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    Majorly scammed by hotel on weekend getaway

    I drive up to the suite to check in (here. Website is still up. Suite Smart Ocean Park Luxury Rentals in Surrey | Expedia

    And someone in the neighboring property walked up and said that we've been scammed. The operators of the hotel left last night. Apparently the people running the place were renting it.

    Yes. It doesn't look much like a hotel. But it's NOT a fucking AirBnb. This is why I don't use Airbnb! I got it though Expedia


    Anyway just spent 35 mins on hold with Expedia to report it and get a case file.

    Another group of people showed up who got scammed too. We talked to them. It was a group of guys from a local baseball team. They jumped the fence and used the pool anyways. Me and the wife weren't gonna do that.

    Anyway , booked a Best Western near Whiterock

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    The other guy said he paid $500 for the good room. I'm only out $175

    Fuck is Expedia a bunch of plonkers. The scam is still going right now

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    So you were conned in your hometown?

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    Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
    So you were conned in your hometown?
    In the broadest terms you could say that. I don't live near Crescent Beach. Wife's friend has a beach house around here that we stayed at before. We liked the area and the beach house wasn't available. So we went for this dump on Expedia.

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    Fuck ! Fuck fuuuuuck!

    Had to call in and cancel credit card

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    Fuck ! Fuck fuuuuuck!

    Had to call in and cancel credit card
    Are they making more charges?

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    Chinese people own the house. Some couple was renting it and turned it into a hotel place. The other guys are going in the house and staying. They are getting pissed up in the pool now.


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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRealKW View Post
    Are they making more charges?
    MasterCard says they hadn't. I paid an extra $40 to check in early , to the scammers actual account. MC days they won't refund that. Whatever. I thought they should but it's small beans

    The rest was all done through Expedia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    I paid an extra $40 to check in early , to the scammers actual account. MC days they won't refund that.
    Report it to the police? Can they not trace the account if it's in Canada? $40 is $40.

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    Sorry to hear that Backspin. I used to live down in Crescent Beach. Million dollar stuff now, I should have kept the property, damn.

    Anyway that must have been within a few miles of your place. Same for the White Rock place. Were you right up on the King George close to Yankee border?

    Gonna be hot, 45 up here these days.
    A true diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a manner that you will be asking for directions.

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    I made an account at Expedia to write a review that its a scam.

    Because obviously the retarded cvnt from Expedia I talked to , doesn't know what's going on. You can still book a room there right now ! From the link above.

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    Quote Originally Posted by russellsimpson View Post
    Sorry to hear that Backspin. I used to live down in Crescent Beach. Million dollar stuff now, I should have kept the property, damn.

    Anyway that must have been within a few miles of your place. Same for the White Rock place. Were you right up on the King George close to Yankee border?

    Gonna be hot, 45 up here these days.
    Yeah probably. The place we stayed at before was on Gilles street

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    Chinese people own the house. Some couple was renting it and turned it into a hotel place. The other guys are going in the house and staying. They are getting pissed up in the pool now.


    You hung around to witness this or did you go back ?

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    What exactly is the scam?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna View Post
    What exactly is the scam?
    I got there and the business was shut down. Nobody was there.

    They booked the place up and took off with everyone's money

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fondles View Post
    You hung around to witness this or did you go back ?
    The neighbor told me about the owners. Absentee Chinese owners renting it to someone who was running it as a hotel.

    Just before I left , I looked into the yard and seen the baseball guys diving into the pool. And another was coming in with a case of beer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    Chinese people own the house. Some couple was renting it and turned it into a hotel place. The other guys are going in the house and staying. They are getting pissed up in the pool now.
    You didn't answer fondles question.

    Were you really reporting live from the scene when you posted this?

    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    Absentee Chinese owners renting it to someone who was running it as a hotel.
    Their nationality seems to be really important to you.

    What race were the people in the pool?

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    The ad on Expedia is still up.

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    Looks to me like you booked a small room in a single large house. Why in the heck did you choose such a dodgy looking place?

    Did you see this photo of the grand entrance and foyer?




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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    The ad on Expedia is still up.
    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    I made an account at Expedia to write a review that its a scam.

    Because obviously the retarded cvnt from Expedia I talked to , doesn't know what's going on. You can still book a room there right now ! From the link above.

    Your review is not on the website. The last review is dated 17 March 2021.
    Last edited by Neverna; 27-06-2021 at 11:49 AM.

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    Why is this important issue in travellers tale and not in World News?

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    Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
    Looks to me like you booked a small room in a single large house. Why in the heck did you choose such a dodgy looking place?

    Did you see this photo of the grand entrance and foyer?



    If dodgy means not a conventional hotel with a corporate name. It was just a last minute thing. It wasn't Airbnb so I thought its probably fine..i stayed in Banff at a place like this. A converted house. The place ran legit for 2 years

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neverna View Post
    Your review is not on the website. The last review is dated 17 March 2021.
    It's not posted yet , I dunno why .

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    Quote Originally Posted by lom View Post
    Why is this important issue in travellers tale and not in World News?
    More to the point, when is less than 200 bucks "majorly"?

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    I got a name of the operator from Trip Advisor.

    Dwayne Snisarenko. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwaynesn...ca#image-modal

    Dwayne Paul Snisarenko PremiumGraphic Design Specialist La Salle College Vancouver13 West DesignSurrey, British Columbia, Canada

    Last edited by Backspin; 27-06-2021 at 01:06 PM.

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