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Anyone ever booked hotel with Travel Republic.ie

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  • 22-08-2010 9:48am
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    thelagg2000
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭


    Hi there,
    We are traveling to Cambrils for a week in late Sept and got a good price for a hotel with Travel Republic.ie and was just wondering has anybody booked a hotel with this company, I have used 1800hotels.ie in the past but they are finished now and left alot of people in bother.So its a toss up between Alpha Rooms and Travel Republic??Any opinions:confused:


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    #15
    Registered Users Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭#15


    I booked a hotel in Manchester with travelrepublic.ie before.

    It was fine, no hassle at all.


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    Kimia
    Registered Users Posts: 2,897 ✭✭✭Kimia


    I just booked with them too, seems grand. They are good value too eh!


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    central park
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭central park


    I booked hotels in Venice through them recently and everything worked out very smoothly, good prices too!


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    Millie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Millie


    I´m currently posting from a fab hotel I booked with them in Madrid and have used them for most hotel bookings recently and find them very good & good value.


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    thelagg2000
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭thelagg2000


    Thanks for your replies,they sound ok so i,ll give them a bash, thanks:D


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    ULgirl2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭ULgirl2010


    Hi, am hoping to book a hotel in spain for a week on the cheap and just wondering has anyone ever had any bad experiences with travel republic or are they really as reliable as the above posts make out?!


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    Anna_B
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Anna_B


    I would advise you not to use this website. We did and booked a room at a hotel for a wedding. When arrived at the hotel there was no record of our booking even though the money was taken from my card and I had a booking confirmation.

    The hotel said they no longer deal with this company and I know why!

    This happened to 3 other guests (that we know of) at the wedding. We are all still trying to get our money.

    Everytime I call travelrepublic I am being told different things and to send my query to another person. What a dodgy way to do business.

    I will let you know if and when I ever get my money back.


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    Anna_B
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Anna_B


    Also, i forgot to mention, they are not even an Irish company so you get through to a London office.


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    thelagg2000
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭thelagg2000


    I have booked twice with travel republic and have had no problems at all.I can only speak for myself and all went well,arrived at the hotel and handed in my voucher and that was that


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    ULgirl2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭ULgirl2010


    Thanks for the replies!

    sorry to hear about your bad experience Anna B... Im torn on what to do, on one hand theres lots of good reviews but anna your experience makes me doubt them... might check with a travel agent on saturday to see if they have anything affordable before we decide!

    Thanks again!


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    astra2000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 734 ✭✭✭astra2000


    Hi have you had a look on the thompsonholidays english site they do hotel/accomodation only and have a good selection of hotels and apartments I have sed them before and paid using an irish credit card. When we book a diy holiday we always give the hotel a ring a couple of days before departure to make sure all is ok with booking. I hav heard of too many stories of people turning up with hotel having no record of booking and it taking ages to sort.


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    stevedean
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭stevedean


    Hi Anna_B, sorry to hear you are having problems. If you can give me a bit more information, probably by PM, I will find out what is going on for you.

    If you are a bit worried that I am not who I say, then tell me the hotel name and the date you tried to check-in on this thread, and I will find your booking!

    Steve
    Travel Republic


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    Anna_B
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Anna_B


    stevedean wrote: »
    Hi Anna_B, sorry to hear you are having problems. If you can give me a bit more information, probably by PM, I will find out what is going on for you.

    If you are a bit worried that I am not who I say, then tell me the hotel name and the date you tried to check-in on this thread, and I will find your booking!

    Steve
    Travel Republic


    Hi Steve
    Travelrepublic have all my details. Sent via an email almost a month ago. the reply back said it could take up to 28 days so I will wait and see. Thanks


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    Anna_B
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Anna_B


    stevedean wrote: »
    Hi Anna_B, sorry to hear you are having problems. If you can give me a bit more information, probably by PM, I will find out what is going on for you.

    If you are a bit worried that I am not who I say, then tell me the hotel name and the date you tried to check-in on this thread, and I will find your booking!

    Steve
    Travel Republic

    Update! Money is back in my account


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    stevieboyrocks
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭stevieboyrocks


    Booked a hotel through travel republic, I didn't hear back from the hotel or travel republic, I then phoned the hotel, they had no booking for me! Rang travel republic, was promised a call back, I was never called back, I booked a new hotel, travel republic charged me for the 2 hotels! Refusing to refund me! Will never use them again, I'm now going to bring them to the small claims court to get my money back. You have been warned :confused:


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    Truman Burbank
    Registered Users Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Truman Burbank


    Booked with Travelrepublic last year x 3, after a recommendation from a good friend, who is a long-term customer of them. She also recommended Alpharooms and in her experience finds either usually have the lowest prices. Before this had always booked directly with hotels, almost always advance purchase. Both agents were pretty similar prices, give or take a couple/few euro. Deleted one of the confirmation mails in error once, phoned and they sent it straight through. Never a problem at check-in, got the rooms requested on Travelrepublic's booking form (always look for ground floor away from elevators - easier with buggies).


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    stevedean
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭stevedean


    Hi steveiboyrocks, I will send you a private message so I can get to the bottom of what happened with your booking. Doenst sound right to me.

    Steve
    Travelrepublic

    apologies for the delay, had a long break starting the day after you posted!


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    #19
    stevieboyrocks
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭stevieboyrocks


    steve, thanks for the reply, it has since been sorted after multiple attempts, i won't use your service again but thank you all the same for the contact


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    biddy21
    Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭biddy21


    Used travel republic for the first time two weeks ago to book two hotel rooms. First time, the day after I made the booking I was told that only one of the rooms was available but I could book another one for more money.But my money had already been taken and it took 3-4 days to get my money back. Thought it was just a glitch and tried again.But the same thing happened the second time, but it took them three days to tell me, after I had rung them numerous times and was told each time that it would be sorted straight away. Never again!!!!!!


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    stevedean
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭stevedean


    Hi biddy21, do you have your money back yet? Sometimes a hotel provider shows a room on sale, but cant actually confirm it. This is not what we want, as it upsets customers and causes work for us here, sorting things out. If you are still waiting, reply on here, and I will chase things along.

    You may need to send me a private message, or say hotel and date, something vague, so I can look up your booking.

    Thanks
    Steve
    Travel Republic


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    biddy21
    Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭biddy21


    HI Steve , No I still havent got my money back. I made this booking last tues, it was friday before I found out it wasnt actually booked,


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