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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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GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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After I booked with booking.com I found another site and the hotel directly were £100 cheaper. When I called booking.com to ask them to price match which they promote and promise they looked for any excuse to not do so (wording of the description of the rooms are different, we cant change your price, we cant contact the hotel etc. etc. Etc). Be very careful when using them and do your pricing research before booking as. As sure is eggs is eggs they will try their best to squirm out of honouring their price match guarantee

Date of experience: April 15, 2017
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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No teacher will use your service after your commercial based on incompetent airhead. Perpetuates stereotype of public school educators as incompetent, incapable of classroom management, teaching critical skills, or being passionate about importance of their careers. SHAME ON YOU!

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great
April 15, 2017

I use booking to book a hotel on most trips I take. I have never has an issue with them at all. They are true to their price match guarantee and everyone I have ever talked to on their customer care line has been wonderful and so accommodating. I am a genius member and there are so many great deals. I will always use them!

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
Utah
1 review
2 helpful votes
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False advertisement
April 14, 2017

I booked. Hotel in Washington D C. Upon arriving I asked at front desk about pool, replied they had no pool. I couldn't just walk out, it's Easter weekend. Everything was booked. I had specially took my granddaughters to Washington for education purposes and they love to swim. I go down to front desk next morning, informed them of the situation, showed them the advertisement from Booking.com. They totally agreed that they had mis lead me. They also had written that they had King Suites hotel informed me that was false. Called the company Booking.com sent them a copy of advertisement. Emma was leaving for lunch. Spoke to Matt he argued that it was Marriotts advertisement. They just wanted to blame another person.
Therefore, I'm for warning you do not book with Booking.com. They are the worst. I'm reporting to BBB.
Again, I will tell you, don't book with Booking.com

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The Rimini Blackpool
April 15, 2017

Amazing service loely place to stay very welcoming terry and Liz very happy with my stay would be coming back again

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ripoff
April 14, 2017

Cancelled motel room in Phoenix az 3 weeks in advance, motel charged cc 217.00 booking is no help to get a refund and the motel says it won't give refund because they did not get a notice of cancellation, I have an email dated 3 weeks before reservation of the cancellation from booking. No help from booking will not use again.

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bad Experience
April 14, 2017

I booked a trip for my GS troop and had to cancel when told about medical problems and doctors didn't want me traveling. Troop is still being charged over $807. So they took the 807, canceled the reservation, and won't give a refund or option to stay another time. They are stealing money from little girls. Please don't use them!

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Nashville Airpoort Inn and Suites, filthy, had to go to office at 10:00 to get sheets and blanket, no pillow for sofa bed they knew we would use. Bed was stained and very old. Mold in bathroom and doorways. Kitchenette was filthy with grease, no dished, pans r silverware, or drawers, broken lights, bare wires, a/c in livingroom, none is bedroom. I would never recommend this place, or stay there. We were boooked for 3 nights, and stayed 1 night because we were unfamiliar with area and surronding motels.
Got 2 nights charges back but not first night yet. I am going to report them to the health department. A true Nightmare. I would rate it minus 20.

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
RU
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Booked a hotel with a free cancellation option. However the small print stated that the hotel can charge from visa a 100% prepayment for the first 2 nights. 6k was deducted by the hotel from my visa immediately. I cancelled booking. A week has passed and I'm still waiting for my refund... can't use my visa as maxed limit

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Booking.com allowed me to book, and confirmed, a great rate on a hotel in Hawaii. A few days later they emailed, asking to me cancel. My options were to cancel, or pay 6.5x the rate I was CONFIRMED to receive. The are offering nothing to make amends for this situation. Don't bother trying to get a great deal with them. It's probably a myth.

Date of experience: April 13, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible service
April 12, 2017

Booked jurys inn Brighton with booking.com have used in the past they sent me an email confirming my booking it said that I had could not cancel The booking and I would pay 24 hours before my stay then I received a further email stating that jurys inn Hotel would be taking payment when I stay then I received a further email from Booking.com to say my reservation was cancelled I contacted Jurys in and they said booking.com cancel it and then booking.com give me no reason why they cancelled so why send me an email saying that the hotel I'll be staying in was going to take payment when I stayed for them to cancel horrible service I am attending a wedding up there for which I have to find another reservation let down would not recommend better off ringing hotel directly because it was the same price

Date of experience: April 12, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very disappointed
April 11, 2017

Did not stay at a hotel I booked through this company as was NOT as stated on web site, but was unclean and run down. Boookin.com unhelpful about giving me a refund after the hotel they recommen would not give me one either, now having to go through my credit card provider. Customer service was awful and I would never use again or believe whats on their web site regarding hotels.

Date of experience: April 11, 2017
Gibraltar
9 reviews
29 helpful votes
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Excellent site
April 11, 2017

I always get excellent results, much better than other travel sites, free cancellation policy suits me fine. Sometimes we need to cancel unexpectedly.
Also the Genius discount on some hotels is an added bonus.

Date of experience: April 11, 2017
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Don't use booking.com
April 10, 2017

Rating is far off. You will be staying in a motel that is disgusting and ran by middle eastern people

Date of experience: April 9, 2017
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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We had a reservation through booking.com in Urbana Champagne and was unpleasantly surprised when I got there that it never even booked. It was very inconvenient because we were there for moms weekend and had to find something else. Terrible experience.

Date of experience: April 9, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This site said the place we booked was 14.3 miles from Oban! Perhaps if you had Concorde! Took three hours and a ferry from Oban! Completely misleading I will never use them again

Date of experience: April 9, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Prices misleading
April 9, 2017

After a second bad experience, I'll definitely warn anyone considering this site to avoid them. I'm in the UK and a 2 night hotel stay was averaged to £354. The hotel has charged me £474 (euros to pound conversion) and justified it by saying approximate prices. I should have known better after a previous experience where the same had happened and booking.com supported the hotel charge against my complaint. Don't be fooled by the cheap prices.
Sometimes, your credit card will have been charged already and you're oblivious to the charges so there's nothing you can do. In future, I will probably try to contact the hotel first to see availability and prices like someone suggested on another site.

Date of experience: April 9, 2017
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Dishonest
April 8, 2017

All I wanted to do is change the reservation. The whole interaction was purposely frustrating and the agent was belligerent and lying. This group will not last long. It is fraudulent.

Date of experience: April 8, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent hotel very warm welcome and noting was to much trouble. Rooms very large and have traditional country furniture which made its wonderful country character and feel perfect location for area. Really enjoyed our stay

Date of experience: April 8, 2017
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I needed to make a change in my reservation. I was within the alloted time for changes. I was told i would receive an email with a decision within 48 hours. I have already returned from my trip and still have not heard from them. I consider that very unprofessional.

Date of experience: April 7, 2017

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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