9flats.com Reviews 1,037

TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was decieved by a person called FRANCESCA PICCIN, who made me pay for renting "her" fake apartment through a 9flats.com form!!! After "she" convienced me that 9flats.com is a trusted company, I... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

good alternative to other holiday apartment site but the payment methods steps were confusing. Then when I emailed to enquired the response was fast though could be clearer on the website. (we wanted... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I found an apartment and the land lady named Maria Felicia Toscano told me to pay €750 (including security deposit) to 9 flats using bank transfer so that they could act as a neutral agent and transfe... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We spent a week in this apartment. Can't imagine more convenient and authentic location. Everything was as described in the site. Facilities are very good - you have all you need and you feel at... See more

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  1. Vacation Rental
  2. Cottage

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9flats is a global marketplace for private renting of living space which makes travelling and staying overnight unique. Anybody can offer or rent an apartment, room or house across the globe. It is our objective to make travelling more individual, convenient and affordable.


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

fast reaction

Very fast reaction on a sunday when we asked for a service person to solve some technical problems (radiator, TV, door bell).

September 19, 2015
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Invest better your rents!!!!!

Your site should invest better the apartments that you suggest or you should give pictures closer to reality.
We gave 150€ for a flat that pictures appeared something real interesting....

September 13, 2015
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Reply from 9flats.com

Dear Stergios,

thank you for sharing your experience here with other users.

Sorry, but we could not find any Stergios with a 150 EUR booking in our system.

For your security, we are paying your host one day after your arrival. This and the following information are always part of your booking confirmation. With the booking confirmation, you also got an emergency number, where you can reach us 24/7. If anything during arrival, especially if you think you did not get what you booked on 9flats.com, just give us a call and we will stop the pay out until the situation is cleared.

Of course you have to get what you booked and the apartments has to be as shown on the pictures and as described in the text. If not it is your right to leave the flat immedieatel and get your money back, or ask for a partial refund.

Please feel free to to write a review on the host and his property, to let future guest know about your experience.

Kind regards from Hamburg
your 9 Flats team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I will take it next time

Ken was very helpfull and nice. The apartement was very convinient and clean. Comfortable and well equipped. Only 30 minutes walking to the city center (you can take a bus if you want -lines 14 and 140 were very useful- We rented a car and we could park it in the building -no parking place in the area for non residents.

September 2, 2015
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

well done!

We used 9flats to find a flat in London - it was the best balance price/location. couldn't ask for anything better!
Well organized and practical website.

August 29, 2015
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A good alternative to AirBnB - Flawless service, no problems.

AirBnB recently implemented it's new policy of forcing it's customers to give them scans of government documents to "verify" their ID. Not only that but they also lie to their customers about the reason for this. In our case they originally told us the hosts we were contacting had insisted on the extra verification but we contacted all of those hosts independently and all said they had never asked for such a thing.
Anyway, long story short, we refuse to use AirBnB now and went looking for alternatives. 9Flats was an obvious choice and we found many people who advertise both on 9Flats and AirBnB and often the 9Flats rooms are cheaper.
The service seems to work very well. Nothing ever felt sketchy. The hosts we met were great people. Highly recommend 9Flats.

August 29, 2015
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Website

I used 9flats to book accommodation in two places whilst traveling Canada. Easy to use, a variety of places to stay, and had nothing but a great experience at the places I stayed in. Would recommend as a fantastic alternative to staying in hotels. Saved myself a bundle using 9flats!

August 25, 2015
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Occasionally cheaper alternative to Air B'n'B

I've booked holiday accommodation through 9flats twice now. I don't really have too much to say, because it was such a simple transaction each time. I found some really good prices and the quality of the last place I stayed is second to none. I have had no negative experience to report.

August 24, 2015
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Smooth and seemless experience

Dealing with 9flats to arrange a stay in Germany was very smooth and straightforward. The accommodation itself was probably the nicest of any we stayed in, with very friendly owners and a superb setting. 9flats would be my first choice in finding accommodation on another trip.

August 24, 2015
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Non-secure consumer portal

We were in the unfortunate situation that our order was cancelled by host. In scenarios like this, 9flats is completely incapable of handling the situation. We now have to claim additional costs for more expensive accommodation as our booking was cancelled 1,5 week before departure. I have seen this in several reviews on this page - 9flats cannot offer any guidance on how to claim money back from the host, and they are not even making an effort to clearly state to the host that that host is responsible. The only answer you will always get is that "we are only a market place". This is perfectly fine, but it cannot be that they care so little about their customers that they are not even in a position to offer the slightest amount of guidance or support. In the end, no consequences are made towards the host who performed the cancellation, but why would 9 flats also do such - when they earn 170 USD everytime a host cancels a booking? You are not safe as a customer on this page. As soon as something goes wrong, you will have to take a financial loss that 9flats will not and can not support you in claiming back. I will in the future stay away from this page, and go with a more consumer secure booking portal. It is not worth the risk. Booking ref: 6e3053ce

August 24, 2015
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Reply from 9flats.com

Dear Camilla,

thank you for sharing your experience here with other users.

Some of the properties on our website are handled by private persons and in few cases it could come to unforeseen complications. We can only apologize for the inconvenience and try to give our best to offer you an alternative.

We send you a message with 4 alternatives and we are sorry that the alternative or 9flats did not match your expectations anymore.

Kind regards,
your 9Flats Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy and affordable

Looking for accommodation in an unfamiliar city is never easy. The options available in Seoul, Sth Korea on the very first search were amazing and the ease with which I was able to book an appropriate apartment seemed too good to be true! But then, when that apartment had issues with the hot water service and we were moved to an "upgraded" one, I realised 9flats.com was everything and more that this sort of online service should be.

June 14, 2015
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