TripAdvisor: We Are Not Making This Up.

The Snarky Owl has a brand-new nest...

2009-10-16T14:06:49-04:00

We've moved our blog to http://tripadvisor.wordpress.com. When you visit us there, you'll notice we're posting about much more than the crazy reviews, e-mails and forum posts you've seen here. We hope you enjoy it! Never fear, though-- nothing has happened...

Actually, that doesn't sound cute at all

2009-09-30T13:39:45-04:00

From a review: Snakes in my room, baboon pooping and peeing my room and in the showers multiple times a day (sounds cute when you write it, but I assure you it is not).

We can't imagine why...

2009-09-24T12:40:52-04:00

From a review: There are two employees that dress up like flinstones and smash clubs off the ground next to sleeping guests as a joke. People were getting quite upset with this.

Who has the "superiority complex" again?

2009-09-18T12:47:00-04:00

An e-mail to our support team: TripAdvisor, who the hell do you think you are...? I just wrote a review on a marvellous (note the double "ll"...) P--- hotel and what was your reply...? Your review will be published if...

If this leaves you completely confused, please post this as your status for the rest of the day.

2009-09-10T09:15:00-04:00

A fax sent to our office: Hello! I love TripAdvisor and use your site frequently. Unfortunately, it appears that you are not immune to such tomfoolery that it one of the main factors driving healthcare costs and that will hinder...

Where would YOU rather be?

2009-09-04T08:51:00-04:00

A message to our support team: Hello, We are shown on the google map on the other side of Cockermouth town, not where we really are, in Papcastle. I have tried to move the star indicator but can't. Can this...

Details, details...

2009-08-28T14:18:00-04:00

An e-mail to our support team: Could you please correct the spelling of my restaurant in your listing? The correct name is La Plage (not La Plague...)

Breaking news: People hate middle seats. Also, the sky is still blue.

2009-08-25T12:57:30-04:00

On our Facebook page, we asked whether travelers prefer an aisle, middle or window seat (and if they'd pay $10 more to get it on a crowded flight). Shockingly, no one professed a preference for the middle! And so far,...

If you'd like an owl to wink at you...

2009-08-21T15:42:56-04:00

just walk behind the dude on the right! It seems some intrepid soul has invented "Winkers," pants that wink as you walk. How, you ask, do they wink? They have giant eyes painted on where the fabric folds between your,...

Say this five times fast: mouse mousse mousse mouse

2009-08-12T13:41:00-04:00

A review: F----- does everything deliciously well. Their desserts, such as their chocolate mouse mousse is fun and wonderful; their french toast la torta sandwich is a favorite.

Funny typo of our own (at least we hope it's a typo)

2009-08-06T14:36:29-04:00

A restaurant in Summerfield, NC: Puking Wok

Oh HotelChatter, you flatter us...

2009-08-04T16:54:12-04:00

But we are totally using your headline as an excuse to act like a diva for the rest of the day. TripAdvisor's 'We Are Not Making This Up' Blog is Still Glorious

The Owl loves hotels with a sense of humor

2009-08-04T12:48:23-04:00

EdinburghNomad spotted this at Cook's Lookout Motel:

Bike + blender = smoothies for a good cause!

2009-07-28T11:53:03-04:00

Andrew from our Sales team came up with a unique way of raising money for cancer research... he's blending smoothies on his bike. You can pay what you like for your smoothie-- TripAdvisor will match it. (If you can't make...

"We were picked up from the airport on a unicorn"-- TA stand up comedy!

2009-07-21T17:37:56-04:00

The bit about TripAdvisor starts around the 2:38 mark.