. . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "0"^^ . . "2014-05-16T00:00:00"^^ . "We were very excited for our hot air balloon ride but quickly became disappointed with our experience...our 'pilot' was 20+ minutes late meeting us at the designated location and then we boarded an old van that reeked of cigarette smoke and was quite dirty. The air conditioning wasn't working well either. \nOnce it was time for takeoff we were literally crammed into a basket which we were unable to move. \nOur guide made many rude remarks about past guests, children , lack of tips and even ' not doing this for the money'. While the ballon was being inflated and deflated he was a total chain smoker and the smell lingered. He even smoked while we were flying!! He mentioned to \nTake note of sticker on window of van about 'over tipping and tipping over'. \nWhen it was time to pay the discount for paying in cash was not honored as it was advertised on company website."^^ .