An Auckland hotel is facing criticism for labelling amenities with sexually charged messages, prompting an internal review.
Wellington woman Teresa Pomeroy shared images of the signs to her Facebook page with a post that explained she would not be returning to the Naumi Hotel Auckland Airport after becoming agitated by the "inappropriate" innuendos.
Labels include the sign "Naumi says swallow, it's safe" in the bathroom, a hairdryer bag labelled "Naumi says blow me" and a menu labelled "Naumi says open me wide".
Ms Pomeroy shared the photos on August 8, stating the overall feeling at the premises was off and that she will be contacting the hotel's management.
"I can handle your weird, supersized, fake boutique hotel vibe, and even the fact that the rooms could do with a proper clean, but this shit has got to go,' Ms Pomeroy wrote on social media.
"By the time I got to the safe to swallow sign in the bathroom this morning I was rightly f**ked off. Warm islands await, but you'll be hearing from me."
She then used three hashtags "#itsnottheplayboymansion", "#pornculture", and "#getanewmarketingdirector".
More than 50 people shared Ms Pomeroy's view and left comments of support under her post, some calling the signage "gross", "creepy" and "yuck".
One woman said she had stayed at the Naumi Hotel while on business last year, and had also been disappointed by the signs.
"I'm not a prude but felt this was inappropriate on so many levels". Others called the signage "repulsive", "awful" and "vulgar".
The Singapore-based hotel chain's manager of marketing and communications Allison De Cruz told NZME the complaint would be taken seriously, despite the messages being present at other international properties for the last four years.
''In our Auckland Airport property, the overwhelming majority of guests compliment these quirky features. Nonetheless, we take all our guest feedback very seriously and will review this internally,'' she said in an emailed response to NZME.
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