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Pants honeymoon

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Hughfearnley · 04/08/2014 23:19

got married on Sat. Wonderful day. Perfect in every way. Hired a holiday cottage in this country from a company billed as selling luxury cottages- the finest self catering holidays blah blah blah.
We turn up and there is dirty crockery on the table, the master bedroom is not big enough to walk round the bed (not conducive for planned shagfest) , no parking (layby down the rd we have 6 month DS)
Travel cot is damp. No BBQ despite inventory stating it and no TV reception as Aerial is buggered. TV screen only as big as small laptop screen anyway.
Mould in bathroom.
I am in tears and want to go home. DH very laid back, wants us to have a holiday and relax. Emails to letting agent will sort out TV aerial and BBQ. Refusing to acknowledge any other problems.
Supposed to be visit England 4 star. I have emailed them too.
We have paid £1.5k for 2 weeks. AIBU? WWYD?
Should I just get over it?
This is day 2 of 14 Hmm
I would rather be at home with decent bed, TV, decent cot etc etc

OP posts:
Bunbaker · 05/08/2014 07:23

This sounds awful. Regardless of whether it is a honeymoon or not. It is totally unacceptable.

Can you take pictures of all the problems and email them to the letting agent? Providing evidence is your best bet.

I hope they get it sorted.

Felyne · 05/08/2014 07:29

Joey, 'Sandals' are for over 18s so nobody would need a travel cot. 'Beaches' is their 'family' equivalent and presumably would have cots available.

KnackeredMuchly · 05/08/2014 07:31

I would leave too, you'll be in a much stronger position to demand your money back and it sounds like you can't turn your mood around.

Disgusting, put LOTS of pictures on TripAdvisor, Facebook and Twitter now, including the cost that is so expensive.

PitchSlapped · 05/08/2014 07:32

Joey your posts are very odd...who gives a fuck what the definition of a honeymoon is? Why does it matter?

HotPinkWeaselWearingLederhosen · 05/08/2014 07:38

Joey, your posts look like you just want to goad the op. It maybe that you think your making a salient point but you are coming across as mean.

Madamecastafiore · 05/08/2014 07:39

Twitter and Facebook. They won't like negative publicity.

BigPawsBrown · 05/08/2014 07:42

Joey what is the matter with you? Why are you so obsessed with whether this couple take their child on their honeymoon? Have you very little in your life?

outtolunchagain · 05/08/2014 07:42

Have to say the price would have given it away £1500 for two weeks peak season is not going to give you luxury in August . Are you in a holiday area? Personally I would want to go home too but that's probably not the best, I would ask for a clean at least and make sure you take lots of pics etc

Also make sure you get out as much as possible

LoxleyBarrett · 05/08/2014 07:45

JoeyMaynardsghost - not everyone is able to (or wants to leave) a baby (or older children) behind.

OP I hope you sort it out.

OrangeMochaFrappucino · 05/08/2014 07:45

Baby doesn't know where he is or who is changing his bum at that age

OP hasn't stated the baby's age, has she? Besides, babies do recognise their parents from the very early days. That's not to say they wouldn't be happy with other people too but it's totally wrong to suggest they don't form attachments with their primary carers from the start. And if OP is bfing she couldn't go away for long anyway. I think it's lovely to celebrate their marriage with their lovely snuggly baby too, there are all sorts of different kinds of honeymoon.

But that's completely not the point. OP, you may have to confirm details but that doesn't mean you have to ask if there is damp and a broken tv and if you didn't ask, no refund. It's not up to scratch, kick up a big fuss. Hope it's all sorted quickly.

TheHouseatWhoCorner · 05/08/2014 07:47

Perhaps you should put a review on Trip Advisor. As Kong as it's honest, fair and measured, it might spark them into resolving your issues in exchange for you amending the review.

OrangeMochaFrappucino · 05/08/2014 07:47

Sorry, I'm wrong, she did state his age. A 6mo definitely knows who's who!

FlipFlopWaddle · 05/08/2014 07:47

Joey what's your problem? Why does it seem to bother you so much what a couple you've never even met do on their honeymoon? I've never left my two at home to go on holiday and can't imagine doing so until they no longer want to come with us, they are my children, I actually like going on holiday with them. Incidentally I was 13w pregnant with dd1 when I went on my honeymoon, does that bother you too? Hmm

Bunbaker · 05/08/2014 07:47

I would expect something pretty good for my money at that price. We have just come back from a fantastic cottage holiday in a lovely seaside town for about that price.

LoxleyBarrett · 05/08/2014 07:49

"Baby doesn't know where he is or who is changing his bum at that age"

But they aren't actually able to do it on their own - I have nobody to leave my children with over night and pretty sure I would be arrested If I left them alone. It is the way it is and we had children knowing this. Maybe the OP is in same situation or maybe she just wants to be with her children.

riverboat1 · 05/08/2014 07:51

So Joey is your argument that it's OK that the expensive holiday cottage is crappy because OP isn't really on a honeymoon so should lower her standards and magically stop being upset?

Or do you just want to convince OP that not only is she in a crappy cottage, she's not even on her honeymoon as she previously thought! Here's an extra thing to be upset about!

OP I think you've had some good advice about using g social media (or threats thereof) to get the company to take you seriously. I'd say either go down that route or try to follow your DH's lead and just resolve to make the best of it all and try to enjoy yourself. If that approach doesn't work after the first week, consider going home or maybe look into a cheap option like air b and b for the second week?

Blu · 05/08/2014 07:59

Congratulations on your marriage and fantastic wedding.

You sound over wrought. Very disappointing about the standards in the cottage, and you are right to complain. But in all truth to cancel 2 weeks of holiday because of these things sounds like an over reaction.

Are you experiencing a bit of a comedown after the excitement if the day, and the exhausting run up?

You have your DH, your baby, great weather and presumably a nice area?

Take loads of photos as evidence, maybe go out and buy a travel cot, and then relax and have fun together and pick up the fight once you are home. The consumer column in the back of the Guardian is good and their readership is quality holiday cottage, so the company will pay attention.

Do not take up your honeymoon time and focus in a furious Twitter storm, working yourself up . Focus on your DH and baby.

adeucalione · 05/08/2014 08:10

I know you have high expectations because it's your honeymoon but I think you're over reacting a bit.

£1500 for two weeks in August does not buy luxury.

The agent can send someone to wash crockery, replace BBQ, air cot bed and fix tv aerial.

It may be that the last clients broke the aerial and BBQ, and the owners were unaware. If they also left the house messier than usual then the cleaners may have had their work cut out, which might explain the crockery. If the cot bed hasn't been used in awhile, then nobody will have noticed it getting damp.

None of this is your problem of course, but give them a chance to put things right. I'd be surprised if the owners, and the agents, didn't care that it was your honeymoon, and also about any resulting bad reviews.

The parking situation must have been clear from the cottage description, but isn't the end of the world.

A bedroom smaller than you expected is no reason to cut your holiday short.

I hope you stay and enjoy your honeymoon OP.

MrsWinnibago · 05/08/2014 08:11

Agree about social media OP....don't let this eat you up...but do devote a small part of today in photographing things and share them on social media

gamerchick · 05/08/2014 08:13

This threads got it all hasn't it? Grin

I agree OP find them on twitter and post photos.. seems to get the best results.

Original poster
Hughfearnley · 05/08/2014 08:42

Thanks all. Maybe I'm out of touch regarding the price. I would have expected something more decent for the money but maybe that's just not the case anymore. Maybe we should have gone abroad instead.

Whoever mentioned being overwrought and on a come down may be right. We are all shattered and it will certainly take a good few days to recover and maybe I'll feel differently. Meanwhile I have left some factual 1 star reviews on FB and twitter so we'll see what happens. We have both decided that if there is an option for some money back we would leave.

In the meantime I'm lying on the playmat with my lovely son giving my husband a lie in!

Joey - you are hilarious! I assume this is your hobby! - bless!

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AramintaDeWinter · 05/08/2014 09:04

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Only1scoop · 05/08/2014 09:09

Sounds pretty grim....this is why I always used to take a travel cot with me even if supplied....

2 weeks is a long time....

Not nice to spend the first week cleaning!!

Original poster
Hughfearnley · 05/08/2014 09:11

Def no reference to parking arrangements on website. Description is very creative!
Guess that's my fault for not checking.
It has really put me off another holiday let in this country. It seems to me to there is a lot of luck involved.

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Only1scoop · 05/08/2014 09:14

There is much luck involved in my opinion....usually only book on recommendation ....once paid a thousand pounds for a week in October....thinking it would be amazing at that price....nah....

Grimy ....

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