Villas Rio Ora

So, I want to be careful when writing this review. I’m not going to slam this place and say it’s total junk. It’s not. It is also not for anyone fancy, or anyone looking to enjoy a place near Sámara, and treat it as a home base. We stayed one night, and that was it. Carlos is a wonderful man who seems to be the manager. Very sweet, and you can tell he maintains the grounds and pool. The exterior of the cabanas are lovely, the pool is lovely, as are the flowers and such. I saw the reviews before we booked, but we were in a jam and said how bad can it be. I will be specific. The reviews said it was filthy. It is. The interior is gross. I’m sorry, but if housekeeping hasn’t been improved from reading the other reviews, there is a problem. I am not a fancy traveller, so I’m not being snooty about it. The shower was grungy. Like, thick, green grey grunge in the soap dish there, and by the sink. And oh lord the toilet. There was something that resembled feces on the toilet seat, pretty sure it was feces. The kitchen was gross. Grunge and something like a layer of something on everything. The blinds didn’t work and we just couldn’t “hang around” there. We slept under very thin sheets (that we made sure were clean) and left as soon as we could. Whoever owns this property, the outside is lovely. The decks, the flowers, the pool. But inside needs paint, caulking, and for the love of Pete, fire that housekeeper or at least give them a lesson on cleanliness!!

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