/03/2019 15:41

The media are gonna be all over this

Nesssie · 15/03/2019 16:12

Its quite clearly melted plastic, report to reception and leave it at that.
Very dramatic.

3boysandabump · 15/03/2019 16:14

It looks like filler or putty or something like that

ALongHardWinter · 15/03/2019 16:15

OMG tell the management.

ALongHardWinter · 15/03/2019 16:16

I've just looked at it again,and I think it look likes a lump of caviar. not helpful

MrsEricBana · 15/03/2019 16:19

Yep melted stuff waiting to combust big time.

6demandingchildren · 15/03/2019 17:28

Not sure what is worse, things hatching and doing on your naked body or boiling hot melted plastic dropping on your naked body.

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SpamChaudFroid · 15/03/2019 17:44

I wish you would have poked it OP. I'd probably have licked it. Grin

6demandingchildren · 15/03/2019 18:56

It took me a few hours to be able to look at the photo let alone lick it

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uggmum · 16/03/2019 08:37

Please name and shame. I'm dying to know what hotel it is

6demandingchildren · 16/03/2019 18:07

I'm not sure I want to name it as I will look very stupid for not checking the reviews before I booked.
But it's in Warrington so not sure if you could work it out

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NicoAndTheNiners · 16/03/2019 18:14

Is it the Britannia hotel? The Daresbury Park one?

NicoAndTheNiners · 16/03/2019 18:16

I haven't even checked the tripadvisor reviews for it yet but I know they'll be awful as it's a Britannia hotel. When I stayed in one in Newcastle I contacted environmental health afterwards as it was so bad!

ALongHardWinter · 16/03/2019 18:18

I wish you would have poked it OP. I'd probably have licked it Shock
You would have LICKED it, SpamChaudFroid?! Really?!

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