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


Reality: Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort Montego Bay's Gym


Fakeout: The London West Hollywood


Reality: The London West Hollywood


Fakeout: Sugar Cane Club Hotel & Spa


Reality: Sugar Cane Club Hotel & Spa


Fakeout: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel


Reality: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel


Fakeout: South Beach's Aqua Hotel


Reality: South Beach's Aqua Hotel


Most of the marketing photos have been removed by respective hotel management. Check out for more photo fakeouts at Oyster.