Apr 5th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
After weeks of competition, thousands of votes and tons of ranting and raving on Twitter, all of you have made it abundantly clear that you hate paying for internet access at hotels. No free Wi-Fi dominated every round of the Hotel Madness tournament on its way to winning the championship. No hotel pet peeve so thoroughly and completely annoyed our readers like having to pay for Wi-Fi. Bad ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Hotel Madness: No Free Wi-Fi wins!
Apr 5th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
After weeks of competition, thousands of votes and tons of ranting and raving on Twitter, all of you have made it abundantly clear that you hate paying for internet access at hotels. No free Wi-Fi dominated every round of the Hotel Madness tournament on its way to winning the championship. No hotel pet peeve so thoroughly and completely annoyed our readers like having to pay for Wi-Fi. Bad ...Last day to vote in the Hotel Madness championship!
Apr 4th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Today is the last day of voting to decide which pet peeve will win our Hotel Madness tournament. Thousands of votes have been cast over the last several weeks leading up to this exciting championship match. Now, with hundreds of votes already cast, we are just hours away from crowning our winner. There's still time, however, for you to make your voice heard. Will you vote for the dominant #1 ...Hotel Madness Championship: No free Wi-Fi vs. Bad water pressure
Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:00AM:
What a wild ride it's been on our way to this exciting - and somewhat unexpected - Hotel Madness championship round. We've seen upsets, blowouts, tons of feedback on Twitter and an outpouring of responses from all of you letting us know what bothers you the most at hotels. That's all led us to this: the finals. No free Wi-Fi has proven why it's the #1 seed by dominating it's third straight ...Hotel Madness Final Four: Voting ends today!
Mar 30th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Have you voted in the semifinal match-ups of Gadling's Hotel Madness tournament yet? It's a short week of voting for this round since we'll be opening the polls for the championship beginning tomorrow. The Final Four pits #1 seed No free Wi-Fi versus #4 Resort fees and #3 seed Expensive parking against #7 Bad water pressure.
There's still times for you to make your voices heard. Which ...Hotel Madness: The Final Four
Mar 28th, 2011 at 10:30AM:
With two rounds in the books, only the biggest, most annoying and burdensome hotel pet peeves remain in our Hotel Madness tournament. The second round featured some of the tournament's closest contests and featured one impressive upset. Resort fees squeaked by One-ply toilet paper by a mere 23 votes while the #7 seed Bad water pressure dumped cold water on Bad front desk service's title ...Hotel Madness: Second round of pet peeves
Mar 21st, 2011 at 11:30AM:
After an exciting first round, Hotel Madness moves ahead with some intriguing second round contests. We're thrilled with the feedback and voter response to our tournament of hotel pet peeves and can't thank you enough for participating. Apparently, you all really hate some of the things that hotels throw at us! Hopefully, you've been comforted by the fact that you're not alone. If you need a ...Hotel Madness: Vote for your biggest hotel pet peeves
Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:30AM:
We launched our Hotel Madness tournament on Monday and the entire first round is now live. If you don't know what Hotel Madness is or you just need a refresher, check out our introductory post. First round voting is open until 11:59pm EDT this Sunday, March 20. Be sure to vote in each and every match-up listed below. Simply choose the hotel pet peeves that bother you the most. The winners ...Hotel Madness: Room not ready on time vs. Early checkout times
Mar 15th, 2011 at 2:30PM:
Our final Hotel Madness first round match-up is about coming and going. It's a battle of two evenly-matched peeves as #8 seed Room not ready on time takes on #9 seed Early checkout times. Hotels make a point of telling you that check-in is at 3pm, yet we often find ourselves killing time in the later afternoon after a day of travel waiting for housekeeping to have our room ready for us. Why ...Hotel Madness: Bad water pressure vs. Small towels
Mar 15th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
This intriguing Hotel Madness contest is a battle of bathroom bothers. The #7 seed Bad water pressure tries to drown #10 seed Small towels. Whether you've spent your day at the beach or need to clean up before a full day of business meetings, bad water pressure can make your shower useless and leave you a smelly mess. On the flip side, getting out of the shower only to discover that your ...Hotel Madness: No free breakfast vs. Expensive minibars
Mar 15th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
This first round Hotel Madness match-up is all about food. Our #6 seed is No free breakfast, a killer when you just need some fuel to power you through a day of conferences, meetings or sightseeing. It's battling #11 seed Expensive minibars. All too often, we find ourselves with late-night cravings for snacks. We'd satisfy it by raiding the minibar but it always seem to cost more than our ...Hotel Madness: No airport shuttle vs. One ply toilet paper
Mar 15th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
The first round of Hotel Madness rolls along with a battle between #5 seed No airport shuttle and #12 seed One-ply toilet paper. In the NCAA basketball tournament, the 5-12 match-ups are always ripe for upsets and Hotel Madness may be no different. It's such a hassle when there's no airport shuttle. Having to pay for an expensive cab ride or navigating a foreign public transportation system ...Hotel Madness: Resort fees vs. Early housekeeping visits
Mar 14th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Continuing the first round of the Hotel Madness tournament, #4 seed Resort fees takes on #13 seed Early housekeeping visits. Resort fees are a strong contender because they take money out of our wallets and - unlike parking fees - we have no idea what we're paying for. Popular in Las Vegas, resort fees are a mystery and wreak havoc on our travel budgets. Meanwhile, sleeping in should be one ...Hotel Madness: Expensive parking vs. Tightly tucked-in sheets
Mar 14th, 2011 at 4:30PM:
The first round of Hotel Madness continues with #3 seed Expensive parking battling #14 seed Tightly tucked in sheets. Paying for gas and dealing with rental car companies can make trips a real pain in the butt. Add in having to pay an arm and a leg to park at the hotel and you'll be ready to curse Henry Ford for ever inventing cars. Once you do get to your room, though, going to sleep will be ...Hotel Madness: Bad front desk service vs. Everything about TV remotes
Mar 14th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
Our next first round Hotel Madness match-up pits #2 seed Bad front desk service against #15 Everything about TV remotes. Traveling is stressful enough without having to deal with some bored teenager or burned out middle manager making your check-on process miserable. That's why Bad front desk service is entering the tournament as a strong contender to win it all. However, hotel television ...Hotel Madness: No free Wi-Fi vs. Annoying hotel TV channel
Mar 14th, 2011 at 3:00PM:
Hotel Madness debuts with an intriguing first round match-up. Dominant #1 seed No free Wi-Fi takes on scrappy underdog Annoying hotel TV channel. The lack of free Wi-Fi is a newer peeve but it has quickly risen to prominence as it perturbs travelers around the world. Meanwhile, the annoying TV channel has been around for years and, while it doesn't take any cash out of your wallet, it ...Hotel Madness: Gadling's tournament of hotel pet peeves
Mar 14th, 2011 at 2:30PM:
Like many of you, we're very excited about the NCAA basketball tournament. We'll be filling out brackets and putting off work to watch the games. However, that doesn't mean that we stop thinking about travel. In honor of March Madness, we've put together our own tournament of hotel pet peeves. Welcome to Hotel Madness, the ultimate bracket of things that drive us insane at hotels. You'll be ...
