点评:There were elements of my visit here that I really enjoyed, but I have to admit that my personal homestay experience was underwhelming and disappointing.
I’m used to staying in all kinds of places, and I’m definitely not ‘precious’ but the accommodation I stayed in was not how Intrepid advertised it - “Villagers have built comfortable rooms for their guests next to their homes”.
The rest of my group were staying together in two different homes. I was placed alone with a family a car ride away from my friends and fellow travel companions. I actually felt quite isolated and lonely, as I don’t speak Spanish, and the family I stayed with don’t speak English. Thankfully I had Google Translate, but nice as the family were, they weren’t particularly engaging which made me feel uncomfortable.
On top of that my friends were given private rooms adjacent to the homeowners with adjoining bathrooms - which is the type of accommodation I thought I’d be staying in. But I was actually staying in a tiny family home. If I’d felt more welcomed (and comfortable) I don’t think that would have bothered me so much, but I felt very much like an unwanted and intrusive guest.
My friends offered to let me share their room, but I was worried the family I was appointed to wouldn’t get paid, so because it was just for one night I stayed.
I would say that tour companies need to be more honest about the quality of the accommodation you could potentially end up with, rather than advertising it as they currently do. I think possibly my expectations were too high, and I ended up feeling really negatively about what should have been a really wonderful experience.
I’m not going to post pics of the accommodation I stayed in as I feel that would be disrespectful to the family.
翻译:我在这里的旅行中确实有一些让我很享受的元素,但我不得不承认,我个人的寄宿经历令人失望。
我习惯住在各种各样的地方,我绝对不是“贵客”,但我住的住处并不像 Intrepid 宣传的那样——“村民们在他们家旁边为客人建造了舒适的房间”。
我们团队的其他人住在两个不同的家里。我被单独安置在一个家庭里,离我的朋友和旅行同伴要开车一趟。我实际上感到非常孤立和孤独,因为我不会说西班牙语,和我住在一起的家庭也不会说英语。谢天谢地,我有谷歌翻译,但尽管这家人很友好,但他们并没有特别的参与,这让我感到不舒服。
最重要的是,我的朋友们被安排在房主旁边的私人房间,配有相连的浴室——我以为我会住在这种类型的住宿中。但我实际上住在一个很小的家庭住宅里。如果我感觉更受欢迎(更舒适),我想那不会让我那么困扰,但我感觉自己像一个不受欢迎且打扰人的客人。
我的朋友提出让我和他们合住一间房,但我担心我被安排住的家庭不会得到报酬,所以因为只住了一晚,所以我就住了。
我想说,旅游公司应该更诚实地告诉你可能入住的住宿质量,而不是像现在这样大肆宣传。我想可能是我的期望太高了,最终我对这本该是一次非常美妙的体验产生了非常负面的感觉。
我不会发布我住过的住宿照片,因为我觉得那样对这家人不尊重。