I've seen very mixed comments on Twitter. Some liking the beauty of the location but lots saying exactly the same as this thread.
DH and I watched it together and very soon came to the conclusion that the whole set up was sordid.
We've had very expensive luxury holidays in the past, not looking to repeat them any time soon, but if we were, wouldn't look twice at an arrangement like that. There are so many gorgeous locations where professional staff cater for every whim without the unpleasant and unsubtle undertones and at a lower cost too.
I felt sorry for the domestic employees. I bet they have some pretty demanding situations to deal with and most of them seemed unimpressed but obviously need the jobs.
I felt sorry too for the Midlands couple, even though they seemed happy enough, if less happy then they were originally, with their arrangements and I'm sure they wouldn't want my opinion anyway. But who the hell wants to be stuck in the company of people who ignore you unless they think you're worth something? All the familiar greetings from the staff brought out the cynic in me, it seemed so fake.
Did anyone else clock the conversation where Richard Branson talked about the staff getting his wife wrecked at lunchtime, so she jumped on him and that it 'didn't happen very often' so they'd have to take her out more often?
If he didn't have all the cash he'd be no more than a Gerald Kingsland type, bearded, clothes averse and and craving young company in a no rules environment.