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Booking.com Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company reflects significant dissatisfaction among customers, primarily due to inadequate customer service and a lack of accountability. Many reviews highlight issues such as harsh refund policies, unresponsive support, and problems with fraudulent listings, leading to frustrations over lost funds and unresolved complaints. While some customers appreciate the variety of accommodations offered, the overwhelming sentiment indicates a lack of trust in the company's commitment to customer satisfaction. To improve its reputation, the company must enhance its customer service responsiveness and take greater responsibility for the listings it promotes.

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service
1,844
value
1,682
shipping
700
returns
1,068
quality
1,450
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Canada
1 review
27 helpful votes
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I've had one of the worst experience with them. The information provided on the bookings apps was completely different then the actual accommodation. The rooms did not have private washroom, the room was above the DJ floor, and the beds I had booked on booking were subject to availability. None of this information was provided on the bookings app. Once, I asked for a refund they have been nothing short of a nightmare. I had to make 7 calls to their customer service helpline and contact their online chat several times. Their representatives tell me that the manager will call me back but they never do. One of the worst experiences ever. Stay away from them and don't trust the information they provide.

Date of experience: July 4, 2020
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Booked a room at the Days Inn in Canton. Room was dirty, hair on the floor in clumps, hair under the pillows on the bad, dead bug in between the sheets, bathroom door wouldn't shut and tv was dirty. We checked in and then went to an event. Back to the hotel 4 hours later and found everything in the room. Hotel would not refund me the $180 we paid for the room and when I contacted Booking.com, they said hood luck and working it out on my own as they couldn't help with it!

Date of experience: July 2, 2020
Maryland
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Under Covid-19 we couldn't make our trip happen. Called several time to cancel the reservation and nothing worked. At my last call the lady kept saying it's our own choice to choose not to go. They have nothing to do with it. The attitude is ugly. The words were cold. Truly deeply disappointed with their service. Customer server please show some humanity.

Date of experience: July 2, 2020
Georgia
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Awful, AWFUL
June 30, 2020

Will charge your account even though they claim full refund before certain dates. Awful, AWFUL customer service and extremely false advertising. Constant run around to get answers. Dispute all charges with your bank. 2020 scam artists.

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Germany
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My booking got canceled by the hotel for free 4 months ago and even though i called booking.com and hotel couple of times they still didn't send my money back. I will try to solve this in a legal way and WILL NEVER USE BOOKING.COM AGAIN. DONT USE THIS WEBSITE, THEY STEAL YOUR MONEY. That simple.

Date of experience: June 24, 2020
Minnesota
1 review
14 helpful votes
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We booked a room to attend a wedding that canceled and rescheduled for next year. Booking.com would not allow us to rebook the same room for next year and they kept all our money!

Date of experience: June 22, 2020
Ireland
1 review
16 helpful votes
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I booked a Villa and paid a deposit of 650 which is fully refundable, had to cancel due to Covid and surprise surprise the villa owner said i hadnt paid, had to send proof of payment, was then offered a voucher however opted for refund, now being told refund will take a month with no reason for this, booking.com now washing their hands of any help even though they recommend the villa. I know I will be robbed of my 650, do not use booking.com

Date of experience: June 22, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Told me flight cancelled. Could get me to alaska thru LAX. No confirmation, I call and she changes departure date,,, and wants 500.00 plus to pay difference. What a waste of time. Nobody needs this.

Date of experience: June 18, 2020
South Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Booking.com
June 18, 2020

I wouldn't even give 1 star to this site. I will never again use bookings for anything! We booked a hotel in late October for a wedding in May, Since Covid-19 we had to change the date. Booking would not offer a refund on the hotel. We called the hotel and they were happy to help. Once we changed the dates, booking would not send a confirmation number to us so we tried to contact them. Never got a responses. We ended up getting charged twice by bookings for the original date and the date that the hotel moved changed our trip too. Still have failed to receive a refund for the trip that no one used. Even the hotel has tried to contact them but NOTHING. Each time I have used booking there has been a problem, this one will be the last. I do not recommended ANYONE to use this site. They just want you money that's it.

Date of experience: June 18, 2020
California
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Booking was struggling to take my credit cards and it kept saying that my cards were declined. I called my card companies and they said it was because booking.com was charging me $0 over and over. I called them and it was a fiasco where they told me it was their fault and they would fix it. They told me to go to the property and it would be okay. Even hours before the reservation I called and they said to go ahead and go. I arrived to find my reservation canceled. I called but they couldn't help me. I was stranded there with nowhere to stay. I booked 6 months in advance. I will never use booking.com again.

Date of experience: June 18, 2020
Colorado
1 review
18 helpful votes
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Booked a Hyatt hotel in Austin with these Thieves. Went to cancel and suddenly there was a notice that any booking placed before March 30th was non-refundable. So, my $620 stay was a permanent hit to the credit card. This little scam they have going with the Hotels is an outright fraud. There was nothing out there about a non-refundable room charge when I booked. This is outrageous during these times. You might as well give them your pin number and let them steal you blind. Don't go near this site! Its a criminal enterprise!

Date of experience: June 16, 2020
Portugal
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Very bad!
June 14, 2020

Very bad! A day before checking-in, we received an email saying that it was an issue when booking and now the price is more than double!
I dont like to advertise but Airbnb is much more professional than Booking.com. TO AVOID!

Date of experience: June 14, 2020
Portugal
1 review
17 helpful votes
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Lost over 2000 EUR
June 13, 2020

Lost over 2000 EUR due to corona virus restrictions for my Italy booking when I WAS ASSURED by booking.com agents that I'll get my money back if the government restrictions apply (and they still apply at this moment). But contacted them through chat and ALL OF A SUDDEN the forced circumstances on my reservation don't apply anymore. Will not use again - and plus, will remove my listing that's earning them thousands of euros a year.

Date of experience: June 13, 2020
Florida
1 review
14 helpful votes
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VERY BAD COMPANY
June 12, 2020

Booking chain is very bad, not being responsible for its subsidiaries in the world.
You think you are working with a serious company, having the right support, but it is NOT REAL.
Take an accommodation in the city of Lima Peru through the Booking website, cancel the reservation in March 15, and to date I have not received a refund.
I have the tests for whoever wants it.

Date of experience: June 12, 2020
Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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They have my information, and they won't cancel my reservation. They never sent me a confirmation email, but they refuse to help me without a confirmation email. I've been calling and emailing for days.

Date of experience: June 11, 2020
Ireland
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Booked me into an already fully booked hotel so that I had to find another [hotel] at last minute after I had already arrived, and at 11pm at night. When I requested a refund for the difference as the last minute booking cost me 200 euros extra they flat out refused.

Date of experience: June 10, 2020
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Refund
June 9, 2020

Do not trust this company when they say you can cancel and get refund. We cancelled two months in advance by phone and was told we could not get a refund.

Date of experience: June 9, 2020
Connecticut
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Sadly another greedy business owner in Italy not wanting to refund a deposit for an apartment in Rome for summer 2020 travel, despite being unable to travel there or escape a quarantine if able to arrive in Italy. No support from the owner of the apartment STELLATTA TERRACE ROME or BOOKING.COM; shameful

Date of experience: June 6, 2020
New Mexico
4 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Booked a hotel that met the basic and simple criteria for a $50 rebate once the stay was completed. Nice enough. Want to get the rebate? Good luck. First, you can't call in and talk to ANYONE that works at booking.com unlike, say, hotels.com. Everything is e-mails with offshore from the US who struggle with basic customer service and meeting those expectations.

In short, it took hours upon hours of e-mails, getting documentation together, etc. to even get this rebate. It's like a scheme set up to get you to give up. I didn't. I got that money finally credited back to my credit card after weeks of hassles. Not worth it. I will never use booking.com ever again. Way to go-you just lost a somewhat regular customer.

Date of experience: June 1, 2020
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The property we booked ended up giving us the incorrect room type! Come to find out that the info that they rec'vd from the site was not the same info we provided and selected when booking. The property referred us to booking.com customer service for solution and we literally got NOWHERE! Their option/ solution was a $5 rate reduccion adjustment due to the room type being diff than the one we ACTUALLY booked for or finding us other accommodations@ 2AM in FL with 2 very tired children! I opted for the last one thinking we were going to get somewhere - the fool on the phn was trying to book me in a hotel that stated it's an adult hotel and there will be nowhere for my kids to sleep! No extra night at a discounted rate - no partial refund - no NOTHING but 5 whopping dollars! NEVER AGAIN will I book through this site!

Date of experience: May 31, 2020

From the business

Booking.com provides online bookings of hotels, resorts, hostels, and other travel accommodations around the world. The site attempts to separate itself from rival reservation sites by offering deals and its own hotel reviews. Booking.com is a subsidiary of Priceline.com, a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: PCLN).


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