Owners Direct finally posted the review!

After weeks of trying to get my review accepted at the Owners Direct website, the notice came today it is now live. The interesting part was, in my opinion it seemed they wanted to get a few "good" reviews posted before mine was accepted.

 There were absolutely no reviews last year when we were booking the house and suddenly, I submit a review and two more above me take place! Makes you wonder about the process compared to Trip Advisor which is a site I use on a regular basis writing reviews when I travel.

 At Trip Advisor there is never a delay and we can upload photos. I will keep this process in mind when booking holiday homes in the future.

Posting a Review at Owners Direct

On September 4th I submitted a review about the house in Ballymoney Ireland and this is a copy of the email they sent. (see below)  Funny thing is, no reviews were ever posted on the site and POOF suddenly two raving, 5 star reviews have been posted!  Seriously?

I have contacted Owners Direct to alert them that the 7 days had passed for my "pending" review with no word from them so now we will see how they respond. I will keep you posted!

Review confirmation page

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* Please note: your review has not yet been published.

What happens next?

1. We have sent you an email to confirm that you wrote the review. If you do not confirm the review, it will not be posted on the website. This step is complete.

2. Our moderation team is checking the content of your review to ensure that it meets our review guidelines. Learn more.

3. If your review does meet our guidelines it will be published on the website. The holiday home owner or property manager may then post an optional response to your review.

4. If your review does not meet our guidelines, you will receive an email indicating our concerns. You will have an option to re-submit your review.

5. Reviews can take up to 7 days to appear on a listing.

St.Roch's Ballymoney Co. Wexford Ireland House Rental

My heart broke to discover the so called "private beach" after we settled in. 

The photos and description were very misleading as I had anticipated spending time with my family on the advertised "private beach" The walk was dangerous and treacherous. I fell down scraping my leg & my friend was also injured. We couldn't take the children down the path that turned out to be an 8 min walk through a gorge you had to straddle with very dangerous metal spikes sticking out of a walkway. 

The vision I had anticipated prior to booking was our family enjoying the Irish Sea every morning and afternoons in the sand and campfires in the evening on our "private beach."

 I was never so disappointed for the very high price (1700.00 euro = $2400.00 for one week ) we paid which I did not mind paying to know we would have the "beach" we were promised. This house was not as described which I would call "false advertising."

I feel very taken advantage of coming from America. We brought family together from Ireland, England and the USA. This was to be our "dream vacation" for our family and it ended up being a heartbreaking disappointment along with an embarrassment in many ways. 

The walls, ceiling and floor of every room were "wooden" and there were no smoke alarms throughout the house.  

We had a colony of ants marching through the house and two of the beds had earwigs living under the covers. 

The mold and dampness hand an effect on 1 of our family members asthma.  The house did provide 2 dehumidifiers which we were able to run during our stay. 

We were expected to "pay" for the garbage truck to pick up and remove the trash we had to haul down the lane by car was very annoying!

This house is advertised at: http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/accommodation/p8054850

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