Entraps Customers
Wanted to book accommodation in December for a trip in Feb. Found a listing and entered the dates, not realising the confusing site means "save' when it simply says "search" next to location text box. Admittedly, I should have double checked to see that the dates I entered had saved, but they hadn't when I went to pay. Realised the mistake immediately and thought because I'm getting on this immediately, a month before the set date, and 2 months before the intended date I should be fine. FAQ says bookings can be modified on the site. They can't. Sent an email asking to modify dates, or refund them so I can book appropriately. The site said non-refundable, but that was just one option to fix my issue, and it was immediately after I made the mistake so it should be fine. They replied back saying it couldn't be refunded (no actual reason why), but saying nothing about modifying like the site says I can. I reply back asking about modifying. Communication ends there. Instead, I call. They take my booking info and say they have to pass on the request and it will take 24-48 hours to approve. No communication. I call the hotel who says modifying will be fine but it has to go through Holisto. I call Holisto again a week before the booking dates and tell them I have been waiting. They get back to me simply stating no refund/no modifying, and absolutely no reason for being so rigid. The page for the hotel I chose says nothing about being non-modifying. Only non-refunding.
So a confusing, poorly designed site that doesn't present you with all needed info, and lies about other info regarding modifying in their FAQ. Customer service that ignores you, and when you bother them they send you short, unexplained and unsatisfying responses. And a unnecessarily rigid and anti-consumer policy on refunding or making changes to bookings even for mistakes and confusion in response to their own site. All while the hotel management themselves said they would have no issue with it.
This service is made to entrap customers and steal their money while trying to ignore the problem. Much needed improvement in web design, customer service, and consumer policy.
2 de janeiro de 2025
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