The 17 Most Ridiculous Photos From The Nightmare Sochi Olympic Hotels

Yahoo ^ | 2/5/14 | Tony Manfred

[Jean S]

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Construction in the Gorky Gorod 540 Hotel in Sochi.

Sochi officials say that the city's hotels are 97% complete on the eve of the Olympics.

But given the nightmare travel stories rolling in from reporters in Sochi, that 3% difference goes a long, long way.

There are reports of rooms without light bulbs or doorknobs. There are stories about unfinished hotels without lobbies or working elevators or running water. There are anecdotes from people who've checked into their rooms, only to find them occupied by stray dogs or construction workers napping in between shifts.

The venues and Olympic Village all look perfectly fine, and we haven't seen any complaints from athletes. But the hotels, specifically media hotels, aren't finished yet and it's a total mess.

The photos are ridiculous.

This hotel fitness center isn't in great shape:

Spa and fitness center at Gorki Grand hotel...you get in shape by putting it together? pic.twitter.com/jqqOCP9Wt5 — Chris Dufresne (@DufresneLATimes) February 5, 2014

A hallway under construction:

Ale zasuwają z budową nieźle.. pic.twitter.com/lSplwBSCZf — Kamil Wolnicki (@KamilWolnicki) February 5, 2014

The room:

Już wiem co się może dziać z moim pokojem ;) pic.twitter.com/Vx0JZ1O0F1 — Kamil Wolnicki (@KamilWolnicki) February 5, 2014

Needless to say, there are no hotel bars:

Sochi hotel not quite finished, & has no record of my reservation. I'll go to the bar while they try to sort it. Oh. pic.twitter.com/HQjAm4UMHY — Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) February 4, 2014

Hotel staff is seemingly coming and going into people's rooms as they please

[Georgia Girl 2]

My brother in law is with the state dept and has travelled extensively in Russia over the years. His stories of how bad it is are hysterical.

[luvbach1]

My brother in law is with the state dept and has travelled extensively in Russia over the years. His stories of how bad it is are hysterical.

. I have some stories like that too, and I was only there for 9 day: Like the museum restroom that had no toilet paper and whose stalls were smeared with you know what, apparently by users in desperate attempts to clean themselves.Or the old lady stationed at the entrance to a men's room handing out two squares of TP to each patron.By the way, American TP is the best in the world.