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
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 ClubREALITY: Not much space, and no champagne
Courtesy of Oyster.comFANTASY: Country Club Lima Hotel, Peru
REALITY: That pool looked a lot more luxurious online
Courtesy of Oyster.comFANTASY: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington DC
L'Enfant Plaza HotelREALITY: The view's not the same ... and neither are the linens
Courtesy of Oyster.comFANTASY: Mandarin Oriental, Miami
REALITY: A kiddie pool
Courtesy of Oyster.comFANTASY: Hudson Hotel, New York
Hudson HotelREALITY: An impossibly small living space
Courtesy of Oyster.comFANTASY: Hotel La Mariposa, Costa Rica
Hotel MariposaREALITY: What happened to the view?
Courtesy of Oyster.comFANTASY: Blue Moon Hotel, Miami
REALITY: Actually, this just makes us feel blue
Courtesy of Oyster.comFANTASY: Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami
REALITY: A noticeable lack of color and plant life
Courtesy of Oyster.comFANTASY: The Grand Palladium Bavaro, Dominican Republic
REALITY: This buffet looked more delicious in 1988
Courtesy of Oyster.comFANTASY: The JW Marriott Ihilani Resort
REALITY: Someone forgot to mention the cranes
Courtesy of Oyster.com
