Funniest things you have read on Tripadvisor
Jan 11, 2020, 8:53 am
#301
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,075
Many of us run the risk of being exposed to a social media influenzer. Is there some shot to take for protection?
Jan 11, 2020, 9:43 am
#302
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: ORD/MDW
Programs: BA/AA/AS/B6/WN/ UA/HH/MR and more like 'em but most felicitously & importantly MUCCI
Posts: 19,719
Jan 12, 2020, 4:41 am
#303
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Sydney Australia
Programs: No programs & No Points!!!
Posts: 14,222
I am in the food industry. I had one person leave a review to say I was the worst business owner they had ever encountered and I should retire and sell it to someone who isn't a moronic idiot and closed when there are queues of people lined up outside my closed door. Why? Because I wasn't open at midnight on NYE and having to deal with drunks and idiots!
Jan 12, 2020, 4:47 am
#304
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Bregenz, Austria
Programs: AA, BAEC, Alaska, Flying Blue, United, IHG, Hilton
Posts: 2,950
Jan 12, 2020, 7:02 am
#305
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
Aug 25, 2020, 10:28 pm
#307
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Diamond, Delta PM, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 7,265
A couple of recent reviews on a local resort that told their staff they'd only be rehired post-Covid for the summer season if they took a pay cut and it rather shows:
The maid screaming on speakerphone through the hallways at 8 am. The back of the door has a welcome sign from Lawton Chiles. He was the Floridian governor 1991-1998. The last time I imagine this place was updated. And I paid over $200 for this and a resort fee.
Not to mention last night I tried to use the swimming pool and about 30 women were there getting baptized in it so that it was unusable. Most bizarre thing I've ever witnessed.
Not to mention last night I tried to use the swimming pool and about 30 women were there getting baptized in it so that it was unusable. Most bizarre thing I've ever witnessed.
We were given the wrong gift bag when we arrived as were several others in our party. I hope Brad and Lisa had a wonderful wedding, we made good use of their party favors even though we do not know them!
Our new room is ok and I mean just acceptable.....on our way to go purchase light bulbs for our $150 a night hotel room!
Oct 1, 2020, 2:06 pm
#308
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,072
Funniest One
Booked on Hotwire and I wanted a Direct Ocean View Room and upon checkin agent informs me that all Ocean Views are created equally. Wound up in a partial ocean view with a with a nice view of the roof.
Booked on Hotwire and I wanted a Direct Ocean View Room and upon checkin agent informs me that all Ocean Views are created equally. Wound up in a partial ocean view with a with a nice view of the roof.
Oct 24, 2020, 1:13 pm
#309
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SAN
Programs: 1K (since 2008), *G (since 1990), 1MM
Posts: 3,217
Since I found out how the CEO of TripAdvisor gets compensated ($47 million+ in 2018) while somehow convincing thousands of civilians like you to generate all his content / create all his value for $0, I post to TA a lot less.
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2015 was when I stopped contributing and reading TA reviews as I no longer trusted them.
I now use the reviews on various online booking platforms and read the comments.. The online booking platforms want repeat customers so will not filter the reviews of hotel guests.
Oct 24, 2020, 4:17 pm
#310
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 9,118
Oct 25, 2020, 1:37 pm
#311
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SAN
Programs: 1K (since 2008), *G (since 1990), 1MM
Posts: 3,217
I only ever used them once for an online booking of an apartment in London and it did not end up well as the apartment was broken into whilst I was staying there. Actually a number of things went wrong with the stay but that was the icing on the cake.
TA is not one of the online booking platforms that i choose to use, but mainly because I do not trust their reviews..
The original concept of TA was brilliant.
TA is not one of the online booking platforms that i choose to use, but mainly because I do not trust their reviews..
The original concept of TA was brilliant.
Nov 13, 2020, 8:21 pm
#312
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
I stayed at this property when it first opened and thought it was ok. I’m here again because the location is convenient to where I needed to go. It is terrible this time. No service, no coffee, breakfast is a cold pack, no housekeeping even when you make a request. Not a thing positive to stay about this place. A tent in the park would be better.
Nov 28, 2020, 6:08 am
#313
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: NYC, Austin
Posts: 7
I was looking at reviews for more secluded, all-inclusive resorts in the Cancun area and stumbled upon a gem of a lowly 2 star review for one. The reason? They were complaining that there was nothing to do other than eat, go to the pool, or enjoy the beach.
Isn’t that the whole point of booking an all-inclusive at Cancun?
Isn’t that the whole point of booking an all-inclusive at Cancun?