Avoid for Family Transfers
Avoid for Family Transfers
We booked a return VIP transfer with Alpstria for our family (3 adults, 2 children aged 2 and 4). While the vehicle was high-quality, the management's conduct was unprofessional and predatory.
Our 2-year-old became travel-sick on the mountain road. We immediately asked the driver to pull up, took the children out, cleaned and changed them and cleaned the vehicle ourselves with antibacterial wipes, then covered the seats with nappy chsnge pads for rest of the journey. Despite our good-faith efforts, the driver repeatedly harangued us for a "€100 cleaning fee" while we were caring for a distressed child. Whilst we felt a cleaning fee was warranted, it showed a distinct lack of empathy to demand this in the middle of caring for our children and to expect cash payment on the spot, rather than sending an email with an invoice for the actual cleaning fee. The situation escalated at Innsbruck Airport. A "manager" met the vehicle and followed our family into the airport terminal and the check-in queue. He made loud, disparaging comments in public ("So, you puked in the taxi?") and arbitrarily increased the fee from €100 to €150. We felt harassed and pressured into paying the inflated amount on the spot just to be allowed to check in for our flight.
When we contacted the company to complain, their written response was defensive, insulting, and filled with inaccuracies. If you are looking for a stress-free, empathetic family service in the Alps, I strongly suggest looking elsewhere. A "VIP" price tag should not come with public harassment.





