we just got back from 2 wonderful weeks in marmaris
weather was fab hotel was really nice bar for 1 thing
hubby got out of shower and went to dry of on the balcony ..as you do lol
he just had a towel wrapped around him and sat on the balcony chair
next there was a enormous crash and he landed on the floor with the chair broken in 4 places
and nooooooo he isnt 20 odd stone
luckely he wasent hurt just had a graze to his back
we reported it straight at reception and they apologised and when we got back we had a new chair
very nice of them
the day we checked out they ask as to pay for thr chair we broke
we didnt break it i argued it must have been faulty
but they wouldnt let us go till we paid 20 tl
20tl for a lousy plastic chair????
we wre really mad at the time but can now laugh about it
so just be warned check your balcony chairs before sitting on them lol
giggles47
You were a bit put out but the chair totally put your hubby out 
Bl@@dy cheek asking you to pay for it it was obvioulsly past its sell by date.
Pity it wasn't in America or in England you could have threatened to sue them. like everybody seems to now when things go wrong.
Pity it wasn't in America or in England you could have threatened to sue them.
like everybody seems to now when things go wrong.
I had a similar experience recently in our hotel in Portugal.
On the morning of our departure, I discovered my Grandson's bag had been badly ripped, and I couldn't pack away his things for the journey home. I decided I would stack everything ready, give the room a good clean, and walk into Alvor, have breakfast, and buy him a new bag, which we did.
However, on our return, I was pounced on by the hotel receptionist, and asked "where the hell" we had been.
Rather taken aback by her attitude, I explained what had happened with the bag, and that we'd been to buy a new one, and have breakfast."Not that it's any of your business" I added.
"You're 5 minutes late departing" she informed me, "and you will have to pay 20 euro's because someone specifically booked your room, and we've had to put them in room 1010 next door, and they are very unhappy to be given a different room to room 1012 that they specifically asked for."
"So you don't clean your rooms and prepare clean beds before new guests arrive then"? I asked. "Of course we do" she replied.
"That's odd, I was due out at 10am, but arrived back at 5 past, and you've already placed someone in a room that should have been occupied by them at 10am, In my reckoning that leaves absolutely no time between clients, for cleaning"? I said rather puzzled.
"The fact is, you are late checking out, and we've had to re-locate new guests so you will have to pay for an extra half a day, otherwise hotel management and police will be called" she grunted at me.
Bearing in mind it was mid October, and the hotel was 3 quarters empty anyway, and there were at least 50 vacant rooms, I found it rather unbelievable that someone specifically booked room 1012, the very room we were vacating, but I paid up anyway and finished packing, before handing back the key, and as our airport transfer wasn't due till 3-30pm, we decided to spend the rest of the day by the hotel pool.
At around 1-30pm, a new couple with a baby got out of a transfer coach and checked into the hotel. About half an hour later they came down to the pool, and as we were the only people around the pool at the time, we got chatting to them. I asked them what room they had been allocated.
They had been placed in room 1010, and I asked them if they had specifically asked for room 1012, as the receptionist had informed me that they had, and had been very angry with us, as we were late checking out, and had to be given an alternative room. They were shocked that they had been involved in the blatant lie, and we all went indoors to have it out with the receptionist, who was a little flustered and embarrassed to be caught in a lie.
I was asked to get my Grandson dressed, and to leave the premises as my time at the hotel had now expired, and that I no longer had the right to be on the premisses.
"Oh but I've paid 20 euro's for an extra half a day because I was 5 minutes late checking out........Remember?", I informed her.
"I think that gives me the right to be here till 6pm, Or shall I call the hotel manager and the police to sort the problem out"? I dryly replied.
On the morning of our departure, I discovered my Grandson's bag had been badly ripped, and I couldn't pack away his things for the journey home. I decided I would stack everything ready, give the room a good clean, and walk into Alvor, have breakfast, and buy him a new bag, which we did.
However, on our return, I was pounced on by the hotel receptionist, and asked "where the hell" we had been.
Rather taken aback by her attitude, I explained what had happened with the bag, and that we'd been to buy a new one, and have breakfast."Not that it's any of your business" I added.
"You're 5 minutes late departing" she informed me, "and you will have to pay 20 euro's because someone specifically booked your room, and we've had to put them in room 1010 next door, and they are very unhappy to be given a different room to room 1012 that they specifically asked for."
"So you don't clean your rooms and prepare clean beds before new guests arrive then"? I asked. "Of course we do" she replied.
"That's odd, I was due out at 10am, but arrived back at 5 past, and you've already placed someone in a room that should have been occupied by them at 10am, In my reckoning that leaves absolutely no time between clients, for cleaning"? I said rather puzzled.
"The fact is, you are late checking out, and we've had to re-locate new guests so you will have to pay for an extra half a day, otherwise hotel management and police will be called" she grunted at me.
Bearing in mind it was mid October, and the hotel was 3 quarters empty anyway, and there were at least 50 vacant rooms, I found it rather unbelievable that someone specifically booked room 1012, the very room we were vacating, but I paid up anyway and finished packing, before handing back the key, and as our airport transfer wasn't due till 3-30pm, we decided to spend the rest of the day by the hotel pool.
At around 1-30pm, a new couple with a baby got out of a transfer coach and checked into the hotel. About half an hour later they came down to the pool, and as we were the only people around the pool at the time, we got chatting to them. I asked them what room they had been allocated.
They had been placed in room 1010, and I asked them if they had specifically asked for room 1012, as the receptionist had informed me that they had, and had been very angry with us, as we were late checking out, and had to be given an alternative room. They were shocked that they had been involved in the blatant lie, and we all went indoors to have it out with the receptionist, who was a little flustered and embarrassed to be caught in a lie.
I was asked to get my Grandson dressed, and to leave the premises as my time at the hotel had now expired, and that I no longer had the right to be on the premisses.
"Oh but I've paid 20 euro's for an extra half a day because I was 5 minutes late checking out........Remember?", I informed her.
"I think that gives me the right to be here till 6pm, Or shall I call the hotel manager and the police to sort the problem out"? I dryly replied.
Something very similar happened in our apartments.
The day before we was due home we was in another families apartment when there 18 month old son put his hand on the glass of the balcony door ( he litreally just placed his hand on the glass), the next thing the glass had all shattered on this poor boys hand. As soon as we told the reception the glass was replaced withen minutes. Whilst the glass was been replaced we went and got some food, and on the way popped into Thomson to let them know what had happened.
We went back to the apartments with a Thomson rep as they wanted to check it had been replaced properly, when the couple walked up the stairs one of the staff run out with a bill for them for 60tl and refused to give them the room key unless they paid it. They refused saying it was obviously unsafe before they arrived etc. The owner was calling us all liars, saying the little boy could not have done it and that one of us had done it.
Anyway after loads of commotion Thomson ended up paying the bill so they could get back into their room.
The day before we was due home we was in another families apartment when there 18 month old son put his hand on the glass of the balcony door ( he litreally just placed his hand on the glass), the next thing the glass had all shattered on this poor boys hand. As soon as we told the reception the glass was replaced withen minutes. Whilst the glass was been replaced we went and got some food, and on the way popped into Thomson to let them know what had happened.
We went back to the apartments with a Thomson rep as they wanted to check it had been replaced properly, when the couple walked up the stairs one of the staff run out with a bill for them for 60tl and refused to give them the room key unless they paid it. They refused saying it was obviously unsafe before they arrived etc. The owner was calling us all liars, saying the little boy could not have done it and that one of us had done it.
Anyway after loads of commotion Thomson ended up paying the bill so they could get back into their room.
hi turns you off a bit when things like that happen
it wasent out first time in turkey weve been going since 1995 and never came across anything like it
just glad the little boy wasent badly hurt
wonder if hubby would have been hurt and i would have handed them the hospital bill
it wasent out first time in turkey weve been going since 1995 and never came across anything like it
just glad the little boy wasent badly hurt
wonder if hubby would have been hurt and i would have handed them the hospital bill
I just find they're absolutely money mad in Turkey.
We thought the Olu-Deniz area very pretty, but we won't go back to Turkey again
we got ripped off far too many times.
We thought the Olu-Deniz area very pretty, but we won't go back to Turkey again
we got ripped off far too many times.
Just shows how different people's views can be - personally I've never felt ripped off in Turkey, whereas don't even get me started about being ripped off in the likes of Spain or the Canaries! Talk about money mad...
How strange, to me they seem to have the same attitude about money in Spain, canaries etc to us, for a start things are actually priced and you dont have to haggling, so you know what you are getting into in the first instance.
I don't see how with a haggling system you can ever feel anything but 'ripped off' after all you never know what the true price is. People just charge what they think they can 'get away with' and laugh behind your back when they know they have managed to c o n you. Every message board you go on mentions the same thing about Turkey and the potential to be ripped off and to watch out for it, I think its naive and misleading to say it is otherwise. Its best to be upfront about it and let people know and then you dont get a lot of first time visitors taking the hump and never going back. Best if they know what they are getting in to.
I don't see how with a haggling system you can ever feel anything but 'ripped off' after all you never know what the true price is. People just charge what they think they can 'get away with' and laugh behind your back when they know they have managed to c o n you. Every message board you go on mentions the same thing about Turkey and the potential to be ripped off and to watch out for it, I think its naive and misleading to say it is otherwise. Its best to be upfront about it and let people know and then you dont get a lot of first time visitors taking the hump and never going back. Best if they know what they are getting in to.
doepsmc wrote:How strange, to me they seem to have the same attitude about money in Spain, canaries etc to us, for a start things are actually priced and you dont have to haggling, so you know what you are getting into in the first instance.
I don't see how with a haggling system you can ever feel anything but 'ripped off' after all you never know what the true price is. People just charge what they think they can 'get away with' and laugh behind your back when they know they have managed to c o n you. Every message board you go on mentions the same thing about Turkey and the potential to be ripped off and to watch out for it, I think its naive and misleading to say it is otherwise. Its best to be upfront about it and let people know and then you dont get a lot of first time visitors taking the hump and never going back. Best if they know what they are getting in to.
I'm not suggesting that rip-offs don't happen in Turkey - all I'm saying is that I personally have never felt that I've been ripped off, and as a canny Scot, I quite enjoy all the haggling. Indeed, my other half haggles no matter where we go - even in this country! If I haggle and feel I'm getting good value, then I'm happy - if not, I walk away!
I don't ever feel I have been ripped off either, if I don't like the price of something I don't buy it, if it seems reasonable I do. That is the same wherever I go though. There will always be overpriced things in any resort in any country and if you don't want to pay the price then you don't buy.
I'm sure there are people laughing behind you back at buying overpriced goods in every country too, whether you are haggling or not. You never know the true vaule of an item anywhere really and I personally will only ever buy something if I think it is worth the price.
I'm sure there are people laughing behind you back at buying overpriced goods in every country too, whether you are haggling or not. You never know the true vaule of an item anywhere really and I personally will only ever buy something if I think it is worth the price.
Exactly, Kedi - if the price is good value as far as you are concerned, surely that's what matters?
Exactly. As another canny Scot, I haven't ever felt ripped off in Turkey! I didn't buy a bag I wanted in Dalyan this year because the guy wouldn't come down on price. For me, it wasn't good value at the price he was asking, but had he come down to a level I was happy with, I would have bought it and not felt ripped off because it would be my choice to buy.
Make a decision on what you are happy to pay, and I don't see how that can be ripping you off. If you don't like the price, walk away.
Make a decision on what you are happy to pay, and I don't see how that can be ripping you off. If you don't like the price, walk away.
We stayed in a hotel whereby drinks and food ordered from the bar area couldn't be paid for 'as you go along, as would have been most people's choice. (we weren't warned of this before we booked).
and were added to the bill at the end of the holiday.
We were amongst many who were charged for items we knew we didn't consume, including alcoholic drinks including vodka. I've never touched vodka in my life, and never will, but it was their word against ours, every time.
If that's not being "ripped off" I don't know what is!
The fact of the matter is, we didn't like Turkey, we didn't like the pestering, we didn't like the people,we had our 'fingers burned' and we don't ever plan on returning.................... End of!!!
and were added to the bill at the end of the holiday.
We were amongst many who were charged for items we knew we didn't consume, including alcoholic drinks including vodka. I've never touched vodka in my life, and never will, but it was their word against ours, every time.
If that's not being "ripped off" I don't know what is!
The fact of the matter is, we didn't like Turkey, we didn't like the pestering, we didn't like the people,we had our 'fingers burned' and we don't ever plan on returning.................... End of!!!
I personally wouldn't spend a holiday ordering food and drink I couldn't pay for as I went along -definitely scope for being ripped off with that system in any country I think, not just Turkey. Far too difficult to keep a track of things.
Yeah the little boy was okay...just a few cuts to his hand, could have been much worse though.
Was my first time in Turkey and I loved all the haggling, if i was not happy with the price I walked away...9 times out of 10 they run after you accepting the price that you offered
Was my first time in Turkey and I loved all the haggling, if i was not happy with the price I walked away...9 times out of 10 they run after you accepting the price that you offered
I heard of people being overcharged this year before we went to Icmeler in October.
The only place we were overcharged was in the big Migros store near the water park.
The cashier couldnt get one over on my husband and he just held out his hand and asked for the rest of his change where she just handed him the money and said sorry.
People had drinks added to their bill in Deniz Kapasi where there was an ICR meet up.
As we were warned about it we made sure we only paid for what we had.
The only place we were overcharged was in the big Migros store near the water park.
The cashier couldnt get one over on my husband and he just held out his hand and asked for the rest of his change where she just handed him the money and said sorry.
People had drinks added to their bill in Deniz Kapasi where there was an ICR meet up.
As we were warned about it we made sure we only paid for what we had.
Unfortunately, some people will try and rip you off - especially if they think you seem unwordly or gullible, or the type too embarrassed to complain. Believe it or not, some people would sooner be ripped off and pay too much rather than complain! If more people DID complain it would help stop some of the rip-offs, and would increase standards too. I've lost count of the number of times holidaymakers have left half-eaten dishes of food because it was terrible, and instead of complaining, they've just paid the bill and said nothing. It's almost as though they don't want people to think they're moaning - they're similar to those people who like to leave huge tips they can't really afford to try and appear flush and impress.
About 4 years ago we went to a restaurant in Hisaronu, that supposedly specialised in seafood, after the owner (a Turkish woman) gently hassled us in. As I love seafood, anyway, we thought we'd give it a try, especially as she'd advertised on a board outside: "Large Fresh Crab - caught today!" which is one of my favourites.
We sat down inside and ordered our meals, and when the waiter served us our crab I noticed it looked overly-garnished, but didn't take much notice of that. It was only when I took some of the meat out of the shell after discarding the mayonnaise, that I realised it didn't really resemble crab meat. As soon as I put it in my mouth I KNEW it was not crab. It didn't taste anything like crab! I looked again, and as I examined the meat I realised it was shredded breast of chicken.
We called the waiter, who called the owner, and she immediately became defensive and started raising her voice, saying it was most certainly crab! I wasn't having it - I KNEW it wasn't crab - and an argument broke out. Other customers turned to look (they all seemed unhappy with their food too) and she told me in very haughty tones that they were the best fish restaurant in the whole of Fethiye, and they specialised in crab - and that I didn't know what I was talking about. So I asked her how many crabs she had in the kitchen, and she said 'at least 20' so I asked her to bring some out for me to look at. She marched off in a huff, and we waited for ages...................no sign of her.......called another waiter and again asked to see the other crabs.........then after about 5 minutes she sent a young embarrassed-looking waiter out holding a large silver tray with 6 cooked crabs placed neatly on it, shell-side up. I could tell by the waiter's face he wanted to squirm when I stood up and turned each crab over - and there sat 6 EMPTY crab shells!
Of course, we refused to pay for our meal, and stood up to leave while she came over cursing at us in Turkish! Had it of not been so outrageous it could have been funny. It just bothered me to think that some people were paying a heck of a lot of money for so-called 'fresh live crab' and getting shredded chicken and mayonnasie stuffed inside a crab shell - a crab shell that probably 50 people before them had eaten out of!
Strawberry
About 4 years ago we went to a restaurant in Hisaronu, that supposedly specialised in seafood, after the owner (a Turkish woman) gently hassled us in. As I love seafood, anyway, we thought we'd give it a try, especially as she'd advertised on a board outside: "Large Fresh Crab - caught today!" which is one of my favourites.
We sat down inside and ordered our meals, and when the waiter served us our crab I noticed it looked overly-garnished, but didn't take much notice of that. It was only when I took some of the meat out of the shell after discarding the mayonnaise, that I realised it didn't really resemble crab meat. As soon as I put it in my mouth I KNEW it was not crab. It didn't taste anything like crab! I looked again, and as I examined the meat I realised it was shredded breast of chicken.
We called the waiter, who called the owner, and she immediately became defensive and started raising her voice, saying it was most certainly crab! I wasn't having it - I KNEW it wasn't crab - and an argument broke out. Other customers turned to look (they all seemed unhappy with their food too) and she told me in very haughty tones that they were the best fish restaurant in the whole of Fethiye, and they specialised in crab - and that I didn't know what I was talking about. So I asked her how many crabs she had in the kitchen, and she said 'at least 20' so I asked her to bring some out for me to look at. She marched off in a huff, and we waited for ages...................no sign of her.......called another waiter and again asked to see the other crabs.........then after about 5 minutes she sent a young embarrassed-looking waiter out holding a large silver tray with 6 cooked crabs placed neatly on it, shell-side up. I could tell by the waiter's face he wanted to squirm when I stood up and turned each crab over - and there sat 6 EMPTY crab shells!
Of course, we refused to pay for our meal, and stood up to leave while she came over cursing at us in Turkish! Had it of not been so outrageous it could have been funny. It just bothered me to think that some people were paying a heck of a lot of money for so-called 'fresh live crab' and getting shredded chicken and mayonnasie stuffed inside a crab shell - a crab shell that probably 50 people before them had eaten out of!
Strawberry
I was there with Jay Trip in the Deniz Kapiski the night people got ripped off, we decided to keep a note of our drinks as it was orgainised chaos in there ( place wasn't full either , infact far from it ) so we all wrote down our drinks, when the bills came, my bill was ok, but at least 2 of my friends bills were wrong. The man in charge was most rude telling me I was wrong. How I could be wrong I don't know, as I didn't write them down. Stupid man!!! But he refused to accept his mistake, so we paid and left and vowed NEVER to go back .
I wont return to anywhere that rips us off ! Nor will I give them good feedback, I agree mistakes happen but this was at least 2 mistakes and he was rude and obnoxious!
I wont return to anywhere that rips us off ! Nor will I give them good feedback, I agree mistakes happen but this was at least 2 mistakes and he was rude and obnoxious!
This year I am gutted by the way we was ripped off in Icmeler and Marmaris,we went in June,no problem,then we went back in September,Ive lost count of the places that tried to charge us for extra drinks we hadnt had,and it was only 2 of us,not a crowd,Three Bells,Magestic,Travellers rest in Icmeler and Tansas short changing us,just to name a few,and a couple of restaurants in Marmaris that we have had no problems with in the past,we had already booked again for next year,and if it happens again 2011 will be our last time
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