Guest Seeks Holiday Spending Money. Stay July 2019, Reviewed July 2020
I totally reject your comments.
You, as the reviewer, did not make the booking, The booking was made by a repeat customer, who was part of a party that stayed in the villa just a few months prior, so of course knowing the location and villa. From your first comments it was evident to us that you were seeking holiday spending money. We immediately offered you a full refund so you could change accommodation. We told you which website had properties available. You declined, as I believe you was seeking holiday spending money.
I find it peculiar to see this review, around one year after the actual stay which you refer to.
At the time, we were surprised to receive complaints from your group given that family involved in the group had stayed at the very same villa just a few months previously (they stayed in May 2019). Members of the team were even asked to not mention this to you particularly.
The bookings in May 2019 proved problematic for staff in resort, as there was a family fall out and the villa manager had to move some members of your group from one villa to another. This was going far beyond the normal duties of the staff in resort.
This particular booking also proved problematic for the company administratively. First, Villa Vicini was booked - it then changed to Villa Esmee - then Casa Captiva - and finally Casa Maelle. VillasPlayaBlanca went above and beyond reasonable expectations to accommodate the many changes in your group, even when commission invoices had been paid.
Regarding your stay in July into August 2019, there were plenty of other properties on the island available for you, a quick search on sites such as HomeAway found plenty of available results. You did have opportunity to move elsewhere. I feel you didn't properly explore other options. The response from the team in resort was immediate in visiting the property and offering a refund.
The maids reported during your stay that that they suspected more people were staying in the villa than disclosed, over-occupying the property. Photos were also taken of mess around the villa, including linen and cushions outside around the pool.
We have an email from yourself threatening to put a review online unless we made a payment to you. We do not respond to such threats.
We can only conclude that you were seeking holiday spending money.