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Bizarre hotel experience- was it a brothel ? AIBU

307 replies

Mill46 · 21/06/2017 18:26

Arrived on business to city and decided to drop my bag before heading to conference . Booked hotel last minute . Wasn't cheap . Man meets me in street and takes bag showing me entrance to " hotel" next to door to betting shop . Ok a bit weird but I was in a hurry .i return later and let myself in with code and find my room is up 2 flights of a spiral staircase which I find hard to navigate ( won't go in to detail ) . So I ask weird guy who appears with bag if he had another room . He does - it's fine and I say I'll move to that one . Then he says he would prefer if I left . I'm now feeling a bit freaked out and think best to get the out of the place and away from weird guy . I ask him to reimburse me before I leave . He agrees then comes back and says his boss says no . I'm cross now and mention trip advisor - he then says he will pay me himself and gets me to accompany him to thencash point . He gets me the money and off he goes . Now in ianother hotel - but what the fuck was that all about - was it a brothel , should I get in tripadvisor anyway ???

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CloudPerson · 21/06/2017 19:02

I know it's rude to place mark, but I want to know what's going on Grin

BoomBoomsCousin · 21/06/2017 19:04

Not sure why you thought it was a brothel except, perhaps, for the price being high even though it sounds like a less salubrious part of town and lacked facilities (like a manned reception), and the weird guy? It is very odd though.

I've once been ushered out of a hotel in somewhat similar fashion. Wasn't sure why, but it made me very curious!

Tapandgo · 21/06/2017 19:04

What's going on in Norwich?

wowfudge · 21/06/2017 19:06

There's some crucial information missing OP. Come back and answer the questions!

Changebagsandgladrags · 21/06/2017 19:06

Interesting.

Maybe he thought you were a prozzie and didn't want any of that in his respectable hotel...

lilacskies · 21/06/2017 19:06

Very strange..never heard anything like it Confused .I would reckon either that or some kind of drug / money laundering kind of thing. Wonder if anyone else could shed some light on it...now I am very curious.

user1496484020 · 21/06/2017 19:07

Was he a burly gentleman?

Wattyyyy · 21/06/2017 19:07

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PommePoire · 21/06/2017 19:08

I may be mistaken but I interpreted the OP's saying the spiral stairs were 'hard to navigate' because she found them physically difficult and she'd rather not explain her personal/medical reasons for this, so just said she wouldn't go into details.

The brothel part could be because it sounds as though this hotel doesn't have a proper reception or foyer - entrance through a 'door next to door to betting shop' plus, the man meeting her in the street.

flibberdee · 21/06/2017 19:08

Come back, OP!!

Reow · 21/06/2017 19:08

I was about to say Norwich but I've been beaten to it!

If so then yes, it's a crack house/brothel.

Itstoohottoday · 21/06/2017 19:09

Thought this was going to be about "that" hotel in London near a square.

winewolfhowls · 21/06/2017 19:11

Best thread title ever

TipBoov · 21/06/2017 19:11

Come on OP, we need more details!

Intheknickersoftime · 21/06/2017 19:11

How could I have been so stupid as to book that hotel! I'm convinced its the same one.

Crunchymum · 21/06/2017 19:11

Do TripAdvisor review brothels now? Confused

WellThisIsShit · 21/06/2017 19:12

Wow that sounds very weird - disconcerting to say the least!

Not sure what was going on from your description - what are the clues that point to brothel? Vs weird and potentially psycho man?!

Bluntness100 · 21/06/2017 19:12

Op, do you know what a brothel is? Did you google it? Because I can assure uou can can't normally book bed and breakfast . So on balance, no it wasn't a brothel. More like a cheapo b&b and they couldn't be arsed dealing with you.

Reow · 21/06/2017 19:13

I'm betting on either the MJB lodge, The Beeches or the Lensfield.

Ah, my lovely home town.

Rachie1986 · 21/06/2017 19:13

OP.. come back and answer the qs!

Yep, just placemarking!

Assburgers · 21/06/2017 19:14

Well what does everyone else on Tripadvisor say?

Intheknickersoftime · 21/06/2017 19:15

But it's next to the cathedral, it looked pretty on the internet! There's slim pickings in Norwich when. Take that's in town Grin

twobarnsmammisonthebus · 21/06/2017 19:15

Did you overhear someone whispering 'LYNNE! These are sex people?', was that your clue?

SittingAround1 · 21/06/2017 19:16

Did it have MASSAGE in flashing neon lights in reception?

QuackPorridgeBacon · 21/06/2017 19:16

I'm struggling to see where it came across like a brothel..