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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Rei_sus on 2026-08-12 15:10:35+00:00.

Me and my girlfriend just wanted to have a nice, short retreat for our anniversary. We are broke as fuck, but some months ago we just joked about going to Paris like some basic straight couple.

We looked into it, without really thinking we could afford it.

Found an incredible combo flight+hotel.

Thought the catch was that the hotel and the airport were both fairly far from Paris.

Said “fuck it, we will just take the trains” and booked everything.

We leave tomorrow, and I was just checking the last details of our itinerary, where the metro station is, which line to take, when is the last train and bla bla. I’m on google maps, and… I inevitably stumble upon the reviews of our hotel.

In that moment I realise that, for the first time in my life, I did NOT checked any kind of review for the hotel. I just kinda went with it, too excited to finally visit Paris (something I dreamed of for a long time!) so I… I just did not thought about it.

Yall… when I tell you this place IS A NIGHTMARE.

Apparently there’s no working AC. Rooms are dirty. Bathrooms moldy. They demand a 120€ deposit (mind you this information is mentioned NO WHERE, nor on their website or on the third part booking I used). I’m reading 1 stars review after the other. I’m crying. My girlfriend still knows nothing about it.

That’s what I get for being spontaneous for once in my life. It’s going to be fun.

TL;DR: I spontaneously booked a trip to Paris without checking the reviews of the hotel, and I’m just finding out it’s a shit place. I leave tomorrow and there’s nothing I can do.