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'Hundreds of British holidaymakers struck down by vomiting bug in Tenerife hotel'
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 5:58 PM on 22nd March 2010
British tourists told of their holiday from hell after an estimated 300 guests were struck down by a vomiting bug at a four-star hotel in Tenerife.
Furious holidaymaker Tony Gensler, 62, cut short his two-week break with wife Annette at the Barcelo Santiago hotel in Tenerife after the pair were left needing medical treatment.
The couple jetted out to the Spanish island for a fortnight's break on March 2 - but flew home a week early on March 9 after suffering sickness.
Mr Gensler said he and his wife, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, were struck down with diarrhoea, vomiting and weight loss.
Mrs Gensler, 62, was so ill she required immediate medical treatment.
Since then scores of tourists with similar complaints have flooded internet message boards.
'We've been to this hotel before but we noticed this time that the standards had really deteriorated,' Mr Gensler claimed.
'The food at the hotel restaurant was like school dinners and we could smell sewage in our room, which the hotel staff came to investigate but the problem persisted.
'You don't expect to go on holiday for two weeks and come back after just seven days but it was unbelievable.
'We're still suffering from ongoing symptoms now and the whole holiday was ruined. If you want to clear your stomach and lose weight through illness, I would highly recommend this hotel.'
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1259814/British-tourists-hit-vomiting-bug-Barcels-Santiago-hotel-Tenerife.html?ITO=1490#ixzz0iwXvWJ4c
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 5:58 PM on 22nd March 2010
British tourists told of their holiday from hell after an estimated 300 guests were struck down by a vomiting bug at a four-star hotel in Tenerife.
Furious holidaymaker Tony Gensler, 62, cut short his two-week break with wife Annette at the Barcelo Santiago hotel in Tenerife after the pair were left needing medical treatment.
The couple jetted out to the Spanish island for a fortnight's break on March 2 - but flew home a week early on March 9 after suffering sickness.
British tourists claim they caught the vomiting bug while staying at the Barcelo Santiago in Tenerife
Mr Gensler said he and his wife, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, were struck down with diarrhoea, vomiting and weight loss.
Mrs Gensler, 62, was so ill she required immediate medical treatment.
Since then scores of tourists with similar complaints have flooded internet message boards.
'We've been to this hotel before but we noticed this time that the standards had really deteriorated,' Mr Gensler claimed.
'The food at the hotel restaurant was like school dinners and we could smell sewage in our room, which the hotel staff came to investigate but the problem persisted.
'You don't expect to go on holiday for two weeks and come back after just seven days but it was unbelievable.
'We're still suffering from ongoing symptoms now and the whole holiday was ruined. If you want to clear your stomach and lose weight through illness, I would highly recommend this hotel.'
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1259814/British-tourists-hit-vomiting-bug-Barcels-Santiago-hotel-Tenerife.html?ITO=1490#ixzz0iwXvWJ4c