CT94010
21 de junho de 2024
Beautiful setting but beware. We were booked into here by our travel agent as part of a 10 day ring road itinerary. We arrived on a warm day in early June and were warned that we ought not to open our windows as it was the season for sand flies - tiny biting insects, and the windows were not screened. We carefully loaded our bags into the room careful to keep the door open for only a few seconds and didn’t open the window, though the room was warm due to a day full of sun (and maybe some built in hot water warming as most places have) When we went to bed it became obvious that there were lots of sand flies in the room already. I tried to cover myself with the provided duvet cover but it was too warm for it. All night we were swatting against our faces. When I awoke I literally had over 300 small bites each red and swelling and itchy over my exposed hands and lower feet and calves. The bed sheet had tons of dead flies and blood spots crushed by my body and dead spots. When we opened the blackout curtain there were thousands massed on the window. We packed and left as soon as we could. Apparently the last visitor must have left the window/door open??!! So if it’s sand fly season (not exactly sure how we advise staying elsewhere. Or be prepared to cover yourself in bug spray to enter the room. Other than this issue, the room was clean and as I said the setting great. Maybe during cooler non-flea weeks/months?? it would be great but aka about sand fly season timing before booking. If you go during this time make sure your alternative accommodation has window screens of staying in this area.
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