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Booking.com provides an online platform for arranging travel. Offering flights, accommodations, car rentals and travel experiences, the site provides a one-stop shop for trip planning. Booking.com has a global reach and connects users to a wide variety of travel options, facilitating reservations and customer support.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2024

    Do not i mean do not book anything through this website or app. These people are scam artist!!! I booked a hotel for my kids to swim on Memorial Day and after i book the hotel something told me to contact the hotel and ask them about their pool so I did just that!! The employee at the hotel advised me that their pool is under maintenance and will be closed for a few days! So I asked them would it be possible if I can get a refund due to the pool being closed and the hotel's manager agreed to issue me a refund!! Long story short that was on May 24 2024 and today's date is May 31 2024.

    And Booking has yet to reach out to me or respond to my email about my refund!! When I finally got ahold of a booking representative they told me that they tried numerous of times to get in contact with the hotel (which is a lie) because I had the manager on a 3 way call with me and the manager herself begged booking to issue me my refund and out of nowhere the booking representative hung up the phone on me and the hotel's manager and we both was in shock!!! As long as I live I will never recommend no one to ever make a reservation through booking.Com!!! As of now I feel like I've been robbed of my hard earned money and it's nothing anyone can do so please boycott this scam of a website so you don't have to go through what I'm going through!!!

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    Reviewed May 31, 2024

    I was in Chicago with family for Memorial Day weekend and unfortunately was having a hard time booking a room. I used Booking.com to book a room at a hotel. They charged me $94 for the room. However when I called to confirm the booking with the hotel they informed me that they didn't in fact have any rooms available and that I needed to contact booking.com about my refund. When I did booking.com refused to give me the refund and stated that it was my fault because I called the hotel instead of just simply going. I don't get it. I did not receive a room and simply should be getting my money back. Unfortunately due to this experience I will be deleting the booking.com app from my phone & I will never use their services again. Hotels.com would never take my money for a room I clearly didn't get to check into and their service is simply way better. I DO NOT recommend using Booking.com.

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    Maintenance

    Reviewed May 31, 2024

    I recently used Booking.com for a business trip. I intentionally paid extra for my flight for flexibility When I had to change my flight it took more than an 90 minutes contacting my airline and multiple attempts through an automated assistant through booking.com sending me links that did not work. When making my changes the airlines will refer you back to booking.com in a lengthy time consuming frustrating loop.

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    Customer ServicePriceBillingRates

    Reviewed May 31, 2024

    If I could give a zero rating I would. I booked 2 hotels through them and the first one they said my credit card was declined. I could not contact a human to get it straightened out. Then they canceled my hotel and charged my visa!!! We had to spend hours on the phone with visa sending all the emails to have it removed. A few days before I left they declined my other hotel room and canceled it. Worst company I have ever dealt with. Warning: book directly with the hotel

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    Reviewed May 31, 2024

    Booked and paid. Got a room for 2 nights for family members attending a funeral. Arrived at property and no record of reservation. On hold for customer service for 30 minutes. When checking in no record of payment. Very frustrating service experience all around.

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed May 31, 2024

    My first experience as a host (referred to by Booking.com as partners) has been the worst experience I’ve had with any business in my entire life. In mid-March of 2024, I had a guest who took advantage of Booking.com’s many inadequacies to make an unpaid booking using someone else’s identity. These criminals partied and ransacked my house over a period of 2 days, even going as far as to try backing a Budget Rental Car into my backyard to try cleaning out my entire house. The only reason they didn’t succeed is because they ran it into my deck railing and the side of my house. We found crack cocaine on the coffee table, burnt spoons, blood in the kitchen, and rubbing alcohol for needle injections. The total cost of theft & damages from this nightmare have worked out to $5683.

    I had to call Booking.com more than 10 times before I received helpful information from one of the Booking.com managers on the existence of a damage request option for dire situations like this. I was told by a Booking.com Manager that I would be entitled to almost the entire damage/theft amount if I provided a list of the damages with images and the police report. I provided all of this information and have received nothing.

    I have a police report with the Ontario Provincial Police (**), time and dates of my call with Booking.com management, audio recordings of my call with Booking.com management, and a comprehensive document outlining images of the theft & damage images taken immediately on the morning of the theft (I have time stamps for these photos available upon request as well).

    Booking.com underplayed the guests’ lack of history on Booking.com. Booking.com noted that the guest joined within the last year and “completed 1-2 trips”. After weeks of trying to get more information on the guest, an employee advised that the guest had only created their account a few days prior to their booking at my property and had only commenced their first trip 1 day prior to their booking with me. Their first booking was not even completed by the time of their reservation at my property. They did not specify any of this on the guest profile, and I simply would not have accepted this request or would have cancelled the booking if I knew that the guest had just created their account 1 day before making their same-day booking.

    Booking.com also has their default setting for new listings set to Instant Book instead of Request to Book, which is extremely dangerous for new Booking.com hosts. This eliminated the opportunity for me to properly review the guest profile before accepting the request They also did not verify this person’s identity like some other travel platforms (Airbnb etc.) do, and this allowed this criminal to use another person’s identity. This is another poor practice that puts their hosts at risk.

    In the following weeks, I also was advised by other employees that this same guest has 2 other misconducts at other local booking.com stays within 90-minute drive from me. It is clear that this organized crime ring has specifically targeted new Booking.com properties because of the vulnerabilities that they know the Booking.com platform has. Booking.com should absolutely be responsible for these losses as their poor guest vetting, misleading guest insights and default Instant Book setting is what allowed this criminal to create a fake account, target new Booking.com listings and book instantly without a chance for hosts to approve or decline the guest.

    I have already left a review on TrustPilot and plan on taking this to other platforms and news outlets if I’m not reimbursed for the losses I’ve incurred. The total referenced above also does not include the $320 in rent that was never paid to me by the guest. Given that we’re now in contact with the police and the other targeted booking.com owners, this has potential to become a much bigger problem for Booking.com if not resolved. It would be appalling not to take responsibility for the people you call your “partners’.

    Booking.com is clearly not doing enough to vet their guests and it’s costing their “Partners”. This whole situation has given me a stronger appreciation for platforms like Airbnb and VRBO that care more about their hosts. If they don’t prove that they care about their “Partners” by taking financial responsibility for this, then I strongly caution any prospective host to avoid using Booking.com.

    Anthony

    (The guest profile pictured below/above is the fake identity that was not verified)

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed May 31, 2024

    Trash customer care. I used Affirm to pay for a reservation and Booking.com didn't process it correctly. Got to the hotel and had to pay out of pocket. Meanwhile affirm started charging me. Called booking and they put me on hold 3 times, hanging up each time and even though I gave them my number never called back. This was almost 500.00 that I'm paying twice and trying to fix...

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    Sales & MarketingRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed May 31, 2024

    I have used Booking.com for multiple hotel reservations without any issues whatsoever. After my recent encounter, I will never book through them again. I reserved a pet friendly beach house in OCMD for a family vacation in the end of June, back in January. On May 23rd I was notified the reservation was canceled by the owner due to the sale of the house. Booking.com sent horrible alternatives not even close to the standard of my original reservation. I have no alternative but to book through another site however, they didn't refund my $5000 and instead applied it as travel rewards, which are useless to me.

    I am contacting them multiple times daily and provided my bank information in order to receive my CASH back, nothing. Now no family vacation and I have $5000 in absolutely useless travel rewards. I am a single mother that could barely come up with the money for this vacation. I'm talking having to cut way back on grocery spending in order to do this for my children. I have to take my dogs simply because I cannot afford to board them or higher a dog sitter. This has made me physically ill for days. Booking.com, never again...

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    Reviewed May 30, 2024

    BEWARE!!! I booked through Booking.com trying to get a better deal. They took out the money twice without giving a confirmation number and they never booked me. When I called to fix the issue, the man said that there was nothing he could do and kept laughing. I asked for his name and he would not give it to me. All he did was keep laughing. I told him that I would call corporate and he said “he didn’t care and to do what I had to do” then continued to laugh. Then hung up in my face. Even the hotel I booked with said that they hate booking.com and have heard nothing but horrible things about them. All of their customers have done nothing but complain about them. NEVER AGAIN will I use them. In the end, I had to go through my bank to get this fixed. It took a week to get it all straight.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2024

    Fraudulent company with shady practices. I made a car reservation, through their website.

    1. When I arrived at the rental agency, they refused me a car saying that I didn't fly out of a particular airport. Nowhere during the reservation process is it mentioned that I have to use a particular airport for this service to be provided.

    2. When I asked for a refund, they are using any and all obscure T&C to deny a refund. Every time I talk to a Customer service rep, I get a new reason on why the refund is denied.

    Avoid them at all costs.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2024

    Tried to book for same night.. but it booked me on the following Monday.. Kinda tricked.. Then at the hotel I cancelled.. and they told me I had to cancel on Booking.com and couldn't change the date...so I did.. but it's been nothing but the runaround.. I called 5 times.. and only got excuses.. I finally got fed up and issued a dispute with my credit card company.. I'm done with booking.com.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed May 28, 2024

    I don’t recommend this place. I booked for 4 days. Photos of the place are old. When to go there. You will see the reality. I paid for 4 days. The house was dirty, the rooms as well. I ask for my refund because I didn't stay for a single day. They give me a credit for 12 dollars. Also take from 14 day to 3 months for the refund. All places are dirty. Customer service don't care about the customers. Very bad experience..

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed May 28, 2024

    They are the biggest scammers. I suggest to book directly from hotels or car rentals rather than going through Booking.com. They will just grab your money and will not refund you money if you have to cancel your booking or do any changes.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2024

    I arrived at my accommodation to check in. There was no one available. I could not get in to the cabin that I reserve in advance. Got a hold of Booking.com through a chat bot. Gave me a telephone number to a restaurant that had no clue of what I was talking about. Tried to speak to a live person with booking.com was on hold for over an hour till I hung up, make a long story short booking.com sucks they have no customer service. The best you can do is speak with a bot. They accept no responsibility at all for a reservation that was not honored. Booking.com is a scam.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2024

    BOOKING.COM is the WORST at owning up to their mistakes and correcting matters. Booking deserves a rating of negative 5. I scheduled a booking in March. Cancel the same day. Reach out to booking about my refund, A couple days later and been given the runaround since. Every time I call customer service, No one can seem to help me and keep creating tickets to submit to the investigation team.

    Today is May 27th And I’m still trying to get this issue Resolve. I’ve called over 50 times and each time customer service tells me they submitted a ticket to the investigation team. At this point, I don’t know who isn’t doing their job customer service or the investigation team. Not to mention I’ve been hung up on countless of times, the agents are very rude. Not to mention this is my $313.24 that they’re holding on to. I’ve submitted all the documents they’ve asked for, all documents clearly show that I haven’t received the refund. The room was canceled so what is the hold on My money and again customer service says let me submit a ticket to investigation team.

    I can’t get any answers and I’ve even asked to speak to someone from the investigation team or have them call me back still no call nor text message. What’s the purpose of customer service if they can’t help you when needed? I’m Frustrated and pissed because I know booking Is trying to keep my money. Booking customer service when you see this my confirmation number is **… I want my

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    Reviewed May 28, 2024

    They make you wait for hours. They booked and took my money for a property that’s close down. They obviously don’t consumers' rights in mind. And then they make you wait for 15 days for your money to be refunded. We got to the hotel and the places is closed. They made us wait for 3 hours in the cars till we can get another hotel. Gave you a note that fit 3 people and I booked a hotel that would accommodate 5. There’s 5 of us. They apologized but made us pay for the stay. I slept on the floor on a very small room that barely fits 3. This company should be ashamed. If they want to call me back, here’s my booking number **. You should do the right thing.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2024

    They cancelled an airline ticket transaction, but then they charged me anyway. I have been fighting for a month with their horrible customer service. They kept telling me the transaction was cancelled. I knew that. That's why I wanted my money back. Finally, they gave me a link to their complaint department. I explained what happened, sent copies of my bank statement showing the charge and their emails from customer service. The finally responded saying the transaction had been cancelled. I emailed them again to remind them that I had been charged, and I received a canned response that said my case was closed and they were no longer accepting communication concerning that transaction. Thieves and morons.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed May 26, 2024

    Scammers!!! I will not use them..They do not honor their 24 hr cancelation period. We canceled within 24 hrs, they would not reimburse nor reinstate the booking. The online customer service guy confirmed that the cancelation was within 24hr period. Asked for a supervisor...Never spoke to one. Called their customer service, kept asking for booking ID..Entered the ID...Never got passed that.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 26, 2024

    Avoid using this company. I had multiple terrible experiences with this company, I have never experienced worse customer service. I would never ever recommend this company to anyone, just book directly with the hotel or airlines.

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    Sales & MarketingPriceOnline & AppBillingRates

    Reviewed May 26, 2024

    On my first booking with them, it seemed pretty seamless on my laptop, but before securing payment, I received a notice to download the app. After they charged my card and I opened the app, the hotel room price was $20 less and it said available on "mobile app purchases only"! Why wasn't I told that I should download the app First in order to get the best rate. Poor way of doing business.

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    PriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed May 25, 2024

    I booked our one year wedding anniversary through this site, we stayed at the Luxor Hotel and Casino May 4 through May 10 2024, I was not informed that I needed a two hundred dollar damage deposit on file until day four of our stay, they tried to charge daily on my debit card and thankfully my bank did not send one cent to them. On Day 4 the Front Desk sent two security guys to escort me to the desk and in front of other guests, they asked that I leave the hotel, even though our stay was completely paid out to 0 for our week. I have complained to Booking.com and Customerservice@mgm resorts.com, do not stay at any of their resorts and be wary of the daily fees.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 25, 2024

    If I could give a zero I would. The site said no prepayment and pay at the hotel. I was then charged 5 mins after booking. Called and asked for a manager and was denied after multiple times of asking.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2024

    It's a very nice place to stay at and I'm very thankful for the Customer service that I'm getting very well place. Very safe Place. Very clean place to stay at. We are right off the beach not to far from store.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingOnline & AppRefunds & PayoutsTimeliness

    Reviewed May 25, 2024

    The family booked a room in Las Vegas, we selected a room close to Airport, paid the fees, then received a confirmation from Booking.com,,, the next day I looked up the address of the room and it was 5 miles "farther" from Airport and it "wasn't the room shown in the App." After calling Booking, I tried to get a reason why our room and hotel location were completely different than the one we booked. ANSWER Booking.com is JUST the Website for services, rooms. They finally gave us our refund. If you book thru Booking.com BE VERY careful,, check YOUR booked ROOM and address. Mike

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    Reviewed May 25, 2024

    I have always used Booking.com for my hotel stays. On this particular stay, I booked a two-bedroom hotel, however, they only booked me for a one-bedroom with two beds. I talked to the hotel rep and they told me the booking came across as one bedroom from Booking.com. I called Booking.com and was disconnected on three separate occasions, Booking.com contacted the hotel which the hotel confirmed it was a one-bedroom booked. We asked for a refund on the price difference and Booking.com said that the reimbursement would have to be done by the hotel but could not be done because my room was nonrefundable which was a lie because it clearly states my stay is partially refundable.

    I told Booking.com this and they said they would get back to me which they never did and claimed they tried but my number was unreachable. Ultimately, they said it would have to be taken up with the property which I never heard back. Their customer service is the worst you will experience and apparently, their phone service must be horrible since everyone experiences this disconnection issue and they never call back.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2024

    Worst customer service ever! When it comes to refunds, they just pass you on from one person to another and then eventually no one actually processes the refund. What a scam! You cannot reach anyone by phone, and after your flight is cancelled, you can't even chat online with anyone. Then they pass you on to GotoGate who is supposed to process refunds but no one responds to you there. Will never use Booking.com ever again!

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    PriceRates

    Reviewed May 24, 2024

    THEY DON'T PRICE MATCH....They want to me screenshot that exact room rate but since I've already booked that room & it's the only one like it, they don't offer those specific dates to screenshot since room is no longer available. How am I supposed to click those dates (July 12-14) if I already booked that room & that room is no longer available on those dates? It's not like they have 20 of the same room. This is unfair to me as I don't even have that option.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2024

    Booking.com is not doing their due diligence when contracting to take customers' money on behalf of 3rd party renters. We made reservations through Booking.com for a condo at a place called "Sky Residence Club" in Vancouver, BC. We paid $602.90 (American $) two and a half months ago for a place to stay that was in walking distance to the stadium where the Rolling Stones concert is being held. Today we were notified that--although we've already paid for the stay through Booking.com's platform--our reservations have been cancelled. After 90 minutes on the phone trying to get assistance from "Mae" with booking.com, we were basically told we are out of luck on a reasonably priced place to stay because nothing is available and Booking.com is certainly not going to absorb the cost of making this situation right.

    When I pointed out that the current high costs are exactly why we made reservations almost 3 months ago and asked to speak to Mae's supervisor, she seemed to not understand that she mostly likely isn't her own supervisor and I wanted to talk to the person above her. She refused to transfer me to her supervisor, claiming there is no one above her, which is a comical claim by a person that clearly has no authority to do anything. They basically are taking customer $$$ and refuse all responsibility when the properties they are booking screw over their customers. Mae was unable to do anything to rectify the situation AND hung up on me.

    Now we have to wait 5 days to see if this 3rd party company refunds our money, and if not, we get to provide proof of payment and jump through more hoops with Booking.com to try to get our money back from them. Booking.com is not worth the headache--go elsewhere!!! Do your due diligence, Booking.com, and make sure properties are legit before helping them take your customers' money!

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    Reviewed May 23, 2024

    Trash booking company. Book through the hotel directly for the same price and no middleman to steal your money and prevent you from changing or canceling your reservation. Hours on the phone with them trying to cancel a reservation that the hotel said was no problem to cancel. Had to cancel my debit card to avoid paying Booking.com.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2024

    The property was great! However, communication with Booking was really bad. I was unable to message either Booking or the property via the Booking app. Fortunately, I would get the owner's message by email, but it was very slow. I just got a message today after checking out 2 days ago.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2024

    Booking.com lists properties that are fraudulent and take no responsibility for the frauds. I booked a suite in Vancouver. And the property took my money but now has canceled the reservation and my money is gone.

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    PriceRefunds & PayoutsRatesTimeliness

    Reviewed May 23, 2024

    Rates charged thru this web are deceiving. I was able to cancel a hotel room within minutes of booking as I was charged $414.73 and through the Hotel the rate was $333.76. I did get a refund of $382.24 but was charged $32.49 in cancelation fees. Attempts to recovery cancelation fee was fruitless.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2024

    I would not book anything through Booking.com. My experience was horrible with a lot of money being left on the table. Booking.com cannot be trusted for car rentals and especially insurance for your car rental. Expect no refunds for services paid for that were considered invalid by vendors. Buyer beware with booking.com. I would never consider using booking.com ever again. My experience was that I booked everything for my trip to Ireland through booking.com. To repeat, I would never use this company ever again.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2024

    I booked a motel in Daytona through Booking. After learning that my schedule won't allow the trip I had cancel. I had booked a free cancellation room but Booking and the motel (Club Wyndham Ocean Walk in Daytona Florida) are both giving me the runaround and my money is tied up. No refund from them yet despite many attempts from me. We won't use them again.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2024

    Booking is a bunch of crooks. I was due a refund and booking.com claimed the property wasn't responding. I got in touch with the property and was told the refund had already been authorized but no I can't get a response from booking.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2024

    Booking.com advertised a five bedroom house in Richmond VA for our daughter's graduation. We booked it 5 months in advance, paid the full amount, received an email confirmation. The property was not available an should not have been listed on Booking.com at all (the owner confirmed to us that he had sold the house TWO YEARS prior and has told Booking.com several times to remove the listing). Long story short, we had no accommodation, and had to book into a hotel that cost over $3,000 more than our original reservation. Booking.com did refund the original amount but paid us only $44 (yes, forty four dollars) as "compensation." Customer Service was unhelpful. They refused to let me speak with a supervisor (Customer service rep's name was Sherwin, I spoke to her for 50 minutes on 5/21/2024). I will never book anything through Booking.com again.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2024

    As a frequent traveler and dedicated medical professional, I attended a doctor's conference and experienced an egregious failure of service at Palais Farah in Marrakech, booked through Booking.com. The stark contrast between the advertised and actual conditions forced me to leave the premises in less than two hours—exactly 1 hour and 47 minutes after arrival.

    **Blatant Discrepancies and Unmet Promises:**
    - **Non-existent 24/7 Front Desk and Security**: There was no staff or security present, leaving the property feeling unsafe and unmanaged.
    - **Lack of Advertised Amenities**: Promised yoga classes, a functional swimming pool, and on-site dining facilities were completely absent. The pool was dry, and the supposed bar and breakfast service were nowhere to be found.
    - **Safety and Accessibility Concerns**: The private bathrooms were equipped with large, impractical tubs with no proper showers—posing a potential hazard, especially for anyone with mobility issues.

    - **Unprofessional Management Practices**: The manager's behavior was unsettling; taking unsolicited photographs of guests and proposing under-the-table cash transactions for extended stays.

    **A Nightmare Escalation:** After realizing the dire conditions, we found ourselves stranded outside on the main highway with our luggage. Despite attempting to resolve the situation through Booking.com’s customer service, I was met with repetitive apologies without any substantial assistance or acknowledgment of the gravity of our predicament. Their response did not reflect the urgency or severity of the situation, 4,000 kilometers away from home, where I aimed to contribute to global medical advancements in a stress-free environment. Instead, Booking.com exacerbated what was already the worst lodging experience I've encountered with them, despite having booked 35 previous stays and numerous attractions through their platform.

    **Demand for Action:** This incident has compelled me to advise my professional network to sever all ties with Booking.com, advocating for accountability and a shift in how they value their customers. It's clear that without genuine customer satisfaction, their business model is unsustainable. I am publicly demanding a full refund or credit for the unacceptable service that was far below the expected standard.

    **Final Word:** I urge everyone planning travel or organizing events to steer clear of Palais Farah and to reconsider their use of Booking.com unless significant improvements are made. I am sharing this message across all social media platforms to amplify the call for transparency and accountability in travel accommodations.

    This detailed account will be disseminated widely to ensure no other travelers or professionals endure such a misleading and poorly managed experience.

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    PriceRates

    Reviewed May 20, 2024

    I have been using Booking.com for sometime now. I am surprised with my recent experience when booking a taxi from a hotel to the airport in Barcelona. I found that the price booking.com offered for a taxi was almost 10 times higher than Uber taxis. To be specific, booking.com price = $431 versus uber = $49. I found that booking.com pricing is totally unfair and taking advantage of customers. In my recent research, the same is true with hotels prices that booking.com prices were exaggerated when checking with hotel owners. With this experience, I am hesitant and rethinking now not to use booking.com for our future vacation trips...

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    Reviewed May 20, 2024

    Booking.com was horrible. I prepaid the hotel in advance through Booking.com and when we got to the hotel at 7pm after a day of driving the hotel would not accept the booking.com credit card. I was on hold for 45 minutes for the booking.com representative to help me, and she tried contacting the hotel to convince them to let us check in and they would pay the hotel in a few days. The people at the hotel refused and insisted I pay the retail door price that it was that week and then get a refund from booking.com. Booking.com tried to call the hotel directly and the hotel itself, Sleep Inn, did not have a working phone, until I asked the desk person to plug in the phone..

    I was told I would get a call back within 45 minutes to arrange a different hotel through booking.com and I never got a phone call, an email, or message through the app. So we were lucky enough to find the last remaining room in the city due to the PGA Championship. It has now been 5 days and I have not received any refunds, any communication other than one email that said "once we can contact the hotel we will get back to you" - the hotel will not answer their phones.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2024

    They only service they do...is to take your money. Their advice is in such a way, only to maximise their profits, customer needs are not in the picture. I have search for an hotel near a conference center in Istanbul and they "recommend" the best and the first one at 50km away... Refund policy does not exist!!!! Will use hotels.com next time..

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    Reviewed May 20, 2024

    I will never do business with Booking.com. Trying to save money and was scammed out of my payment to them. Not only did they not have my correct room I had to pay again because they said my wasn't available.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2024

    We wanted to book a room in or near Tallahassee, FL, and after getting frustrate with Expedia, decided to try Booking. HUGE MISTAKE! We booked a room on the 27th of March for one night on the 29th, totally unaware of the fact that putting in a city means nothing to them. Since we don't know the state of Florida very well, we were totally unaware of the fact that the room we had booked was close to Miami, at least 4+ hours south of Tallahassee. As soon as we realized the situation, I called the hotel to cancel. I had not added any cancellation insurance to the price because we didn't know they were going to scam us like that.

    When we got back home in Colorado, I immediately contacted the card company to dispute the charge. I got a letter from them telling me that Booking insists I need to pay the full price because they note that on their agreement that I would be charged if I didn't cancel it on the day I made the reservation. They obviously refuse to accept any responsibility for misleading me on the booking in the first place. I will NEVER use their service again.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2024

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars. It’s extremely hard to reach customer… It’s extremely hard to reach customer service, first it was hard to find their phone number then app wasn’t available for chat, then I called 4 times, had to hold up to 30 minutes and they were keep disconnecting my calls. No one called back even I’m their regular customer. Awful service. Now going to finish my business with them.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2024

    Fraud website. Useless Customer care. It has taken nearly an hour. Still on hold. Book from here if you want to ruin your holidays. My holiday got ruined. Customer care sucks. I reached the hotel but I slept in my friend house. We booked 2 apartments for 12 people 8 children 4 adults. But they booked for only 6 people in two rooms. When we called the customer service she did not even knew the difference 2 rooms and 2 apartments.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2024

    I had horrible experiences both times I tried using Booking.com. My reservation was canceled by the property both times and I had to wait 12 business days last time to get a refund and now on this current booking, I had nowhere to go and no money cause I put all my money on this reservation. Customer service was terrible because they just kept telling me they couldn't do anything. I asked to talk to someone higher up several times and they wouldn't let me speak to anyone just kept saying there's nothing they can do. So I am stuck in a city I don't know with nowhere to stay because they refuse to help me due to their policy. I have to stay in a city I don't know anything about by myself in a shelter. They don't care about their customers clearly. I would not recommend them at all!!! They have some very nice representatives but they can only follow script so I can't blame them for their company's messed up policy that leaves women vulnerable.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2024

    Awful customer experience as a host. They make it impossible to reach someone. My guest damaged my walls and left food everywhere in the house. I asked for damages and Booking does not help at all asking me to reach out to the customer who of course refused.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2024

    These people ripped us off. ;( I booked a room, then, within an hour, I had an actual emergency. Our car broke down and we were physically unable to get there. They REFUSED TO GIVE OUR MONEY BACK! TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE!!

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    Reviewed May 17, 2024

    I had the worst experience with this company—stay away! Their customer support team is unhelpful, rude, and provides incorrect advice. I had an issue with a last name correction, and they were unable to fix it, which I understood. However, when I wanted to cancel and rebook, they refused, repeatedly assuring me that their technical team would resolve the issue.

    When I contacted the airline directly, they informed me that the correction was not possible. Despite my informing the ticketing agent of this, they waited until two days before the flight to confirm the correction couldn't be made and asked if I wanted to cancel. This extreme irresponsibility and lack of timely action from the ticketing agent made our family trip a nightmare. Despite my numerous attempts to resolve the issue, they kept insisting the technical team would handle it, only to admit at the last minute that it was not possible. Avoid this company at all costs.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2024

    This place double booked me. I was told they would refund my money. When I called them on it, they called me and the motel liars. The person I spoke to was very rude. Wouldn’t try to help. I was told I had to pay more money to get my money back. Awful.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2024

    We paid over $1,000 for a reservation months in advance. The hotel never received our reservation and we had nowhere to stay. Booking.com’s customer service is worthless. NEVER use them. They will steal your money and leave you stranded.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2024

    I hate you people!! Will NEVER use Booking.Com again. My confirmed reservation never showed up in Marriott’s system and your customer support number never answered their call in attempt to resolve. Your site is worthless!! I will gladly publish this online for the world to see!!!!

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    Reviewed May 16, 2024

    I will never book with this org again. I tried to cancel a reservation. They disconnected me three times. Told me to call the vendor, I did who told me I need to work with the third party, and called booking back and then they said they contacted the property which they didn't. Continued to call and escalate, left on holds, and ultimately am left fighting with credit card company. This is the second very negative situation I have had. I will never use this service again as everything with an issue is such a problem. Customer service is horrible and they do not own any responsibility leaving customers frustrated and angry, and out money.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2024

    There is virtually no way to reach customer service unless you have an open booking. The place they overcharged us for was disgusting, with rotting garbage and a homeless person roaming around the entry. Reaching Booking was impossible and the property owner refused to refund. Booking took days to respond, said I would get a refund, and 10% was refunded and no way to contact to ask about the balance. It is obvious they have no oversight or standards for the properties they list. That they make it so hard to reach customer services is a huge red flag. I am out $500 and very unhappy.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2024

    Awful company. We had a booking cancel at no fault of our own. Booking.com put us up in a hotel that cost more than our canceled booking and said they would credit us the difference. I’ve been fighting for two weeks now to get the credit from them. They keep giving me the run around.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2024

    Worst experience ever, called customer service to upgrade the room and talked with Ran. He couldn’t help me and when I asked for a supervisor he hanged up on me. Called second time, talked with Shie and he transferred me to Supervisor Justin, after I explained her my situation and asked if she can help she just hanged up on me. Then I called again, talked with Ahmed, he apparently knew already about my request and did not want to transfer me to a supervisor, had to explain him for about 20 min that I’m trying to upgrade my room, but it’s really hard to explain to somebody who’s English level is close to ZERO, he put me on hold, probable he was expecting me to drop the call, but I didn’t and after like another 20 minutes a “supervisor “ answered, I had to ask his name and he called himself “Frank”, I don’t know what kind of “Frank” he is but he had a very bad English with a Asian accent. He knew nothing about how to upgrade a room.

    Conclusion: I spent 1 hour and 26 minutes talking with all this “customer service representatives“ for nothing, no one could help or assist in any way. I’m traveling more than 24 years around the world for work and pleasure and I never had a bad experience with anyone, this is the first time using booking.com and I had the worst experience ever. My suggestion is: Don’t ever use Booking.com

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    Reviewed May 15, 2024

    I tried contacting Booking.com regarding an cancelation that I was charged for. I called 6 times, each time it took me a while to reach someone that barely spoke English and they always told me they will get back to me...They never did. I will never book with them again!

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    Reviewed May 15, 2024

    I came late for the check-in to the property booked through Booking.com. With other services there is no issue. However, Booking.com and the host were totally unfair towards me. The host cancelled the booking because I came late for checking a property (nothing like this with AirBnb since the property is paid for the date). It was impossible to contact Booking.com customer service and had to stay in my car whole night with my kids. Never will deal with Booking.com again.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2024

    Worst customer service and they are a scam and ripped me off over 700 dollars for an emergency I had and was not able to make my trip and told them I wasn’t able to go further with my trip and they wouldn’t refund me back and charged me for a trip I wasn’t able to complete. Never again will I ever use this service again and would recommend to anyone not using this service ever

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    We booked a place to stay our first night upon our arrival, Booking.com confirmed reservation with the wrong days. After much volleying they amended the reservation to the correct days. We received a confirmation email, where they messed up was the hotel reservation was never amended. We needed 5/9-5/10 only. We arrived and I gave them my confirmation code only to find out they didn't have our reservation. The desk clerk asked for our name and after checking she told us we were listed as a no show the 8th-9th.

    After 2.5 hours on the phone waiting for their call back 45 minutes later, I found out their agent didn't even understand what I was say saying, I received an email saying there was no rooms available, which I already had told her we had to pay again for another day. I called and told the second rep my situation and uploaded proof. Finally got our refund but what a hassle. Show up at 10:00 p.m. to all the chaos when we traveled for 5.5 hours and were tired. I guess you get the gist...

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    Dear Booking.com. As you may know we had a very difficult situation in which a hotel we booked well in advance suddenly closed. When we tried to rebook, the rates in New Orleans had gone up considerably. Working with your customer support team you were able to find a way to help subsidize the difference in the cost for the hotel. This demonstrates Booking.com’s excellent customer support for a situation that was slightly out of their control. I can’t thank you enough and you now have me as a loyal customer.

    Tom

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    It need to shoot down the business. A take mu Is partners with scam companies. I have rentals car. They try to charge extra money when I arrived for full coverage. I don't need it, I have ended book with different company at the same price.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    Rental car Crooks, they keep your money even if you do not receive the product. Booked a car through Booking.com, rental gave our car away because our flight was delayed, they had nothing in stock, We had to rent from another car rental agency. Booking.com kept giving me the runaround even though I sent them all the info 4 times. BEWARE!

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    I wish I could give it 0 stars. On April 14 we got to the airport and they said the flight was suspended because of what's going on in Iran so the Iraq airports are shut down until further notice and I try to rebook. Again they tell me I have to pay. Why. It’s not my fault and I try to contact them they keep telling me contact Turkish Airlines and I try Turkish Airlines and they said, "This Booking.com not us." The absolute worst customer service I have ever experienced, and that’s saying something. All their service reps are outsourced and have no clue what they are doing. You are told different things every time you contact one of them. For example, I was told I was eligible for a refund by one person and then the next person who picked up my case said I was not.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    I booked Ocean Beach Suites through Booking.com. Upon arrival the hotel didn’t have our reservation. We contacted them from front desk of hotel. They stated they were having system issues and asked if the hotel could book us directly and they would refund the money they already took from our account. To date we have not received! Even worse is their customer service. Not one agent is helpful, each time you call you have to explain all over again. I would definitely advise to book direct and not use Booking.com.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    Seems to me that another of the negative reviews deal with people not getting full refunds. This happened to me. My attorney told me not to go into details when I posted a review. I booked a room at Days Inn Wyndham in Ocean Shores and then needed to cancel within my cancelation time period. The motel told me I wouldn't be charged but Booking.com did it any ways. So please don't use Booking.com. It only cost a bit more to book directly with the motels. Sometimes cheaper.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    Avoid taxi service. I prepare and booked a 6-passenger shuttle in Greece. Driver called and texted his car don’t fit and new driver will be arranged. No one ever come. No called answer and no text response. End up paying double to hire shuttle urgently to catch the flight. Filed complaint but Booking.com issued refund only but no compensation.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    Worst site and customer service ever!!! They have taken all my money and I don’t even have a room for my son’s graduation…They everything, and I cannot even try to get another service. There is no number to contact. NONE!!!! Don’t USE!!!!

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    Reviewed May 13, 2024

    Booked a hotel room in Port Stanley. The hotel had no idea about the “cleaning fee” being charged by Booking.com. They clean the room like most hotels do. Booking.com just ripped me off for $125 which is ridiculous. They are pocketing the fee. Should have booked directly with the hotel.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2024

    I booked through Booking.com, and for the first time confirming my reservation, I had an endless loader not ending after minutes. I refreshed the page and started again to confirm my reservation. After that, I realized I had two reservations for the same date (**). Booking.com didn't warn me about this. When I asked for help, they told me to contact the hotel directly.

    Upon contacting the hotel, my concerns fell on deaf ears. Their response was frustratingly repetitive, with the refrain of "Check our cancellation policy" ringing hollow in the face of my predicament. It was abundantly clear that they had no interest in acknowledging the glaring oversight of having two reservations for the same person on the same dates.

    The ordeal didn't end there. Following the confirmation of my reservation, I received an unexpected demand: a request for an upfront payment of $200 as a security deposit in case of damages. This stipulation had not been disclosed prior to booking, leaving me feeling blindsided and uneasy. With no guarantee of reimbursement and reports of others being similarly scammed out of their deposits, my confidence in the integrity of the hotel plummeted. As if these frustrations weren't enough, the hotel further compounded my discomfort by requesting a photo of myself holding my ID—an intrusive and unnecessary demand that left me feeling utterly disrespected.

    This entire experience has been nothing short of a nightmare. It has taught me a valuable lesson about the pitfalls of relying on Booking.com when things go awry. While the platform may excel under ideal circumstances, its glaring shortcomings in times of trouble have left me with a bitter taste. I have vowed never to use Booking.com again and cannot in good conscience recommend this hotel to anyone.

    In the end, I opted to book an Airbnb out of sheer distrust for the hotel's ability to refund my $200 deposit (on top of the two reservations I had already paid for) and a desire to avoid the humiliation of complying with their intrusive requests. This ordeal has been a harsh lesson, and I am resolved never to entrust my travel plans to Booking.com again.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2024

    As a "partner" of Booking.com with multiple properties they have no problem taking 20% commission on every one of my bookings but when I need help due to cigarette burns in my couch, etc. they are 100% unhelpful and do not show up to support. Airbnb on the other hand take a much lower commission and are very helpful in covering us hosts when it comes to damages.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2024

    If I could rate this company less than 1 star, I would. We cancelled our booking early am day prior due to the fact my husband's mom had a stroke the day prior to cancellation. My husband is the only family she has in 1700 miles. The doctors released her on Friday to return home. My husband couldn’t/wouldn’t leave her home alone. Booking.com did not even take this into consideration & charged us nearly $270. This company is a scam.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2024

    So I booked a room with them through Booking.com. I arrive at the room. I give the lady my id then when it’s time to pay I hand her over the same card that I booked them with. She tells me, "Oh they don’t accept these cards," (PayPal debit Mastercard) so I leave to go and try to do all these transfers and had to go to the atm. When I get back to the hotel the card I just loaded with the money did not receive the money for some reason so I was unable to get the hotel room.

    Here’s where more problems come. It’s (3am). I ask for a refund since they won’t accept my card. They say contact booking.com. Booking.com says they will ask them to remove cancellation fee which is 95 dollars. I paid 125 for the room so they are offering me 30 bucks so they accepted my money from my (paypal debit Mastercard) but won’t take it for the 100 dollar hold and won’t give me the room. I even offered the 100 dollars in cash to no avail. I must say I also feel like 'cause I am a ** man with dreads that she judged me by my looks and just assumed that I was doing some type of fraud and tried to make it difficult for me the little things I have to go through being a ** man in America.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2024

    Tried to book a room and they advertised $165 a night in Vegas and when you clicked book it tried to check me out at almost double and went back a few times trying to fix it and they are a scam. Watch out for their bait and switch.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2024

    I was scammed out of $7000 by booking.com because of their miscommunication with the hotel. Info was either vague or not even available. Lies on their pricing, refunds, policies, and horrible customer service. They have so many loopholes that you will never get your money back and caused $1000 in EXTRA expenses due to their inefficient services (all of this was my student loans to be able to relocate near my school). Even my bank was unable to get refund. The same thing happened to my best friend just weeks later. DO NOT USE THEM!!!

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    Reviewed May 11, 2024

    I only gave them 1 star because I had to. This is the biggest scam of a company I’ve ever dealt with. I was staying in NC a few weeks ago, I knew it would be a long trip home. I had my 3 children and disabled mother with me. I knew they would all be exhausted from travel and my mother was sick our last 2 days in NC so I decided to look for a hotel at the halfway point between NC and where I live in FL. I found what appeared to be a really nice hotel on the outskirts of ATL near Stone Mountain and it looked perfect!

    When I finally arrived at that hotel and was pulling in the parking lot, I pulled back out and went further down the road because there was no way the hotel I pulled into was the same one I had booked, but alas yes it was! The hotel did not match the photos used on the website AT ALL. The place was so awful and ran down that Front desk agent told me I had 20 minutes to come back with the key if I decided I didn’t want to stay there. I should have taken that as my cue right then and there, but I decided I would at least go and check out the room. I pulled into the parking lot under where my room would have been, and there were three children under the age of two sitting in the parking lot with the dirty toys and full diapers, no parents in sight.

    It was very obvious that the hotel was also being used as an extended stay as the toys had clearly been sitting out in the parking lots for weeks likely, and were literally blocking up half of the road/driving area to get to the backside of the hotel. One adult woman finally did appear and tried to sell me an illegal substance then proceeded to scream at me when I said no, she called me a few choice names and basically accused me of looking down on her for not wanting her drugs? Needless to say this all happened before I even got up to the room so I decided to get myself right back in the car and drove to the front desk and gave him the key back and told him, "I would not be staying here. It is unsafe for myself and my children / mother."

    The poor front desk person seemed completely unscathed by what I had told him and just explain to me that I should reach out to Booking.com, and he would immediately approve my refund that he completely understood, and apparently, things like that happen there all the time. The really fun part is when I reached out to Booking.com. They gave me the runaround for weeks and they decided to not give me my money back, but they gave me a wonderful $24 credit which I told them I had no interest in.

    I wanted my money back! I was verbally assaulted over drugs in a parking lot and they did nothing about it! I tried to go over their head by calling the hotel, which led me to calling the overseer of the hotel who basically told me they could not find my reservation at the hotel through Booking.com she explained to me that Booking.com sometimes pulls that stunt to ensure that no money be returned to the customer. I sent the woman at Wyndham all the information that I got from Booking.com, which had my reservation number and what I had paid and she sees that I did make the reservation, but unfortunately, I would have to go over their heads as well to the corporate level and at this point, I am honestly considering taking legal action. No one deserves to be put through what they have allowed and I am disgusted with how this has all been handled.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2024

    Booking.com is horrible! They gave me the complete wrong information about a hotel I was trying to stay at which ultimately ended in me and my boyfriend not being able to stay there. They are liars!! They claimed to “call the property” multiple times but the manager of the property said they never did. I had to call customer service 4 times and the time I finally got someone who was able to help the line randomly got disconnected so I had to wait another 20 mins for a new service rep. This is absolutely ridiculous and I will never ever use booking.com again.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2024

    "I was charged for my booking even though my payment method was to pay in person once I arrived at the location. On May 4th, 2024 was when my money was taken out. I have been trying to get my money back by emailing Booking.com, but they haven't been helpful. When I called them, I was told that there should never have been a charge on my account."

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    Reviewed May 10, 2024

    I am having a horrible experience with Booking. I have prepaid for 3 hotels with Priceline. It asked me to list all guests name, which I did. Apparently , the system assigned all 3 hotels to 3 different guests in our party. The last hotel was reassigned by Priceline to Booking.com. The entire itinerary was fully prepaid in January. When we arrived at the last hotel, Paris Las Vegas I was told that our reservation was cancelled due to mismatch between the names on the credit card and registered reservation. This room was prepaid, I didn't choose to register it to another guest name, but we were denied the reservation. We had to take the room that was available at this time at much higher rate and pay again. I did not receive notification from the cancellation, nor was I refunded the prepayment.

    After we returned home I called Priceline and was bounced to Booking com. I explained all situation and was asked to submit an original reservation and proof of payment and the 2nd invoice. Which I did right away. After a week nothing happened. I called back explained all over again and was asked to submit my credit card statements and bank account details.

    Now 3 weeks have passed I keep getting the requests to submit the same info again and again. It seems that they are just stretching the time in order to avoid dealing with the issue. I get responses from a new person every time. No action have been so far. The whole experience was extremely frustrating. Booking has virtually no customer service support and don't care about your satisfaction. The mess up was done on their part, between Priceline, Booking and hotel Las Vegas and they make me suffer and pay the price of their mistake.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2024

    Booking.com 'Price Match Claim' policy is to not match the price. Their customer service is awful. Doesn't know how to talk to customer. Long holding and waiting. They just find ways to not match the price irrespective of the parameters matched. Advise to Booking.com... Please take off the 'Price Match Policy' from Booking.com, it's only for name sake. Not effective.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2024

    Cancelled within my window, they still charged me. They tell me to dispute the charge with my bank or try the hotel, but it is BOOKING.COM that made the mistake and didn't cancel my room in time with the hotel even though I have a verification email from them saying I won't be charged.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2024

    I'm deeply dissatisfied with Booking.Com. They are quick to take your money and profit off your reservations, but when it's time to assist their clients in settling issues, they shift the responsibility to the vendor. Even though I spoke with their so called 'customer service' department numerous time about my cancelled reservation, they did nothing to help me. I will NEVER again use their platform and I encourage others to STAY AWAY!

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    Reviewed May 9, 2024

    Never use this site. I booked a place on April 20/2024 and paid 860 and then cancelled on April 29 and got 820 cdn back. After sending 10 emails and getting same questions I deleted the app and swore never to use it again. Total scam

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    Reviewed May 8, 2024

    Some of the Customer Service Representatives for Booking.com are very unprofessional. It has been HIT or MISS. An incorrect booking for April 20th was cancelled on April 13th by both me and the hotel. They still charged me. To date, I have NOT received a refund. They have spoken to the hotel management 2 additional times and they emailed the cancellation. They still keep giving me the run around in refunding my money! Now, 10 calls later (including as I write this review) they are calling the hotel AGAIN to confirm the cancellation. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!

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    Reviewed May 8, 2024

    How you can ruin your holiday plans with Booking in 3 simple steps:
    1. Book accommodation with special discount from Booking (400eur). They are not able to apply the discount and they want to charge you more, with the excuse they will refund you, after your stay, not after your payment.
    2. Be stupid enough to trust them, pay the requested amount and wait. They are not able to process the payment, but they will see it in the system. You call them at least 5 times, and each time you get the confirmation that everything is okay with your booking (confirmation in writing also).

    3. Be the world's #1 fool and trust them again, and you will remain with no reservation and your money blocked.

    Everyone has lame excuses, and is very sorry for the whole situation, but they can do nothing to repair their own mistakes and incompetence. Since I'm not the most wealthiest person, I need to wait for them to give my money back (in 7-12 days - as they said, but will see again how reliable they are) to make another reservation and for sure for another (higher) price, since I'm 1-month prior check-in. Great job Booking team, you managed to destroy everything you were designer for, and lose another customer. Keep it up!

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    Reviewed May 7, 2024

    Worst place to book flights. They made me pay $200 for my luggage because they made a mistake. I was sent an email by Booking.com saying once I paid to submit my receipt and I was going to get reimbursed. I been waiting since July 2023 for my refund. Called more than 15 times and till today no refund.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2024

    If I can give 0, I would. I Booked flight with Booking.com. They cancelled my flight a night before travel date. Only sent me an email after work hrs the day before my travel. Tried to reach them through online customer chat, they were tossing me back and forth. Finally said I should contact the airline they collaborate with myself. Can you imagine, I booked through Booking.com, how do you expect me to contact an airline, I had no initial contact with. I asked for a phone number, they just ended the chat. Horrible.

    The next day, I had to trace the airline center in my country and discovered the new booking reference was NOT VALID. Hmm. Contacted Booking.com for a refund as I had to book emergency flight through another airline as I was travelling for an Exam. It's over 2months now, NO REFUND, EVEN WHEN I call, no positive response. They are still tossing me back and Forth. Booking.com please refund me. I'm still waiting for my money. The worst part is they refuse to send an email for all our conversation to avoid responsibility. Horrible people.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2024

    Booking has been a nightmare. Double booked and they won't let me CANCEL the 2nd room through app. App has issues and although customer service was accommodating at the time they are passing buck back to hotel and they will NOT REFUND ME $1200+. I have an acquaintance that said he hated dealing with them and lost $500. DISGUSTED. DON'T BOOK WITH THEM. SAVE YOURSELF A HUGE HEADACHE.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2024

    I paid in full for 3 nights. Made a late check in due to 18-hour flight delay, was offer 2x free breakfast for 2 days then my paid booking was tag as “no show”. UNFAIR!!! Can’t do anything in their system??? SCAM!!! I need my credit for Level 3 but refused to consider this FULLY PAID BOOKING!!!

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    Reviewed May 6, 2024

    I made a reservation that said it could be canceled up until 12 noon the day of arrival. I canceled it the day before. I even got an email that says the cancellation was with no charge. The hotel would not honor Booking.com's cancellation policy. I spoke with a booking.com rep the day after I got the charge and sent the required proof of charge. I was told that the merchant did not respond and that they would issue a refund thru booking.com within 15 business days. No refund was issued. I then called again, had to send documents again and speak with several reps. I spent 2 hours on the phone! Was assured that it would be taken care of within 48 hours. The time has passed and no refund. This business has the worst customer service. I can no longer believe anything on their site as truth nor anything their reps say. Please save yourself some time, frustration and money and book directly with the hotel!

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    Reviewed May 6, 2024

    We booked on their app and they got scammed. The place didn’t exist and they did not refund us as we had to find another place. We got charged for the deposit and for the room that didn’t exist. We have filed multiple documents everything they requested and they just keep making up stuff for us to do just so they don’t have to pay. Terrible company.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2024

    I have used Booking.com for years and they have always been very helpful. Last month on April 12th I had a booking through them to a hotel in Lubbock. My father went into hospice and passed away that day. They would not work with me or the hotel to reschedule the visit.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2024

    Be careful when you book any trip with the website. I am amazed by how they can mess up both my flight booking and hotel booking. Booked a package with flight and hotel where they posted wrong information for both parts of the trip. It is like they do not care what information they've put up on their website and also believe they hold no response for any false information they had regarding that. They just lightly wave you off by saying you can cancel it or suck it up, without considering the time spent planning the trip and also how different the ticket price could be. Not reliable, not trustworthy.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2024

    Bought a Flex-Ticket flight through Booking.com in December. I had to change my flight so I messaged the chat. The person told me that because I have a flexi ticket I cannot make changes to my flight. I had to cancel and rebook? (This makes absolutely no sense if it's supposed to be flexible.) So I cancelled the flight and waited for a refund. Two months later, the refund never comes. So I book through another airline. I called, emailed, and messaged Booking.com in order to find out why my ticket had not been refunded. They gave made every lying excuse in the world. They told me to contact the airline. The airline gave me proof of the refund. So I went back to Booking.com, but they told me that I must email their partner site GoToGate.com. So I contacted them and they also gave some excuse about waiting for a refund from the airline. So I showed them the proof as well.

    Emails and calls were going back and forth for three months. Then suddenly, I received an email from Booking.com in March stating that they have refunded me the money. However, the money has not showed in my account. Now it's May. I continue to get excuses when I call. I've called my bank to do an investigation. I'm waiting on their reply. In the meantime, I've tried to report them to BBB, but I cannot get an address or email that they respond to. I've reported them to the FTC. I've also reported them to Resolver in Amsterdam because that is where they are headquartered. This is a shame. I loved Booking.com, but after this, I will never deal with them again.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2024

    I recently booked a room through Booking.com, expecting a comfortable stay with two beds as specified in my reservation. However, upon arrival, I was dismayed to find that the room provided had only one bed. When I reached out to booking.com’s customer service for assistance, I was met with disappointment yet again. Instead of taking responsibility for the error and assisting me in resolving the issue, I was simply redirected to contact the hotel directly. It was disheartening to encounter such a lack of accountability and customer support from a company that prides itself on facilitating seamless bookings.

    This experience has left me feeling frustrated and dissatisfied. It is evident that booking.com failed to uphold its end of the bargain and ensure that my booking specifications were met. It is unacceptable that they would wash their hands of the situation and place the burden solely on the customer to rectify the mistake. I urge potential customers to exercise caution when booking through booking.com, as my experience highlights their failure to address and resolve issues effectively. If reliability, accountability, and quality customer service are important to you, I recommend exploring alternative booking platforms that prioritize customer satisfaction.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2024

    I have been a repeat customer. Booking.com is unable or unwilling to fix any issues. They only give excuses and an international number for you to call. Yet, problem is never resolved. Very poor customer service. Will not be using them again.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2024

    Customer service is zero help. I canceled my hotel reservation through Booking.com… or so I thought. Booking instead checked me in and out of the hotel causing me to be charged for the full stay when I was at home. Hotel won’t do anything and booking acts like they can’t either. NEVER using them again.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2024

    I booked a trip for work-related travel back in January and still have not received a tax invoice for my stay. The other accommodations which are independently run, much smaller companies seemed to be able to provide a tax invoice over the phone immediately and were super helpful and friendly. I have been emailing and requesting a tax invoice from Booking.com for 3 months now and still nothing... and no phone number available to contact. Would not recommend for work-related travel.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2024

    I booked on Booking.com, and after ten days you canceled the reservation without my approval. You claimed that you misplaced the price. So Booking.com did a mistake and I am paying the heavy price right? Because now I have to pay more for a new reservation that because my trip is so soon. Who will bear this loss? I will do a complain and I will also write a bad review about your bad management.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2024

    Had a horrible experience with Booking.com! Lost hundreds of dollars and 5 hours of time due to booking.com agents asking us to repeatedly contact the property. We booked a trip, but required rescheduling due to a severe storm warning. This was a "partner booking" - with the partner listed as "HotelBeds". The description mentioned that we can contact the property directly for modifications/changes. We spent several hours discussing this with Booking.com and also with the property directly. The property was cooperative and informed us that they are totally okay with modifying our reservation date, however they required confirmation from Booking.com about this change.

    Booking.com agents kept telling us to contact the property stating that the property should be able to modify this for us. However, the property mentioned that they cannot modify reservation unless they receive an email confirmation. Booking.com kept telling us that they cannot email the property due to a "system limitation". They also could not contact the partner (HotelBeds) that they booked with or even provide us with a valid number to contact them. It seems Booking.com is unaware of who they are partnered with and they do not check the reputability of their partners. A google search for "HotelBeds" reveals horrendous reviews outlining hundreds of customers who have had terrible experiences.

    The company has a 1 star rating with many customers reporting losing hundreds of dollars. HotelBeds also provides no customer support or means to contact them. Booking.com representatives are also unable to contact HotelBeds (a company they have PARTNERED with), and moreover they cannot even provide customers with a contact number to contact them. On top of this, Booking.com is unable to escalate the request or provide any voucher/partial-refund/compensation for the loss of time and money. They informed us a manager will contact us within 30 minutes, however that did not happen either.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2024

    Do not ever use this site when planning important trips. I drove over 4hrs to an event that brings over (10,000 people to this small town and books all the hotels near by) in another state to find out that the condo I booked 3 months prior though them was double booked. Lucky for me the property manager caught the issue before I arrived at the property and contacted booking, their response was it was their fault and refused to refund all my money and had to find another hotel in an area that there was no hotels available. Made for the worst start of a multi day stay with other friends. The only positive things I have about this ordeal was the great condo property manager.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2024

    I made a reservation with Booking.com and when I arrived at hotel I was told my booking had been cancelled months ago and booking.com was suppose to have emailed me. I never received anything from them. I called and all I got was they was sorry. Never a "What can we do to make it right." I had drove a distance to not have a room for the whole weekend. They don’t care about their customers. I will be sharing this review on all platforms so no one else has to experience what I went through.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2024

    Booking.com did not keep its promises. My daughter made a reservation through them to LaQuinta Hotel (that’s a bad hotel and will give it a review on its page). Anyway, that hotel cancelled at the last minute for no reason. They still charged my card. Booking.com said they would find me another hotel, and the cost would be on them. That’s a lie! I ended up paying $275 for that hotel. Booking.com said they would give me the difference. That’s a lie! Because my daughter’s name was on the reservation, and my name was on the invoice, they said they could not give me the difference. What is so hard to get? I am the mother with the funds, so I paid with my card for the trip! I told them that. They still found an excuse not to pay. It’s very sad that they did not keep their promises. I will no longer use them in this life or in the next life to come. For the love of money is the root to all evil! Repent!!!!

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    Reviewed May 3, 2024

    Do not book with Booking.com, just book directly with the hotel. We tried to check in at our hotel on a recent trip only to find out that our booking was cancelled, with no advance notice to us and no explanation why! We spent hours trying to work through booking.com’s customer service to find a replacement and ended up having to book a new hotel on our own dime. We therefore needed to cut our trip short due to the high price of hotels on such short notice. Don’t take a chance with your vacation.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2024

    Booked a townhome through Booking.com months prior. Hours before asked for entry code and no response from booking.com. Called the property manager to find her had sold the property 7 months prior. He had never listed on booking.com. He was unsure how it was listed since he only listed on VRBO and Airbnb. No customer service that I could understand and no compensation and I had to book on my own a hotel without adequate space for a long weekend at the Air Force Academy for the ASUN tournament. Everything was backed and now I don't have access to a kitchen and forces us to eat out for 5 days. Horrific experience----no customer support whatsoever!!! DO NOT USE!!!

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    Reviewed May 2, 2024

    Booking.com claims that a flexible fare means you won’t have to pay any additional costs to change your flight arrangements. What they fail to mention is that this is fully up to the airline and the airline has otherwise every right to charge what they want for changes. In my case. The entire flight cost. Booking.com Flexible Fare is misleading advertising comparable to a scam. Won’t be using booking.com moving forward.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2024

    I booked a hotel using my airline app. It used Booking.com without me knowing it. I tried to cancel my reservation 6 months in advance, and Booking.com will not allow it. This is a terrible company and God forbid someone should have unforeseen circumstances! They’re locked into the FULL PRICE of the reservation. DON'T Do business with these hacks.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2024

    What a joke this company is. Horrible customer service. Try to call them and keep getting hung up on. They are the worst by far that I have ever dealt with. All their phone calls get sent to the Asia's, which isn't a problem, other than not being able to relate a message or understand what people are saying. A simple price match can't be completed. My dates are already booked up because I am booked through Booking.com so I can't prove that the price is cheaper from the hotel website for the same criteria. What a scam.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2024

    Booking.com customer service is pathetic. I myself have been working in customer service for more than 20 years. And have never given this pathetic service to my clients. Booking.com made me wait more than 24 hours but still issue not solved.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2024

    I booked a two night rental for Myrtle Beach South Carolina. On the website is stated that the rental would be $770 for the two nights plus a $350 refundable deposit. After I purchased I went to the rental company's website to pre-register and they were charging me another $350 refundable deposit stating that the 350 that I paid to Booking was not a refundable deposit so in total the rental that was supposed to be $770. Was gonna end up being over $1400 for two nights. I tried to get my money back the same day that I booked. The rental company denied my request and booking also denied my request although I have all documentation and screenshots from booking's website. No choice but to dispute with my credit card company, worse site ever. I will never ever use Booking.com again.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2024

    I'm deeply disappointed with my recent experience with Booking.com. My wife and I booked a hotel in Lake Bennett (Darwin - Australia), only to find the hotel temporarily closed upon our arrival. This critical information was not communicated to us beforehand, turning our much-anticipated getaway into a frustrating day of unnecessary travel. The $59 compensation fails to cover the lost wages from our taken annual leaves and the travel expenses. This experience was not only inconvenient but also costly.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2024

    Pathetic service. Booked with them in February for travel in August. They sent message in first week of April about airline canceling the last leg of the journey and to call them to get a refund. Called them number of times and always being told to wait for a few days to get the refund.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2024

    I have booked multiple stays with Booking.com and have I have an issue with their Accessibility filter. The first filter I check is “Entire unit is fully wheelchair accessible”. Unfortunately I am staying at multiple locations during my four week trip through Costa Rica. So far that has not been the case at three of the units I have booked. None of them have had a bathroom I can get my wheelchair into similar issues. I am a tetraplegic from spinal cord injuries to two different regions of my spine. I can’t walk and must rely on my wheelchair. Despite my physical challenges I do want to stop traveling. Booking.com needs to learn what wheelchair accessibility really is and take it more seriously!

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    Reviewed April 29, 2024

    I booked a stay in Paris through Booking.com. The reservation page clearly stated that I would receive a free taxi ride from the airport to my accommodation, if I spent $539 or more. My total came to more than $1,500. However, when I tried to setup the cab ride, booking.com refused to honor the promotion, repeatedly claiming that I did not qualify. I spent several hours on the phone over the course of 4 calls, with no resolution. I emailed screenshots to booking.com of the relevant language (from the venue page on booking.com) that clearly show my eligibility. Reps just repeated the circular logic claim that I would not receive the taxi ride because I wasn't eligible for the promotion. Potential customers, beware false advertising and no accountability from this company.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2024

    I booked a hotel with Booking.com. It turns out the number for the hotel is no longer in Service and they do NOT answer their email. You are likely booking with a hotel that is no longer in service and booking.com will not help you get a refund. BEWARE of Booking.com. There is NO REFUND and they will book you at a hotel that does not exist!

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    Reviewed April 28, 2024

    If I could rate this company 0 Stars I would, I reserved 2 rooms. When we arrived we entered the rooms, they were garbage, carpets very dirty and stained, door looked as if they've been broken into several times, customer serviced sucked, I went to get my money back and Super 8 by Wyndham refused to give me a refund even though I pointed out all the issues and the fact we were not staying there, don't trust Booking.com or any Wyndham hotel, especially super 8 in south jordan ut.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2024

    Bad, very bad. Don't use them, use Expedia. I made a hotel reservation on Booking.com with the promise of the free airport taxi to the hotel. They reply to my emails with standard email: "Call us"...Can't reach anyone for three days by calling. Never again I will do business with Booking.com.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2024

    I created an account at Booking.com from Canada. I set my account preferences to Canadian currency. I browsed the vacation packages offered on the website thinking the prices shown were in Canadian dollars. I purchased a vacation package through the booking.com website, but was billed in US dollars. Booking.com customer service is almost impossible to interact with. I finally was able to speak with a Priceline.com rep (sister company to booking.com) and was told that there is nothing that can be done. I was told I was just confused, and that billing in US currency, rather than what is specified in your booking.com account preferences, is normal.

    I have booked vacation packages with other online services and did not have this issue. The prices advertised there were billed in Canadian currency. Do not use booking.com or priceline.com. It appears that they engineered their websites to intentionally confuse their customers into thinking the prices advertised are in their chosen currency. They are not. All the prices advertised to you on those websites are in US currency regardless of what currency you set your account to. This practice is highly unethical and possibly illegal.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2024

    Don’t use this company. They don’t care about their customers and you’ll waste time and money with them. My top worst experiences with them were:
    - Staying in a hotel and told by Booking.com that my credit card had been declined. However, the hotel had fraudulently taken $1000 off my card. Reached out to Booking.com to explain this fraud/ scam - vague response asking me to send proof, so I sent my bank statement - no response back from Booking.com.
    - Booking a holiday apartment in St Lucia for my kids and I, arriving to find it dirty, without proper locks on the door and in a dangerous place where there was fighting outside - had to move immediately - no help or refund for remaining nights we weren’t using;

    - Having booked several business class tickets for work was told that to move the date forward of one of them by one day, would effectively have to buy a whole new ticket, despite the airline permitting changes for only $100.

    Do not use them. They’ll mis-sell you stuff, you’ll lose money - and they are completely unconcerned about their customer's safety, well-being or stopping them being de-frauded.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2024

    I used Booking.com for a stay for one night in Davenport Iowa. I booked a Best Western with 2 restaurants and a bar. I arrived and the parking lot was empty except for 2 cars. I went to check in and was told they had no electric or water. Due to that the restaurants and bar were closed. Trying to be positive I looked at a room to see if there was cross ventilation no there was not. The owner issued me a cancellation as the earliest it would be fixed was Wednesday this was Sunday October 2nd.

    I then had to go to another hot which couldn’t use my pre-paid reservation and paid $100 for the night after paying for the previous reservation of $98.00. I called Best Western which tried to help and verified with the hotel. However, they needed me to get the refund from Booking.com. Then 14 phone calls and 3 months later after being told an escalation call would come, Never did I ultimately paid $195.00 to stay overnight because Booking.com refused to deal with the issue. I will never recommend them to anyone.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2024

    If I could give a zero stars I would! Booking.com is the worst service I have ever experienced. First my flight was changed last minute when we booked two months prior to our flight. I am from California, had a vacation with family in Colorado. When it was time to return home Booking.com decided to cancel our flight! Left my family and I stranded in Colorado. I had to pay for a new flight to get us to Las Vegas, when I had already paid for our flights two months in advance, I also had to pay for a hotel to stay in and a car rental to get back home. This has been the worst service and experience ever. I would never book with Booking.com again! I was a returning customer. I was not compensated for the additional money I had to spend get back home. They did not even show any sympathy at all! I would never recommend their service ever!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2024

    Booking.com are just plain thieves. They are killing my business. I run a small bed & breakfast. In trying to get more European bookings I thought I would try their platform. Unfortunately because they spend so much money with Google - Google seems to hide my direct website link from view in order to drive people to the Booking.com site where customers get to pay $50/night more for not being able to cancel for what they list as the lowest price. Because customers can't find my direct link on my Google business listing the general public are duped into using this very unscrupulous platform and as a small business I get to take the blame.

    A customer recently booked, had to cancel, called me to cancel, I told them they had to cancel with Booking.com whereby they were charged the full Booking.com rate of $200 (my rate is $145) with no recourse. The customer now blames me for losing $200. Booking.com keeps their $200 - How is this not robbery? They are killing my business by dominate the google maps search results, using my rate to lure customers then charging them an extra $50 for the privilege of not being able to cancel and I get a bad reputation.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2024

    STOPPED USING THEM. Offered a £20 accommodation voucher when I booked my teenage daughter flights via them. Voucher had to be used within two weeks. Meanwhile, I was not advised the connecting flights had changed, twice. Could not use accommodation voucher because all up in the air (no pun intended). Voucher expired, had to pay more for an alternative connecting flights and as late changes (not my error) I had to pay for seats I had already booked! Since then, Booking.com have sent me round and round departments. No-one taking ownership of the mess and extra expense caused to me, through no fault of mine. You cannot get hold of anyone, or correct department. Get sent the same generic emails. On hold on the phone for ages, only to be told I need to speak to flights. Flights say I need to speak to accommodation re' a new £20 voucher. I then go round and round, department to department to no avail.

    Decided they can stuff the voucher. I book hotels and flights elsewhere now as no confidence in them as they cannot resolve a simple matter such as a voucher, or indeed let you know if your connecting flights have changed. I dare not tell my teenager what the drama was because they were anxious about the flights as it was, let alone fear there may not be a connecting flight! I worried for months. Until they were back as feared all would go wrong. She could have been stuck in China over Christmas because the connecting flight times did not match up. I was told she has been given alternative connecting flights. But they were not fit for purpose. They meant she would have to take off, before she even landed at the connecting airport??!! You cannot track your flight itinerary booking either because they state they do not update the booking on your Booking.com account if there are any changes. Leaves you feeling uncertain as to what is going to happen.

    Will you land and your flight has gone. Will you land and there is no flight? Just checked again and my flight was booked Sept 2023, flight was in Dec 2023, and the flights home itinerary was updated in Jan 2024 (probably after my complaint) But flights there are still the same but they are not the flights we ended up being on. Are Booking.com audited at all as this would not match up. The update is of no good to me now and only half complete! Booking.com used Air China. They were VERY poor. Would never use Air China again either. Would rather pay more (another review due about them too).

    Avoid Booking.com because you are on your own once paid. And if anything goes wrong, and you are "lucky" enough to be notified, then don't expect the matter to be resolved. Ignored or fobbed off and sent round department getting the same generic message that is not tailored to the issue you may have. Terrible customer service. Use another provider.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2024

    The absolute worst platform in existence. Customer service is non existent, charges are insane and you don't even save any money! You are so much better off just booking direct with the property, if you're being cheap, ask them to match Booking.com's price, most times they will just to not have to pay their ridiculous fees.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2024

    I called customer service from Motel 6 to request a room change from handicapped to not handicapped, Hannah told me she was calling the front desk to change it for me but never did, I was standing in the lobby the entire time, I asked for her supervisor, 32 minutes later on hold the whole time. Jew finally gets involved and gets me absolutely nowhere. No apologies, nothing to rectify my position, then it takes me another 19 minutes to cancel my reservation. I was on the phone for almost 2 hrs. And got nowhere. Do not use Boking.com for anything. What a complete disaster all this was. Not to mention it's pouring rain the entire time. Thanks for nothing. You better not charge my card either.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2024

    I had a great experience at Hometown Studios St. Louis Airport. Janelle is a very helpful and experienced manager. She is always friendly and makes you feel welcomed and Deb is our favorite staff member. She is always pleasant to be around and helps with any questions we have.. We recommend you check this hotel out. It is spacious and perfect for extended stay. Has a stove and refrigerator. And I have no complaints.. The new management has cleaned the place up...

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    Reviewed April 26, 2024

    Wouldn’t recommend booking through this website. Customer service is horrible and will hang up the phone on you when you call to ask questions. Their website has fake bookings and then leave you with no place to say after you have a confirmation for the reservation. I would give this no stars if I could. Definitely disappointed.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2024

    I purchased a flexible ticket recently, which costs more than a regular ticket. I lost my job and had to move to a different city. I contacted these crooks and they would change the date but would not change the departure city. What on earth is a flexible ticket for??? I'll never use this site again.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2024

    Made a reservation for our son's 4H tournament. I was so tired that I accidentally booked 2 nights. When I realized my mistake, I tried to correct it the next morning. After 30 minutes on hold, I was told that they tried to negotiate with the hotel and they would cancel the 2nd night IF I agreed to pay for both nights. What?! We used Booking.com many times before but never had to cancel. TERRIBLE customer service. Shameful. WE WILL NEVER USE BOOKING.COM AGAIN. BEWARE

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    Reviewed April 25, 2024

    Please stay away from Booking.com if you don't want to have a stress and headache when you travel. They took my money and treat me like an animal. I booked a flight from Paris to Lisbon. When I got to Paris I realize they made a mistake with my fight date to a month later. Called them trying to get my money back or book another flight even knowing that I purchased insurance with it. I did not get my money back or been booked another flight. I end up buying another ticket with Air France for 586 euros. All they do is playing games with you when you need their help. #booking.com neveragain!!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedBilling

    Reviewed April 25, 2024

    Use Booking.com at your own risk... In February 2024, I tried to book a last minute flight on Frontier - through booking.com. I had no choice but to use Frontier as it was a last minute emergency and we had to get to the location on time. Anyway, I completed all the online information, provided my credit card info and initiated the sale on Booking.com - The system showed a hourglass, then I received a message saying the transaction did not go through, and I needed to reprocess the transaction. So I backed out and put everything back in again, only to receive the same message. Both my wife and I saw the message. Frustrated, I decided to leave booking.com and go straight to Frontier, where I booked the tickets with no problem. Minutes later, I received an email from booking saying my tickets were confirmed on the 1st transaction, then I received a second email for the second transaction.

    When I called Booking.com to complain, I was told the transactions were within 24 hours of my flight and that I needed to cancel with Frontier. I called Frontier and they said I needed to dispute it with Booking, but they did give me a credit for 2 tickets. What a nightmare. Booking only agreed to credit me for one ticket. Remember I did nothing wrong. But I am out more than $600 and now I have to Fly Frontier again to use the credit. I hate Frontier, the only reason I used them is because I had no other option. To make matters worse, Booking has the worse customer service people imaginable. They blamed me for the issue, even though no one would book 4 tickets for the same person on the same flight - unless there was a problem. Never use Booking.com again...

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 25, 2024

    I will never use Booking.com again. Terrible company. My reservations got mixed up between booking and the hotel. Booking needed to make a simple phone call or email to the hotel but kept calling the wrong number and wouldn't use the correct number. Even though the correct number is on my reservation confirmation. Hotel was very gracious and tried very hard to help and eventually got it fixed. I would give 0 stars if possible!!!!

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed April 25, 2024

    My wife and I were in Maui during the catastrophic wildfires. We had no power and no food. To make matters worse, she broke her leg. Out of desperation, in an attempt to make her more comfortable until we could get back to the mainland and to proper care, I booked a hotel on Honolulu for the night. Shortly afterwards I discovered that we could not get from Maui to Honolulu, therefore we could not use the room. I attempted to cancel the room (over $700 charge for one night mind you). The hotel refused to accept my cancellation and Booking.com refused to credit me the money. I will NEVER use BOOKING.COM again and will advise everyone I speak to against using them. Terrible policy decisions. It was a legitimate emergency situation. Just a terrible company.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed April 25, 2024

    I reserved a place in Detroit March of 2023 for this weekend, for the NFL draft. I typically touch base and reconfirm. I reached out to the property via phone, text, email 6x since February. Showed up to check in....nothing. I reached out to customer service 4x. They said if I haven't heard anything consider it confirmed. My card has not been charged...yet. If I cancel it says I will be charged. So we will see what happens. If they don't hear back from the property within 48 hours they should not be able to be on their site.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceRefunds & PayoutsRates

    Reviewed April 25, 2024

    They advertised and confirmed false prices. When I was notified of the double charges to my booking I tried to cancel. They took my money and quit responding and this isn’t the first time!! In October, Our room was so disgusting with mold and water running across the bathroom floor, we left after the first night, they refused to cancel the second and we received no refund. No customer service to speak of and no resolution. Well, I finally learned my lesson and will never use them again.

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    Customer ServicePriceRatesHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed April 24, 2024

    Booking.com should be legally reviewed. They change prices on you at the last minute and without notice. You book for one price and the hotel has a right to charge hidden fees or change their rates without notice. Never again will I use them. It’s a joke trying to get through to customer service. You’re sent in circles and no solution at the end. There is a lot of misrepresentation of hotels on their sites. The hotels are less honorable as they seem to know booking will do nothing to rectify guest concerns.

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    Online & AppStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed April 24, 2024

    They are absolutely fraudulent, they constantly lie back and forth. They're also working with some fraudulent properties. I canceled my reservation because of family issues. I paid the cancellation fee. The whole fee was 1048 dollars, cancellation fee was 648. I suppose to received the remaining. It’s so unfair. They lied lied, still lying. They took all my hard-earned savings, they promise me this and that for a month and a half now, they talking about something else when I sent in the information, they ask for do not rent from Dr.G on their websites or any other website. They are working together to fraud people. Booking.com is the worst of the worst, all of them are competitive lies. Stay away from them. I don’t care if I don’t have anything left, I’m not letting them get away with this. They don’t care if you have death, sickness or anything in the family. It’s very sad, STAY AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed April 23, 2024

    Absolutely the WORST - I never got an email confirmation for my booking and therefore, cannot cancel it because I don't have the confirmation # or the PIN, both of which are required for ANY communication with their customer service - there is no such thing as "customer service" with the company. I will be rejecting the charge to my account when it happens. I only clicked one-star because it doesn't allow negative or zero stars!

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    Reviewed April 23, 2024

    DO NOT go to Booking.com. Recently a person in High Point, North Carolina who had a AirBNB Condo which I pay for in full Send me a message and told me to text to their cell phone number my credit card and send my ID. That is not safe at all and booking told me I have to wait 7 to 12 business days to get my money back but they take my money out immediately. They have the worst customer service and people calling from overseas. They need to be investigated because they're running some type of scam over there. Please look into Modern/Retro Condo as well!!

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    Sales & MarketingPriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed April 23, 2024

    Horrible. I wouldn't even give them 1 star! They overbooked me and then said I stayed and my trip was complete. Charged me 175 to get a 375 dollar refund even though the resort approved a full refund with no cancelation fees. I still have not received my refund and it's been almost a month. So in all I paid over 700 dollars for rooms I was never given. Total scam! And I wasn't the only one. There were a bunch of people trying to check in who traveled hours only to be turned away because Booking.com confirmed reservations the actual resort couldn't accommodate! NEVER AGAIN.

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    Customer ServicePriceBilling

    Reviewed April 22, 2024

    Worst company ever. Non existent customer support. You can’t speak to a person on the phone. They made billing errors and only choice is to charge back on the credit card. Will never use them again. Spent hours on the phone. Got nowhere. Clueless and non aware.

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed April 22, 2024

    Have used Booking.com for all our booking needs. Booked $1000.00 in airline tickets recently and had an emergency. Too bad so sad, zero refund. Not a credit or a transfer to another flight. I Will go elsewhere from now on!

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaffRates

    Reviewed April 22, 2024

    I have used Booking.com before without any problems until recently. I found a place on a vacation rental site that I have never used before. I found the same condo on Booking.com for more but know they have price match guarantee...or do they? After being told they could not honor my request after providing a screenshot and link. I was told that they would have to confirm the room was the same even though it is the EXACT same condo number. I even called the vacation rental site myself and got through the first call after being told by the Booking.com agent that they couldn't reach anyone... I was then told that once and if confirmed I would get my money back after my stay. I will NEVER use this service again and do not recommend to anyone!!!!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed April 21, 2024

    I booked a room with a Motel 6 in New Mexico through Booking.com and was sadly disappointed. An emergency arose, so I requested a date change. I was told they'd get back to me. No one did and my card was charged.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed April 21, 2024

    Is the first time I had to contact the customer service of Booking.com and honestly I feel so lucky that Mayank A. was on the other side of the line to assist me. He was really friendly and helpful and resolve my problem in a matter of seconds. I booked a flight but I didn’t check the dates and had to cancel and rebook. I couldn’t do it by myself online. Flight is canceled and now just waiting for the refund which is going to be debited in the following days. Thank you for your help Mayank. :)

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed April 20, 2024

    Terrible company! Due to an emergency, we had to change airline tickets and return to the states. We had booked the flights with ITA via Booking.com. ITA said that we could have a full refund, but Booking.com said we couldn't even though the airline gave the ok. Additionally, our rental car was booked with AutoVia through booking.com. We paid for a full week plus full coverage on the front end. When we arrived in Italy, Autovia said the insurance was invalid and charged us EU 190 for coverage. Because of booking.com we lost several hundred dollars on stupid things. In the end, their customer service would not even help. Completely worthless. STAY AWAY!

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    Reviewed April 20, 2024

    I made 4 reservations to different parts in Italy. Made plans based on the posted check-IN & OUT times. As it’s 3 days before I leave, checked under Booking.com the times, all 4 got changed which put me in a panic mode. I messaged all 4 & good enough property owners would still accommodate me on my expected arrival times. Could this an error of booking.com?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed April 20, 2024

    I’ve been a loyal customer since 2017. I just booked a hotel and typed in the wrong date. After a frustrating hour of trying to contact the hotel and then having them tell me I had to contact Booking.com, which was impossible on the phone, I finally emailed them about changing the date. They told me to change the date it would cost me $154 of the $171 I paid. Pretty sleazy operation that will take you for anything they can get, apparently. Crappy customer service with impossible phone contact, and obviously horrible customer appreciation. If I could give no stars, I would.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed April 20, 2024

    Don't use them. Made reservations and paid in full only get a email of cancellation the day before I was suppose to arrive. Called customer service and she informed me that there was a system glitch. Originally she claimed that the amount wasn't paid in full but once I told her I logged into the account it showed it was paid in full. They then tell me I will receive 1/2 of the money instead of a full refund. Why am I receiving 1/2 of the refund when I didn't cancel? She claimed to call her supervisor while I sat on hold for almost an hour. Still nothing yet they have their money.

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    CoverageSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed April 19, 2024

    BUYER BEWARE. SCAM, DO NOT USE! I lost over $500 because the company claims they “followed protocol” when I contacted the company 1.5 hours after pickup time because the driver was not assigned nor communicated location. They refuse at bare minimum to cover the booking costs and ruined my trip! I also provided full proof/records of the transaction and they refused my request.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2024

    Worst experience ever with airline tickets. Be aware if you buy tickets with flex fare they will charge you only 20$ for that BUT when you wanna change flight date you will be charged same as you pay full price for tickets, so I paid chicago-nyc-chicago 735$ 4 persons, and to change date they want to charge me 1000$ plus. Not to mention customer service they barely speaks English. Very hard to understand.

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    Booking.com Company Information

    Company Name:
    Booking.com
    Year Founded:
    1996
    Address:
    4147 Eastern Ave.
    City:
    Grand Rapids
    State/Province:
    MI
    Postal Code:
    49508-3405
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.booking.com