A
tourist establishment
, camouflaged among the lush vegetation of an island, was the
destination chosen
by
two people
.
They both planned
to spend the night there
, an experience they imagined as a romantic getaway.
However,
plans changed
when
they arrived at the accommodation
.
A couple paid in advance for a room at an
Indonesian
resort
and upon arrival were
disappointed
: the
place was deserted, no one was
there
.
The anecdote was revealed in a viral video.
Bree Robertson
is a New Zealand citizen who decided to quit her routine office job to
see the whole world
.
In June 2022, the young Ella moved to the Indonesian island of Bali.
together with your partner.
Soon, she began sharing her adventures through her social media.
In mid-2022, with the idea of
celebrating his
first month
in the Asian country
with his other half , Robertson made a
last-minute
reservation at a hotel complex (
he did not mention the name
) located in the eastern region of Bali.
The woman herself explained that she used the Airbnb accommodation platform.
Young.
Robertson documents his stay in Bali.
Photo: capture/@atypical_adventure.
An "awesome" resort
The New Zealander, who uploads content from her journeys to her account @atypical_adventure,
he assured his followers that the site
looked "stunning" in the photos
in the Airbnb post.
On the other hand, she recalled that the place had
"
very positive "
reviews
from other guests.
However, as she pointed out, the last reviews
had been written in 2019
.
In addition, another piece of information
put her on alert
: when making a reservation,
she did not get a response
from the complex.
Despite these
suspicious
situations , Robertson went ahead with the initiative:
he paid $80
for one night with only
days in advance
.
Establishment.
The vegetation was grown.
Photo: capture/@atypical_adventure.
"Airbnb indicated that the host had an
average response time
to guests of one
hour
, so I assumed that
everything was still up and running
," said the New Zealander.
According to her account, she believed that
the housekeepers were
simply "
too busy
" to respond to her.
On the other hand, in conversation with the New Zealand news portal Stuff, Robertson warned that the complex was also promoted on other tourist service pages.
What happened when you got to the place?
Two days after paying for the reservation, Robertson and his partner headed to the resort on a motorcycle:
they drove for two hours in the rain
.
Situation.
She said the windows were broken.
Photo: capture/@atypical_adventure.
Once they entered the land, they discovered that it was
in a state of total abandonment
.
They then set out to film it.
"The vegetation
was completely overgrown
;
there was no one ; and there were
smashed
windows of the establishment
," the woman said in the video.
The clip in question, where the pool of the complex with cloudy water is also observed, added millions of views.
"
It was sad to see it
because it was definitely the place for the photos,
only everything was in bad shape
," she maintained.
Immediately, users asked the young woman if she had been able to contact Airbnb customer service.
And she answered yes: she confirmed that the company
returned all the money
.
Structure.
deteriorated.
Photo: capture/@atypical_adventure.
Regarding the accommodation, an Airbnb representative said at the time that they ended up
removing the post
from their platform after the complaint.
"We demand a high level of demand from the hosts and the ad
is no longer on the platform
. In the rare case that something is not what was expected upon arrival at a place, our community support team is available 24 hours of the day to help," said an Airbnb spokesperson, quoted by Stuff.
In the end, Robertson took the episode
as if it were just another adventure
.
After she passed through the "ghost" tourist establishment, she and her partner moved to a resort in the area, an hour away.
"
My God, the site looks haunted
," said one netizen.
"
Be careful next time
," another suggested.
"
Next time I will have more precautions
," replied the author of the story.
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