Guest unwittingly gives a 4-star family-friendly hotel review to what turned out to be a brothel

The review's real backstory emerged after the madam-in-charge, Hermien Van Boekel (who sounds like she's straight out of a 19th century smut book), was taken to court, accused of placing Eastern European prostitutes in many of the hotel's 21 rooms.

It appears that the dearth of other families, the general lack of cleanliness or the odd pairings of young women and older men were not enough to deter another TripAdvisor reviewer who submitted a room tip: "Rooms at the front probably quieter as the rear of hotel backs on to a train line." Or maybe it's just that the passing train did a good job of covering up the "woohoo!" sounds from the guests' illegal shenanigans.

The judge presiding over the case at Harrow Crown Court reportedly called the hotel "a sordid premises and not fit to be a hotel," and sentenced Van Boekel to an 18-month term and 250 hours of community service. The hotel has since opened under new management — and we can't imagine some of the awkward conversations happening at the front desk with loyal guests from prior management.