We have prolific reviewers, sure. We have wonderful Local Experts who can answer the most obscure questions about their hometown. We have reviews full of exquisite prose-- not to mention perfect grammar. And we are, of course, immensely proud of it all.
But what do we really talk about over lunch at TripAdvisor? The stuff we can’t publish. Whether it’s funny, rude, bizarre, potentially libelous, incomprehensible, or all of the above, we love it, and we think you will too.
From our bug report form:
What is a bug report? Do I have to tell you about bugs? On a recent holiday to the Dominican Republic last year there were so many of them. Honestly, I thought I was visiting the London Zoo. Cockroaches the size of lions crawling around me all night long...I hate cockroaches. This year, I'm going to have to sleep with the lights on as I hear cockroaches don't like light. But then how am I supposed to sleep with the lights on? I don't like light either.
An e-mail to TripAdvisor Support:
"I have a
review posted on … and I was wondering if I could remove the pictures that have
people in them (meaning myself & the other person). I am getting married to
a different person."
A question for our support team:
"Are you
able to tell me the dates when the Elvis Impersonating Contest
will be held
this Sumer at the Rusty Rudder?"
Discussed in the TripAdvisor forums:
"My husband and I stayed at -- Hotel in Paris . The Shampoo from the --
in Paris is the best until now I am looking for other shampoo that gives
my hair a lift. We enjoyed the stay in Paris. But the shampoo is special for me."
Submitted via our review form:
From a note to our support team:
"We are going to be vacationing there in May and would like to know what kind of beer you serve. Thanks"
Thanks to WorldTravlingNJMom for this great shot of a sloth posing with a very Ollie-esque owl in Brazil. See the full review and pictures.
But not the room trashing kind of rockstar. (Thanks for specifying.)
Submitted as a review:
"The … is a genuinely beautiful place to stay. Perfectly maintained with as good a setting as you can imagine. I felt lke a rock-star having breakfast on the terrace in the morning (A critically acclaimed rock-star I might add. With a supermodel wife and a charitable foundation helping kids in Soweto and Lesotho. My early years would have been the usual orgy of drugs, alcohol and groupies but these days I'd have cleaned up my act and would be considered both a pillar of the musical establishment and highly influential. A sort of cross between Bowie, Springsteen and Johnny Marr)."
Feedback from a TA blog reader:
"Regarding the blog entry where the person suggests you list the planet Jupiter as a destination: I wouldn't rate it too highly if I were you. I hear the food is good, but there's no atmosphere." Ba-Dum-Bum!
From the TA Mailbag:
From a note sent to the listings team.
"Our guestrooms are situated in the heart of Brugge. It only takes 6 minutes to walk to the Big Market and 10 minutes to reach 't Zand. Our house itself is a classified building with step gable from 1673. We aren't superstitions at all and most of the time mostly sober, but still the atmosphere is special. Just as if the house is alive as well..."
Are you sure this is the right business model for you?
From our support form:
"i'm trying to buy some conch for my new Conch business. i'd like to start
with the wild initially please call me at [--]"
Between cockroaches on my screen or tarantulas in my bed, I'd take the roaches!
From a traveler review:
I really liked the overall hotel but there where many large brown hairy tarantuls in my room. They would even crawl in bed with me while I was asleep and leave the skin shells of their legs behind as evidence. One bit my girlfriend while she was asleep. Then a vicious bat flew into the room and buzzed around our heads and I had to fight it off with a stick. Then the bat got stuck in our solar window/ceiling and it couldn't escape. It flapped it's wings all night long.
Management did quickly and kindly move us to another room when we requested it. The new room did not have any spiders but the bats still could come in the room and visit.
Sent via the review form:
Went to Boston
to see a girl. Liked it so much, married her and moved there.
From
an owner response:
"As
for the spiders you encountered on the stairs and the bedroom they were sorry
you left without paying your bill but they had a collection and payed the
remainder!"
