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To not know whether this is fine or to be annoyed?

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JenLindley · 08/08/2016 22:04

I've had a really shitty couple of weeks. Like a crap explosion landed on my head and I feel like I've spent a fortnight being angry.

Anyway, we are having our family holiday now. Myself and two DCs (11 and 7) 3 nights in a hotel across the country. Booked a couple of months ago. One of the really shitty things that happened was that my phone was stolen and for some reason none of the replacement SIMs I've been given have worked (it is being sorted now) so I've had no phone. I got an email through this morning from the hotel saying they had been trying to contact me to confirm booking for today and to contact them. So I called them from my son's phone straight away and confirmed, they thanked me for calling them and said they look forward to seeing us. Arrived at the hotel to be told that because they couldn't get hold of me to confirm the booking they'd had to put us in a smaller room for tonight and will move us tomorrow. The room has one double bed for the 3 of us to share. The room itself is in a "tired" state of repair, terrible TV signal and no heating (it's cold!) and there is a fusty smell but I think it's not a usual room they use and am hoping the room we get tomorrow is of a better standard. There was no reduction in price offered for the reduction in beds for this night. I've paid already.

My mum texted DS'a phone to see we had arrived safe and DS told her the deal with the room and she replied that she was sure I would be sorting it out.

Well I'm not/haven't. I've just accepted it because really I've had enough conflict these last two weeks to do me the rest of the year and actually I don't know if this is okay or not? My judgement is all up the left and I can't even tell if I am being a pushover or it's actually okay.

OP posts:
blueberryporridge · 24/08/2016 20:13

I think Bluebeck is right. But remember to post about your experience on Tripadvisor...

JenLindley · 24/08/2016 20:18

Thanks everyone, I was sure it was a very cheeky offer but obviously not! I will sleep in it (in my nice clean non mouldy room) and see how I feel tomorrow. I'm feeling very "trodden on" from lots of different areas at the minute and I'm trying to not be as much of a walkover. It's hard to know where the line between walkover and unreasonable are.

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WardrobeMalfunction · 24/08/2016 20:20

Was the hotel Bórd Fáilte approved, OP? If so, there may be some redress through their system, here.

anotherdayanothersquabble · 24/08/2016 20:21

Accept the refund, blow it on something lovely (favourite face cream / perfume or a lot of icecream), write a brief factual review and move on.

DeadGood · 24/08/2016 21:25

Good luck OP, and a very nice example of how an AIBU read should function!

Sorry about the hotel stay - important thing now is to put it behind you. And well done for getting the refund.

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