Great Caravan, Poor Customer Service
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Hired a privately owned caravan on a Haven site for a long weekend. Three grandchildren with us. The caravan was immaculately clean and very comfortable but unfortunately, the tv and wi-fi did not work. Each time we tried to follow the instructions the owner had left, we were met with a message to pay outstanding fees. With 3 children in tow, the tv/wi-fi would have been helpful in terms of 'down-time' in the evenings after our very busy days.
Reported the problem at Haven's reception desk who informed us that as it was privately owned we would have to contact the owner. We did not know any details for the owner and Haven would not give them to us (something Filey Bay Caravans told us to take up with Haven!), so we contacted Filey Bay Caravans who we'd hired through.
We had many emails back and forth in which we were asked if we'd tried switching it on and off, followed owner's instruction and checked connections, we gave up. However, when we reported the message re: fees, the tv suddenly started working? Unfortunately, this was the final evening before our departure. We were there for 3 nights.
We complained on our return because it would seem that the fees had been paid. In their reply, Filey Bay Caravans avoided any acknowledgement of that fact by throwing a curve ball - that is, telling us that the owner couldn't be contacted as he was on a cruise, that sea frets affect signals and that they had been informed of a power cut. There were no sea frets (we had Mediterranean weather during our stay) and no power cuts. Neither had we been informed of non-contact with the owner.
We responded to the 'excuses' email asking for some form of refund for the time spent attempting to get the tv working, for the time spent emailing and for the lack of advertised amenities. We did not hear from them until they sent us a 'feedback' request. We gladly gave feedback, but clearly it wasn't the feedback they'd expected and have ignored our comments and request for some recompense. It is now over 2 weeks on, may be this review will kick start some response? The private owner may wish to read this review and reconsider Filey Bay Caravans as their go-between?
August 9, 2024
Unprompted review