Benefits of blogging..a really bad review..

One of the benefits of writing a blog .. is having a forum for my thoughts/views/opinions... on things...good or BAD. kimberling oaks horrible management s

As y'all know... I do a pretty fair amount of traveling...


I should be better about posting reviews here... There have been many places in the past year which have been AWESOME...
I have NEVER E V E R felt so compelled to post a BAD review... a really HORRIBLE review..
But here it goes... Kimberling Oaks resort mold mildew horrible management offensive


As I mentioned in my previous post.. we had a HORRIBLE stay at Kimberling Oaks resort in Kimberling City,MO.. on Table Rock Lake.

I have never in all of my years of travelling, encountered people like the owners of this resort...
What started out as a misunderstanding which would have been rectified by a simple apology from the owner.. ended up making this one of my worst stays anywhere EVER...
I will attempt to make a very LONG story shorter...

15 min. after arriving to the "resort" Dane & his cousin ran down to the arcade to play some games...
Tyler (my nephew) had taken his left over money from the previous weeks camp, down to get change for the arcade... the boys walked into what they thought was an ice cream shop...
(there was a neon ice cream cone on the side of the building)
the owner of the resort walked into the building, startling the boys... he saw the wad of singles in Tyler's hand & began questioning him where he got the money... he took the money from my nephew & told him to go & get my sister in law...
My sister in law confirmed that the money was indeed Tyler's...
You would think at this point the owner would have apologized for scaring the boys & taking the money from them but no... he just said that SATAN shouldn't come between them.. HUH? WHAT?
I will leave out all of the gory details of the rest of the week & how ODD the owners were... watching everyone ALL of the TIME... yelling at the kids to get off of the rope in the pool...
the frowns they threw our way when we popped open a beer after a long day on the lake...


Despite the resort.. with mold in the bathrooms & every cabin with its own unique smell...
wet dog
mold
or the ever popular
dead fish...
we were having a FABULOUS time boating,skiing & tubing (THANK YOU Whats up Dock! for an excellent experience with your marina)

I probably would have just left the resort & never said a word... but on the last day of our stay I was PUSHED over my limit... (or so I thought...)

The owner approached my sister in law with what sounded like or started like an apology...
he explained to my S.I.L that he took the money from Tyler, so that she would know what was going on with her son!?!... (please keep in mind there was NEVER any money missing..)
He wanted to HELP her by CO PARENTING her child... Ummm excuuuse me?

If that wasn't jaw dropping enough... I returned to my cabin to find this farewell letter on our bed.. basically saying.. if you were happy with your stay please leave a 5 star rating... if you were NOT happy with your stay please keep quiet.






On the last evening... Bjorn mentioned a conversation he had had with Debbie downer.. the co owner or the "resort"

She had complimented Bjorn on what a nice, mature, niece he had... & then as they turned to walk away she said.. you know, the sister to the shoplifter... SNAP... that was the straw that broke the camels back....
I did speak with one of the owners on the day of our departure... I told him I was extremely disappointed with our week at Kimberling Oaks.. He assured me he KNEW there was never any money missing.. and regretted the way my sister in law had OVER REACTED to him questioning her son... hmmm...
I mentioned his wife's comment to my husband about my nephew "the shop lifter" .. his response? well she was upset with how the week had gone & well "you know women..."
(yes.. he said that)
I asked him about helping me SIL "Co Parent her child" ... he responded with "well it takes a village to raise a child"

I decided at that point I would leave a review on Trip Advisor... as did the rest of our group.... ..
My brother was the first to leave a comment. In my opinion it was a pretty fair assessment of the property... as soon as the review went up... he started receiving threatening emails from the owner... (hellllo... freak says WHAT?)

"Your libelous assault has not gone un noticed by our lawyers. Why would you say such horrible lies. Have you ever heard of tortous interference? Your lawyer will know what it is. Please just remove your review and go on with your life rather than tyring to disrupt our lives with your viscious assaults on our character and performance. Your sister in law was wrong! God is watching." (he was referring to my brother's wife...not sister in law...)

The emails just kept rolling in today... sigh.....




Please excuse the poor quality of this video.. & thanks again for letting me VENT... ARGH...

How would you like to take nice relaxing bath?

tomorrow: my life as a reality star... : )