Booking.com non-refundable Edinburgh

Witchie

Anyone need accommodation in Edinburgh from June 9th until the 16th? Accidentally booked wrong dates and they won't refund. I paid €250/£220 for it so if anyone wants it for €100 let me know. Raging right now.

Anyone else ever mess up like this? Was meant to stay there for my sister's wedding and it's not until 20th July. They won't let me switch dates either.

razorblunt

Try Gumtree under short term lets, you'd get the Contracting market more than happily taking that offer.

Pity it wasn't August, it would be snapped up already!

Duffryman

No chance of your sister bringing the wedding forward a month?

Boom_Bap

Duffryman wrote: »

No chance of your sister bringing the wedding forward a month?

She's selfish if she doesn't

TuringBot47

Witchie wrote: »

Accidentally booked wrong dates and they won't refund. I paid €250/£220 for it so if anyone wants it for €100 let me know.

While Booking.com might not offer refunds, have you tried contacting the hotel directly?
Especially if it's the same one as the reception, they'd be more accommodating.

Fr_Dougal

Witchie wrote: »

Anyone need accommodation in Edinburgh from June 9th until the 16th? Accidentally booked wrong dates and they won't refund. I paid €250/£220 for it so if anyone wants it for €100 let me know. Raging right now.

Anyone else ever mess up like this? Was meant to stay there for my sister's wedding and it's not until 20th July. They won't let me switch dates either.

When did you book it?

bear1

Pop it in the bargain alerts forum.

Mrsmum

TuringBot47 wrote: »

While Booking.com might not offer refunds, have you tried contacting the hotel directly?
Especially if it's the same one as the reception, they'd be more accommodating.

Same as this happened to me a few years ago. Booking.com would do nothing for me (I guess you do pay a little less for non refundable) but hotel in Dublin changed the date no problem. Can't remember but I may have paid a small bit extra for the new date. Try the hotel for sure.

Witchie

TuringBot47 wrote: »

While Booking.com might not offer refunds, have you tried contacting the hotel directly?
Especially if it's the same one as the reception, they'd be more accommodating.

Booking.com contacted the hotel. My sister's reception isn't there but pretty much the whole family are staying.

I booked in March and have no clue how those dates came about. It's not even the right dates wrong month.

I had asked to change the dates and they won't. Am already paying about €1000 in flights from India for the wedding and can't afford to pay twice for the accommodation.

magic_murph

Hotel should change the dates if they have availability. I would try ringing back to get talking to somebody else. If they have availability it really is no skin off their nose.

I have done this a load of times and never had an issue when dealing with the hotel directly.

Witchie

Rang them and they are changing the dates! Yay! Panic over.

riffmongous

mikhail

riffmongous wrote: »

But you didn't do anything?

Outlaw Pete

The weirdest s**t just happened.

I clicked on this thread, and then clicked out and ten minutes later I was emailed a €20 Booking.com voucher by PayPal.

The CIA are spying on me y'all!

ILoveYourVibes

Hard luck OP you have to go to a wedding now ..and Edinburgh.

If you are going to get married abroad have it somewhere warm!

delly

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

The weirdest s**t just happened.

I clicked on this thread, and then clicked out and ten minutes later I was emailed a €20 Booking.com voucher by PayPal.

Nikki Sixx

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Hard luck OP you have to go to a wedding now ..and Edinburgh.

If you are going to get married abroad have it somewhere warm!

Edinburgh is a great city, loved it anytime I go there.

ILoveYourVibes

Nikki Sixx wrote: »

Edinburgh is a great city, loved it anytime I go there.

umkay

we could go back and forth with a no it isn't etc but nah

lets just say i wouldnt go to my own wedding there but i would for my funeral

Phileas Frog

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

umkay

we could go back and forth with a no it isn't etc but nah

lets just say i wouldnt go to my own wedding there but i would for my funeral

What's wrong with it?

ILoveYourVibes

Phileas Frog wrote: »

What's wrong with it?

Overcrowded , bad weather , dour.

I just don't get this mythological status it holds.

The people are aloof. And past the small area around the old town its just a not great suburban area.

Very few green spaces/parks that I could find. Or it was too much of a trek to get to. But someone told me that is most of the Uk there are nice places but you spend ages in getting there. So perhaps its just in Ireland we are used to being somewhere green in no time.

Terrible public transport. I mean REALLY exhausting. Although i was only there a few days.

Also you have to allow for my personal taste what is for some is not for others.

If you are from there yourself no doubt others like it.

littlevillage

mikhail wrote: »

But you didn't do anything?

Didn't I ? :cool:

lawred2

Jaysus Edinburgh is a fantastic city. Easily one my favorites.

But sure if we were all the same it would be a boring world

uck51js9zml2yt

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

The weirdest s**t just happened.

I clicked on this thread, and then clicked out and ten minutes later I was emailed a €20 Booking.com voucher by PayPal.

The CIA are spying on me y'all!

It's ok. I got that voucher too and and just read this thread

Ficheall

If you're making the same offer again, Witchie - I'll take you up on it


Edinburgh is amazing.

razorblunt

Edinburgh overcrowded?
The streets are busy in August, how DO people survive here.

Kimbot

MOD OP is now sorted