At our arrival, without any greeting the first thing the owner said was - good that they (the booking agency – like they get to choose) sent us younger people, usually they send us only old ones. What!?! He obviously wanted to break the ice…with a prejudicial remark. His wife on the other hand, demanded we pay immediately…” this is our livelihood, you know…”
The room. (Naturally, we didn’t get the top floor room (more privacy) that we reserved and double checked with the agency, the owner remarked that room is extremely luxurious (…) and thus more expensive) So, the room… small with a small bed (150x190 cm – 60x75 in). In the bathroom there wasn’t any towel rings, hangers or storage space whatsoever. In the kitchen, there were only two small dessert plates stored inside the cabinets and cutlery for 2.
The AC is allowed to run up to 8 hours/day with the windows and doors closed (notice on the front door). The AC ducts produced an annoying screeching noise, but according to the lady of the house no one has yet complained about it…in other words, piss off (no, they didn’t bother to look, if there’s something that could be done). The remote control had dead batteries inside, so we had to buy new ones.
There were two pillows on the bed, one being completely inappropriate, so we asked, if we could get it replaced, the answer was… go and buy yourself a new one, if you want. Same with the hair dryer i.e. the lack of it. In the meantime, the owner kept us up to date with his entrepreneurial and other endeavors every day for a couple of hours, speaking loudly through the speakerphone with his pals. In the evenings he set up a karaoke machine for himself (mainly) and his friends, howling the night away with plenty of self-praise. He also exposed the rest of his (not so) hidden prejudices.
Dekleva
(Slovenia / 2020)