Fuming holidaymaker labels Greek island a 'rip off' and says stay away
Holidaymakers have been warned about a "rip off" Greek holiday hotspot. Travel blogger Christina Ford complained of "insane" prices in Mykonos and said she was pressured into paying extra tips.
She has vowed never to return after her experience. The 63-year-old, who blogs as @insearchofmrdarcy on TikTok, was left fuming and said: “This is insane. Mykonos, I don't know what the hell's going on with you," as she complained at being asked for tips on top of already sky-high prices, reports the Mirror.
Christina, who writes up her experiences of travelling the world alone, said she received a hotel bill when checking out that included the cost of her room, taxes on top of that, more government taxes, food she’d ordered and the pool - plus the taxes - and a tip. It was then she says staff approached her for more cash.
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She continued: "I'm putting down my credit card, but they leave a little spot and they're waiting for me. Two people standing over me. I go, ‘What's this?’ They say, ‘Oh, to leave a tip’. This tipping service, this culture is getting crazy. Has anyone ever been asked to leave a tip on your room cost and tips you've already left? Mykonos, you're out of your mind.”
According to MailOnline, Christina stayed at the hotel for three nights, at a rate of £593 a night. And while she liked the hotel, she was shocked by the tip request, refusing to pay the fee. She added: “In all my years of travel, I had never seen anything like this. I also believe that if I were Greek and not Canadian - often mistaken for American - I wouldn't have been asked.”
It wasn’t her only bad experience on Mykonos, which she now claims to have blacklisted. In another video she claims she had a negative experience at several bars. She claims one bar told her she had to spend £84 - 100€ - to enter, despite being a “third full”. While another asked if she had a reservation and questioned why she was alone, even though it was “completely empty”.