I was searching hotels near Tagaytay, the Philippines and ranked the result according to the recommendations of the website, i.e. Expedia here. This hotel is listed as the top 3.
I booked three rooms for two days.
Then, on my way from Manila to Tagaytay, my driver told me that this hotel is so f**king away from Tagaytay. That was in the morning on the very first day when I planned to check in.
I tried to make phone calls to the hotel to cancel my reservation. That happened around 11 am and according to the cancelation policy, any request made before 12 pm is entitled with a waive of charge.
Unfortunately, the call didn't get through.
I tried again, huh!
I tried once more, boom, boom, boom. Still no luck.
time passed and more than thirty calls were made, by me, my friends, local hosts, and other people.
Eventually, at around 9 pm in the evening, I called Expedia.
From 9 pm to 10 pm, we had call correspondence and even the customer officer could not get through to the hotel.
However, she told me that within 24 hours, a phone call reply would be made to inform me the follow-ups.
Well, two days later, I indeed got a reply, through an email in my mail box:
Dear ****,
We have advocated your case with the hotel representative, unfortunately, Sol Y Viento Pansol has denied your request for a refund. They also verified that you are tagged as a no show for your itinerary number 1************ and they will still charged for the full amount.
FU*K U Sol Y hotel