This place was the worst experience my daughter and I have ever had with an Airbnb.
To start off with, the “shuttle” we paid extra for was two hours late and it was not a beautiful boat ride but instead a scary winding mountain car ride that takes twice as long to get to the campsite.
The person driving was not Zora or any of the people mentioned on the AirBnb page but Instead it was a guy who works for the KIDS CAMP that operates EXACTLY where you are staying. I brought my 8 year old to a place I thought was secluded and peaceful but instead was crawling with 12 & 13 year old kids at their summer camp?? These kids also utilized all of the equipment. There was no “snorkel expedition” as the camp counselor was too busy with the kids. When we did try to snorkel there wasn’t enough equipment so they had my daughter wear TWO WETSUITS (all the kids from the camp had first dibs on everything & the size my daughter needed was unavailable)
The camp was filled with random junk, there was no organization. The white tents in the photos do not exist but for maybe one. The rest are Woden and bare frames with no tents (a very abandoned look going on)
The camp counselors were nice but I felt like I was bothering them as they were clearly extremely busy.
We checked in on Wednesday-I wanted to leave Thursday but Zora (who I’d never spoke to even though I had previously called & texted about bringing our dog) convinced me to stay and said she would be showing up Friday at 2pm to turn things around. She showed up Friday at almost 6pm and she definitely turned things around by making our experience even worse. As soon as I told her I wanted a partial refund and that we would be leaving early, not on Sunday, she was rude and aggressive in her behavior. Saying, “Everyone is yelling at me”
Then, After we argued about my “bill” she called the sheriff’s department. They came, spoke to her and then spoke to me. They made jokes with me and laughed because it was all so ridiculous. Even after they left she continued to try and bully me saying, “I spoke with the Sheriff and you’ll be leaving tomorrow if you have paid for the shuttle” I told her I had and she said, “We’ll see”.
It was all so uncomfortable my daughter and I slept in a larger tent with another family we made friends with. I did not feel safe sleeping in our tent alone.
I heard their AIRbnb manager had quit the week before (I can’t imagine why). What these people are doing is WRONG. You can’t lie to people and make them think they’re going to get away from it all but then have a kids camp. You can’t put photos up of a place that are not accurate. This is a scam and takes advantage of people. Especially since it’s so hard to get to. After an hour car ride, an hour ferry ride and then another hour car drive, who wouldn’t TRY to make the best out of it. I felt so bad for another couple who had flown from Louisiana.
And my poor daughter, this was her SPRING BREAK!
Lastly, letting young kids at a summer camp use the same showers and bathrooms as random AirBnb guest is definitely inappropriate.
Do yourself a favor and pay extra to stay somewhere nice, clean and appropriate.