What basically a fantastic holyday should be, ultimately became a major catastrophe .
I do understand that people put a lot of effort in providing us a special place. The farmhouse looked very nice and that’s why we paid some good money to stay. But this is what happened at our stay.
On arrival day all was well but after the first night my wife and myself noticed a few spots on our body. At first we thought they were mosquito bites but the next night after we had taken every precaution (skin prepare with Deet, keeping the doors closed, use the mosquito net and putting on the fan) the number of spots increased. An allergic reaction might be possible too because it was only the room which had direct access to the pool. The other rooms had no problems. The third night was worse, the itching was so bad we could barely sleep. The next day I went to the pharmacy to buy tablets against the itching. The spots were intense and there were blisters. We could not sit in the sun or use the pool. The only thing what was left was being miserable which was very sad for our children. The last night we both didn’t sleep at all and we were happy to go home.
When we arrived at home today I visited our family doctor he told me the spots and blisters ( estimated 100) are 100% flea or bed bugs bites. He gave me antibiotics because some spots were already infected and some corticosteroid cream to improve the healing of the blisters. Infections are dangerous especially for me because I have an artificial aortic graft. Later on I the visited the ER because the blisters spontanous bursts the doctor on duty told me the exact same thing about fleas/bedbugs.
I mailed the owner and this in short her reaction: As owners of a holiday home on Gozo, it’s generally not possible to keep mosquitos and sandflies out of the house and that’s why we are not responsible for natural appearances and for this problem. Furthermore, I hope that you recover soon and that you try to understand my sight of the things. I think I have made my point when two doctors have the same diagnose. What made me sad is that we have paid a lot of money and the owners don’t take any responsibility. A compromising refund would be appropriate. So let this be a warning .Check your room and bed before using it.