Hotel Wilhelmina - Venlo, Netherlands     

I stayed here during my mom's illness, and the hotel is small, conveniently close to the trainstation, decent restaurant but horrible rooms. As with so many European hotels, they had no such thing as a non-smoking room. The room looked more like a jailcell, with a small window, a single bed (one side against the wall), a tv bolted to the high wall corner, and a desk. There was barely room between the bed and the tiny desk to move. Being used to resort hotels, this is quite a disappointment, and really serves only to have a place to sleep - if you don't mind the stink of cigarettes. Service is near non-existent.