Are these the worst hotels in China?
State TV runs expose on two hostelries in Lijiang, alleging fraudulent advertising and customer ratings, with staff joking they would charge to kill mosquitoes in rooms
Two hotels in a popular tourist city in southwest China have been shut down and face investigation after being accused of misleading advertising, fraudulently boosting ratings online and poor service.
One of the properties, in Lijiang in Yunnan province, was said to have mocked a customer saying it would charge him 100 yuan (US$15) for every mosquito he killed in his bedroom as they were kept as “pets”, Chinese state television reported in an expose.
The pledge to investigate the Windflower Snow Moon Hotel and Your Hotel was announced by the authorities in Lijiang in a statement on Sunday.
China Central Television reported on Saturday about the experiences of an undercover reporter.
The two hotels were rated five out of five on the online booking site Meituan.com, claiming to have luxury rooms and high-speed internet connections.
However, one of the hotels was an average house with clothes hung in corridors and public areas, according to the report.