tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post6294488135563114211..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: Hotels in the Western IslesElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-17473432343017864022008-11-10T10:39:00.000+00:002008-11-10T10:39:00.000+00:00This is great info to know.This is great info to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-51215650386042563452007-08-28T12:37:00.000+00:002007-08-28T12:37:00.000+00:00Living away for the last two years and returning f...Living away for the last two years and returning for work, experienced all of the following: <BR/>freezing bedroom with carpet covered in the remains of a previous guest's poppadums;<BR/>antiquated bathroom complete with leaking toilet and no shower;<BR/>bedbugs (request for reduction refused);<BR/>no guest catering on Sunday;<BR/>chicken curry with the chicken missing;<BR/>overhearing a German gent being told in the Tourist Information that 'it's not my job to help with buses'.<BR/>Meanwhile visited Orkney and Shetland recently to discover such wonders as B&Bs offering free wi-fi and laundry facilities and tourist information offices with sofas, tea and coffee and internet terminals. Of course there are some great establishments around the islands, but there are a lot of terrible ones charging a high price, too. For the tourist experiencing the latter, what incentive to return, particularly if we jump to their defence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-71095366387922450032007-08-14T15:10:00.000+00:002007-08-14T15:10:00.000+00:00I was travelling, with my children, from Caithness...I was travelling, with my children, from Caithness to Uig on Sunday and decided to stop en route for a meal. We eventually went to Saucy Mary's in Kyleakin where after waiting almost an hour we were served with most of what we ordered. <BR/>If you want bad service & surly (and useless) bar staff this is the place to go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-40308758856368246702007-08-12T13:34:00.000+00:002007-08-12T13:34:00.000+00:00Or if we actually read past the out-of-context sen...Or if we actually read past the out-of-context sensationalist headline and read what he actually said we find that he praised most of the hotels he was in and slated those that deserved it. So I feel Mike Russell has done nothing wrong - no the ones that have done something wrong is those that take part of a sentence out of context and try and distill a whole article/blog down to those few words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-5615826309435057012007-08-12T10:08:00.000+00:002007-08-12T10:08:00.000+00:00Presumably, Mike Russell never made it to Berneray...Presumably, Mike Russell never made it to <A HREF="http://angusnicolson.blogspot.com/2007/08/berneray.html" REL="nofollow">Berneray</A>, or he would have been even more scathing about customer service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com