If Tumblr wasn’t custom built for fantastical niche ideas like this, I’m not sure what it was made for. Tripadvisaargh is:
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A collection of funny, anecdotal, strange and downright bizarre Tripadvisor reviews maintained by Hilary Wardle.
Tripadvisaargh was inspired by this very funny blog post by Suz Gibson about a disastrous trip to the Linen House Hostel in Belfast.
Club Secret Garden, courtesy of TripAdvisor
The site chronicles the best of the worst Tripadvisor.co.uk reviews. It’s a hilarious insight into the bizarre expectations of some travelers.
Of Turkey’s Club Secret Gardens, one very lucid reviewer noted:
… the people that work there dont don’t come and ask you if you want a drink or anything they can hardly speak English and one of the guys cant speak English and I advice you not to get help from them cause they always want tips he stands there and waits even if it was a toaster.
– Sam D
Of California’s Best Western Palm Court Inn:
… the mini fridge but it stunk so bad, it smelled like dead cat smothered in ball sweat. somebody left their kid on the jacuzzi unattended.
– DJKaosEZE
Good to know. For more, check out tripadvisaargh.tumblr.com.