Port Talbot Surf School Wales Hotels

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"Our stay at the Best Western Aberavon Beach was a deeply disappointing experience. What was meant to be a relaxing break was marred by verbal abuse, noise, and a complete lack of professional conduct. The most serious incident involved a 17-year-old guest shouting vile verbal abuse (“suck my dick”) at us from his window. We reported this to reception immediately, but the guest’s loud music continued throughout the night, and we never received an outcome. Alarmingly, the staff disclosed that the guest was “there on his own”—a significant breach of guest privacy and GDPR. Noise was a persistent issue; on both Friday and Saturday mornings, young children were permitted to run and shout in the corridors right outside our room without any management intervention. While reception offered a bottle of wine as a "gesture of goodwill," the experience was further soured at the bar. A male staff member was incredibly rude to my partner, making a sarcastic and unprovoked remark that she had “obviously drank wine through a straw” before. This, combined with our room keys failing and needing to be reprogrammed multiple times, made for a stressful stay. A bottle of wine does not compensate for verbal harassment and staff insults. We are currently seeking a full refund for this failed experience."

"My second stay here in the last couple of months and once again I was not disappointed. I stayed on the main building with a lovely room. I used the gym facilities and instead of dining elsewhere, decided to stay on site and eat at their restaurant. The food was utterly delicious and completely vindicated my decision. A great night's sleep was followed by a cracking breakfast with me fully refreshed for the day ahead. The staff were really friendly and I will be here again when I am next in the area."

"Our Host was excellent and went the extra mile looking after us, the accommodation was spotless and very modern and the location was perfect right next to the sea"

"Ideal town centre location. Friendly efficient service."

"Really disappointed with how we've been treated with this booking. I booked (and paid) for the property back in September 2024 because I'd entered an event which started nearby. 3 days before arriving Vrbo emailed confirming the booking and said to await details on how to access the property. The day before still nothing so I emailed the host, no reply. I then messaged on the day we were due to arrive, still no reply. I tried the number given for the host but it didn't work so had to obtain another number from Vrbo. I called that number and spoke to Ben who said he'd go and sort the problem out and would come back to me (he didn't).I then received a cancellation email via Vrbo with the reason given that the accommodation had been booked on another platform the day we were due to arrive! I tried to call Ben back on two occasions but he wouldn't take my call. Very unprofessional.This was stress we did not want to deal with ahead of a big event. We were put to more cost as there was little choice left at the same cost and we had to stay further away from the start of the event where we had to be for 6am! Logistically this caused all sorts of problem.I've had no apology from the hosts and I think it's totally unacceptable for them to hold our money for 10 months and cancel last minute because they can't manage their business and block out dates when the property is in use. Do we get compensation? They should be taken off Vrbo. As you can tell, we're not happy!"