4/10 Poor
Natasha S.
27 Jan 2023
Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication
Local host ruined our trip!
Pros:
- The beach is in close proximity, and very relaxing!
- The location of the property is great, very close to shops, restaurants, bakeries, etc.
Cons:
-There are several ants in the toilet/shower sink area. So much so that you have to inspect the seat before use.
-the owner of the property (Lydia - who herself is very easy to deal with, and we did not have an issue with) emailed me prior to our stay with additional stay parameters, this included a contract of sorts, and a requirement to pay for water and electricity during our stay. This contract also required a deposit. I strongly believe this should be mentioned on the VRBO listing to prepare guests for all the costs involved in this property.
- however the true reason our vacation was ruined was because of the local host (Marie-Therese), who made our stay extremely unpleasant. Upon checking out, she tallied the electricity and water costs - which were over 200,000 XOF, impossible given our stay was three days and we were not in the unit throughout the day (only had the AC on at night in one room). To give you a sense, for an average home in Dakar, the per month cost of electricity (even with an AC), hovers around 20,000 XOF. Through this interaction Marie-Therese yelled, and treated my husband incredibly badly - I am not sure this would have been the case if my husband was not Senegalese. Given we had taken Marie-There’s word on the meter numbers, upon double checking we realized she had gotten the meter reading completely incorrect - our electricity bill came to something like 5000-6000 XOF. She did not own up to this, and was extremely rude, even yelling across the complex when we asked her for change. Although Lydia explained that there was normally another local host - this experience ruined what would have been an otherwise decent trip.
Natasha S.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
