RSD Travel
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Not all it appears to be
I have had 2 holidays with this company, the second having been booked before going on the first. As hotels are allocated on arrival felt it prudent to book the additional buffet dinner package at £129 each for 7 nights. The first tour was to Crete, had to fly via Manchester, not informed of this at time of booking! On arrival at our hotel,around 9pm, they had kindly held a buffet for us which was lovely. We had been asked to go straight in so the staff could get home which was fine BUT our luggage was unpacked from the coach and left in the pouring rain. Rooms here felt damp and cold and the open plan bathroom meant after each shower it was awash and incredibly slippery, very dangerous. The 2nd hotel of this 2 centre holiday had lovely rooms but the food and service was not as good. Good tour guides but the optional extra packages are not worth the money.In some instances, ie the palace and museum you can pay for at the door for a fraction of the price. BE CAREFUL. Northern Cyprus was our second trip. Both hotel rooms were good but food in both very mediocre. Our arrival was so late we were left a roll in room which we put in the bin. That was one night's dinner, one seventh of £129! On arrival at the coach we were near the back, partly due to my sister's walking being a bit slow. That meant that every day, due to people taking up their original seats we were at the back, something the guide in Crete didn't allow, he insisted on everyone moving around the coach each day. As a result we were always last off the coach and the guide had already set off at a pace and we never caught up, resulting in us not being able to see most of the sights. BUT the biggest bug of both trips was the carpet, leather and jewellery factories that we were forced to enter, unable to find the way out and endured hard sell for overpriced items. Both holidays, exactly the same factories, same products and same claims, all taking a couple of hours apiece. Yes that is a con in my opinion. Would I use this company again? Probably not