Hey, hey, thought you all would like to know that TripAdvisor has come out with their "Dirtiest Hotels" list based on user responses.

And, they are -- DRUM ROLL, PLEASE

Dirtiest Hotels - U.S.

* Hotel Carter, New York, NY
* Ramada Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, NY (Hotel now closed)
* Nashville - Days Inn Vanderbilt / Music Row, Nashville, TN
* Red Carpet Inn, Fort Lauderdale, FL
* Regency Inn & Suites, New York, NY
* St. Augustine Beachfront Resort, Saint Augustine, FL
* Travel Inn Civic/Medical Center, Miami, FL
* Eden Roc Motel, Wildwood, NJ
* Days Inn Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
* Pacific Sands Motel, Santa Monica, CA


Dirtiest Hotels - U.K.

* Nanford Guest House, Oxford, England
* Manor Court Hotel, London, England
* Britannia Hotel Stockport, Stockport, England
* Europa Gatwick, Crawley, England
* Whiteleaf Hotel, London, England
* Park Hotel, London, England
* County Hotel, Carlisle, England
* Britannia Hotel Birmingham, Birmingham, England
* Eden Plaza Hotel, London, England
* Britannia Country House Hotel, Manchester, England


Okay, so what do you do when you get a filthy hotel room? COMPLAIN. Instantly. Make it clear you will not stay in that room. Either get a new room, or have the cleaning staff clean it completely for you. Also, demand a discount in your bill, even if you are moved or they clean your existing room. You were inconvenienced.

I remember staying at the Hyatt Union Square. Clean place, right? Normally, yes, but one year we got a crappy room. We didn't feel it was cleaned properly, and several things in the room were broken. We complained and were given a much better room, AND a discount. We will go back there. Why? Because they took our complaints seriously and compensated us for our time in dealing with the crappy room.

Anyway, make good use of the list.