Booking not found on site, Support is ignoring the issue completely
Update: After weeks of texting I got a refund. Thanks!
I rarely write negative reviews and always try to resolve issues amicably first, but my experience with BikesBooking has been incredibly frustrating.
I booked and paid a deposit online. However, when I arrived at the rental shop, my voucher was invalid – the rental company had no record of my booking in their system. This was a very unpleasant situation on my holiday. I was forced to sign a completely new, more expensive contract on-site just to get a vehicle and not beeing stranded. My deposit paid to BikesBooking was not credited.
Mistakes happen, but the support experience afterwards was unacceptable. For days, I have been trying to get a refund for the service that wasn't provided. The support team takes weeks to reply and then sends standard copy-paste answers that completely miss the point ("extra services cost extra"), ignoring the fact that the original booking didn't exist.
I cannot recommend this service if you want a stress-free holiday.
NN
nick N.
Mittelmäßig
keine gute KI Empfehlung (Perplexity).
Fahrzeug bestellt, dann angeblich nicht verfügbar.
Anzahlung wurde erst nach 10 Tagen erstattet. Wäre einfacher gewesen, vor Ort ein Fahrzeug zu mieten.
BM
BMaria
Madeira
We, as a couple, were renting on Madeira. The local agency has been very helpful, however, we originally were renting different bikes (brand) than locally available. It has been ok, finally, but we should have been informed about availability etc.
Response from BBJan 16, 2024
Dear customer, Thank you for your feedback.
We see that rental company confirmed two Honda NC750X for your booking, did they provide you with some other motorcycles?
Because in your review you give us 3 stars, however, we had reserved exactly two Honda NC750. Maybe rental company changed the model, however, we were not informed.
Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank you for using our services and have a good day! Best regards, Customer Care Team
AL
Alejandro
Acabo de pedir una cancelación del…
BikesBooking.com.
Acabo de pedir una cancelación del alquiler de una moto en esta web por un cambio de fechas en el viaje y me dicen a pesar de que cancelo con un mes de margen, que me tienen que cobrar un 15% del total porque la moto está ese tiempo parada y preparada para mí. Cualquier motero podrá entender que es un insulto a la inteligencia.
Si con casi un 50% de valoraciones pésimas (1*) esta empresa es incapaz de cambiar sus políticas comerciales, solo queda recomendar que eviten usar sus servicios.
Tengo la impresión que no viven tanto del alquiler de motos o MTB, viven más bien de quedarse las señales que no devuelven cual sea el motivo de las cancelaciones.
Response from BBJan 16, 2024
Dear Alejandro, Thank you for your review. We see that problem with this booking was already solved via email, cancellation terms are the same for all bookings, however, we found a solution and modified your booking so you didn't lose the advance payment. We hope that you will update this review with a new information, because we thought you were satisfied with a solution and everything is perfect now. Thank you in advance for the update and hope to see you again! Best regards, Customer Support Team
AT
Aladji T.
Bonjour j’ai demander une livraison à…
Bonjour j’ai demander une livraison à mon hôtel pour jeudi ceci dit aucun numéro indiquée ne fonction (switch off) pourrais je avoir un numéro afin d’être rassuré sir la réservation du véhicule merci
SP
Stéphanie K.
Compliqué...
J'ai effectué une réservation avec un supplément pour recevoir le scooter à l'hôtel. J'ai envoyé plusieurs messages et j'attends toujours cette confirmation. J'ai contacté COOLTRA sur place qui est l'agence indiquée et ils ne sont au courant de rien il m'ont dit d'appeler bikesbooking mais aucun numéro de téléphone. La solution a finalement été trouvée et nous avons pu avoir notre scooter !
Response from BBOct 5, 2020
Chère Stéphanie, nous voyons que le problème de cette réservation a été résolu. Veuillez mettre à jour votre avis, car il n'y a aucune raison pour un avis 1 étoile, votre réservation est confirmée.
Meilleures salutations, L'équipe d'assistance de BikesBooking.com
BM
Barry M.
Re Bikes Booking.com
Re Bikes Booking.com. A deposit of £229.79 was taken by the scooter hirer Alquiloscooter on August 16th 2019 the day the scooter was collected. The scooter was returned unmarked or undamaged to the hirer on August 19th 2019.
On October 7th I finally received a credit of £223.19 from Alquiloscooter into my account some 7 weeks later. I have no idea why there is a difference of £6.60 but I am not prepared to argue this point.
ET
Elena T.
La mia esperienza quasi incredibile
La mia esperienza è quasi incredibile. Prenoto per Roma dal 3 aprile e pago l'acconto. Mi arriva il voucher sul quale è scritto che il mercoledì il noleggiatore è chiuso. Il 3 aprile è mercoledì!! Scrivo immediatamente solo per vedermi rispondere che l'acconto non è rimborsabile e che sul loro sito c'era scritto che il mercoledì il noleggiatore è chiuso. In effetti è vero. C'è scritto sulla pagina di conferma del pagamento e, se non lo vedi, loro si prendono i soldi per una giornata della quale nessuno potrà usufruire. Veramente incredibile.
UPDATE
La situazione è stata risolta con il cambio della prenotazione presso altro fornitore ad un prezzo superiore. Il servizio clienti è stato decisamente d'aiuto ma il problema di permettere la prenotazione in un giorno in cui è impossibile usufruirne è un problema informatico non da poco.
UPDATE 2
Sono andata a ritirare lo scooter prenotato e non era disponibile!
Non ho più parole!
UPDATE 3
Un upgrade deve essere offerto, non imposto. Girare a Roma con un vespino è quanto di più scomodo si possa immaginare data la consizione del fondo stradale. Comunque, BikesBooking ha promesso il rimborso della caparra per cui, da parte loro, si sono comportati correttamente.
Response from BBApr 7, 2019
Cara Elena, grazie per la tua recensione. Tuttavia, tu dici che lo scooter non era disponibile. In realtà non è vero, la società di noleggio ti ha offerto un altro modello allo stesso prezzo (Vespa 50cc invece di Piaggio Liberty 50cc), ma hai rifiutato questa alternativa. Se la società di noleggio sta cambiando un modello di scooter, non può essere un motivo per fornire una valutazione a 1 stella per il nostro servizio, poiché si tratta di una decisione della società di noleggio. Grazie per la vostra comprensione.
I migliori saluti,
Team di assistenza clienti
ENG
Dear Elena, thank you for your review. However, you say that scooter was not available. It is not really true, rental company offered you another model for the same price (Vespa 50cc instead of Piaggio Liberty 50cc), but you declined this alternative. If the rental company is changing a scooter model - it can not be a reason to give 1 star rating for our service, because it is a decision of the rental company. Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
Customer Care Team