Photo Fakeouts Made by Hotels
2014.10.17
Most hotels do not intend to deceive their customers; they just want to ensure that the images are accurate, and to make the hotels look far better than they actually are. However, Eli Seidman, the founder of travel site Oyster posts a hotel's image next to one taken by his photographers to show the readers how hotel marketing images mislead travellers through clever staging, cropping and Photoshopping.
Fakeout: Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort Montego Bay's Gym
![fakeout_holiday_inn_gym.jpg fakeout_holiday_inn_gym.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/fakeout_holiday_inn_gym.jpg)
Reality: Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort Montego Bay's Gym
![fitness_center_holiday_inn_resort_montego_bay_all_inclusive_v85109_640.jpg fitness_center_holiday_inn_resort_montego_bay_all_inclusive_v85109_640.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/fitness_center_holiday_inn_resort_montego_bay_all_inclusive_v85109_640.jpg)
Fakeout: The London West Hollywood
![fakeout_the_london.jpg fakeout_the_london.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/fakeout_the_london.jpg)
Reality: The London West Hollywood
![balcony_london_suite_bel_age_v493451_640.jpg balcony_london_suite_bel_age_v493451_640.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/balcony_london_suite_bel_age_v493451_640.jpg)
Fakeout: Sugar Cane Club Hotel & Spa
![fakeout_sugar_cane_club.jpg fakeout_sugar_cane_club.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/fakeout_sugar_cane_club.jpg)
Reality: Sugar Cane Club Hotel & Spa
![fakeout_oysterphoto_sugar_cane_club.jpg fakeout_oysterphoto_sugar_cane_club.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/fakeout_oysterphoto_sugar_cane_club.jpg)
Fakeout: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel
![fakeout_l_enfant_plaza.jpg fakeout_l_enfant_plaza.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/fakeout_l_enfant_plaza.jpg)
Reality: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel
![fakeout_oysterphoto_l_enfant_plaza.jpg fakeout_oysterphoto_l_enfant_plaza.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/fakeout_oysterphoto_l_enfant_plaza.jpg)
Fakeout: South Beach's Aqua Hotel
![fakeout_aqu_hotel_surf_2.jpg fakeout_aqu_hotel_surf_2.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/fakeout_aqu_hotel_surf_2.jpg)
Reality: South Beach's Aqua Hotel
![pools_aqua_hotel_lounge_v161251_640__1_.jpg pools_aqua_hotel_lounge_v161251_640__1_.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/711/809/014/pools_aqua_hotel_lounge_v161251_640__1_.jpg)
Most of the marketing photos have been removed by respective hotel management. Check out for more photo fakeouts at Oyster.
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