This was, without question, one of the biggest wastes of money we've ever experienced…read more
We planned this trip to celebrate our twins' 9th birthday weekend. On Friday--the day we were supposed to arrive--we received a text saying that due to flooding there was no river access and that we could stay at one of their sister locations instead. We immediately called, only to be told that every other location was fully booked.
Since the entire purpose of the trip was to celebrate our children's birthday that weekend, I asked for a refund so we could book somewhere else. They refused. Instead, they offered to let us come back another weekend. Unfortunately, you can't reschedule a birthday. We were already packed, our six kids were excited, pets already with their sitter and paid for, etc.
We had also purchased day passes for Saturday so we could enjoy the river. They said those would be refunded and offered us access to a sister location 45 minutes away instead. While we appreciated having some option, driving 45 minutes away is completely different from having a full day of activities right outside your cabin. It was not the experience we paid for.
To make matters worse, our cabin had no electricity Friday night. It was incredibly hot, and we weren't moved to another cabin until Saturday morning. The cabins also were dirty and one of the beds smelled like pee. Even after everything that happened, they have refused to offer any compensation for the hours we spent without electricity or for the inconvenience of having to move cabins.
The promised refund for the day passes didn't happen either. I had to call multiple times before it was finally processed.
The customer service has been the most frustrating part of all of this. I've called at least half a dozen times over the past three weeks asking to speak with a manager. Somehow, the manager is "always unavailable," no matter what day or time I call. Every time I'm told I'm on the callback list, yet no one ever calls. The employees answering the phones repeatedly say they have no authority to resolve anything.
I rarely leave negative reviews. At 39 years old, I believe this is only the second bad review I've ever written. But after this experience, I feel other families deserve to know what they may be dealing with. Things happen--floods and power outages are beyond anyone's control. What is within a business's control is how they treat their customers. Unfortunately, this company showed very little concern for making things right, and that was the most disappointing part of the entire experience.