Tourists, journalists unsatisfied with Sochi accommodation

 

Journalists checking in were left stunned as they arrived for bookings made last summer to be told they would have to wait indefinitely.
The few that did get rooms, were met with stray dogs, half-built walls, and toxic yellow water spitting from the sinks.

One reporter was told to wait a day for their room, which had no running water, no internet - and no door to access it.
Nearby, hotel managers advised guests not to splash water on their faces as it 'contains something dangerous'.

Having book 11 rooms five months ago, CNN's team were told to share one.
The shocking images and anecdotes comes after it emerged Russia exceeded its budget by millions to spend $32billion on the games.

One hotel lobby had no floor - but staff had found time to hang a framed photo of Vladimir Putin. 
Mark MacKinnon tweeted: 'For those of you wondering, when's there's no lobby in your hotel, you go to the owner's bedroom to check in.'
Another guesthouse warned toilet users not to flush loo roll but instead put it in the plastic bin by the door.