Basil Fawlty
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Ok, so I had an unruly group of wedding revelers here last month - I believe I've "bleated" about that already. They were drunk, disorderly and in the hot tub until 3am. When I came out to tell them cease and desist, the groom confronted me in the most aggressive way - and was restrained by his fellow revelers.
The coup de gras, of course, is that they posted an untrue "review" on Trip Advisor complaining that the innkeepers were difficult to deal with!
I emailed TA with MY version of the story - I wrote every department I could find - and the response I got from TA was a letter and decal in the mail stating that I was now "recommended" by Trip Advisor, and inviting me to give them some money to join their business listings with website link. BAH HUMBUG. Went to TA for my town - and - no "recommendation" of any kind by TA could be found on my google business listing.
What is to be done against the tyranny of Trip Advisor? At least on BedandBreakfast.com you can talk to someone directly about review abuse.
My husband and I have been professional actors and directors for over 35/30 years - gee, you'd think we would be used to reviews! But at least the reviewers were employed by newspapers and held responsible for what they write - not so with the folks who use Trip Advisor to vent their "spleen".
Anybody ever read Dame Diana Rigg's book on theatre and reviews, "No Turn Unstoned"? It could apply to Trip Advisor!! Maybe I simply need to summon my sense of humor??
Green Cat Guest House, Poulsbo WA
The coup de gras, of course, is that they posted an untrue "review" on Trip Advisor complaining that the innkeepers were difficult to deal with!
I emailed TA with MY version of the story - I wrote every department I could find - and the response I got from TA was a letter and decal in the mail stating that I was now "recommended" by Trip Advisor, and inviting me to give them some money to join their business listings with website link. BAH HUMBUG. Went to TA for my town - and - no "recommendation" of any kind by TA could be found on my google business listing.
What is to be done against the tyranny of Trip Advisor? At least on BedandBreakfast.com you can talk to someone directly about review abuse.
My husband and I have been professional actors and directors for over 35/30 years - gee, you'd think we would be used to reviews! But at least the reviewers were employed by newspapers and held responsible for what they write - not so with the folks who use Trip Advisor to vent their "spleen".
Anybody ever read Dame Diana Rigg's book on theatre and reviews, "No Turn Unstoned"? It could apply to Trip Advisor!! Maybe I simply need to summon my sense of humor??
Green Cat Guest House, Poulsbo WA