sharon:
Wow, I must say that I'm sorry that you had such a rotten experience on a beautiful island. Tips for future trips, 1. Avoid the rainy season, more no see ums and mosquitos are found during the rainy season on the islands. 2. If you ever run into no hot water in the future, call and inquire instead of suffering as you had to, you know many places on the islands don't even have hot water heaters to plug in. 3. Spiders, well get a grip on life, they are everywhere along with ants, be a man and smash it. I always hit the stores for bug sprays and candles, it makes life more enjoyable.
4. When a local asks for your vehicle, just say no. 5. Pack a generator for those frequently occurring electrical outages that I have experienced at least once on every one of the 8 islands I have visited. 6. I go no where near the islands without my mosquito netting, I'm so sweet, I have to travel with one.
Based on your report, I'm going to have to return to Allwest in Febuary to do a quality control on my favorite cheap dive hangout. The up side for you is that now there are a few other choices of places to stay out on the westend. I hope you can get past this experience and enjoy your next trip where ever it may take you.
I didn't have a an un-enjoyable trip contrary to what you may think. I rather enjoyed the island and the diving. All-West was a disappointment given the recommendation from you and other things that I read.
1) I realize that it was the rainy season. I don't have a problem with the bugs that inhabit the wild. I expect bugs to be a problem anywhere outside. I DID have a problems with the plethora of bugs inside the room. But I suppose thats my fault right?
2) We did inquire, it just took a while to find someone to inquire with. It's not like there is a front desk. As for the other other places that don't have a water heater to plug in... I wasn't staying there and that statement is irrelevant.
3) Thank you for your support, I now have a grip on life... my credit score is up, my mortgage payment dropped, my commute is shorter now all because I dealt with my arachnophobia. My point is/was when a spider spins a web onto the bed it alludes to the cleaning and care of said apartment. Again, I suppose that's my fault... like the hole in the wall just below the air-conditioner. Oh, by the way I did kill my share of the little b*stards.
4) Well that one was my fault. Next time I will say no. Like the saying goes, nice guys finish last... or in this case miss a shore dive or two.
5) As a matter of fact I think that spare generator can fit in my carry-on. I'll get right on that. And I'm sure the airlines won't mind that 5 gallon container of gasoline either. I have never experienced a power outage on any other island I've been on, guess you're just unlucky.
6) Netting, well maybe that might be an option, but I have never really needed it anywhere else as far as I can remember.
Well I hope your stay at All-West whenever that may be is as enjoyable as the previous ones. It seems you took offense to my trip report... I called it like I saw it. It's not like I'm making crap up.
I'm already past my "experience" of All West. Don't worry about me and future trips. I know I'll have an enjoyable time in Bonaire in the spring. I'm sure I'll return to Curacao someday... it just won't be to All-West.
