Why You Should Never Trust the Photos Hotels Post Online

Hotels aren't always completely honest when it comes to the photos they post on their websites.

Professional reviewers from hotel review website Oyster visited vacation properties from Barbados to Boston, and the photos they took didn't quite match up with the online fantasy.

This latest collection of "photo fakeouts" serves as a cautionary tale for anyone planning a vacation and relying solely on hotel websites. Some of these photo "upgrades" are so egregious, you'll think you are looking at pictures of two completely different properties.


FANTASY: Sugar Cane Club, Barbados

Sugar Cane Club

REALITY: Not much space, and no champagne

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FANTASY: Country Club Lima Hotel, Peru

REALITY: That pool looked a lot more luxurious online

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FANTASY: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington DC

L'Enfant Plaza Hotel

REALITY: The view's not the same ... and neither are the linens

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FANTASY: Mandarin Oriental, Miami

REALITY: A kiddie pool

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FANTASY: Hudson Hotel, New York

Hudson Hotel

REALITY: An impossibly small living space

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FANTASY: Hotel La Mariposa, Costa Rica

Hotel Mariposa

REALITY: What happened to the view?

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FANTASY: Blue Moon Hotel, Miami

REALITY: Actually, this just makes us feel blue

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FANTASY: Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami

REALITY: A noticeable lack of color and plant life

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FANTASY: The Grand Palladium Bavaro, Dominican Republic

REALITY: This buffet looked more delicious in 1988

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FANTASY: The JW Marriott Ihilani Resort

REALITY: Someone forgot to mention the cranes

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