I often hear people complain about planning a holiday and I have to agree that it is chaotic with the amount of things you have to ensure goes right and nobody has nightmares! So you call friends, access the net and try everything to ensure that you find the perfect accommodation.
You go through tons of places via the net and donated leaflets with perfect pictures of views, rooms and pricelists. Your email gets clogged by owners trying to book you a room. THEN you find the place that meets your requirements; price, area, activities and great looking pics.
You excitedly pack your bags and get there and it is nowhere close to what you saw on the pics. You basically walk into a photoshop nightmare; as you realize the best photographer and tools were used to ensure those pics looked delicious because the reality is faaaaaaaaaaaaaaar off what you saw.
All you want is a perfect holiday with an experience to remember and share, not a holiday filled with nothing you saw on the website. you become irritable and it turns out relaxing is not even something you get.
The activities on the website/leaflet list don’t exist – there was horse-riding on the list and they only have two sheep in the entire place. The food is crappy and horrible! The rooms look like they are lice infested. There is no view of the river or dam, as you were promised but you have to walk 600m to get anywhere close to a view of it.
You throw a fit; and the owners are so unscrupulous that they demand more money and don’t even want to give you your money back.
Bloggers, What do you do? How do you avoid such situations? What website is perfect for true holiday pleasures? What should you look out for when researching accommodations?
If you have any places you have visited and experienced anywhere in the world and would recommend, tell us y’all!!!
My 4 fave places that I stayed in, experienced and loved are In Knysna (Western Cape, South Africa) - Phantom River View Lodge - http://www.phantomriverview.co.za/
Phantom River View, Western Cape, South AfricaIn Prague(Czech Republic) - Andel’s Hotel and Suites http://www.andelshotel.com/en/home/
Andel's Hotel, Prague, Czech RepublicIn Jeffrey’s bay (Eastern Cape, South Africa) – Super Tubes B&B http://southafrica.bnbbreaks.com/eastern_cape/listing/super_tubes_bb/
Supertubes B & B, Eastern Cape, South AfricaIn Pretoria (Gauteng, south Africa) - Kievits Kroon Country Estate
http://www.kievitskroon.co.za/index.php?page=accom_overview
Kievits Kroon Country Estate, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
P.S: Please don’t try to advertise your relatives B&B that you know is dodgy and has no class but want to help it out…It has to be a place you have visited, experienced, enjoyed and would go back to anyday. This article is to help other people that want to travel and want a great experience, NOT Photoshop holidays.