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Luxury 5-bedroom beachside villa at Mt.Irvine (listing)
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Amzad Khan

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Paradise Found Villa is without doubt a brilliant architectured building constructed on sloping land overlooking the Mt Irvine beach facilities.It is high rental priced as a lot of amenities and spacious accommodation have been provided. My estimate is that this structure is well over 20 years but it is generally well maintained especially the grounds, walls, furniture and inner floors. The rooms are spacious comfortable and the bathrooms are equally comfortably sized and equipped. The kitchen is quite furnished with necessary cutlery, pans, pots , dishes, plates and glasses necessary for day to day cooking. Every appliance in the kitchen worked well. The indoor Pool though small was quite an attractive and welcome facility that allowed kids to maximise its use especially during the nights and when rain fell.The place was generally quiet, with mediocre daily housekeeping. Transport to and from the Airport by Gus was prompt and on time .

An Overall rating judging from the price we paid for Paradise Villa which initially evoked tremendous positive anxiety prior to our stay regrettably after our stay can only at best be rated according to all Nine adults who stayed there as fairly Good.

Now what is responsible for this mediocre rating for this high priced Villa well maintained building ???

The main answer is simply very poor SAFETY and poor SECURITY.

1. While All five bedrooms faced the scenic Mt Irivine beach the doors to all the rooms had glass sliding doors.. Most of these doors couldnt lock at all, and those that were locking partially, easily opened with a minor jolt.

In addition We only found out upon our arrival that the building next to the Paradise Villa, where two innocent retirees reside, that they were physically attacked and almost killed with some of their priced possessions stolen. Questions directed to our informants who are well aware of the surroundings and its happenings, names withheld, about whether guests at Paradise villa were also ever attacked was met with stifled smiles and rolling eyes. Its was then obvious to us that previous guests at Paradise Villa were attacked before but the details were withheld I guess not to invoke fear in the hearts of our family members. While the major yard gates were well secured, and the main entrance doors were also well secured. Not one of the 5 bedrooms was safe because of the sliding glass doors and the relative ease with which an intruder could reach the bedrooms from the ground floor bypassing the major building entry doors by scaling the porch of the Master bedroom and scaling the wall of the furthermost room opposite the swimming pool. No one therefore could have slept comfortably during our 4 nights knowing the history of vandalism and attacks defeating the very intent of a vacation of having relaxed minds and sleeping sound. We were all potential easy sleeping targets for some weirdo or weirdos. While the owner of the Villa opted for sliding glass doors to provide views o the scenic beauty of the mt irvine beach facilities in the process compromised security. we would have prefered security especially as we are aware that there is a high proliferation of guns in the hands of evil minded individuals.

2. The other shortcoming was that the dining and living room area which are both quite large were very hot during the day and also during the nights. Just when we wanted to relax and move away from the buzzing mosquitos in the pool area,and some wanted to watch television and others to dine relax and read we couldnt because of the unbearable heat. The ceiling fans installed did work but they do not cool but only improve circulation partially. In this day and age air conditioning of the dining and living room is a MUST.

3. The existing TV was about a 29 inch CRT stone age TV. We should have had access to at least a 47 inch or larger plasma, LCD or better yet a 3 D LED Smart TV. These are low cost items relative to the rental charges.

4. While we were told that there is a washer and dryer.That was a lie, there were no Dryer but a typical wash spin dry. We had to wash clothes using the washing machine and then hang up the clothes on lines to dry.

5.While the Villa boasted about fridges in the rooms the main room the Master bedroom fridge was a outright failed fridge, zero cooling. There was one other fridge that was not cooling properly.

6. The mixer taps in the shower generally were stiff and difficult to turn to direct the water to the shower or to the low tap. water was coming out from both areas at the same time. This was reported to Gus.

7. The bulbs around the pool area were blown and left that way a very very long time. Generally the lighting all over were poor and reading a book all throughout the building during the night was a difficult challenge. Only low wattage bulbs were used presumably to reduce power costs but this had the effect of being a nuisance to enthusiastic reading guests.
I am making a fervent appeal to the Owners after they read this report to receive the comments objectively and do not become defensive or offensive. Please be calm and composed in receiving the positive comments and the negative comments as well. Kindly understand that I am benchmarking your place relative to other places we stayed in Tobago where we paid half your daily rental price but amenities, comfort,surroundings far exceeded Paradise Villa. Paradise villa main advantage is its huge accommodation.We need to raise the bar at Paradise Villa.

Acceptance and effecting my suggestions will certainly improve the comfort level of your guests. Afterall it is that very reason why you are in this business, the hospitality business. All the best Pat.

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