7 Unlucky Hotels That Just Can't Catch A Break

March 14, 2013 at 10:16 AM | by ASchechter | Comments (0)

In honor of St Patrick's Day coming up this Sunday, we thought we'd take a look back at a few hotels that just can't seem to catch a break. If any leprechauns are reading this right now, take note. You've got your work cut out for you!

We thought it was bad enough when a random construction accident managed to flood the entire Knave Cafe at LPM. But it turned out the hotel had more bad luck coming, when Hurricane Sandy tore through Manhattan, toppling a nearby crane, and causing Le Parker Meridien to be evacuated. Here's to a cheerier 2013.

The JW Marriott Chicago made plenty of headlines (though not the good kind) this past fall when an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease claimed the lives of three guests who stayed there over the sumer. The Chicago Dept of Public Health reported that the hotel "fully cooperated with the ongoing investigation," and concluded by saying there was no further health threat at the hotel. Still, we're probably going to lay off those hot tub parties for a while.

This $2.6 billion resort was supposed to be the saving grace of Atlantic City, but after barely a year of being open, it announced it was planning to file for bankruptcy. Ouch! Hurricane Sandy couldn't have helped things either. We feel like they need a lucky charm or something to bring them back from the dark side, but then again, if a four-night Beyonce run during opening weekend didn't manage to do it, we're not sure what will.

Four more unlucky hotels after the jump!

#4: Hyatt Regency Houston.

Plenty of hotels offer those fun revolving restaurants on the top floor (one of our favorites happens to be the one at Marriott Marquis Times Square, but Hyatt Regency Houston might be the only place we know that got sued when a 4-year-old accidentally got her foot caught in the rotating floor. Eesh.

#3: Hilton Amsterdam.

Located in the Oud-Zuid district of Amsterdam, this 55-year-old hotel has a rather interesting history. For starters, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their infamous "Bed-In For Peace" here in 1969 (in suite 902). Lucky? Unlucky? Who's to say�But most definitely unlucky are the several deaths that have all occurred at or around the hotel, such as drug lord Klaas Bruinsma's murder in 1991, or artist Herman Brood's suicide by jumping from the roof of the hotel in 2001.

#2: W Austin.

This hotel suffered through a few "technical difficulties" back in 2011 when glass windows began free falling from the 36-story building. After not one, not two, but three separate incidents, the hotel was forced to shut down for 11 days and work on re-installing its 1,000+ balcony fixtures to stop the glass-shedding once and for all.

#1: The Beverly Hilton.

In 2012, the unlucky Bev Hilton managed to endure two tragedies within just six months of each other: first, Whitney Houston was found dead in a bathtub on the fourth floor. Then, in June, death visited the hotel again when a middle-aged couple plunged to their deaths in a mysterious murder-suicide incident that took place hours before the Daytime Emmy Awards were about to take place at the hotel.

[Photos: Le Parker Meridien; Revel Resort; Hyatt Regency Houston; W Austin; HotelChatter]

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