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Disaster Vacation at Jungle Bay Dominica

March 11, 2007 at 11:26 AM | 0 Comments

[UPDATE: The owner has responded to this review. Go here to see what he says is inaccurate.]

We chose Jungle Bay because it claimed to be an eco-lodge, and we believe in protecting nature. Sadly all we got was the best example of greenwashing, false green claims, that I have ever seen!!

The place is set in stunning surroundings. But unfotunately the place is doing nothing to protect those surroundings. The locals all say they are being exploited, and the gardens were all being sprayed with chemicals, despite claiming not to use them. There really was nothing eco about the place at all.

The food was average, but the prices were 5 star. The rooms were ok, and the staff are generally friendly enough, although when we complained that the room was not cleaned properly, we were told by the owner that there was nothing he could do because the cleaner had gone home.

We asked to move rooms because the plumbing was making loud noises in the night, and the owner said we would have top pay extra to move. What happened to the peace and tranquility we were promised?