By Andrew Jerrard (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 2:43 pm: |
I travelled to Bonaire and spent almost two weeks there on a trip around South America. It was our first stop and we didn't have any plans on where to stay when we got there. we (my friend and i) ended up staying at the Bonaire Inn. This is the worst hotel/sleeping place i have ever been in. the staff were very unhelpful, the vehicle vendors refused to let us hire a bike/motorcycle as they are stolen in the area, there were rats on the building and an assortment of the most aggressive looking people that hanged around the area. What was the worst part though was that we booked for 3 nights (feeling very tired when we first got there) for about $50 a night and we were assured by the lady serving us that we could get a refund for any nights we didn't want to stay there. We asked for a return on our money the next day for the following two nights as we had decided to stay elsewhere and they would not give us a refund. The owner even had the nerve to claim that the lady that served us the first night had taken all the money from the cashier and flown away.
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By Menno (BonaireTalker - Post #94) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 3:42 pm: |
Very sad to hear (read) this awful experience. Good that you switched accommodation regardless the not received refund, but, kind of sad to see that your sharing of experiences stops after this switch. This looks (to me) like a "let's have a neg" posting again.
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By Andrew Jerrard (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 3:22 am: |
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By Andrew Jerrard (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 3:23 am: |
The Lizard Inn was truly amazing, nice spacious room, kitchen available to use and the owner as previously mentioned was good fun. Before going out each evening we would have a drink with him and he'd give us tips on where to go.
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By Menno (BonaireTalker - Post #95) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 9:16 am: |
Thanks Andrew, good to hear that you did enjoy the rest of your stay on Bonaire a lot better.
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By Grasshopper (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #18483) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 9:58 am: |
Andrew, welcome to Bonaire Talk, and thank you for your report. Glad you ended up having a good time and met some nice folks.
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By Andrew Jerrard (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 3:06 pm: |
No, we did not report the attempted mugging to the police - i left it up to my friend to decide and he didn't want to. Although would it make a difference? and the street it occurred on is literally just off of the well lit, tourist area. there (near the piers). There were a few suspicious looking characters around and whenever you walk near they all offer drugs. There is no excuse for the police not to know, nor arrest them. If you go one street back from the coast the area is surrounded by dealers. It is such an obvious problem there - if it is not reported, how will they know you say but you would have to walk through with your eyes closed not to see it!
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By mtnest (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #111) on Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 6:39 pm: |
Andrew
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