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UruguaySince Booking isn’t allowing me to share the nightmare I lived in this place through these small text-boxes, I going to write the half here and the rest from the dislike text-box:
I just can describe it as The Worst Lodging Experience of My Life – A Complete Scam
As someone who has served in Uruguay’s diplomatic corps, I’ve had the privilege of traveling the world. From five-star luxury hotels to bungalows in Nairobi, and even camping trips in my youth at La Fortaleza de Santa Teresa in Rocha, I thought I’d seen it all. But nothing could have prepared me for the disgraceful ordeal I experienced at this so-called “hotel.”
My partner and I decided to take a short vacation. She was on leave, and I desperately needed a break from work pressures. Wanting to keep expenses reasonable yet treat her to something special, we rented a car and headed east without pre-booking accommodation. While driving, my partner searched online and found what seemed like an ideal place: a countryside retreat, far from the urban hustle—a peaceful escape.
Upon arriving, we were horrified to learn that the “non-refundable reservation” we had made was not for a hotel room but a tent! My partner hadn’t read the listing carefully, and we ended up paying the price of an average hotel room in Punta del Este for a tent in a campsite. The woman in charge pitched it as a tranquil and secure place, complete with surveillance cameras, a pool, and even a small gym.
By the time we arrived, it was 6 PM, and we hadn’t eaten all day. Exhausted, we left our luggage, including my partner’s handbag, inside the tent. A cleaning lady opened the tent for us to settle in. Afterward, we left to grab food and visit friends. When we returned, we found the tent slightly open. Upon entering, we discovered our suitcase ransacked, US$700 dollars worth of clothes missing, and my partner’s handbag gone.
I immediately confronted the manager, Adriano, who apologized and claimed there was nothing he could do at that hour.