Post by djw001 on Feb 17, 2012 12:53:04 GMT -5
We managed to spend 1 night out of 14 in this place, and with sagging squeaky camp beds and the thought of cockroaches running around on the floor this 1 night was sleepless.
As soon as we arrived and opened the door there was a strong smell of damp and things didn’t get much better. Built into a hill side there was evidence of damp in nearly every room and due to a shower that had been leaking for some time, damp had come through the wall and soaked an area around an electrical socket which we daren’t use.
The beds were metal framed with springs. The bed frame in our room was twisted so badly that every time you moved on it a leg would bang on the floor and the springs would squeak. A leg on one of the other beds gave way the first time it was ‘sat’ on and all the beds sagged severely into the middle.
We left the villa after a few hours to get food and shopping and when we returned we were greeted by some unwelcome guests…. COCKROACHES. This was enough for us and decided we couldn’t stay in such conditions, unfortunately we couldn’t get into other accommodation that night but did find somewhere to stay for the rest of our holiday, at our cost I hasten to add.
We contacted the owners Mr Francisco Jurado and Mrs Angela Jurado just after we arrived who proved to of no help whatsoever. Their only response included and I quote ‘We do not market the property as a 5* star villa, what we advertise is exactly what there is and the price reflects this’…? So does that mean the price included for damp and cockroaches or are these extra? We contacted Ownersdirect.co.uk who advertise the property but they wouldn’t help as they accept no responsibility for their listings???
It’s now October, we’ve threatened the Jurado’s with legal action through our solicitor and they haven’t even had the common courtesy to defend themselves. Ownersdirect.co.uk still continue to list the property (s14360) even though under UK law this property does not meet health and safety regulations for rented accommodation.
We’re a fairly easy going family and don’t normally write reviews, but a major failing of the Ownersdirect.co.uk website is there is no feedback facility and we feel is only fair that others should know what they are letting themselves in for.
One final thing to add, the Ownersdirect.co.uk website listing fails to mention that 2 of the bedrooms have no windows. So if you like a bad night’s sleep in ‘prison like’ conditions with poor beds, cockroaches, the danger of being electrocuted and your belongings smelling of damp this is the place for you……….
As soon as we arrived and opened the door there was a strong smell of damp and things didn’t get much better. Built into a hill side there was evidence of damp in nearly every room and due to a shower that had been leaking for some time, damp had come through the wall and soaked an area around an electrical socket which we daren’t use.
The beds were metal framed with springs. The bed frame in our room was twisted so badly that every time you moved on it a leg would bang on the floor and the springs would squeak. A leg on one of the other beds gave way the first time it was ‘sat’ on and all the beds sagged severely into the middle.
We left the villa after a few hours to get food and shopping and when we returned we were greeted by some unwelcome guests…. COCKROACHES. This was enough for us and decided we couldn’t stay in such conditions, unfortunately we couldn’t get into other accommodation that night but did find somewhere to stay for the rest of our holiday, at our cost I hasten to add.
We contacted the owners Mr Francisco Jurado and Mrs Angela Jurado just after we arrived who proved to of no help whatsoever. Their only response included and I quote ‘We do not market the property as a 5* star villa, what we advertise is exactly what there is and the price reflects this’…? So does that mean the price included for damp and cockroaches or are these extra? We contacted Ownersdirect.co.uk who advertise the property but they wouldn’t help as they accept no responsibility for their listings???
It’s now October, we’ve threatened the Jurado’s with legal action through our solicitor and they haven’t even had the common courtesy to defend themselves. Ownersdirect.co.uk still continue to list the property (s14360) even though under UK law this property does not meet health and safety regulations for rented accommodation.
We’re a fairly easy going family and don’t normally write reviews, but a major failing of the Ownersdirect.co.uk website is there is no feedback facility and we feel is only fair that others should know what they are letting themselves in for.
One final thing to add, the Ownersdirect.co.uk website listing fails to mention that 2 of the bedrooms have no windows. So if you like a bad night’s sleep in ‘prison like’ conditions with poor beds, cockroaches, the danger of being electrocuted and your belongings smelling of damp this is the place for you……….