Where is the most overrated holiday destination you’ve been?

[phoanymoany]

Where have you been on holiday and thought “wow, that was a waste of my time and money”.

Mine was travelling to a fairly remote tropical island where people were supposed to be so friendly. Unfortunately we found the people we interacted with in the hotels and restaurants to be anything but nice. It piddled down with rain and then we almost got scammed.

We stayed in Reykjavik itself when we went to Iceland. It was ok, nothing special. A whole day there is excessive. We went to the church a lot, and browsed but we were mainly out on excursions. I loved Iceland but yeah think I’d say somewhere else if I went back. I’ve promised my son I’ll take him to Greenland so must sort that out

Manchester: oppressive dreary depressing buildings. It's like Oliver Twist, but swapping the bowls of gruel for drugs.

I think Devon is very overrated. It's really boring if it rains & quite boring even if it doesnt, crap public transport, expensive & pretty sure the locals would rather you weren't there.

We had a 2 bed pool villa and it was an oasis. We only stayed 6 nights at the end of a bigger trip, but the service and setting were fantastic. Great food too.

Ubud is busy, but great, full of atmosphere. The hotel has a bus service if you don’t want to wander around, but we enjoy that.

We still did a dawn climb up a volcano and hot springs, bike ride round paddy fields, Balinese cookery course, and would thoroughly recommend. The kids moaned about the early start on the climb, but loved it.

I’m not sure I could do 2 weeks (can’t sunbathe due to health, or sit still for long), but sure I’d still come back raving about it.

I suspect people end up in the Balinese equivalent of Magaluf. I’d not like that, but Mallorca is beautiful.

For all the people who felt that Paris was 'unsafe' can I ask where in the city you felt that way?? Just curious as I have been to Paris countless times and I have never felt unsafe.

Listen to @Chewbecca

Amsterdam. Filthy, filthy dirty with bags of rubbish spilling out on to the streets and puke everywhere. Anne Franks house was incredible and humbling however.

Got robbed in broad daylight in central railway station in Paris which soured the trip after having a lovely visit except for the lack of grass. (Pavements are so hot and hard.)
Las Vegas is grimy.

HA!

Aww I’m from Edinburgh and us normal locals are not cold & frosty I promise!!

I’d love to go to Ann franks house.
the red lights district always puts me off Amsterdam. Seen a few tourist videos of it and the women in the windows looks utterly depressing.

@Mikimoto

i think the people who hate Paris probably don’t speak French.

hence their issues

Barbados is great if you stay in your own accommodation, villa etc and hire a car to get around. Plenty of deserted beaches and places to visit that the locals can tell you about. Otherwise you end up with all the cruise tourists on the popular beaches and in the main town which gets overcrowded and isn’t the most interesting place to visit😊

Another vote for Japan. Leered at by men and actually followed twice.

Horrible oppressive atmosphere. Osaka was particularly sinister and hostile.

Paris: unimaginative, unsafe, smelly and downright dirty.

I don't like western Australia much. Some parts are beautiful but it's too hot, spidery and day to day life is dreary. No nice villages in the countryside, it's brush land
Don't like Cape Verde much either, nothing there so lots of pool / beach time but was cloudy and a bit chilly at times ... in late June!

I love Paris and I don’t really speak much French. The architecture is amazing. Never felt unsafe.

You don’t need to go anywhere near that area. It’s all in one place so easily avoided.

You smoked cannabis while you had your baby son with you?

Yet another snobbish comment.

I always find these threads hilarious.

Obviously there are some cities that have famously gone to the dogs over the years but you can guarantee some of these answers are from someone who went to a single hotel for the week all inclusive, the buffet was crap and they didn't explore the area at all 😂

Genuinely confused about the Paris hate. Admittedly I haven’t been since 2017 but it was clean, quiet and beautiful! Admittedly we didn’t stray into any “rough” areas but I tend not to on holidays anyway.

For me, I found the Algarve pretty disappointing. Nothing to do and the beaches weren’t great.

Also Edinburgh, I found it boring.

I’ve been to Paris twice, once pre kids in the late 90s and once with in 2015 and both times I loved it. Love sitting in the Tuileries gardens . Like an oasis of calm. I don’t speak much French but always try my best and order or ask directions in French.

Let’s not forget also that Dubai is rife with misogynistic and anti-gay attitudes and laws. ☹️ I would not be visiting.

I’m French, speak French and hate Paris. A lot of my friends in Paris hate Paris. It stinks of piss.