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Best Western Hotels International, Inc. Complaint - Best Western Clock Tower Resort - Charged for "opinion" of smoking
Charged for "opinion" of smoking - Complaint
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS -- In addition to not disclosing the hot tub and sauna were closed, we learned the water park hours had also been cut eliminating most daytime activity. After a room with no air conditioner and no fridge as requested (I am diabetic & need fridge for insulin)we checked out early. At checkout we were charged for a movie that we did not order. The next day I discovered that they submitted charges of $100 and $45 in unauthorized charges. When I got through the phone games I was told that it was a housekeeping employee's "opinion" that smoking had occurred in the room! I have asthma as well as 2 of my children! What a lie! There is no proof such as ashes, cigarette butts, burns, or even a smoke smell, just the "opinion" of some phantom housekeeper! They don't care if they don't have proof because most people don't fight it. Thats what they count on. The best way is to go through your bank and it can be considered fraud in many circumstances. If you need to progress it to court you are entitled to the money back, plus court costs and sometimes punitive damages can be imposed. I will be interested in how they will explain to the judge that their evidence is an opinion of a witness they won't produce. Also, the hotel must provide you proof that special cleaning was actually done to the room, which so far they have refused. Be careful with your credit/debit cards unless you can afford to give someone a blank check, they can charge you anytime for anything if you let them get away with it. It is insulting enough to deal with corporate incompetence but even worse when their attitude is that they can do whatever they want and treat you like the criminal. My advice is to document everything and save every receipt, confirmation and detail. I am thankful that I was only ripped off for $140, because I have read about some of $250 and up! It may be a long, aggravating process, but I will get my money back. In addition I will extract double that in their future business by exposing their greedy practices to everyone who wants to know the truth. Don't sell out for the dollar.
Comments:
Posted by Anonymous on 2010-08-28:
How terrible! It's sad that the state of "business" has gotten so nasty. I guess it's always been like this, but it just doesn't feel like it was always *this* nasty. It must be because so few people actually stay on top of such matters, as you point out. Still, though....
Let us know how it works out for you. In the meantime, I will say NO to ALL Best Western Hotels, including my upcoming trips to Orlando, Charlotte and Chicago.
Let us know how it works out for you. In the meantime, I will say NO to ALL Best Western Hotels, including my upcoming trips to Orlando, Charlotte and Chicago.
Posted by Helpful on 2010-08-29:
I would absolutely dispute the charge(s) on the credit card. If this is the way Best Western wants to conduct business, it doesn't want to do it with me.
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