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Holiday with Lastminute.com not as described

Hi - I wonder if anyone has any advice or any experience of the following:
My partner and I booked a flight and hotel (Riad) in Marrakech over last Christmas. As we were going to be there for Christmas we wanted a few luxuries and I chose the following Riad because of the description on Lastminute.com

http://www.lastminute.com/hotels/riad-radia-marrakech-ma.1000069624-0-5-GH:1$v1v$

However when we got there we found our room had a double bed, two bedside tables, a small shower-room. That's it apart from an electrical socket or two.

I've taken this up with Lastminute.com but all they've offered us is £62 on a holiday that cost £1400. Oh ... and two free nights back at this Riad - which we weren't happy with!!

I can't help feeling that this is misrepresentation. I've even got email messages that I sent to my partner explaining why I wanted to go to this particular Riad, ie, all the good room facilities.

Can companies sell holidays online and 'lie' about the facilities you get?

Comments

  • littlereddevil
    littlereddevil Posts: 4,752 Forumite
    edited 11 April 2013 at 7:44AM
    They just did!
    At least you got a room, when we booked with them there was no room booked for us and we were stranded in a foreign country with no help from them at all.
    I avoid them like the plague now
    travelover
  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,875 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Kayjo wrote: »
    However when we got there we found our room had a double bed, two bedside tables, a small shower-room. That's it apart from an electrical socket or two.



    I can't help feeling that this is misrepresentation. I've even got email messages that I sent to my partner explaining why I wanted to go to this particular Riad, ie, all the good room facilities.
    Certainly looking at the photos, picture 5 does seem that the rooms look small with 2 small bedside tables
    Which facilities were not provided?
    Room Description

    Swanky Non-Smoking Twin/Double. Traditional Breakfast.

    Room Amenities

    • Complimentary toiletries
    • Hairdryer
    • Make-up mirror
    • Wireless internet connection
    • Iron/ironing board
    • Cable/satellite television channels
    • Clock radio


    Or is the issue that in the Hotel description it talks about the 'suites' rather than the rooms?
  • mcc100
    mcc100 Posts: 624 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 14 April 2013 at 9:59AM
    I'm not exactly sure what you think they lied about.
  • KonkyWonky
    KonkyWonky Posts: 650 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    What facilities did they tell you the hotel had that you did not get?
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