Bed bugs and mice found in 'super clean' London hotel
The owners of a hotel described as a 'death trap' by a health inspector have been ordered to pay around £90,000 in fines.
Officers from a local council claim they found beg bugs and mice inside Michael's Guest House in London's Kentish Town, which was described on a website as 'super-clean, super-comfortable and super-affordable'.
The hotel was also allegedly covered in rubbish, had dangerous wiring and a staircase propped up with a plank.
Environmental Health Officer Mike Warren told the Daily Mail: 'It was a death trap - the electrical wiring was overheating and there were no warning systems or escape routes for the residents.'
The owners, Athena and John Stylianou, admitted a string of offences in court and face being shut down if they fail to pay the fine.
They pleaded guilty to not having a fire certificate or being registered as a house of multiple occupancy.
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World's weirdest hotels
Fish is always on the menu at the Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida.
Situated 21 feet beneath the sea, guests can enjoy unlimited diving, magnificent sea views through the 42 inch windows and an overnight stay complete with air-conditioning, showers, DVD player and two meals a day. A three-hour scuba diving crash course is offered to beginners and uncertified divers.
Birds' eye views are guaranteed at the Perche dans Le Perche treehouse in Normandy. Situated 50 feet off the ground, this cosy nest is situated within the boughs of an ancient chestnut tree in the Perche national park. It sleeps five and has two bedrooms, a small kitchen, shower room and wi-fi - presumably with twitter.
Live like a troglodyte at the Gamirasu Cave Hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey. Located in a 1,000-year-old Byzantine monastic retreat, part of the hotel was used by Christian monks until recently. Book into one of the monks' cells, or push the boat out and enjoy a deluxe room with vaulted ceilings, fireplace, locally-made carpets and wi-fi. Horse-riding and Turkish cookery classes will keep you amused.
You don't have to be barking mad to stay at Dog Bark Park Inn in Cottonwood, Idaho - but it helps. Guests entering the 12-foot tall beagle will find a world of canine wood carvings and dog-shaped cookies on their pillow. There's a bedroom in the dog's head and a cosy alcove in the muzzle and lots of glorious countryside all around for walkies.
No, you are not dreaming! Slanted floors, suspended beds and mirrored rooms are some of the surreal surroundings created by artist Lars Stroschen at the City Lodge Propeller Island, Berlin, Germany. Check into a slanted room which makes grandma's bed seem to fly; sleep in a coffin or on a bed suspended from the rafters; catch your reflection in the diamond-shaped mirrored room or sleep beneath the floorboards.
This vintage Boeing 727 fuselage at the Costa Verde Hotel, Costa Rica, is just the ticket for high flyers. Perched on a 50 foot pedestal in the Manuel Antonio National Park, the two-bedroom suite comes with teak panelling, hand-carved furniture, two bathrooms, air-conditioning, kitchenette and balcony. An adjoining aircraft houses a restaurant for those who don't want to cook.
A night in this tiny Calvados cask in Normandy is guaranteed to be a barrel of laughs. Once used to store 10,000 litres of Calvados, the barrel on the Domaine de La Corp au Grip estate has been transformed into a circular bedroom which is ideal for two people and no more. The owner runs cookery workshops too.
Once used by the US military to house radar defending the Panama Canal, the unusual Canopy Tower in Soberania National Park, Panama, is now an eco lodge. The bedrooms are at tree-top level and the Observation deck and restaurant with panoramic windows will provide amazing birds eye views of the forest canopy and more than 500 species of birds.
You won't throw money down the drain at Das Parkhotel, Austria, you'll be living in it. The concrete drain pipes have a double bed, storage, light and power but no toilet or shower - public facilities are nearby. And best of all, guests pay according to how much they can afford. Five more drain pipes will soon open near Essen, Germany.
Staying 155 metres underground will not guarantee a good night's sleep but at least you won't need black-out blinds. Guests staying at the single-room hotel in the Sala Silvermine, Vastmanland, Sweden, are provided with a delicious candle-lit dinner and breakfast plus a guided tour of the mine's winding galleries, vast caverns and lakes.
