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Firefly Traveler Review :: "falling short"

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Summary of All Property Reviews Ratings based on answers from a total of 3 reviews (All Reviews) 10 is best 1 is worst
Feature	Ranking	Feature	Ranking
Cleanliness of Property	8.00	Quality of Property	7.33
Privacy & Quietness	6.67	Quality of Service	7.00
Courtesy & Hospitality of Staff	8.00	Accuracy of Website (marketing hype) VS. Actual Experience	7.00
Food and Dining Experience	7.67	Price/Value of Property	8.67
Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property)	8.67	Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach)	8.67
Total Property Score: 7.77 | Average Star Rating: 3.67 out of 5

• 67% (2 visitors of 3) said they would go back to Firefly again.
• 67% (2 visitors of 3) said they would recommend Firefly to friends.

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After reading nothing but spectacular reviews of Firefly and the great service and wonderful staff I had my expectations set high as I looked forward to our first visit to this place. The reviews I have read were rather flattering and I am not sure what those writers were use to but this place has more than a few shortcomings . I’ll list the ones that bothered me the most as the rest are not worth mentioning. We stayed in unit #17 on the 3rd floor of the “penthouse” this room has a full kitchen including a microwave and coffee maker The problem was both the microwave and coffee maker were unplugged and the only outlet was buried behind the refrigerator. The bathroom had NO outlets thus my wife had to dry her hair on the balcony. The steps leading up to the place had 8 1/4” risers and that may not seem bad but walking down these steps, barefoot while carrying anything, proved to be rather hazardous. The “hot tub” is a residential type 220V SPA with a bottom that forced “users” to sit exactly they way the designer had in mind. The spa was virtually unused as I saw NO ONE in there during our 3 night stay. I t was nearly always covered with a $2 blue tarp that sagged into the water and looked like a poor man’s hot tub cover. The place also had an excess of debris lying around that would only take a 60 yard dumpster and a few days to clear out of there. The place bills itself as nudist friendly but does not allow one to walk to the beach from your room naked yet you are allowed to use the hot tub nude and that is virtually in the “garden” where nudity is prohibited. The FREE coffee in the AM is INSTANT coffee however the place did serve sandwiches and pancakes in the morning that looked good. The rates are really low. And now I know why. The place is still a good deal given it is right on the beach and if your are expecting a very rustic, bare bones, room then you will get what you are expecting. I cannot speak for the other rooms as I never stayed in anything other than our room #17. The place falls short in my book for lacking attention to some of the most basic details. Talk on the beach was the owners are in dispute with their neighbors and no longer spend much time there It shows. I would be happy to answer any specific ? feel free to e-mail me
Lowteck@comcast.net

Property Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you stay at this property again?: ... No
Would you recommend this property to your friends?: ... No
In your opinion, how would you classify the "style" of this property: ... Family Oriented
Possible Anwswers: Family Oriented, Couples Oriented, Mixed/Diverse in a Good Way, Mixed/Diverse in a Bad Way

• Cleanliness of Property: ... 8
• Quality of Property: ... 3
• Privacy and Quietness: ... 4
• Quality of Service: ... 4
• Courtesy and Hospitality of Staff: ... 5
• Accuracy of Website VS. Actual Experience: ... 2
  
• Food and Dining Experience: ... 7
• Price/Value of Property: ... 6
  
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property): ... 7
• Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach): ... 6

Destination/Island Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you visit this destination/island again?: ... Yes
Would you recommend this destination/island to your friends?: ... Yes

• Cleanliness of Destination/Island: ... 5
• Options of Activities in the Area: ... 9
• Ease of Transportation (air, taxi, bus, shuttle): ... 7
• Quality of Beaches in the Area: ... 10
• Courtesy & Hospitality of Locals: ... 8
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe in the Area): ... 7
  
• Local Restaurant Experience/Options: ... 9
• Price/Value of Destination (Does your dollar stretch?): ... 7
  

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