Amsterdam’s Hans Brinker Budget Hotel’s long-running advertising campaign is really disgusting and and really funny.
Lobby sign.
Hans Brinker openly bills itself as "The Worst Hotel In The World."
That's probably not true. (I've only walked by the place, never stayed there.) And, it's probably not as disgusting as these ads portray it.
But, it is the cheapest hotel in Amsterdam.
And this self-mocking strategy is quite devious, when you consider that they're main target is poor college kids who are a bit less discerning than other tourists.
For over ten years now, Hans Brinker's ad agency has been Amsterdam's Kessels Kramer. And KK has produced consistently funny award-winning work for the dump.
NOTE: at night, their sign reads HELL, on purpose, instead of HOTEL.
Take a look at the ads, print first, followed by commercials.
Lobby signage.
