TripAdvisor, an online travel community, has rated the dirtiest hotels in the U.S. The Hotel Carter topped the list. Sadly, the hotel has maintained an active presence on TripAdvisor's dirtiest hotel list. It's the hotel's fourth year sullying the list, and its third year of having the dubious distinction of topping it.
2009's Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels in the U.S.
Hotel Carter, New York, New York
Continental Bayside Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida
New York Inn, New York, New York
Eden Roc Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey
Days Inn Cleveland Airport, Brook Park, Ohio
Days Inn Airport/ Stadium Tampa, Tampa, Florida
Travelodge Bangor, Bangor, Maine
Velda Rose Resort Hotel, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Ramada Plaza Hotel JFK International Airport, Jamaica, New York
Days Inn & Suites Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
The Hotel Carter in New York City has received come awful comments from travelers. One of the travel reviews from Trip Advisor reads, ""I have traveled extensively, domestically and abroad, and I have never encountered such a dirty and substandard hotel, to the point that I was concerned for my health."
You can read some of the other comments here on TripAdvisor's Hotel Carter page.
