Just came across a Youtube video titled “Hans Brinker Budget Hotel Eco-Tour” and claiming to be the world’s worst hotel. Out of curiosity I checked out the video. I have embedded it here so that you can see for yourself.

The video starts with introducing various eco friendly features of the hotel. As the camera enters the old creaking doors and reaches the reception you find the attendant sleeping with a green tag – “eco staff”. Staff save energy by sleeping when the clients are not there ( even if the clients are there, who cares).

Next you have eco friendly elevators where the only energy utilized is the guest’s. Then they have eco friendly toilets that are never cleaned, green climate control system where you the guests have to open and close the window to control the flow of chilling winds. There are Eco friendly toiletries that are probably super bio degradable so not available for use. They also say in the ad that - please leave your towel on the rack, it won’t be cleaned. Leave it on the floor and it won’t be cleaned either.

At the bar the bartender cleans the serving area with a small piece of cloth to collect spilled beer and water and squeezes it back into the beer glass to make your glass of Eco beer. The hotel also boasts of an eco friendly courtyard that is heated only when the Sun is overhead (garbage every where too).

Now here is the best part the Hotel is riding high on the hilarious marketing stunt and is running 80 percent full in this low season. Remember it is a 650 bed facility. No doubt a new age of marketing.