“Einmal und nie wieder wenn Gäste derart über den Tisch gezogen werden”
What pleased us was the location of the holiday house, set off the village on a huge plot with many fruit trees—mandarins, lemons, limes, and ripe cactus figs—and the front yard was nicely laid out. The house was large enough for two people, with a kitchen, living‑sleeping area, and bathroom. However, several things disappointed us. Most notably, the landlord demanded a €200 overnight tax, whereas we had found that the Melilli municipality only charges €1–1.50 per person per night, meaning €30 for two people over ten nights—an outrageous overcharge. We were also told not to respond to messages from Booking, because the landlord had reported our booking as a cancellation to the portal; the portal did not react, and my messages were deleted. If this review isn’t released by Booking, I’ll have to post it elsewhere with evidence. The glowing reviews we see cannot be justified, and many aspects were wrong. The photos shown are not accurate: 1. The wine glasses in the pictures are not there; only champagne glasses are available, unsuitable for good Sicilian red wine. 2. In photos 5 and 21, pasta plates are shown but they were absent, and we had to point this out to the landlord. 3. Photo 10 shows a capsule machine for coffee, but what was actually there was a small espresso machine that could make only two espressos on the gas stove. 4. At 35° outside, the shower only produced hot water; we complained but nothing changed. 5. The air‑conditioning unit is leaking outside, causing condensation on the floor that attracts wasps at high temperatures—an issue for anyone allergic to wasp stings. Curtains on the entrance doors, common in Italy and Sicily, would have prevented us from having to check for wasps each evening. 6. A closer look reveals several defects: the lounge chairs in the back courtyard are unusable because the fabric is torn, as are the pillows in photos 22 and 23. 7. The chairs in photo 22 on the left edge are held together with zip ties; leaning on them risks ripping the back. 8. We were not warned that both the front and back terraces have video cameras, a privacy violation. I traced the camera cable from the front terrace to a side house owned by the same person, so the owner can view the footage of anyone moving freely on the back terrace. I took photos of points 5–8.
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