Back in the USSR? Sochi hotels grossing out some
It’s like they’re back in the U.S.S.R. — athletes and fans staying in Sochi for the Winter Olympics say hotels are so shabby and bare-bones, they could pass for shanties from the Stalin era.
Hotel sinks spit toxic yellow water, toilets barely flush and half-built hotel lobbies have lured mangy packs of stray dogs, say visitors frustrated by cold and cramped conditions.
“My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, “do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous,” tweeted visitor Stacy St. Clair, along with a photo of the eerie glowing liquid.
One tweet: “Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like.” (Twitter, via @StacyStClair, pic.twitter.com/sQWM0vYtyz)
