'We paid £1k for dream Greece holiday - it turned into honeymoon from hell'

A pair of newlyweds were left bitterly disappointed after what should have been their dream honeymoon turned into a nightmare. British couple Phil and Hannah Perkins tied the knot on May 9 and set off two days later to enjoy a holiday in Rhodes, Greece. But they realised soon after arriving that the hotel was 'in shambles' due to ongoing construction work.

The couple told The Daily Mail they sat by the poolside on the first morning of their trip, trying to relax, but were shocked to hear a 'deafening' noise from building works taking place. Phil, 56, from Newport, informed the paper he could hear drilling and banging all day long for the duration of their £1,080 holiday. The noise was apparently so bad that it drowned out the music from the bar.

Phil said: "We didn't really expect any problems with it being a five-star resort. When we got there, everything looked nice, on the coast, it was a big place.

"After breakfast, I could hear this constant noise, we had a wander about and there was some building work going on but it was right by the pool, which was called a 'relax' pool. You had trucks coming through with cement and you had to move your beds to make way.

"I had it for a day and went to see the rep, but was told they didn't know when she would be back. I gave them my number,r but she never came back to me. It was constant, I watched them put some glass railings above the relaxing pool and there were people in the pool while they were putting the glass panels in.

"I thought this is not right. There was concrete everywhere. It was just in shambles. It was constant drilling, banging. I told my wife, 'let's go to the bar and leave this relaxed nonsense', there was a bit of music and we wanted to chill, we thought the music would drown that out, but we could hear no music.

"It was all day every day, it was unbelievable, I've never experienced anything like that. It was a proper building site.

"I wouldn't expect all the building work, they could've told us before we went, and they're still not advertising it. It ruined our honeymoon. We didn't even take one honeymoon photograph, looking around it was so dirty. It was ridiculous, crazy."

Phil added that the building work was still not being advertised when he later checked the site. When he arrived home, the husband and wife complained to EasyJet, who reportedly offered them a £281 refund. This offer was initially refused until it was increased to £380, as per the Daily Mail.

Feedback posted on social media sites Phil uploaded footage to - sympathised with the couple.

One commentator said: "They owe you a free holiday at the very least."

Another said: "That's f******* terrible. Like hell could I stay there another day. I've gone fishing and had better holiday than that buddy and didn't catch a thing."

One more responded with: "B***** nightmare!!!!!"

An EasyJet holidays spokesman replied: "We're really sorry to hear that Mr Perkins was unhappy with his experience, especially on such a special holiday.

"Once Mr Perkins returned home and got in touch with us, we immediately offered a partial refund. Our team has since been back in touch with Mr Perkins to apologise for his experience and offer a further refund, which was accepted."