You are at your own if you rent from them. Shameless property magagement.
I traveled to Chile from Europe on a very tight schedule, with barely any time to meet people or complete my important plans. I arrived at 5 pm, expecting to quickly drop off my luggage, shower, and head out. To my shock, the apartment hadn’t been cleaned after the last guests—dirty sheets, wet towels, and trash everywhere. I contacted the host, who assured me they would send someone to clean “immediately.” After an hour with no follow-up, I reached out to Booking, who told me they couldn’t cancel because the host was "offering a solution and not denying the service". The host had claimed a cleaner was on the way, but by 8 pm, no one had arrived. When I called again, they admitted they were still looking for someone, saying it would take longer due to the off-hours request.
With no resolution and no way to cancel without having to pay from my pocket for a new rental, which was out of my budget, I had no choice but to wait there. I couldn’t leave my belongings or start my plans, so I embarrassingly had to host a guest in the dirty apartment, surrounded by uncleaned sheets and rubbish hoping for the problem to be solved.
Finally, at 8:30 pm, a single cleaner arrived and took two hours to finish (10.30 pm). Since it was an emergency call, they arrived without towels, so we couldn’t shower after such a long trip. That night, the host promised towels between 8-9 am the next morning, but they didn’t arrive until the afternoon, forcing us to wait around once more. The TV was not working, the announced pool was closed due to the off-season which was not advertised.
The host offered a mere 30% refund for one night, which felt insulting given the time they cost me and. I rejected it but they ignored my demands and still processed it with Booking. My limited time to see friends and family was lost to hours of waiting, misleading updates, and a lack of accountability. It was a frustrating, disrespectful experience that disrupted my entire stay.
16 October 2024
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