Trip adviser reviews/belters

[Donald Twain]

Good Morning Donald the 'What was your last alcoholic drink' is on another thread mate.

Still on it as we speak, ya mar that is !

 

[Donald Twain]

I left a review for a hotel in the dam, but it was meant to be tongue in cheek

the title was "Congratulations, 100 times worse than anything" (line stolen from a Rhod Gilbert stand up)

I actually gave it 5 stars because it was awful, but it didn't pretend to be anything but

What badge did you earn?

 

[tommytowne]

What's the issue with Trip Advisor?
Invaluable in my opinion in choosing a decent spec for your jollies.

 

[Eggs]

What's the issue with Trip Advisor?
Invaluable in my opinion in choosing a decent spec for your jollies.

..yep, I always read the reviews before booking.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Trip Advisor is good. I tend to rely on the three star reviews as they contain fewer bitter, twisted folk or the ones who want to kiss the erses of the hoteliers/restaurant managers etc.

Honestly, you'd think some people spent the entire holiday in their hotel peering under the bed and examining the bathroom for pubes.

 

[SiEdmo]

What badge did you earn?

Pot Mong badge

 

[degsy]

..yep, I always read the reviews before booking.

So did the D.i.L. when it was her pick for evening restaurants, the 4 she picked were seriously meh

 

[carlos21]

Hi Carlito

You okay mate

 

[tommytowne]

Trip Advisor is good. I tend to rely on the three star reviews as they contain fewer bitter, twisted folk or the ones who want to kiss the erses of the hoteliers/restaurant managers etc.

Honestly, you'd think some people spent the entire holiday in their hotel peering under the bed and examining the bathroom for pubes.

Got it one as far as I'm concerned.
Look past those who are killing it because a cockie got into their room. Perish the thought, roaches in the Canaries. Who would have thought it?
Similarly ignore those gushing with superlatives, and somewhere in between you get a feel for the place.

 

[Cellardweller]

I rank this thread 22,456th out of 22,456 threads on GOT

 

[Seathestars]

I was going to write one for the Hotel California, they've let me check out but won't let me leave.

 

[Donald Twain]

I rank this thread 22,456th out of 22,456 threads on GOT

Attraction expert level 5

 

[Gladystweet]

Some good laughs on trip advisor. Was looking at a hotel in Bulgaria a while back. Can't find the actual review, so will give you the gist.
I tend to go to the lowest ranked reviews first (good fun) and there was a bloke from Cork complaining about the hotel. Saying it was dirty, no entertainment, rude staff, sickness inducing food etc etc.
Then came the reply from the hotel. Something along the lines of "yes I remember you and your family well. You were the group of 20, constantly drunk, vandalising our hotel, breaking furniture, breaking glasses in the pool area..and in the pool. You also made so much noise in the early hours that a member of the hotel had to go and ask your group to please be quiet. He was threatened verbally and was given 'the finger across the neck gesture. In fact, if I'm not very much mistaken, you were the youngest of the group and are in fact 12 years old! It goes without saying that you, and your family will not be welcome back at our hotel"
Comedy gold.

 

[verreauxi]

There was a bed-n-breakfast in New York that made headlines because they charged you 500$ if you left a negative review; it was in the fine print that they would leave your credit card open after you checked out and charge you if you disparaged them.

Once the media got a hold of the story it didn't end well for them.

 

[JammyP]

you got badges mert?

We don't need no stinking badges.
But I might have done the odd trip advisor review for something great that deserves more business.