Five Rooms in 2 ½ Days!!
After we woke up this morning and found that we were both feeling bad and having a difficult time breathing we decided to see if they would move us to another room. We did not post our prior problems earlier but it has now become kind of humorous. We were looking so forward to leaving Nanchang and coming to Guangzhou because we had such a great time here last year. But…..
When we arrived Friday night, we checked into the Victory Hotel at about 8:00pm. After we checked in, they took us to our room on the 4th floor and when we stepped off of the elevator all you could smell was cigarette smoke mixed with a mold/mildew smell. When we went into our room, it was better but still very, very, very strong so Tim went down to the front desk to ask about a no smoking room and they said that they were all full for the weekend but that they would move us on Sunday. So we decided to try and deal with it and Tim walked over to McDonalds to get us something to eat. When he came back, we ate and tried watching some TV but the smell seemed to get worse. So Criss went back down to the front desk to talk to them and they said that we could move to the 7th floor if we wanted and then move to the no smoking floor on Sunday. Criss went to check out the room on the 7th floor and when she came back she said that it still smelled like smoke and mildew but not as bad as the 4th floor. Then Criss called the White Swan to see if they had a no smoking room and they said that they didn’t but that they did have a smoking room if we wanted to check it out. So Tim walked over to the White Swan to check it out and when he came back he said that it also smelled like smoke so we decided that we would stay at the Victory Hotel for the night and move to the 7th floor. So we packed everything back up and had the bellboy come and move our luggage to our new room on the 7th floor.
When we got to our new room around 10:30pm, we put Jadeyn back to bed and as we tried to get ready for bed. We now started to notice that the room smelt moldy, musty, and damp but figured if we could just make it until morning we could then checkout and go to another hotel. As we tried to go to sleep, we found it harder and harder to breathe and decided that there was no way we were going to make it until morning. Feeling we were getting nowhere due to the language barrier, Criss (in tears) then called Helen (our guide) and explained this horrific situation. Helen said that she would contact the White Swan and after about another 45 minutes was able to get us a non smoking room on the executive suite floor. We then got dressed, gathered everything up again and moved to the White Swan. When we checked in, we were told that we would be able to stay in that room at no extra charge for the remainder of our stay. We finally got settled in and laid down to sleep at 1:00am. Well…
The next morning, after the children’s medical checkups we returned back to the White Swan and were told that we could not stay in the executive suite and had to move to a standard room. So, again we packed all of our belongings and moved to a new room! Guess what? This room smelled MOLDY, MUSTY, & MILDEWY plus it stayed damp in our room at all times. Well, we just decided we were going to DEAL with it! After the second morning in our new room, we both woke up feeling really bad! Everyone else in our group continued to tell us our room was awful and we needed to change it. So after breakfast we decided to swallow our pride and proceed back to the front desk to tell them we MUST have a new room. After checking four different rooms, we found one that wasn’t quite so bad and they said they would even bring in some machine that would clean the air. This took a little over two hours. We then were on the move again!! We again packed all our stuff and moved to our fifth room in 2 ½ days. This room is A LOT better and even has a river front view! Although the room is better, the damage to our bodies has already been done! We are now both very congested, have sore throats, it hurts when we breathe and feel miserable! The staff at the White Swan was great. We just think the four hours in the Victory is what started us on the road to becoming sick. You could not in your WILDEST dreams even fathom the horrific smell of that hotel. Anyone who has not traveled yet, DO NOT STAY AT THE VICTORY HOTEL!!!!!
Anyways, as we have gone from day to day, this has become more humorous to us and our group so we decided to share our nightmare with those that are following our blog! We do ask that you pray for us as we still feel bad and we will be packing everything back up again in two days to travel back home soon!
In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasures and will. Ephesians 1:4-5
When we arrived Friday night, we checked into the Victory Hotel at about 8:00pm. After we checked in, they took us to our room on the 4th floor and when we stepped off of the elevator all you could smell was cigarette smoke mixed with a mold/mildew smell. When we went into our room, it was better but still very, very, very strong so Tim went down to the front desk to ask about a no smoking room and they said that they were all full for the weekend but that they would move us on Sunday. So we decided to try and deal with it and Tim walked over to McDonalds to get us something to eat. When he came back, we ate and tried watching some TV but the smell seemed to get worse. So Criss went back down to the front desk to talk to them and they said that we could move to the 7th floor if we wanted and then move to the no smoking floor on Sunday. Criss went to check out the room on the 7th floor and when she came back she said that it still smelled like smoke and mildew but not as bad as the 4th floor. Then Criss called the White Swan to see if they had a no smoking room and they said that they didn’t but that they did have a smoking room if we wanted to check it out. So Tim walked over to the White Swan to check it out and when he came back he said that it also smelled like smoke so we decided that we would stay at the Victory Hotel for the night and move to the 7th floor. So we packed everything back up and had the bellboy come and move our luggage to our new room on the 7th floor.
When we got to our new room around 10:30pm, we put Jadeyn back to bed and as we tried to get ready for bed. We now started to notice that the room smelt moldy, musty, and damp but figured if we could just make it until morning we could then checkout and go to another hotel. As we tried to go to sleep, we found it harder and harder to breathe and decided that there was no way we were going to make it until morning. Feeling we were getting nowhere due to the language barrier, Criss (in tears) then called Helen (our guide) and explained this horrific situation. Helen said that she would contact the White Swan and after about another 45 minutes was able to get us a non smoking room on the executive suite floor. We then got dressed, gathered everything up again and moved to the White Swan. When we checked in, we were told that we would be able to stay in that room at no extra charge for the remainder of our stay. We finally got settled in and laid down to sleep at 1:00am. Well…
The next morning, after the children’s medical checkups we returned back to the White Swan and were told that we could not stay in the executive suite and had to move to a standard room. So, again we packed all of our belongings and moved to a new room! Guess what? This room smelled MOLDY, MUSTY, & MILDEWY plus it stayed damp in our room at all times. Well, we just decided we were going to DEAL with it! After the second morning in our new room, we both woke up feeling really bad! Everyone else in our group continued to tell us our room was awful and we needed to change it. So after breakfast we decided to swallow our pride and proceed back to the front desk to tell them we MUST have a new room. After checking four different rooms, we found one that wasn’t quite so bad and they said they would even bring in some machine that would clean the air. This took a little over two hours. We then were on the move again!! We again packed all our stuff and moved to our fifth room in 2 ½ days. This room is A LOT better and even has a river front view! Although the room is better, the damage to our bodies has already been done! We are now both very congested, have sore throats, it hurts when we breathe and feel miserable! The staff at the White Swan was great. We just think the four hours in the Victory is what started us on the road to becoming sick. You could not in your WILDEST dreams even fathom the horrific smell of that hotel. Anyone who has not traveled yet, DO NOT STAY AT THE VICTORY HOTEL!!!!!
Anyways, as we have gone from day to day, this has become more humorous to us and our group so we decided to share our nightmare with those that are following our blog! We do ask that you pray for us as we still feel bad and we will be packing everything back up again in two days to travel back home soon!
In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasures and will. Ephesians 1:4-5
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