Hua Hin Pool Villa - rented for 12,000 baht a night but they get a slum!

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Hua Hin Pool Villa - rented for 12,000 baht a night but they get a slum!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai tourist went on Facebook to complain that they rented what they thought was a luxury pool villa in Hua Hin.

 

But what they got was as bad as any slum.

 

What appeared to be a beautiful pool with a huge floating duck toy was just stinking water.

 

And the duck was in a crumpled heap.

 

The toilet was unusable. Dirty plates and cups were strewn everywhere.

 

The bedding looked like it had never been washed.

 

"Kiaw Pa Rasee" said he had paid 12,000 baht for this mess. He called the owner to say it was completely unlike the nice advertising photos.

 

He had his old folks and kids with him so finding another place for the night was not an option - so they agreed on a price of 4,500 baht.

 

But they couldn't wait to get out at 7am next day.

 

Sanook reported that in such a case the owner could be prosecuted for false advertising and face 6 months jail or a 50,000 baht fine or both.

 

While Thai Rath made a video of the mess saying that it was a story being shared across social media.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-05-02

 

[Colabamumbai]

And would that have been thru airbnb?

[George Bowman]

He still paid B4,500 for the night. It looks like the B450 rooms from years ago.

[gk10002000]

and then the hotel will counter sue claiming his online posts and complaints ruined his reputation and hurt future business

[Get Real]

1 hour ago, gk10002000 said:

and then the hotel will counter sue claiming his online posts and complaints ruined his reputation and hurt future business

What hotel?

[Xonax]

Welcome to Thailand!  Most hotel rooms I have booked here over the years, have also not been up to the standard described and shown in photos.

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, Colabamumbai said:

And would that have been thru airbnb?

Fast on the draw there, I was about to post welcome to the world of......

[JoeW]

Actually I have seen that place on AirBnb...

[madmin]

Should of gone on Booking.com 

[Megasin1]

tsk tsk, do people willing to spend 12500 a night really use airbnb?

He could have got a family room + a double for less than that in a nice hotel.

[crazykopite]

Cannot believe that he paid even the reduced price to stay there . I would not of stayed even if they said it was free !

[cardinalblue]

Air BnB in America is definitely less than hotel rates and much better value...I just wouldn't trust the ave Thai homeowner knowing what service and service standards are...

[maccastime]

Name and shame required please

[newnative]

Boo hoo.  Next time book a hotel.

[USNret]

We're in an Airbnb condo right now in BKK. We arrived the day before Songkran; the tiny fridge was broke. We have a baby & need a fridge. Owner said they can't fix it for 5 days cuz of Songkran.  I said,  "Broken fridge does not meet Airbnb standards, so we will move out & get refund through the company".  Why not just buy a new (and bigger) fridge; it can be here tonite, and then no problem.  And that's what they did!  The manager went to Tesco across the street, bought a new, larger fridge, it was in by dinner time, and all are happy.  NB - We have a 5 week reservation, so my "threat" would amount to a LOT of lost revenue if I had followed through.  

Bottom line... when you rent via Airbnb, you have some leverage. Plus you correspond with the owner prior to rental, you can judge their character.  My (Thai) wife had cancelled an earlier reservation because the owner was non-responsive to her inquiries; she said "This guy will be trouble."  The place we rented from, she said the owner sounds like a decent lady.  So kudos to my wife, who keeps me out of trouble more times than I deserve. :)  

[Megasin1]

4 minutes ago, USNret said:

We're in an Airbnb condo right now in BKK. We arrived the day before Songkran; the tiny fridge was broke. We have a baby & need a fridge. Owner said they can't fix it for 5 days cuz of Songkran.  I said,  "Broken fridge does not meet Airbnb standards, so we will move out & get refund through the company".  Why not just buy a new (and bigger) fridge; it can be here tonite, and then no problem.  And that's what they did!  The manager went to Tesco across the street, bought a new, larger fridge, it was in by dinner time, and all are happy.  NB - We have a 5 week reservation, so my "threat" would amount to a LOT of lost revenue if I had followed through.  

Bottom line... when you rent via Airbnb, you have some leverage. Plus you correspond with the owner prior to rental, you can judge their character.  My (Thai) wife had cancelled an earlier reservation because the owner was non-responsive to her inquiries; she said "This guy will be trouble."  The place we rented from, she said the owner sounds like a decent lady.  So kudos to my wife, who keeps me out of trouble more times than I deserve. :)  

my daughter had a similar experience in Amsterdam and secured a refund, but to me personally its hassle that you don't need and all too frequent it seems

[shady86]

Never pay in advance especially without an agent in between.

[watcharacters]

7 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

and then the hotel will counter sue claiming his online posts and complaints ruined his reputation and hurt future business

 

And just WHERE will that law suit be filed?    IN Thailand?       

 

Hello?..

[wvavin]

He probably have missed out the fine print saying that the photos on display was taken 15 years ago!

[smew]

Another ripoff touristy place in Thailand, not the first and not the last!

[terryofcrete]

 Not worth the hassle and worry . will it be alright etc. some folk do not know what a holiday actually means as they are so used to stressing themselves over everything from the flights to the rooms . I read every day on Trip advisor the questions and queries and you can feel the stress in the questions ! You are supposed to relax, leave the stress behind but it becomes a major worrying exercise for some. Like Golf... did you ever see the state of some people after a round of golf... fuming with self criticism or the shot that got away has them demented . 

[terryofcrete]

1 hour ago, wvavin said:

He probably have missed out the fine print saying that the photos on display was taken 15 years ago!

like the ladies on Thai Frindly ... God Bless the  Beauty Plus App ! 

[Acemaker]

3 hours ago, JoeW said:

Actually I have seen that place on AirBnb...

Prove it.

[Acemaker]

2 hours ago, USNret said:

We're in an Airbnb condo right now in BKK. We arrived the day before Songkran; the tiny fridge was broke. We have a baby & need a fridge. Owner said they can't fix it for 5 days cuz of Songkran.  I said,  "Broken fridge does not meet Airbnb standards, so we will move out & get refund through the company".  Why not just buy a new (and bigger) fridge; it can be here tonite, and then no problem.  And that's what they did!  The manager went to Tesco across the street, bought a new, larger fridge, it was in by dinner time, and all are happy.  NB - We have a 5 week reservation, so my "threat" would amount to a LOT of lost revenue if I had followed through.  

Bottom line... when you rent via Airbnb, you have some leverage. Plus you correspond with the owner prior to rental, you can judge their character.  My (Thai) wife had cancelled an earlier reservation because the owner was non-responsive to her inquiries; she said "This guy will be trouble."  The place we rented from, she said the owner sounds like a decent lady.  So kudos to my wife, who keeps me out of trouble more times than I deserve. :)  

A Falang Thai success story, congrats, a rarity indeed.

[observer90210]

The victim should sue the cheating bastard !

[Voodoochile]

Sokapok mac!

[madusa]

In many south east asian countries you need to use high handed way to deal with problem like this. No good going to office to complain or even go to tourism authority. Just get some gang members to agree to get your money back and on top of that compensation this compensation will be pay to the gang members. They only answer to gang who will threaten to beat them up. Pay on the spot cash. Of course local gang are friends of the police they know each other well. Report to police? what a joke.

[MartinBangkok]

Do not rent from Thais. It's not like they are honest or have a genuine smile.

Just saying

[happy chappie]

It does help to read comments or feedback from previous people who have stayed at place and not from 3 years ago.

[neeray]

This problem is not exclusive to Thailand. It happens in developed countries too.