Real Honeymoon Stories - Total Disasters
Things don’t always happen as we expect and sometimes they can turn into real nightmares; stories you read about and hope don’t happen to you. Here are some real-life horror stories of honeymoons gone completely wrong.
Stomach Sickness Nightmare: Dreams Tulum Resort and Spa
I woke up with stomach cramps that had me in a fetal position most of the day. I was sick Wednesday. My husband was sick Thursday. My stepfather was sick on Friday and through all of this some 20 people in our party were sick at some point. We, sick people, stopped eating. Drank only bottled water. We were unable to leave the room due to a low-grade fever, the weather didn't help conditions and we were unable to pinpoint the exact locations of each bathroom on the resort. Thursday night we did leave our room to try to spend some time with family and friends. This is when we started hearing other stories. One couple had a water pipe burst in their room. My parents had no air-conditioning. The resort didn't have another room like theirs to offer, so they placed them in smaller room, without compensation for the difference in price. Unfortunately, for my parents my stepfather became so sick the next day (Friday) they were fearful of moving to another room. Side note: My stepfather weighted 183 pounds when he arrived. When he got back on June 27th and went to the doctor he weighted 170 pounds. He was prescribed Cipro and bed rest. He was able to go back work on July 6th.
We left Sunday. We were both sad about being sick on our honeymoon and we were nervous about traveling back to the airport and then the airplane ride home; bathrooms don't have neon signs in Mexico. We decided to get a seat behind the bar to wait for the bus. As we sat there we watched the bartenders show up for their shift and get the bar ready to start serving. What we saw immediately alarmed us and was something we hadn't noticed before. They took the glasses that were sitting atop the bar and start to rinse them out with tap water. The very same water that we were told not to drink but were forced to use in the shower. At that point we realized that no matter what we drank or ate, we were doomed to get sick. Neither my husband nor I witnessed any kind of soap or cleanser. It seemed as though they rinse out the plastic glasses, wipe them with a towel and set them up to be used for the next customer.
When we got home we went to the doctor. We had to go on Cipro like my stepfather. Roughly a week passed before we felt like we were 100%. We found out afterwards that another wedding attendee actually got so sick that they had to go to the hospital upon their arrival home. Our personal recommendation is to steer clear of this place. They couldn't pay us to go back there. Indianapolis, IN, USA
The disaster stories are real stories written by newlyweds. They are one subjective experience of a honeymoon at the specified hotel, please take note that all stays at these hotels may not reflect that which is explained here. We encourage you to do plenty of research before booking any hotel.
