Hi all i posted on here prior to my holidat in Tenerife from which we got home Fri night.
We stayed at the green golf resort and i was very aprehensive about going due to the bad reviews which i had read. I contacted 1st choice and was told they have no probs with the accom and wouldnt entertain my concers about security etc. Also the day before we traveled i read another review which staed that there was buiding work on going oppostite the accom. I rang 1st choice the day before we travelled and was told there are no problems at all with this accom.
Upon our arrivial tha sliding door didnt lock, The was one of the balocony spindals hanging off!!! Both of these were fixed within the hour but after i had obviously wasted the first hour and a half waiting etc. After that there were at least 3 brake inns which we know about ans propably others which we dont. The was infact building work within 200 mtr of our appt and obviously some noise form this. To top off the end of a rubbish holl we found our apt totaly infested with ants and cockroaches and roar sewage in out shower tray after we had been out for the evening. The reception offred to change us for the evening but we would have had to have 2 sperate appts as they didnt have one apt for 4 people ready, it was after midnight so myself and hubby cleaned up the offending mess and got rid of the ants which took in total over 3hours. The next day i went to reception and complained again, the cleaners were there within an hour but we never heard anything else of the matter.
First choice have lied to me on more than one occasion, they have not responded to my concerns etc and we couldnt relax on holiday for security fears it was a complete waste of our mony. Is it worth persuing the matter or should we just forgett about it?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Katherine
Kat, when we stayed in Protaras last year, we were not warned beforehand that some villas were in the middle of been built....just at the back of our apts! We only realised when we were woken up at 7.00am the next morning, with lorries piling down, drills going off etc! We complained to the Rep before we left resort......tried to say "they have only just started building them, thats why you werent told....." ....dont think so! When we returned from our holiday, i wrote a strong letter telling them how dissatisfied i was with our holiday been ruined, with the building work taking place, etc. To cut a long story short, they wrote back and sent us a "voucher" for £390 which we could take off our next holiday, which we have done. Going to Cyprus next July My advice to you would be to write a letter to the company responsible, telling them everything that happened on your holiday. And how dissatisfied you are. It worked for me!! xx
I let you know if anything comes of it, Thanks
happens. xx
I'm no expert (Ros is) but by my reckoning your foresight in writing to your tour operator prior to your departure should have prompted them to warn of problems that would obviously concern you.
I'd ring her today. Glad I did.
Kat did you follow the advice given to you via my telephone conversation with Ros before your holidays:-
Libra holidays LIED their backsides off, as did their Rep, who had been in agreement with all of our problems whilst in resort.
We ended up in arbitration, best thing we did.....Libra hols had been offering £50 each compo for a £2500 hol. We ended up with almost half the cost of the holiday back after 'court'.
Don't be scared to take these companies on, especially if you have firm evidence of your complaints.
If anyone would like to talk to me about my claim.......which was mainly about the state of the beds, the food (which was basically my word against theirs, and the entertainment, again, hard to prove!), please contact me via personal email or on this wonderful website.
Lisa,x
awaiting a court date to take direct holidays to court.it has been going on since last
augast ihope you did not have to wait as long as we have .steve
It was Libra Hols that we took to arbitration, and won.
We are at the moment in talks with solicitors regarding Direct Hols. It has been on going since last Xmas............so we'll see what happens, but there is a group of us, so plenty of witnesses!
Lisa,x
Just though i'd let you know i am still waiting to hear from 1st choice.
I posted my letter to them recorded delivery 26 days ago and have been told ( by me ringing them ) that the matter is being investigated.
I have kept an eye on reviews and it appears people are now being told of the building work b4 they go!!!!!!
That was only 1 of my complaints but at least they are now telling people.
Does anyone know how long they have to give a full reply?
Thanks again for all advicexxx
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