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We booked a hotel stay in Santorini, Greece back in September 9, 2023, and we thought we booked with free cancellation before Sept 27, two weeks before check-in. Two days later we cancelled the reservation, but we found out that the confirmation was non refundable. We lost over US $1334. We contacted Booking.com customer service and it was not help at all. We think the website was cliched or not reliable and what the result from their website.
We attached the screenshot file that was similar when we booked the rooms.
Now we don't recommend anyone to book any travels through Booking.com and you can check other website like, Expedia, Kayak or direct from the hotels since the price at Booking.com was not cheaper than other sites mentioned. Other website might be easier to deal with customer service.
Claimed loss: US $1334
Desired outcome: Get a refund on Confirmation number: [protected]
Customer service / products
3 Experiences with booking.com Nov 22. I rented an apartment in Valencia with pictures of a terrace. We arrived and there was no terrace. The landlord said it was a different apartment yet the pictures were on my booking. Oct 23. I went to Cypress having picked an aparthotel with a pool. The hotel was basically closed for renovations, I could have still...
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host beware. don't use booking. They straight up lie and don't care. they tell you to setup direct deposit then there is no direct deposit. you have to accept cash at booking which it doesn't tell you that on the site. who can be at your house every check in. like everywhere now.
government that condones bad behavior. criminals know this rent your house destroy it then leave. thanks book.com The people at booking.com no clue total different stories but all agreed that this is scam. they didn't agree because the website should be shut down until fixed. The call desk didn't even try to fix they just agree its a scam. first time for everything.
Claimed loss: 26000
Desired outcome: 2600plus a days work. nine hours trying to find numbers and figure this out.
Accommodation not fit for purpose
My wife and I booked a self-catering cottage in Somerset via Booking.com Upon our arrival on 5th August 2923, the place was filthy, smelt musty, and no cleaning had been done. Dirty sheets were still on the bed, old food was in the fridge, etc. It was not fit for purpose, and we could not stay there. We had travelled for 7 hours and were tired and...
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Hello, I booked at this apartment on booking.com for 30 September 2023 upon arrival the place had no electricity and the pictures of the place where totally different place was smelling everything was very dirty could not sleep phoned host no answer and phoned bookin.com they took complaint upto now when I phone them for my refund they tell me host has not come back to them I want my refund as we ended up looking for another place to sleep which was now very expensive. I have realised everyone who has booked there has never slept in that place the advertised property is not the one physical and the property is disgusting I feel booking.com is letting this host get away with fraud/scam as they still let people book under that host have a look at the reviews
Booking Ref: [protected] pin 5136 guest Shamiso Muwande mobile [protected]
Property address is
Desired outcome: I want my money back for the property I booked and never slept in it.
Payment taken from my Wallet and not from my bank card
I booked a taxi on booking.com's website, in August. I have been trying for nearly 3 months to have payment taken from the bank card and have my Wallet reinstated. The cost of the taxi was: £411.28 – the full amount should have been taken from my bank card, but booking.com took £410 from my Wallet and the remaining balance of £1.28 from the bank card...
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We scheduled a car to pick us up at our hotel in Tokyo and take us to the cruise ship terminal. When I selected a location for the car to take us to, your website would not accept the addresses I had for the cruise ship terminal which was in Yokohama so I ended up choosing the international cruise ship terminal which it turns out is not the one in Yokohama...
Read full review of Booking.com and 1 commentRefund for buggage overdue
For my return to London from NY I received an email from Booking.Com
Booking.com sent me an email last minute stating they were unable to process payment directly to the airline for my luggage which meant I had to pay additional buggage fee to the airline in turn booking.com would refund me. It’s been over 2 months and I haven’t received my refund. I’ve called booking.com several times, raised a dispute form on the company website and still nothing resolved nor have I received any status on the dispute resolution form I completed.
Desired outcome: Refund from booking.com
Flights and reimbursement
DATE: Sunday 28 May 2023 FLIGHT: 11.35am Fj920 I arrived at early attempt to check my suitcases in but informed I have to book return flight from Apia SAMOA. I inform clerk importance due to attending my Mother Funeral. I'm informed I need to book return flight first, while attempting to book return flight, I discover I have missed my flight. I'm...
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Hello, I've booked a 5 nights stay (28 Oct. to 2 Nov. 2023) at The Park Hotel (64, Belgrave Road, Westminster Borough, London, SW1V 2BP, United Kingdom), confirmation #[protected], via Booking.com, for the total value of 920€. The purpose of my trip was to visit a friend who lives in London. One day before the intended travel, I was informed that my...
Read full review of Booking.comRenting house
Dear Sir / Madam, I am writing to you to raise an issue about: Online travel agent The issue that I have experienced was: Dear Sir/Madam I done this villa booking in morocco they provided me with the contact details to get in touch to arrange for key collection this user is registered as English speaking before 3 days of arrival I contact the site for...
Read full review of Booking.comCancelled flights with easyjet
K5H19JG: easyJet flight EZY2264 was cancelled on the 3rd of July 2023 and the booking was made through booking.com, i spoke to booking.com about the cancellation which was made by easyJet and booking.com had not been made aware by easyJet that it had been cancelled, well that's what booking.com told me on the phone. i was advised i would receive a refund...
Read full review of Booking.comx11 deduction from my credit card received against actual invoice
I booked to them and received official email from them that they need to verify my bank details. Take note that its official email from them with all my records. Then I received message from my bank that I got a deduction amounting x10 of the value. I immediately called my bank to block my card and cancel the transaction and immediately called the hotel and...
Read full review of Booking.comNon-receipt of confirmation mail for the flight ticket booked
Boooked flight ticket for Madurai to HYDERABAD Indigo flight departing at 3PM
today(28/10/23) at about 21:20. Paid through SBI credit card. .
But till now , i have not received the confirmation mail. Please help me. I could not find the MY BOOKED TICKETS option in your site.Please attend to this immediately.
my mail id is [protected]@gmail.com and mobile is +91 [protected]
Car rental
I showed up at Glasgow airport Europcar to pick up my rental car on Sept 8th.
The agent requested an additional 500 GBP in extra insurance even though I had purchased additional 3rd party insurance and I had an additional $85,000 coverage on my ins card. The agent stated I needed 100,000 GBP of coverage.
I immediately cancelled and went to the next car rental agency.
Europcar said that Booking.com had my money and they could not return it.
Booking.com have made all kinds of excuses so as not to refund me my money
Claimed loss: $900
Desired outcome: My money returned
Flexible Airticket
I booked flight from Durban South Africa to Lima Peru
Passenger: Sartorius Kurt Mr
Booking ref: WJGKFK
Ticket number: 118 [protected] - 82
FOID: PP111111
I have been trying to change return date from Dec 5 to Dec 8 but Customer Service in UK insists I must go to airline company who issued ticket
Issuing office:
TAAG CONTACT CENTER ANGOLA, LUANDA
Telephone: +[protected]
Date: 19Jun2023
I live in south africa and cannot contact a local Booking.com customer call center in South africa. My daughter has spent an hour on the phone with UK customer services
I clearly paid GBP 112 for flexible ticket option, why cant I manage booking online?
Desired outcome: Change return date
Payment
Hi Good evening,
My name is Rene Llanto I had reservation for 2 person at the Crown Plaza Auckland, an IHG Hotel from October 21 to October 23 when I booked online tru booking.com I didn't receive any deduction in my account I was thinking there is something wrong in my account. We decided not to for check in for the past 2 days there is no payment has been made. Today October 23 I was surprised I received a SMS amounting of NZD 505.47 deducted in my account I called right away the Crown Plaza Hotel but the guy from the reception told me that Booking.com didn't pay the Hotel.
I would like to ask help if possible, to get a refund or I will use the payment for check in instead. I tried to called several times the customer service but no one is picking up my calls.
Please help me to settle this matters.
U can reach me in email at [protected]@yahoo.co.nz / +[protected]
Thanks a lot
Desired outcome: Possitive
Not refunded reservation number: [protected]
Hello, I canceled the reservation I made below on September 16, 2023, from booking.com on September 17, 2023. Cancellation conditions included the right for Free Cancellation until July 8, 2024. Than I cancelled this reservation, The relevant Hotel debited 45,212.00 Turkish liras from my credit card for 3000 BGN (Bulgarian leva) on September 17, 2023...
Read full review of Booking.comFraudulent reservation on booking.com
It seems that I am the last victim of lisapartment98.
I booked an apartment on booking.com on the 19th of october. The owner asked me to confirm reservation via Telegram @lisapartment98. She sent me a link to pay on booking.com payment platform (I have the screenshots). I proceeded to the paymen, she sent me another message to inform me that the payment was "HOLD" and that her bank needed a screenshot of my credit card (I blured information).
Once I have proceeded to the payment, I tried to contact her but I have no reply...This morning I can see on my bank account that my payment was sent to Cyprus...
I have called booking.com costumer service but thay asked me the reservation number that I never received...just crazy...they confirmed that I have no reservation.
So far as I can see,(previous posts) BOOKING.COM was perfectly aware that lisapartments98 was a scam and they did absolutely nothing. Just a shame..
At the end I lost 1023 euros.
Desired outcome: I want a refund from booking.com
Currency conversion charge
I was charged the correct amount from the hotel but on booking.com I was quoted in GBP and, although the conversation rate was correct, due to being charged in BBD (something they did not tell me they would do) I was charged a currency conversion charge from my bank. Had I have been informed of this, I would have not paid the 50% in advance as this i...
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