Scam on Hotels.com? 100 ⏠fee for late check-in!
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0:00 The Florence Hotel Scam?
1:01 100 EURO fee?!
1:42 Where's our hotel?
2:48 Bed bugs?!
4:47 Did we get deposit back?
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Honza Mikulka & Janek RubeĆĄ, Prague based journalists
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If there is a local government hotel inspection office, you should inform them of the bedbugs. Infestation is usually frowned upon. I stayed at a hotel in Florida where ants would come out at night. I informed the hotel staff the next morning and they just flatly said that I was wrong. I sent an email to the city hotel inspection office detailing my findings and surprisingly an inspection crew showed up the next day. The hotel manager was not happy to have a surprise inspection. :-)
How can you even find the mail address for such things easily and quickly as a tourist who does not speak the countries native language? Is there any tipps regarding that?
Why was he not happy to have a surprise inspection? :) After all, there were no ants, right? :)
does the place they stayed count as a hotel? It looks like an airbnb type apartment to me so I wonder if the inspection office will do anything if they report it
A tax inspection would also be nice
@@kruemelfelix call the local tourist office perhaps?
This is not a hotel, is a dirty apartment managed from a dishonest guy who deserves a police visit.
Well duh đ€Ł
He deserves a lot worse than this.
nobody said its a hotel
@@v0lts Check at 1:47
You forgot to mention this:
You: âThere is a family of bedbugs on my bedâ
Landlord: âNo pets allowed in the apartment. 200⏠extra feeâ
Lmao
Best laugh I had from a CZcams comment in weeks! Ingenious!
Word :-D
please don't give them some more scam ideas...but yes ,I laughed hard ,you are brilliant
Once I heard about the 10 Euro for the towels I would have cancelled. The first sign of trouble I always run.
So you'd most likely never booked that property. Unless you're unable to read. All those 'scam fees' are clearly listed on the shown website. I guess the price was a deal tho...
@@alteregw6166 I am a read the fine print type of person and if it was listed in the T&C then I would have, and most others, never booked.
Charging for towels? It's so strange that it would make me think it was a 'by the hour' type of premises or just very unusual.
Although we all make mistakes when booking, sometimes we are just too busy to read/look and just click on a great price.
Lots of the 'hotels' today aren't really hotels but rather a form of serviced apartment that was taken off the long-term market to be let out by people who want the extra cash but not the extra effort involved in short-term lettings. Hence you see charging for cleaning when you leave, difficulty contacting anyone to resolve problems, but charging for towels is a bridge too far.
@@alteregw6166 Yeah its listed as the last thing on the webpage, which would take tens of minutes to read, noone reads that far down. Its intentionally hidden and on the border of whats legal.
@@WelsyCZ perfect, book a 5 Star hotel and no worries.
@@alteregw6166 great solution. Many people are not as rich as you
You can't get rid of bedbugs with a washing machine. Step 1- Get out of there and don't come back. Step 2- Stick every item of clothes that was inside that house in a black trash bag, close it tight and keep it in the sun for a few hours until the bastards get fried. There's no sun? Set the hotel on fire ^-^
Alternatively, wrap everything tightly in plastic bags and leave them in a freezer for 48 hours... that should kill the little buggers.
if you wash it on 90°C they should be dead right? Or are they that tough?
THE LAST SENTENCE đđđđđđ€Ł
Well, this is not true. They die at 60 C if they're in there for 2 hours. So a normal watching cycle in 60 should do it. I usually put them in the dryer after at the highest setting aswell. So yes, you can get rid of them in the waching machine.
What about the ones that live in cracks, plints, floorboards etc....
Seeing that there bedbugs, you should have left on the spot. You don't get rid of them just by washing the sheets and will probably bring some back with you to Prag.
exactly, you have to carefully isolate and professionally clean all your clothes ASAP
You guys are the best. But I would have run out of there at the first bedbug.
Same thoughy occurs to me.
They get scammed a lot though.
Come to Australia..
We by law, Don't have any rip off artists..
I went to Europe for a 4 month holiday..
I returned to Australia after only 2 weeks..
Every one I met wanted to rip me off..
I met a Italian mate at a restaurant.. he got there before me, paid 2 dollars Australian for a beer, I sat down and was charged 6 dollars Australian for the exact same beer..
The whole of Europe is a Huge Scam for tourists..
Never ever go there..
@@graemejohnson9025 you're really judging the whole of Europe for a one of instance. It really isn't like that at all. I'm from the UK and been to about 10 countries in Europe never had any instance like this.
@@graemejohnson9025 in europe you also cannot do that by law. it really depends on where you are going tho, if the people will try to scam you or not.
Europe is Europe, but there are a lot of differences between the countries.
Germany, Switzerland,Austria,Sweden etc. are one of the most organized countries, you will unlikely be scammed with your beer in Austria!
In not so organized countries as for example italy, greece, serbia etc, its also not legal to scam, but the police doesnât care that much.
In summer 2021 i was in Puglia( the very south of italy) and just because i was a tourist, i paid 2⏠more for the coffe than my girlfriend, which is italianâŠ
just keep your eyes open and check prices before!
i am sorry you made that experience with europe, but i can assure you, you just had a bad trip!
Just one of the reason I use actual _hotels_ when travelling.
Yes, it's more expensive, but you have an actual company to hold accountable, and not just some random person renting out an apartment.
So true. These apartment stays have gotten in the hands of scammers and thieves. I now stay only in hotels.
Or hostels/b&b, if you can figure out which are real or not. Sure, if you want the full service (breakfast, cleaning, sheets and towels) they are not _that_ much cheaper than a hotel room, but you get access to a kitchen (which will save you money if you stay for more than one day and can cook a meal or two yourself).
Or just use Airbnbs and read the reviews.
@@jacintofernandes2907 Reviews are easily manipulated, but a long standing hotel must have some sort moneyflow, whereas your average Airbnb owner can easily own a few apartments.
@@XDRosenheim âReviews are easily manipulatedâ. No, they arenât. This isnât Google or Yelp. Only people who booked through the system (and paid) get to review. 1-2 reviews can be faked, but 20+ zero chance.
Dude, you need to be SUPER careful with bed bugs - thereâs a good chance youâve taken them home with you
i got a infesation from some dressers and curtains my aunt gave me. It toook about 10 years to fully get rid of them. we even moved 2 times. we ended up havinbg to get new beds and furniture
Exactly. How is he so chill and just stayed there and washed them. OUT OF THAT ROOM. You canât see them sometimes and they can already get into the backpack and your shoes etc.
Everything that entered that room needs to be cleaned or steamed or both.
100 ⏠fee for late check-in
120 ⏠fee for blinking when speaking to the reception during check-in
150 ⏠fee for sneezing and causing disturbance to other hotel guests
200 ⏠fee for not returning the hotel's umbrella that you borrowed
10 ⏠fee for reading this comment
50⏠Tourist tax on top
this owner is like otoman in 15th century
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Stolen from another comment:
Found bedbugs - No pets allowed in the apartment. 200⏠extra fee!
The bedbugs stay in the bed and mat...not in the sheets. I would run like hell....đĄ. They need to change all the furniture.....
Protip: if you are in Italy and you think there's a scam going on, just inform the host/clerk/Luigi that you are now going to call the Guardia di Finanzia (Financial Police). The GdF has a legendary reputation (somewhere between GSG9, IRS and Death) and in most cases, scammers will refrain from their attempt (you can still report them when the holiday is over, just out of spite đ).
nice! ty man xD
nice to know
The fact that the apartment or hotel isn't where it's meant to be, was very odd.
But having to vacuum and machine wash everything, just to get a good night's rest is insane.
Typical bait and switch . It is very common nowadays in Airbnb. At least they got a place . In Costa Rica you arrive and the Airbnb will be cancelled upon arrival.
7 years ago I stayed in an apartment in Portugal đ”đč I woke up in the middle of the night with insects crawling all over me. I panicked and ran to the bathroom. To add to the situation, when I turned the light on, loads of cockroaches started running and flying. Next day I checked under the bed and there were hundreds of those insects, maybe they were baby cockroaches? Anyways I am now terrified of cockroaches đ
Something similar happened to me, but it was in Vietnam. Ever since then, when I travel and go to toilet at night, I'm terrified of turning on the light because I expect to see cockroaches again. Luckily, it's never happened anywhere else after that.
@@GuillermoPaulman sounds similar to my situation! At night now I listen to white noise while I sleep đŽ just so I don't hear any possible insects. Oddly enough one of the noises is the sound of crickets đ
@@GuillermoPaulman honestly, I would prefer to see the insects and have a choice in having a potential encounter with them, rather than blindly going to the toilet and feeling something run over me while I'm pooping.
đąnooooooo
I would asked for your money back because of the Bed Bugs
I tried staying in private apartments just a couple of times. And hiccups like this always came up, so I just decided that I prefer staying in regular hotels/hostels. The airbnb type of accommodation is usually not even cheaper anymore, so it doesn't seem worth the trouble to me. Also, when staying in official accommodation establishments, one does not participate in the abuse of local residents by airbnbs.
What you mean b and b means locals are abused?
@@Kat-zi2tb takes housing off the market for long term residents
@@tempy2440 That's not the worst thing. The worst thing is that the airbnb guests have no respect for the neighbors, they party, scream, smoke on balcony at 3am while loudly conversating. People are just a-holes.
@@GuillermoPaulman isn't that what the police are for?
@@tempy2440 the police and the apartament rules with hefty files. Just inform the neighbour.
This is a scam that happens on airbnb as well. I have a friend who booked a place in France and when she got there, she was given a completely different place than what was listed. Luckily for her airbnb was quite helpful to her (I heard it's not always the case), and they got her a different place while they investigated the host. And similarly some airbnb places try to charge extra for every little thing. Sometimes if the 'deal' seem too good to be true, it's always a red flag.
So true. I had so many bad experiences with airbnb, donât use it anymore
Same in Toronto. TV station did an undercover investigation and found that the same landlord posted multiple Airbnb listing with the same room photo that ended up going to a different room than originally agreed upon at the booking
Bait and switch. It happened to me on VRBO and they told me to bad. It was a totally different house than the pictures in the listing. I'll never use it again.
"Sometimes if the 'deal' seem too good to be true, it's always a red flag."
Not true. I got a lot of amazing deals.
same here, once airbnb⊠never again
Around 2010 I stayed in Florence. The "apartment" that I had paid for was really not an apartment at all. The Russian woman owner demanded an additional c. 30 Euros as a "cleaning fee". Booking sites really should ban places with these kinds of scams.
nice name!!! what a pub
Booking is just partner in crime
You can report them to Gdf (ministry of finance in italy)
They LOVE to fuck those people up.
Oh well, this also happens in Airbnb. It was about to happen to me in Nice. T'he apartment renter was saying that towels would be 10⏠each and that'll only leave 1 wc toilette paper roll. And that any extra Will be 1âŹ. Plus it say that if anything was broken by us, we will need to pay a fee of 100âŹ.
So I told my friend "look, they will charge us 100âŹ, probably the furniture is already broken and who knows if they have the keys and will enter to steal our goods" so Do not book it.
And probably ( i think i remember now that I edit this) there was a fee about "arriving later than X hour". Because they had to "give the key in hand" and bla bla bla. I don't remember how much, 15 or 50 euros. It was crazy to be honest. (we were desperate to book a place, but man that was silly crazy)
And we did not ended up there
Co-vid causes less demand and more supply in the travel industry , must have put a dent into their greedy practices .
People should read the booking rules fully and if not happy , refuse to be part of their scams .
@@philipmullins6235 Yep exactly. So we did. I hope that money trap is closed forever
Having faced a bedbug infestation before, I would probably just run for my life. Bedbugs are too good at getting into everything you have ever kept anywhere near the bed and seem to multiply from even one individual.
I rather sleep in the streets than sleep with those bugs. Once they manage to sneak inside of your house, it's over. Super annoying to get rid of.
Always book at actual hotels, ideally with international brands. Nothing is 100% certain, but unfortunately with a lot of Airbnbs and 'Apartment' listings in the world, "you get what you pay for..."
The only exception from my experience might be Japan - but that country's culture in general always strives for its citizens and workers to go above-and-beyond, even for shared hostel or budget hotel listings.
Asian countries, such as Japan and S Korea, are renowned for hidden cameras in hotels, etc!
@@lenitaa7938 That's literally an urban legend, and really only applies to certain 'love motels'. You have a recent, verified source you can provide...?
I'm talking about actual hotels with name brands and chains - like Hilton, Marriot, etc.
We had a case of our address being listed on one of the booking sites. The pictures did not match the apartments in this building and because of local laws it would be illegal to rent out the apartments like that.
We reported it as a scam and explained, it was removed the day after.
Not the first time, a few years ago we had a group of very grumpy tourists trying to find their airbnb, that was supposed to be in this building. They ended up having to take a room in a nearby hotel.
I've visited Italy twice (Rome and Venice). Nearly everybody I encountered on both trips tried to rip me off in various ways - restaurants were the worst (Rome's taxi drivers a close second). Always wanted to go to Florence but my past Italian experiences put me off. Your videos have shown that while Florence (like Rome and Venice) are lovely-looking places, its citizens view tourists as cash cows to be milked dry. Scam artists are everywhere but, in my own experience, appear to be in greater volume in Italy.
The big cities in Italy do have a lot of scammers, but there is still so much culture and things to see and do. Rome and Venice are my least favorite cities in Italy because they are filled with tourists traps (especially Venice), but Florence an absolute wonderful experience, as is Pompeii. Go back there and give it a shot, you wonât regret it (but stay off the beaten path)
Italian cities are like Paris on steroids. Honest to god, if you really want to go to Italy over Spain; book a proper hotel, look at all low star reviews before walking into a restaurant to find tourist reviews and stay away from anyone who wants to talk to you on the street. Anything that doesn't have a list price (against the law) is not worth going into.
Can't stress hard enough, the headaches you might encounter are not worth the trip. There's a lot to see but the culture they decide to share is horrible.
it's common in every mediterranean countries... Morocco, Algeria, Italy, spain.... the worst one is Egypt.
99% of those scammers arenât Italians. Actual Italians want to have NOTHING to do with tourists. This is one of the major drawbacks of the EU and borderless travel with Eastern Europe.
@@benoitceyte7102 did you seriously just compare algeria/morocco to italy/spain? lol what the hell do they even have in common besides the sea
I wouldn't call that a hotel though - it was clearly an apartment. If you want to safe yourself some trouble never book apartments.
I shy away from apartment rentals and stay in hotels. At least I can get face to face with someone should I need to. Yes very interesting that YT no longer shows how many dislikes (not that I would ever dislike an Honest Guide video). Guess that way it doesn't hurt creators feelings???
Hahahaha your comment hurt my feelings. Watch out or else...
Theyâre restricting free speech slowly but surely.
Actually, creators can still see the ratio
@@samueldocski4426 free speech isn't required for private businesses btw.
It's to prevent the "most disliked" video stuff... And because the rewinds always get massively downvoted
imagine youâre trying to run a scam and these guys show up and you know youâre about to get absolutely flamed. love you guys
Regardless of hotel or room or whatever. ALWAYS check for bedbugs. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS. And did I mention ALWAYS?
How on earth do you do that unless you start lying on it?
@@irondasgr You lift the sheets and check the mattress. Check the sowed creases at the edges and corners. That is where they gather.
It depends on where you go. I wouldn't expect to see bedbugs in very expensive places like Dubai or Paris
@@TheAtomoh I would. I expect them to be anywhere. They donât give a damn about passports.
@@EricOnCZcams 1000% this. They come out at night and travelers are tired. They notice bites on them days later, as it can take a while for bites to show up. They hide on airplanes, and I picked one up from a big leather seat in an airport. (Donât use those! They canât be cleaned easily which means they *wonât* be cleaned by staff)
The bed bug ignorance is why it is such a huge problem. People just donât know how bad it really is, let alone what to do to prevent the spread.
10⏠for towels? For that price, I can buy my own and at least that way I know they are new and clean.
In KMART Australia you can buy a good quality new towel for $2.75 which is about $2 US dollar .
10 Euros to hire a towel that has been used is a rip off .
In my experience Florence is notoriously bad when it comes to hotels and apartments. Even if you find someone that does not try to scam you for cash, the rooms are often sub par and over priced. Once the guy whos job it was to greet us told us that he would not get paid unless we gave him hospitality 10/10 in rating on Booking. (A scam in it self). Just go somewhere else in Italy so many more beautiful cities to see.
I wouldn't be surprised if he was the owner xD
Hello, Janek and Honza. I am very sorry for what happened to you in Florence. I hope you will come to Italy again despite the scams you went through. I am from Napoli, a wonderful city and starting point from to visit the Amalfitan and Sorrento coasts, the unique islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida and the archeological sites of Pompei and Ercolano. Plus, you will be able to eat the real Italian pizza since it was actually invented in Napoli. I don't usually stay in hotels here so I don't know if there are such scams, but at least you will have a friend here ready to help you! See you soon.
Thats why Italy will never ever see me again in summer for a holiday week. You just have to pay 20-40% more than every local does. i have never experienced that in Croatia.
I am not Croatian but I work during summer there near Dubrovnik and believe me tourists pay more for everything haircuts,boats,drinks etc etc
@@Paco1337 Dubrovnik is the most expensive town in Croatia but its still a lot cheaper than Western Europe.
Run away from Hotel Klara in Prague! It is a dumpster located in area 7. Stained mattress, dirt on the hallways, slammed doors at 7 AM, the old elevator and walls from the 90's.
How can they legally charge 100⏠for arriving after 19.00? The regulations should step in. Also was hoping for Italy to be too advanced to let that slip.
What regulations? The government probably doesn't even know about the "hotel".
Its faken europe
â@@ladislavmichlian9440 its italy. These type of things dont happen in austria for example.
They do these type of scams for example in restaurants, where they offer you snacks you think "they are for free" and nothing tells you they arent.
Till you get the bill
it's not uncommon or necessarily wrong for extra charges like this (eg. earlier check-in, later check-out) ... the scam is whether the renter gives that information up-front on the published listing. You should know it will cost more if you deviate, because then you can make a concious decision to go ahead of choose something else.
Happened to us in Rome. Wasn't 100⏠but 35 but still felt super cheated bc it was hidden in the super fine print in the email confirmation
A towel on the floor means "I'll use it no more"
A towel on the rack means "don't take it back!"
I'm amazed to see that you are still so calm after all the incidents. Love from Prague :)
I work in the hotel industry in the US and I always say that sticking with name brand hotels is the best bet when traveling. Also sometimes you can get a deal on expedia, hotels, hotwire, booking, etc. but often the third parties will have incorrect information or there may be hidden rules or fees. For the best experience booking directly on a hotels own website or through their central reservations is usually the safest option.
I would advise you to complain to Florence Tourist board and they will cancel the tourist renting license of that apartment đđđ
as if this place has one :P
"tourist renting license"....yeah right.
@@tolisv4905 it should be laws are strict in italy
OH and about the towels, I worked at this awful hotel in Stockholm which was cheap, but upon arrival, guests would be told they had to pay 120kr extra (12 euro) for bedding and they HAD to pay it. Using your own/ going without was unacceptable. They were also required by law to provide shampoo/ soap. She used the same bulk buy cheap soap for both. They also removed all the kitchen appliances including the kettle so all self service facilities were only available when someone was at the desk.
Hey guys! While booking your room or apartment, just check all the entire hotel webpage (not just the pictures and the price..), all fees must be displayed: breakfast, city taxes, towels, deposit, late check-in fees etc. If you book and if the hotelier ask you to pay more than agreed afterwards, simply cancel your reservation or if you can't cancel, call the customer service. Same for the bedbugs! That's unbelievable and disgusting. Call the customer service and ask to be relocated and refunded!
My experience with renting apartments in Italy has included strange fees and requirements. Such as, no check ins UNTIL 10 PM, no bed sheets included, and "Entire Apartment" but the owner sleeps in the living room?
Hi guys thank you for the video .I had a similar problem in Florence too a few years ago .I booked my hotel through the same website I was supposed to pick up the keys by 3 pm the latest but unfortunately my plane from Munich was running 8 hours late .I sent them a message 4 times before I got an answer they refused to help me out and I lost my booking .I had to book a new hotel which was horrible when I arrived at 10.30 pm at night .I felt very unsafe there so I booked another hotel for the night at least they were good that I got my money back .What an adventure âŠ..I was completely exhausted by the time I went to bed .đŠđș
The never ending story. The good thing is that you took this with a little bit of fun! đđ»
Iâve seen these kind of âpoliciesâ in Airbnb as well. I was planning a trip and got these additional charges while booking, from late check-in fee to higher tourist tax (3⏠per person per night, instead of 2,25âŹ). I ended up booking hotel rooms at a considerable good price.
Italian tourist locations are world famous for scam artists and unethical tourist services. Always check and double check every detail before going, and most of all, be flexible. I am saying this as someone with family in Italy and who travels there regularly.
I saw similar bedbugs in Iceland in the guesthut. Probably the bed bugs are still in that bed, because they can hide everywhere.
Congrats on 1 Mil Subscribers!
The fact that u stayed after finding bed bugs is mind blowing!
I love your videos they are so much fun and filled with good stuff â€đđ»
Really enjoy your channel. Thx for the good đđŒ tips and entertainment.
Plus Florence hostel with private room would probably be a better call on the cheap. And thereâs an indoor pool! It had lots more tooâŠ.including that it used to be a Covent and you can now suntan on the roof with a view!
You guys just hit 1 million subscribers! Been here since 430k and loved the channel ever since!
Thank you for your videos! very helpful.
You are doing an amazing job !! Thanks !!
Scamception ahahah Great video as always! Personally, reasons like that is why I prefer Airbnb, over other platforms. Of course, I've had some trouble with Hosts and their apartments, but once I called their phone customer service and sent them some pictures they helped me find another place to stay. In my case, since it was already late, they helped me pay and find an hotel.
Don't let the bed bugs bite xD
Lovely content my man.
Tbh I plan on visiting Chech Republic soon because its such an underrated place and you've shown me alot of good things!
Keep scaring those scammers.
I LOVEEE YOU GUYS! BEEN FOLLOWING FOR AWHILE, STOKED WE'RE TRAVELING BEYOND PRAGUE NOW!:)
I honeymooned in Florence and we had the "late check-in" surprise on us as well. I believe it was 6pm for us and our flight didn't arrive until 5:30pm. So we obviously didn't make it before 6 and were forced to withdraw cash from an ATM so that we could pay the man with the keys 50 Euro.
Janek seems like such a great guy. Love the content
Your videos will help alot. Thanks
It's an annoying business practice and the online booking platforms should weed it out.
It's a bit like car rental firms quoting a price for x days and then adding similar night fees although the late arrivel time had been entered into the enquiry from the beginning.
Thank you for exposing these!
I watched a documentary about house pests years ago by an expert exterminator. He recommended that if you stay in a hotel/guest house/apartment that the very first thing you should do is pull back the sheets from the corner of the bed and check for insect fecal matter or bloodspots on the mattress. This will indicate the presence of bed bugs which are among the worst house invaders you can have, as they are nigh on impossible to eradicate from a property unless it is irradiated (costly) to a high temperature. This is because they can lay dormant in the fabric of a building for months and eggs etc. be unaffected by bug spray or bug bombs. He recommended leaving straight away with your suitcase unopened, as you could unwittingly bring them home to infest your own property. Increased travel and tourism is adding to the problem of them spreading..
You really really really need to keep an eye on whether you brought any bed bugs with you. They are super persistent and can easily jump to your luggage, clothes and the like. The only real way of getting rid of them at once is doing a heat treatment where your apartment is heated above 52C for extended periods of time, or alternatively multiple visits by pest control and throwing much of your furniture away.
My wife and I were thinking of visiting Prague later in the year, but after watching your videos about scamming and scammers in your city so now we have decided not too, such a shame
I've always stayed in hostels, both cheap and expensive, in many countries, and never had any problems. Most of them have private rooms for those who want the convenience and price of a hostel and the privacy of a hotel. I've seen way more terrible reviews and stories from Airbnb and other personal rentals, it's just not worth the hassle.
Congratulations on 1M subscribers guys đ
You're work is really appreciated. As they say doing great businesses is finding a GAP or finding, something people really NEEDS. there is big scope in turizm industry. Because common tourists are always cheated by travel company's & local thugs. You people should start a company which guides tourist in all the things like. Accommodation, site seeing, currency exchange, scams exectra. đ
When we go touring I always stop at the local tourist information office and ask them for accommodation references. Many have a list and will be glad to assist. Found many great places off the "beaten track".
Thatâs great advice.. only problem I have though is when doing customs check in they always want to know where Iâm staying when Iâm landing. Maybe Iâll make something up then go to the tourist office
@@Jsart87 I have never been asked where I am staying..... Maybe I have an honest face.
I just have to say thank you for letting us know what is going on out there
Keep updating buddy, you are doing great đđđđđȘ
Someone had to cover this, something similar happened to me on airbnb, lost 200 USD, yet they stick to the websiteâs rules, so no amount of complains made a difference, I guess if enough guests complain, they will get banned eventually, but I cannot imagine how much money they would have scammed by then
Is there a humanitarian award. This Gentleman is doing a great job
Love your t-shirt! đ
I had this in Florence too! Extra per person for bed linen and towels, the cleaning fee (âŹ50 if we cleaned it ourselves first, more if we didn't), they charged for electricity used. The boiler leaked, the Wi-fi it claims it had didn't work, and the PS4 advertised didn't exist either (not that we'd have used it, but the Wi-Fi would have been handy for looking places up etc)
Congratulations for 1 million subs đ„łđđ
I really like your work. And at same time i worry for you. I really hope you will not step on some crazy ones toes or anything. But the work is really needed in this world and hope to see more frauds brought to justice and public.
Happy New Year to you both
Main problem is this was no hotel. Tourist apartments are really harming not only the guests but also the communities where they are located.
Wonderful Thank you.
Dekuju Honest guide for the tip! Next time my visit in Florence i would bring a tent in my hotel room :)
I will always book hotels over apartments or other places because if I don't speak the language I found hotel staff very helpful especially since they usually have someone who speaks English and mailing packages home is easy just had the hotel mail it. Now I am not sure in some third world type countries or individual owned hotels but chain hotels like Hilton and other big brand hotels are worth the little extra you are spending.
This is like a Christmas gift!
this why i stay away from airbnbs and stay in a branded hotel. the money you save is not enough for the inconvenience you get, especially if you are travelling to a place you are not familiar with. but i guess it is near the city center where most of the scams are
BEDBUGS!? and you paid for the room, I woulda called the bank and stopped that payment for sure.
Well if there were bed bugs id call police to help out, if the owner is not able to assist. THat place is dodgy but then you never know til you are there. Glad you received your deposit and stuff back and hope there is a follow up on this - I used to work for booking and there is only so much these websites can do.
i love your channel so much! i feel so good watching your videos đ makes me want to visit prague
Most Americans watching the bit about the bed bugs are having a bit of difficulty breathing watching you take it so well. Our inner-Karen is trained to come out and show out at such injustices, lol.
maybe itâs because heâs from prague. Bedbugs do really bad in the cold so they probably wonât come home with him.
Great timing
Congrats on 1M
I am itching all over after seeing your vid. Never could I understand why people can treat others the way they did. As a Traveller, that experience could have ruined my trip entirely. Some people travel thousands of miles to sweetheart home country.
Could? Would!
@@irondasgr thks
Thats why if some places look dodgy i book a hotel instead. Also, regardless the average score on the website, I only read the worst reviews in every place i check. If some mention bugs and stuff like that i know for a fact that score cannot be real and i discard that one for safety. Best tip for you guys, only read the worst scores of the places you're wondering to book. Do not be tricked by the average score. You can find pretty interesting coments by doing this lol
I had a similar experience in Istanbul using Airbnb, a 1 bedroom apartment turned out to be a rubbish hotel room down some backstreet. It was for one night and it was late so I decided to stay. The hotel owners where ok, but their English understanding seemed to vanish when I questioned them and showed them the pictures on Airbnb .
Pay attention to bed bugs, they tend to hide in bacjpacks/pants/ecc... I'm so sorry for you :/ Sometimes it could be hard to travel without an... Italian Honest Guide!!! PS: I was in Florence on 09/2020 in a fantastic hotel and I know it could be a beautiful experience, so I'm more disappointed by this shitty scammers!)
Nice vid!
What a nightmare! I visited Florence and stayed in a nice, clean hotel. I can't believe what you guys went through đđ
Stala se mi podobnĂĄ vÄc v LondĂœnÄ s tĂm late check-inem. BohuĆŸel jĂĄ tam znĂĄme nemĂĄm a platil jsem 20 liber. Jo a P.S. od zaÄĂĄtku vÄdÄl, ĆŸe pĆiletĂme pozdÄji.
I have some similar situation in London for late check-in. It cost me 20 pounds đ that guy from accomodation know that we will arrive late.
Have fun all and happy New Year!!!
Have the same bad experience
firstly, the location of the room was different from the actual location of the accomodation (about 2km up hill)
secondly, host wanted to charge Euro 25 for late check-in (after 6pm) which was not communicated upfront
Fun fact: In the UK, we write the currency symbol before the amount. For example, twenty-five pounds would be ÂŁ25, eighty euros would be âŹ80, and 255 yen would be „255.
I love how they pretend not to be boyfriends âĄ
I enjoy your videos from India, and wish some day I'll be lucky enough to visit Prague. I was checking on the book "Honest Guide" and found that it's probably not available in India/USA/UK from Amazon/B&N, which is a pity since the shipping cost is prohibitive. Besides, I'm not sure whether I can buy in Czech Koruna from India. So sadđ°
I've been to Italy 3 times. Been scammed each time. Knew I was ending scammed but couldn't do anything about it. Car hire x2. Food bill costs x2
Agoda did some similar shit to me. We booked two 3-ppl rooms for two nights. When we tried to check into the hotel they said the rooms were only 2-ppl rooms, so total four people can check in. We paid the difference for upgrading to a 3-ppl room and tried calling Agoda, their call center number was an international not-toll-free number. The agent kept putting us on hold until finally she hung up and stopped answering our call when we asked to be escalated to a supervisor. I'm never gonna use Agoda again.