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When will they stop extorting a bribe at the reception?
I was resting, at the reception they asked for $ 140 to settle not near the disco!
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but by the way, I will not go to this hotel again ..... and I will not advise anyone!
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answered 13 years ago
$140!!? That's a lot! We always give no more than 20 and give excellent numbers. Unfortunately, in our country, too, much is done through bribes. As they say, if you don't apply, you won't go.
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answered 13 years ago
"I was resting, at the reception they asked for 140 dollars to settle not near the disco!"
Judging by the question, you did not rest there. Why mislead people?
Judging by the question, you did not rest there. Why mislead people?
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answered 13 years ago
This question is pure nonsense! There, even if you want to settle near the disco, it will not work and the money will not help (unless at the reception). And, given that the disco there is indoors, it’s completely ridiculous to write about it. Either they mixed up the hotels, or deliberate slander (the meaning, however, is not clear).
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answered 13 years ago
dear, jabetta, I rested there !!! and paid, as a result, 70 US dollars, because 140 seemed to me too much! and I called the disco the upper pool, where the animators "performed" in the evenings, with entertainment programs! By the way, the feeding is filthy! if most of our vacationers are there .... then we can take into account the gastronomic preferences of our peoples!
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answered 13 years ago
This is not the first time I hear this, in different hotels they charge from 5 to 200 dollars for moving into a "good room".
The situation is different .. for example, initially you booked a regular standard, very often standard rooms are located in another part of the entire hotel, for example, with views of a construction site or in a separate building that is located further from the sea than all other rooms .. and the room that you are given already for tips (as the front desk calls them) are probably already a higher category..and you should probably pay a much higher price for these rooms. That is, for example, in the hotel where I worked, cheating on a voucher, that is, from the standard for a family room, it cost 32 euros per day (officially) .. namely, if you need to stay for 7 days, you pay 224 euros for the entire vacation ... in in such cases, the receptionist asks for 50 dollars or 100..because he will check you in in the best conditions but under fear of risk...that his superiors will catch him on this..because it is illegal and you live in the best room you have to pay 224 euros and not 50 dollars. the difference is noticeable...
Unfortunately, there are other reasons ... the salary at the reception is about 100-140 dollars, and it is natural not to live on such a salary.
The situation is different .. for example, initially you booked a regular standard, very often standard rooms are located in another part of the entire hotel, for example, with views of a construction site or in a separate building that is located further from the sea than all other rooms .. and the room that you are given already for tips (as the front desk calls them) are probably already a higher category..and you should probably pay a much higher price for these rooms. That is, for example, in the hotel where I worked, cheating on a voucher, that is, from the standard for a family room, it cost 32 euros per day (officially) .. namely, if you need to stay for 7 days, you pay 224 euros for the entire vacation ... in in such cases, the receptionist asks for 50 dollars or 100..because he will check you in in the best conditions but under fear of risk...that his superiors will catch him on this..because it is illegal and you live in the best room you have to pay 224 euros and not 50 dollars. the difference is noticeable...
Unfortunately, there are other reasons ... the salary at the reception is about 100-140 dollars, and it is natural not to live on such a salary.
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answered 13 years ago
and they divide the money that they receive for changing the room into all the reception workers, that is, you gave them $ 20 and there are 15 of them working at the reception (by the way, there are a lot of staff working inside the hotel that you will never see .. managers who sit and confirm reservations and much more) and now everyone gets a dollar ..
And in your case, 140 can be 14 of them and get 10 bucks each .. and you have already helped them, let's say, to buy something home for the new year ..)))
Another problem is that Russian tourists have already spoiled everyone for a very long time ... and now without giving tips and tips you will not get good service .. how many times I remember someone asking for a better room (not on a voucher) not wanting to pay the simplest money, thinking that you can change the standard to a higher category ... if they eventually forced the reception to do this .. then the reception settled them in the ugliest rooms, the categories above .. as if showing that the best is worth paying for ..
Russian tourists have created these problems for themselves.
And my answer is NEVER! never end extorting money...love a cheap vacation let's tip...
And plus to everything .. all over the world it is customary to give a tip. Only in our restaurant and nothing more.
And in your case, 140 can be 14 of them and get 10 bucks each .. and you have already helped them, let's say, to buy something home for the new year ..)))
Another problem is that Russian tourists have already spoiled everyone for a very long time ... and now without giving tips and tips you will not get good service .. how many times I remember someone asking for a better room (not on a voucher) not wanting to pay the simplest money, thinking that you can change the standard to a higher category ... if they eventually forced the reception to do this .. then the reception settled them in the ugliest rooms, the categories above .. as if showing that the best is worth paying for ..
Russian tourists have created these problems for themselves.
And my answer is NEVER! never end extorting money...love a cheap vacation let's tip...
And plus to everything .. all over the world it is customary to give a tip. Only in our restaurant and nothing more.
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answered 13 years ago
the question is still the same, but did they give you a room for better money or the same level and not very good, but not near the viewing platforms?
And I don’t understand yet, you won’t go to this hotel, although the hotel is cool?....
And I don’t understand yet, you won’t go to this hotel, although the hotel is cool?....
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answered 13 years ago
"And I still don't understand you won't go to this hotel, although the hotel is cool?...."
I answer - the hotel is cool, but the service and attitude of the staff is bad!
I answer - the hotel is cool, but the service and attitude of the staff is bad!
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answered 13 years ago
"the question is still the same, but did they give you a room for better money or the same level and not very good, but not near the viewing areas?"
I answer, yes, for 70 Baku settled with a sea view!
I answer, yes, for 70 Baku settled with a sea view!
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answered 13 years ago
You see, and for a reservation by the sea, I'm sure that you would overpay))))....
I want to say that we had such that the standard was full of tourists and we would at least have accommodated guests in the best rooms, but our reception made money on this))) ... well, they also want to eat and need to dress in something ..
I want to say that we had such that the standard was full of tourists and we would at least have accommodated guests in the best rooms, but our reception made money on this))) ... well, they also want to eat and need to dress in something ..
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answered 13 years ago
"dear, jabetta, I was resting there !!! and paid, in the end, 70 US dollars, because 140 seemed to me too much! and I called the upper pool a disco, where animators "performed" in the evenings, with entertainment programs"
s20102010, then you need to ask the question correctly, because, you see, a disco and an amphitheater (and animation performances take place there) are completely different things. When we rested there, families with small children living near the pool opposite the amphitheater did not experience the slightest inconvenience about this. So, there was no need to worry so much. We got a sea view (not a beach front) without any extra charge.
And the fact that the food has deteriorated and the service has deteriorated, I readily believe, is quite possible. Although it's a pity, the hotel is good, and especially, there is a gorgeous reef!
s20102010, then you need to ask the question correctly, because, you see, a disco and an amphitheater (and animation performances take place there) are completely different things. When we rested there, families with small children living near the pool opposite the amphitheater did not experience the slightest inconvenience about this. So, there was no need to worry so much. We got a sea view (not a beach front) without any extra charge.
And the fact that the food has deteriorated and the service has deteriorated, I readily believe, is quite possible. Although it's a pity, the hotel is good, and especially, there is a gorgeous reef!
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answered 13 years ago
And when we checked in, we didn’t approach the reception at all, the Tez tour guides resettled us, therefore no extortion. The rooms were on the 5th line, overlooking the large pool, the animation from the amphitheater was not heard at all. Sea view rooms (Sia viv) are really more expensive, and you have to pay extra for them, do not want to bribe the staff, pay extra officially when buying a tour.
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answered 13 years ago
you can also pay extra at the hotel upon check-in, but it will be more expensive .. and much more than if you pay extra immediately in your country.
And specify right away where and how the standard or type of room that you buy is located!
And specify right away where and how the standard or type of room that you buy is located!
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answered 13 years ago
It is in this hotel that there are several options for settling: Garden View, Pool View, Sea View and Beach Front. But our operators sell only standard or Sea View, which does not mean the first line, but the visibility of the sea over the roofs is possible, so you need to be vigilant.
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answered 13 years ago
we were in this hotel, when we checked in, we didn’t pay anything at all, and we were given a room overlooking the garden, and everything worked in the room.
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answered 13 years ago
AND WE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ROOM AND EXCITED FROM US 40 USD. WE ASK FOR WHAT, AND THEY TELL US - A GOOD ROOM WITH A POOL VIEW, WE SAY THEN TAKE US TO THE FREE ROOM, AND THE PORTER SAYS GOOD STAY. THE NEXT MORNING Woke up - NORMAL ROOM SOMEWHERE IN THE DEPTH OF THE HOTEL OVERLOOKING THE NOT WORKING POOL. SUPER-DUPER START OF THE HOLIDAY.
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answered 12 years ago