Amir A.
Yelp
Attending a conference at TUM in early October, I spent a few nights at this hotel. I arrived on Sunday, 10/04, the last day of Oktoberfest, and had reservation (and plans) to stay till Thursday. Due to an unforeseen emergency at home, I had to cut short my attendance at the conference by one day. This resulted in my checking out from the Houser hotel one day earlier than previously planned.
Upon my learning of the emergency Tuesday morning, I returned to the hotel where I met and informed Mr. Hauser (the owner) of my plan to depart the following day. At the checkout on Wednesday morning, I requested a refund for the unused night (Oct. 07) but was refused. According to the staff on duty that morning, in order for her to approve / grant the refund I had to inform the hotel, of my plans for early departure, at the time of my check-in!
As you can imagine, this WAS an impossible, not to mention unreasonable, requirement, since, by definition, emergencies are unexpected events. One does not plan ahead for them. Needless to point out that I chose not to discuss the matter any further with the aforementioned staff since she appeared to have already decided that no refund was going to be issued.
Upon my return to the States, I tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to reach a settlement with Mr. Hauser. His refusal is troubling considering I have fully complied with my contractual responsibilities by staying the required minimum three nights as indicated in the reservation document. It is even more troubling when you consider that there are no mentions in the reservation document that one would forfeit the cost of unused nights.
I have been traveling for 22 years. I have stayed in countless hotels in over 37 countries. And when you travel for business, it is inevitable that every now and then you have to alter your plans by either cutting short or extending your stay. But, this was the first time ever in all these 22 years that I encountered such unsympathetic, unprofessional, greedy people.
If you can, stay away from this place. Stick with a well-known brand if at all possible.