Sara Dinan
Google
I made a reservation with Hôtel La Maison du Lierre Bordeaux
via booking.com for one night in September. The hotel "initiated a free cancellation" link, without even contacting me to explain why. I reached out and they said "Indeed, we requested cancellation because we no longer have your room available following renovations in our hotel. However, you can book directly in order to offer you other rooms as well as their prices."
I asked them to cancel the booking but instead they have now marked my Credit Cards as 'invalid' (twice) instead of cancelling. This is incredibly strange behaviour from a business. They have not responded to my messages asking them to cancel the request instead.
Per booking.com's terms of service: "If you’re experiencing unforeseen issues and can’t accommodate your guests, you must report this to our customer service. They’ll support you with the cancellation request and relocation of the guests, if applicable." This hotel has not done any of those things and instead is providing very poor customer service.