Not knowing where you stayed in the end it's about what you pay....staying at a cheaper place with very high expectations won't work ever...
Not knowing where you stayed in the end it's about what you pay....staying at a cheaper place with very high expectations won't work ever...
I agree with suzen. My expectations for a hotel are not enormous, but when I am putting down a few thousand dollars to stay somewhere, I expect decent or at minimum, ample linens. On topic however, I imagine a lot of a review has to do with ones expectations. Plus... There is no pleasing some people. My sister in law complains about every single place she goes, be it the dollar store or a 10 star resort on the moon... She would complain for the sake of complaining,
Ha! We had a friend that was the same as your sister in law! There wouldn't be any pleasing him! We stayed at a brand new resort in Mexico some years back. Top notch everything,and wouldn't you know he would find things wrong with even that! I suppose if there wasn't water I would complain. And as to staying in the same place as someone else and having a different experience did happen. The couple in the room next to us didn't have enough water pressure to shower. No really! They invited us in to see! Soon comeOriginally Posted by Hussyband
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Few thousand $$......aahhh no...for that much money I'd expect gold toilet seats......I paid less than $500 for a whole week in high season at this hotel......
Lol, I generally pay less than half of your 500 so my standards are much lower. Heck in the Dominican Republic and Haiti I don't think I once sat on a toilet seat....they were all missing.
One of my best beach reviews was on a place that told me to go buy my own toilet paper when I ran out....if someone else stayed there that might of ruined their experience=bad review. Talking about Joyce at Jah B's and yes she did end up buying the toilet paper=excellent review.
This past trip the cottage I was staying in had 3 little puppies living at my door step, one or all of them ate my $100ish pair of 5 year old 5 finger shoes. I was PISSED at myself because I knew better to leave anything around puppies let alone JA dogs who love to eat/steal my clothing. I wrote it off as my mistake......maybe someone else would of wrote up a horrible review? Talking about Miss Norma's Cottages, my JA home away from home.
Here's a twisted one, we walk in Jimmy Buffet's place in Mobay and spend close to $20 for two drinks so we can go on the water slide a few times and play on the water jumpy things....the water slide has water pouring out of it but they say it's closed= F F F.....I hate that place and their over priced drinks.....but the guy who got there an hour before me and got to enjoy it prolly did a great review if he reviewed it.
I could go on and on....as soon as I get off my asss I'll write up 20-30 reviews of my past trip on one of my sites....only a few are negative but I can see how others could of seen each as a "bad" place or my negative ones as great places.
I've stayed at Jah B's a few times before and gave them excellent reviews......that being said.....that's why I always bring some comforts from home........so when I booked at a beach hotel....I felt compelled to bring extra towels and such since I knew it wouldn't be like Sandal's.........always best to be prepared...
On a side note, I visited Miss Joyce when I was there and just got a different vibe about the place, must just be the set up of cabins now, etc....
I got the same vibe when I visited....
You get what you pay for, towels, sheets and blankets should always be provided. If they were not, I would be more concerned with the state of the actual bed (ie bedbugs) and the cleanliness of the place like mold that has been left unattended to due to the humidity. Some watch their pennies very carefully others prefer to be comfortable and won't settle for less, just saying
I'm pretty fussy. If I'm paying more than sixty a night, I expect it to be nice. Any less than that, you're taking your chances.
My room has to be clean, relatively insect-free, and relatively secure with a lock that works. Need at least a blanket, too.
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