To NOT go on holiday following bad reviews

Then you might as well go - if it's not up to expectations book somewhere else when you are there and complain to travel company.

If money is not the issue why not keep the flights and just book a different hotel in the area?

There's still two weeks for them to fix the issues! I would be flagging your concerns to TUI and telling them they need to make sure the villa owner gets anything dangerous fixed before you arrive. I would still go though.

Also l, not the point of the thread I know, but you really should get travel insurance in place soon after you book any holiday. If, god forbid(!) you were diagnosed with disease which prevented you from travelling, you wouldn't be covered for cancellation costs if you hadn't already got travel insurance in place (as it would then be considered a pre existing condition)

You probably won’t be able to make a change as it’s too close to departure. Any changes would probably be treated as a cancellation

Not read the FT, is there just one negative review or multiple ? People are more likely to post negative reviews if they are pissed off

sorry just seen the post about it being a villa not a hotel

I would contact TUI and explain your concerns, especially the broken tiles and sockets which are dangerous, and see if you can change to somewhere else, even if you have to pay an amendment fee. If not, insist that if you go and it's not better, you can move to some different accommodation.
It's risky with only one review. I tend to only stay in places with lots of good reviews, higher than 8/10.

One of the best holidays I ever had was featured in "holidays from hell".
Make your own mind up.

There aren't many hotels that don't have at least one bad review. I usually ignore the odds bad review unless there's a common theme running through.

Even if everything in the review was true, would those things really ruin your holiday?

People always leave reviews when they have had a bad experience rather than good.

Hotels don't update all rooms at once. Its done on rotation so perhaps the review is for an older crappy room?

Just go and have fun, and if you have any problems complain like merry hell.

We are away at the moment. Hotel has been fab, food great, room lovely, spotlessly clean, service friendly,
no issues whatsoever. Reading the reviews on tripadvisor there are about a dozen reviews that have been left in the last week all singing the hotel’s praises, and only one review complaining. Agree with others that some just like complaining for the sake of it.

What about the other reviews?
I always look at the overall average. If it's 4.5 or over then I would disregard one bad one.
I would go. Plan to get things put right asap once you arrive but it may well be fine.

That's annoying. I wouldn't want to lose the money (cheapskate), so would probably go anyway, but I wouldn't judge you for not going either. Is your dh refusing to go? Are you going to go on your own if you decide not to stay home?

Are your flights the same? Non refundable? If so, keep in about cancelling the villa, keep the flights and as you say use the spending money etc to find something else. Lots of hotels will have offers.

don’t lost the entire thing for sure.

or go, with some hotels in mind, if it is as bad as it says, photo and complain and go to hotel with budget mentioned.

If the money isn't an issue then go, see what it's like and if it's terrible book into a different hotel for the rest of your stay. Take photos and see if you might be able to claim something back if it's not as described.

TUI ought to be able to make a change to this, based on the unsafe electrics - you are taking children. I would keep at them - can you go into a store and get someone to help? I would beg for the accommodation to be changed.

You will be more likely to get your money back if you go and give evidence of any issues.

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If money isn’t an issue use the flights and book another hotel

I have recently got back from Rhodes and after booking apartment I then read the reviews. Some reviews were awful 😞 Kicking myself that I hadn’t looked first .
Anyway we went ahead with the holiday and it was fantastic,apartments beautiful with fabulous views ,service ,food,pool etc . There was absolutely no comparison to what we had read .
I have now left 5* review . Some people just moan for the sake of it .

Are there other hotels in the area which you could switch too if it does turn out bad? More than likely it will be fine and if its booked as a package holiday via TUI then you will be able to ask for some help while in resort

Some people are just professional complainers
in Spain last year a couple were banging on about how shit it was the food the entertainment everything honestly couldn’t believe they were in about the same place we were staying in