Activity Stag Weekends

A poll of the dirtiest hotels in Europe has not made pleasant reading for British hoteliers as eight out of the top, or should that be bottom, ten were based in Britain.

The survey was carried out by TripAdvisor, which may go someway to explaining the depth of British entries, but nonetheless it does strengthen the arguement to head abroad for a stag weekend.

The dirtiest hotel 'award' went to the Grosvenor Hotel in Blackpool, while the Park Hotel in Victoria, London, came in third.

One guest of The Grosvenor Hotel claimed he could only see Blackpool's iconic Tower landmark at night when it was illuminated due to the depth of grime on his seafront hotel window.

“Spent one night at the Grosvenor Hotel and one hour would have been enough,” explained the guest.

“Don’t even get me started on the bathroom. I have seen cleaner public toilets and that’s saying something!"

Meanwhile, “FishyDave” from Chester thought the hotel might be acceptable to someone wanting to pay £25 on a stag night, although that is probably not meant as a ringing endorsement.

Here is the top ten European hotels of shame in full:

1. Grosvenor Hotel, Blackpool

2. Villaggio Club Porto Ainu, Budoni, Italy

3. Park Hotel, Victoria, London

4. Boston Court Hotel, London

5. Cromwell Crown Hotel, London

6. Dam Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands

7. Corbigoe Hotel, London

8. Earls Court Gardens Hotel, London

9. Blair Victoria & Tudor Inn Hotel, London

10. Minster Hotel, York

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The Hungarian capital Budapest is the cheapest destination for a stag weekend, according to a report published from Post Office Travel Money.

It is the second year running that the historic city of Budapest has topped the list, which is calculated by adding together a basket of commonly purchased goods.

The goods used in the survey were a bottle of beer, a cup of coffee, a postcard, a meal out and some sun lotion.

Hungary, along with Thailand and Bulgaria, came out the bill of under £40, while in comparison the bill in France would have been above £70 and in Brazil above £100.

Stag weekends in Budapest and elsewhere in Eastern Europe have been popular for some time due to the low cost of goods and services.

Nadine Hallak, spokeswoman for Cheapflights told The Telegraph: "Brits are heading in the direction of Eastern Europe en masse. Our viewer searches show a massive increase in interest for the region, with Dubrovnik, Warsaw and Prague seeing the biggest rises for flights."