A Reddit user expecting a refreshing gulp of water in a Dutch hotel recently had an unfortunate surprise when the bottle was filled with a, well, pee-like substance.
FatDevilicious made the report on the r/Netherlands subreddit, writing “One of the “sealed” complimentary water bottles in our room smelled strongly like urine and was yellow.”
The hotel guest clarified that he’s not sure it was sealed, but it appeared to be and was placed in the correct position.
Unfortunately, the guest’s wife reportedly had a sip “before realizing something was very wrong and [spitting] it out immediately.”
Hotel reacts
According to FatDevilicious, the night manager first dismissed the concern as “probably a factory error.”
Thankfully, a manager the following morning recognised the severity of the issue and launched an investigation, sending the bottle to an independent lab for testing.
The hotel, which was not named in the post, told the guest that a “strict standard procedure” is followed for replacing water bottles.
“This procedure states that all bottles — whether open or closed — are replaced during the cleaning of the room and upon preparation for new guests.”
FatDevilicious kept a small sample for his own testing, stating on Reddit that he had already researched potential contamination from the plastic bottle, but concluded it was different.
“The smell is extremely strong, and similar to pee,” they wrote in their post, seeking advice on the next steps.
Reddit is, well, Reddit
Users of r/Netherlands were, understandably, pretty disgusted by the report.
“I think they don’t replace the water every night and somebody indeed peed in it,” is the current top comment from lord_de_heer, with 797 upvotes on the platform.
User Icedrive agreed. “It’s quite clearly piss, either someone at the hotel pissed in it or it happened at the factory (the latter seems a lot less likely).”
Other Reddit users were less sympathetic, advising the original poster to stick to tap water.
Some users were more helpful, advising the guest to contact the municipal health service, the police, or the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority.
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