I stayed in the worst rated hotel in Manchester and it smelled like someone hadn't had a bath in a month

Content creator @travelwithshona on Instagram went to Britannia Hotel in Manchester which is one of the worst reviewed hotels on Tripadvisor.

Shona said: “with over 2,000 terrible reviews on Tripadvisor, people are saying that this place is dangerous and to avoid at all costs.”

Adding: “From the outside this hotel is massive and you can just tell that many years ago it must’ve been a beautiful hotel.”

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Upon entering the hotel, Shona was told that there was no hot water and discovered a full “stupid” public bin inside.

When Shona arrived at her room number 415, she said: “It absolutely stinks of BO.”

Adding: “It smells like someone’s not had a bath in like a month.”

Shona also found stains on the bedding, a patched up bath and a standard shower.

Overall, Shona said that the hotel was: “very grim.”

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