A creepy hotel was discovered by a woman in Bali – and it looks as if it was abandoned in a hurry by staff and guests as there is still food on plates and beds made up
A deserted and creepy hotel in Bali has gone viral online after a woman shared videos of the abandoned resort online. It looks as if it was quickly evacuated in its heyday, as it even has meals still on plates and beds made up in a number of the rooms.
Graphic designer Paulina Andriulyte found the hotel while working remotely on the island, and took to TikTok under the name @padesignstudio to share her discovery, which has had nearly 30 million views altogether. She explored the empty hotel, with 266 rooms left almost pristine, and revealed the scary abandoned site.
“Abandoned places have intrigued me since I was a child and that hasn’t changed at all,” Paulina said. It’s believed the hotel was evacuated in 2020, but no one knows why.
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Paulina added: “There’s something magical about these places I can’t explain, it’s like entering another world. We just love going where the eyes lead without any expectations. In that way, we find the most spectacular places which are untouched by mass tourism.”
After doing some digging, Paulina found the last reviews of the hotel were written in 2020, so assumed it was around then the vast exit was made. “The place was completely open, there were no signs of the closure, no fence, or anything like that.
“If anything, in the beginning, we thought it was a functioning hotel, as we noticed two helmets placed on the ground by the reception, so thought that someone is still in the hotel.”
The footage shows different areas of the venue including the entrance, which has been taken over by nature, as well as various rooms, dining spaces and trinkets that Paulina discovered. She also found rooms that were made up for the guests – who never arrived, finished off with towels, leaflets and toilet roll in position.
The food still on the table and half-eaten plates and documents in the room further highlighted the hotel’s former runnings, which makes it even eerier. She said: “The moment we entered the reception, we still couldn’t understand where is everyone and that this was an abandoned place. It felt like everyone was here a few hours ago and just left somewhere.”
While it looks like it is still a running hotel, it’s clear it’s abandoned due to the mould growing on the walls and it’s now become a home to lots of wildlife – living the life of luxury. Paulina recalled: “There were a lot of huge insects and reptiles everywhere in the hotel. Mould damaged the walls and ceilings and some corridor ceilings had completely collapsed from the mould and humidity.
“However, we didn’t notice any vandalism damage, it seems like it’s all just natural decay.” TikTok users have been left stunned by her videos, with one racking up over 2 million likes alone.
“Those rooms are cleaner than mine,” joked one viewer, while another assumed the hotel closure was due to the pandemic and said: “I think the lockdown started and the hotel closed shortly after so the people who work there left without knowing that they would never be back.” Although a third jibed: “I see a lot of free stuff.”
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