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    Well, we're back from sunny Turkey and what started out as a near disaster. Arrived at the hotel 6am, drop off bus drove away, to a hotel with locked door. Rang the bell and a confused manager answered it. Went in and he had no confirmation of our booking.
    We booked with Sunshine.co.uk , big internet company. After me trying not to cry and lots of head scratching and photocopying of confirmation paperwork, he found us a hotel room to have a sleep and shower in while he helped sort things out. We also phoned emergency contact number. Manager came to our temp. hotel with offer from compny of new hotel which was walking distance and carried our bags round there. He was really helpful and very aplogetic for the b**ls up, something that was not his mistake.
    Anyway, so when we arrive I had to phone the brokers to say that we would accept this new hotel, something we really didn't have much choice over. We weren't in a position to be picky at that stage. This hotel was not where we would have chosen to stay.It was mainly booked into by German families and all info and menus etc were in German and it wasn't nearly as nice. The only English people there should have been at the same hotel as us but had had their hotel changed a week before they were due to leave. In fact the manager said the same thing had happened two days previously.
    It looks like this company are taking bookings on the strength of the good reputation of The Harman Hotel in Challis and then just sticking them elsewhere. The worrying thing is that they are still taking bookings and this hotel is full all summer- we asked when we were there. So if anyones looking at going to Turkey, be very careful with this company and if you can book direct, you'll know where you are going then
    Gardening forever- housework whenever

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    Sorry to hear that. Is the company ABTA registered?
    Mark

    Vegetable Kingdom blog

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    • #3
      Oh no! I hope you had a good time besides the hotel mix up and having to struggle with the German.
      This is just the sort of thing that puts me off going abroad.
      Will you get any compensation for being inconvenienced at all?
      It sounds like this Sunshine company is a bit shoddy, to me.

      “If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”

      "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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      • #4
        Yes they are.I have emaild as I am after something back from them, we had to pay for the interim hotel, but surprise surprise no answer yet!
        Gardening forever- housework whenever

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        • #5
          The one thing my sister didnt like in Turkey was everyone spoke german, it was her birthday and the hotel brought out a cake and it said happy birthday but in german, nice of them though.
          Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
          and ends with backache

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          • #6
            Originally posted by lettucegrow! View Post
            We booked with Sunshine.co.uk
            I think you've just been unlucky - every review I've seen of them is OK to excellent.
            Perhaps you'd like to add your own review to one of them?

            Sunshine Holidays www.sunshine.co.uk Reviews | Holiday Sites | Review Centre

            View topic - Sunshine Holidays - sunshine.co.uk • holidaytruths.co.uk

            this one isn't so positive: Sunshine.co.uk | Holiday Deals Website Reviews | Web User
            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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            • #7
              Sorry to hear you didn't have the greatest of experiences Lettucegrow. I hope you were able to make the best of things.

              Originally posted by jackie j View Post
              The one thing my sister didnt like in Turkey was everyone spoke german, it was her birthday and the hotel brought out a cake and it said happy birthday but in german, nice of them though.
              was she hoping they would all speak English?
              I was feeling part of the scenery
              I walked right out of the machinery
              My heart going boom boom boom
              "Hey" he said "Grab your things
              I've come to take you home."

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              • #8
                Thanks Two sheds. Some of those reviews are quite old but you could well be right that we have just been unlucky, What we found odd was meeting others that had had their hotel choices changed and the manager saying someone else had arrived without being booked in.
                We did make the best of the holiday. We love Turkey and the people-it's a very relaxing place to spend a week-and beautiful.
                Gardening forever- housework whenever

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                • #9
                  OH has just shown me news that Goldtrail Travel have gone under- our holiday could have been a whole lot worse as that's who we flew with. Talk about close escape!!
                  Gardening forever- housework whenever

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                  • #10
                    My partner goes to Turkey every year, he books direct with apartment, very easy and at only £15 a night for apartment which can sleep 6 a very good price. Glad it all ended ok , it does put you of tho.

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