Thickos on TripAdvisor

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I usually check reviews about places on Trip Advisor before booking a holiday. I've been having a snoop round this morning for a holiday and went onto Trip Advisor to read the reviews and honestly, some of them look like they've been written by a bear mashing his paws into the keyboard and hitting "send"...

AIBU to disregard reviews by people who moan that "nobode understand ENGLISH" "no chips/salad just greek food" "wayter rude" or should I be giving them the same attention as the others?

that was meant to be

"As mentioned in other reviews below, we too were awoken in the early hours on the 7th October by a lot of screaming and shouting from the balconies to be told someone had fallen from a top balcony. This was really upsetting, and had we not of been checking out that morning, it would of ruined the rest of our holiday."

Obviously the same hotel as before.

Note the use of would of, especially for MN pedants.

PIL run a beautiful country house hotel in Scotland. Someone complained on TripAdvisor that there was a tree blocking the Loch view which should be cut down. Said tree is an oak over 200 years old. Morons.

Oh you can all stop searching now. I've found THE next holiday for any self-respecting MNer. We should block book and go together.

Pontins, Lowestoft.

'We have just come back from a week at Pontins, called Turkey and Tinsel/Comedy Capers Week.

The room was damp and smelt, and my pillow was wet from the damp in the walls.

I was in a group of people ages 27-53 and we were by far the youngest there.

The Bluecoats done [ouch] a show which wasn't very good at all.

Bobby Davro let them down at the last minute due to the weather conditions up north, but luckily they got a glow in the dark puppet show at the last minute.

That's it. I'm booking it.

"The baby in the next room woke us up every time he cried,which was several times a night .This being due to very small cots being provided.But we didn't mind too much,after all it was our 9month old grandson."

"Hotel and staff sucked"

Another one for Dillie the prostitute?

Oh FFS Fellatio I'm meant to be working. My colleagues think I'm having some kind of seizure...

Stay at front of hotel might as well been sleeping at the side of M25(Englands busiest motorway)hard to get a smile out of staff every thing seemed like a chore to them.

The M25 in question

"We were skeptical b/c of the price - we paid a total of $53. You usually get what you pay for and this is completely true for this hotel. We had to wait for 15 minutes to check in b/c there was some issue going on between three front desk clerks and a manager. Finally we were going to cancel our reservations and we were told our room was ready."

15 minutes is long enough to cancel your stay?! seriously?

'On arrival at our chalet we found there was ant powder thrown all over the front door. The ones either side didn't have any ant powder thrown at their doors so we asked couldn't we have one of those chalets instead? After all, it was going to look really nice, wasn't it? Having ant powder all over our door spoiling our holiday snaps.'

What the FUCKING fuck is wrong with some people?

I must go to Turkey and Tinsel at Pontins!
It sounds fantastically --shite.

" I was surprised by the ruddiness of the staff"

luckily they got a glow in the dark puppet show at the last minute.

'kin 'ell that was lucky - wonder why they weren't fully booked years in advance?

Green chunks of snot?

That sounds like Malaysia. I just luurved being woken by hacking up

'They force you to play musical chairs'

This alone, demonstrates why it is always a good idea to take a shotgun in your suitcase. Just to be on the safe side.

"However, this years holiday was marred by the events of our last full day. We had read in reviews and were warned whilst there about a spate of bag thefts from round the pool. We had 1 safe in which we stored all our party's passports, money, cameras, etc. But my camera, being quite bulky wouldn't fit so I hid it out of sight in a drawer. At 1 o'clock, the lunchtime buffet opened and the usual stampede ensued. I left my bag underneath my sunbed by the pool. In the 20 minutes I was away, somebody took my bag which contained an iPod and about 100 euros in cash, and the room key. They then went up to our room and went through the cases, drawers etc, taking my camera, 2 watches, jewellery, sunglasses, etc, left the room key on the floor, and disappeared"

What sort of fuck wit reads reviews about bag thefts and then leaves their bag, containing valuables and the room key, under their sunbed??

?not that bad and i am a snob?

Pontins review

The same sort of fuckwit who 'hides' something in a drawer.

i have nearly woken my DS up from his nap on my knee about 3 times already with giggles. lovely thread.

i am just that i can't play because I'm on my phone with no copy and pasteability.

Reading some of these reviews, it's a miracle the human race continues to exist, considering how many fuckwits there are out there

Another Pontins review

stayed monday to friday ,2 club aparpements, reasonable ,kids had a great time ,shops and bars a bit pricey ,but a morrisons 2 miles away .very good value ,on special price .if you want a cheap holiday for the kids very good ,if you want 5star dont go .will say any child under 14 will love it ,lets face it your only sleeping in the chalets .some prices work out at less than 20 pound a head for 4 days

It's always worthwhile mentioning Morrisons in a holiday review I find.

Staff unhelpful - I requested an iron and was told I had to come down to reception and fetch it myself. Not what I would expect for £85 a night.

funnily enough though I would expect the receptionist to stay at reception to help other guests rather than deliver irons

we just retuned from pontins southport. our appartment was clean and tidy very basic though. the staff were vry helpful also the security guards were fantastic the food from the queen vic wasent that good but a sfc and chippy if you fancy a change. entainment good especally for the kids all in all you get what you pay for at pontins

Pleasing to read that the security guards were fantastic.

This is reminding me of when we had a German au pair and we had a builder or plumber or someone working in the house. She said 'Ah goot - I vill ask him to mend my vindow.'

I said 'your window isn't broken. (It's an original wooden Victorian sash) and she said:

Yes it must be broken - it is too noisy and I don't like being voken up by dose noisy birds in ze morning.'

Pheasants. _

"i was wondering if you have to wear a wrist band at the wow bodrum as i was in the Dominican republic in the summer holidays last year and i thought the wrist bands were awful?"

"The staff at both the Papillon and St.Lucian were polite and alway's seem to have a smile.My toilet had a bit of a problem flushing from time to time. It's an ok "hotel" but next time I think I will seek out other places to stay,especially for the money."

"Can't remember any of the staff which is strange because we always have a good rapport with them and i remember staff from 1987 onwards."