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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Anna Tims

UK family tell of nightmare of bloodstained, sex toy-filled holiday rental

A magnifying glass over a computer screen displaying the Vrbo logo
Vrbo offered the family £1,000 in compensation in relation to their £300-a-night booking in Northern Ireland after the Guardian got in touch. Photograph: Postmodern Studio/Alamy

A family who arrived at their rented holiday house to find bloodstained furniture and a room full of sex toys were told the problem was “minor” by the booking platform Vrbo.

Paul Norris [not his real name] and his wife had booked the five-bedroom, £300-a-night house in Northern Ireland for a week’s holiday for their extended family, including four young children.

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