The worst place I've ever stayed
We recently went to Columbus for the USA Volleyball Jr. Nationals. The housing company for the tourney (THS) assigns the hotels (apparently without checking them out). The place is in a nasty area and the hotel and bar are raunchy. 
When we there, there was a huge storm and power outage. When I went to the hotel to check it out before bringing all the 13 year old girls back from the tourney, there were no emergency lights and the manager and staff were waiting in the lobby. As soon as I walked into the hall where our room was, the smell of marijuana was overwhelming. I went back to the front desk, let the staff know and the maint./ security guy told us to "get used to it, we have it all the time and if it bothers us, WE should call the police"! I can't believe that an employee would say that to a guest. 3 teams immediately got all of their belongings out of that ghetto and found a great place to stay. The GM at the Airport Marriott felt bad for us and gave us the 25 rooms we needed at the same rate. 
Two things topped it off:
1. When we spoke with someone at the Convention Center about the hotel, they knew exactly which "hole" we were talking about.
2. The taxi driver that picked us up at the "good" hotel told us that he won't pick up at the Ramada East. It's too bad.