Non-professional service and bad customer service. They canceled my reservation two days before the delivery, and instead of proposing another solution they asked me (paying) to book another scooter with a bigger capacity and for which a specific license was required. Each portal is responsible for the services it offers, and is required to offer a real solution, instead they try to defraud the customer.
Non-compelling answers and continuous excuses, this is not service, this is not professionalism
Response from BBAug 12, 2018
Dear Valeria, Thank you for your review. Please note that we are the booking platform and we do not cancel reservations. Rental company in which you booked a scooter have accepted your booking, but then informed us that they have a trouble with your booking and we have offered you a scooter from another rental company. You didn't accept another option so we have refunded your payment. Usually everything goes smooth with our bookings, we are sorry that this time you have faced some difficulties. Thank you and have a nice day!
Best regards,
Customer Support Team
KR
Krystian
I can’t recommend cause they accept…
I can’t recommend cause they accept booking and took the money form account and one day later they send me email ‘ we can’t delivery your quadbike to Zakynthos”. I’m waiting for get my money back.
Response from BBJul 15, 2018
Dear Krystian, Thank you for your review. Please note that delivery area was mentioned on the booking page before you made a booking. It was mentioned that there is no free delivery to another side of the island. Quad bike was reserved for you and we offered you to pick it up in the airport or any other place near Zante town. Thank you for understanding.
Best regards,
BikesBooking.com Team
TJ
Timo J.
I was forced to pay almost twice for the one day.
I booked scooter from saturday to sunday in mallorca, bikesbooking confirmed it and send me a voucher. However the evening before rental they contact me to say that rental company (cooltra) doesn't work on sundays. They gave me options to return it same evening (the whole point was to go watch sunset to the lighthouse with my girlfriend so thats not gonna work) or pay for extra day that i don't need. I asked if i can rent it now (friday evening) and return it saturday. Bikesbooking just told me to handle that myself and told me to contact cooltra. Well i went to their office and the customer servant was very helpful. But the fact i now had confirmation from bikesbooking at saturday 13.00 to 20.00, with the price for full 24h, and no way to change that, i needed to make seperate booking from now to 13.00 and pay even more for that.
TL;DR i was forced to pay almost two days rent for one day. If possible, stay away from bikesbooking and rent directly from cooltra.
Response from BBApr 22, 2018
Hello Timo. Thank you for your review. Please note that main problem was in the timetable of the rental company in which you booked, when they informed us that you can't drop-off a scooter on Sunday - we immediately informed you. Since you decided to pick-up a scooter earlier - our support agent advised you to visit rental company office what was the best way to pick-up a scooter faster. We are sorry for your experience. We will lower the rating of this rental company on our platform for providing incorrect working hours. Thank you one more time and we hope you enjoyed riding a scooter.
Best regards, BikesBooking.com Support Team.
AR
Alex R.
Tried to rent a scooter in Athens
Tried to rent a scooter in Athens, they confirmed the booking the last time and changed the provider without any notice. Terrible service
Response from BBApr 18, 2018
Dear Alex, Thank you for contacting BikesBooking.com. We see that you have made a booking of scooter provided by the rental company which doesn't support instant confirmation on our platform. There were many other scooters available with an instant confirmation. Rental company didn't accept your booking request and when we saw this - we offered you the same scooter from another rental company. We didn't change scooter model or dates, only different pick-up address. On our side we have made everything as fast as possible. Thank you for understanding and hope to see you again.
Best regards,
BikesBooking.com Customer Support Team
NC
Nicolae C.
This company is not to be trusted.
[Late edit after bikesbooking.com reported the review]: bikesbooking.com has reported your review because it focuses on your rental company "ANC Azores", rather than your overall buying or service experience with bikesbooking.com.
TL;dr
I booked through bikesbooking.com three quads from the rental company "ANC Azores". At the moment of booking, I was informed that ~100EUR will be non-refundable. I agreed to that, it's normal after-all, similar to the booking.com policy. Short after booking, someone from the customer service contacted me, saying that the local company only had 2 quads and asking if that's ok. I replied that this didn't work as we were 6 persons. They replied that they solved the problem and 3 quads will be waiting for us. Imagine my disappointment when I arrived at "ANC Azores", and they had 2 quads, not 3 and in a very bad and unsafe condition. I asked bikesbooking.com for a refund, they agreed but never sent the money. I left this review here and they replied with some nonsense about how it was my fault actually then reported this review. Make no mistake, "ANC Azores" refunded us for the 2 quads we returned, bikesbooking.com charged us for booking 3 quads and kept the money. So this review IS about bikesbooking.com, it's not a lot of money and there probably are also happy customers. But be prepared to lose the booking money if through no mistake of yours they mix up things and can't provide what you booked.
[Original review]
The full experience:
I booked some time ago three quad bikes. When I arrived at the local provider they had only two quad bikes, both in deplorable and unsafe conditions. I was forced to refuse and find bikes somewhere else.
I mailed bikesbooking.com and asked for a refund, they replied that I will be refunded but never got the money back.
The company "ANC Azores" had only two quads. They told us to find a third quad somewhere else, they never proposed anything else. If they would have proposed a third quad we would have taken it because we were on a schedule. Instead, we spent the day searching for a company to rent one more quad. Isn't the whole point of booking online to have an insurance that the quads would be waiting for you and you would not have to raid the city in a desperate search for quads? You and your local provider failed to deliver what I booked. Moreover, the two quads they provided were damaged, oil was leaking, they didn't have parking brakes. Of course after searching the whole day, when we found somewhere else the third quad in adequate shape and saw that they have two more quads we decided to return the previous two... You may keep your fraudulently taken money. I wish I did not make the reservation in the first place.
Also, good job on changing your mind. This was the e-mail from last year:
"We confirm that payment for your booking #52D41B06 will be refunded on your card because your rental provider failed to provide 3 quad bikes you booked.
Maria Perez"
Response from BBFeb 24, 2018
Dear Nicolae, Thank you for your review. We are sorry for your experience and we've investigated this case carefully. Rental company informed us that 2 quad bikes were ready for you and one was damaged by previous customer, so they offered a third quad bike from another provider. After that you decided to take all 3 quads from another company because they were newer. Unfortunately, this can't be a reason for a refund, since reservation is cancelled by the client. We hope that next time your experience with a rental company will be better. We are working hard to provide ratings and real photos of all vehicles listed on BikesBooking.com so you will be able to see condition of the vehicle before booking. Feel free to contact our Support Team in case you will have any other questions. Thank you for understanding.
Best regards,
BikesBooking.com Team
PO
Polina
Арендовали байк на Тенерифе через …
Арендовали байк на Тенерифе через bikesbooking. Депозит и оплату перевели с карты арендодателю. После возврата байка в безупречном состоянии нам не вернули депозит. Я связывалась с арендодателем, потом связывалась с bikesbooking - они пообещали помочь, но в указанным ими период деньги не поступили на мой счет. После этого меня игнорируют и арендодатель и bikesbooking. Я потеряла 150 евро = 10 000 рублей!!! За аренду этого байка я отдала меньше! Очень обидно, больше этим сервисом не воспользуюсь и никому не советую!!!
Rented a bike in Tenerife through bikesbooking. Deposit and payment transferred from the card to the lessor. After returning the bike is in immaculate condition and we did not return the Deposit. I have contacted the landlord, and then contacted bikesbooking - they promised to help, but in the specified period the money is not credited to my account. After that, ignoring me and the landlord and bikesbooking. I lost 150 euros = 10 000!!! For rent this bike I gave less! It's a shame, anymore this service will not use and do not advise anyone!!!
LB
Lidia Botella E.
The company dint give me the quad
The company dint give me the quad! I paid the reservation for nothing!
Response from BBOct 2, 2017
Dear Lidia, Can you please let us know what was the problem with your provider? Did you have all necessary documents to drive a vehicle?
You can reply on this email: [email protected]
We will try to help.
Thank you in advance.
Best regards, BikesBooking.com Customer Support Team
MA
Manuel
Esperienza pessima...acquisto uno …
Esperienza pessima...acquisto uno scooter nell'isola di Paxos dal 9 al 22 agosto pagando in anticipo una parte dell'importo totale. Subito dopo la conferma finale, mi arriva una mail dove mi si informa che il prezzo relativo al mio acquisto e di conseguenza il mio ordine, non era valido in quanto era presente un "bug" sul sito in fase di prenotazione. Customer care a dir poco imbarazzante visto che non hanno fatto nulla per aiutarmi a trovare un'altra soluzione. Attenzione a questo sito...non sono affidabili per niente!!!!
Response from BBJul 25, 2017
Caro Rodolfo, Grazie per la tua recensione. Come abbiamo già informato - hai effettuato una prenotazione durante l'errore nel sistema. Hai visto che il prezzo di questo scooter è molto inferiore a quello di tutti gli altri scooter. La compagnia di noleggio "Moto Paxos" ha annullato la tua prenotazione, perché hai prenotato uno scooter con una tariffa errata. Sei ancora libero di effettuare nuovamente una prenotazione con una tariffa corretta. Il pagamento per una prenotazione non corretta è stato rimborsato. Grazie per la comprensione. Cordiali saluti, Team di Assistenza Clienti BikesBooking.com