11 Feb, 2025 @ 14:26
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Watch: British TikToker is shocked by state of one-star hostel in Tenerife – but is it worth the HUGE saving?

A BRITISH TikToker who booked a cheap hostel in Tenerife has been shocked by the state of the one-star venue- would you risk it? 

Will Roxby, a British Youtuber and TikToker, has amassed over 95 thousand views after he visited a shocking one-star venue in Tenerife.

Upon arrival, he discovered that the reception was actually the till of a corner shop before being led down a long alleyway to the ‘penthouse’. 

His ‘high hopes’ quickly dissipated when he saw the stained mattresses, rusty lockers and dirty floors. 

“They’re probably riddled with bed bugs,” he lamented. 

He then realised the curtains didn’t even cover the windows and there was no aircon or breeze for relief. 

The floor was covered in an astroturf ‘carpet’ and ‘following the wet patches’ would lead to a disconcerting shower room with peeled off tiles and a handy bottle of bleach. 

“You’d probably come out dirtier than when you went in,” he said. 

After seeing the ‘not-so-friendly’ other guests and checking out the scant kitchen, the pair decided to call it a night, foregoing the €17 hostel for finer climes. 

“We wiped our feet on the way out,” he concluded.

While some commenters were sympathetic, saying the lodgings weren’t worth even €1, others criticised the TikToker, saying: “What did you expect?!”

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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