SpeedyBooker Reviews 

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

What makes a stay at King's College enjoyable is definitely the environment/exterior and the quietness. Less enjoyable were the fact that I had to share a bathroom with I don't know how many other peo... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We stayed at the Little Miss Sunshine Beach Hut and couldn’t believe our luck when we saw it was available. We were instantly excited. The vibes, the colours, and the location were all perfect. It’s... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staying in the grounds of an Oxford College was beautiful, serene and relaxing. The staff are all very kind, the rooms are clean and functional. The breakfast is plentiful to keep you going past lu... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Shafer House, Euston. Basic room and limited facilities but that is all I needed. Good value. Have stayed in newer, more attractive Uni Rooms but Shafer House location is excellent for transport and h... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The rooms are decrepit… how they have…

The rooms are decrepit… how they have the nerve to charge 55 a night for such squalid rooms is beyond me. I checked in during the evening and the security guy could not be bothered … gave me my keys and pointed me in the vague direction. It was only by asking other people that I found the room. Then when I unlocked it the key jammed in the lock. Eventually the person in the room next door came out to try and help … saying ‘my key did that too’. He managed to get the key out but during my stay I dared not lock the door from the outside in case it jammed again . When the Reception desk opened the next morning and I explained the problem they too could not be bothered to listen and were dismissive … I saw these 2 women standing around earlier vaping and chatting… again I saw them in the breakfast room again presumably when they were supposed to be working… the management of this place is nonexistent or very very poor. The only part of it which is good is the women who run the breakfast room… they are lovely and helpful and the breakfast at £5 very good.

July 4, 2023
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Like staying in a prison!

I’ve used University Rooms several times and always had a great stay. Not expecting a 5 star experience, a clean room and a place to sleep is all I want, everything else is a bonus. But this stay was very disappointing. Easy to book on I’m the website, but on arrival at UCL Ramsay Hall London it was like trying to get into Fort Knox! When I eventually made it through the gates the porter handed me a key and waved me in the general direction of the accommodation block but there were no details of WiFi/bathroom arrangements/anything else given. Room was cleanish and bed was fine but I felt really isolated given the lack of welcome. They didn’t seem to know whether I needed to sign out on departure either. Won’t be staying there again in a hurry!

June 30, 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

SpeedyBooker messed up my booking

SpeedyBooker messed up my booking. I booked for two nights and they sent me confirmation for two nights. However, when I arrived at the college, the porters told me on their system I only booked for 1 night. I showed the porters my confirmation and they believed me saying since the room was not booked for the next night, I can stay for two nights. However, they are unable to change it on their system as it is the information they received from the speedybooker.

May 23, 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I cancelled my booking and a refund was…

I cancelled my booking and a refund was due which has not materialised

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Your booking has been cancelled. For more information on how your cancellation fee was calculated, please see your original booking confirmation email or the Payment and Cancellation Terms of the property in question.

Booking ref: 2526789
Title: Mr
First name: Stuart
Last name: Matthews
Arrival date: 30/03/2023
Total price: £108.00

Cancelled on: 19/03/2023 10:57
Cancellation fee: £10.00
Amount refunded: £98.00
Additional Charge: £0.00

March 30, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible management and misleading pricing

Horrible management and misleading advertising. A 2-day stay in London is advertised as £65. Upon booking, all of a sudden there is a £85 extra 'cleaning fee'. The property and the website keep pushing the blame to each other. No way to cancel unless you pay up (£30, for absolutely nothing aside from wasted few hours). Will never make use of it again. This company is unheard of for a reason.

March 19, 2023
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Reply from SpeedyBooker

Thank you for leaving a review, and we apologize that your experience did not meet expectations. We always strive to provide an exceptional experience and are devastated when we fall short. We desire the opportunity to further discuss and investigate your feedback. Could you provide us the specifics of your complaint and your reference number at https://www.speedybooker.com/en-GB/enquiry so that we can investigate this immediately and prevent it from happening again?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They cancelled my booking on the…

They cancelled my booking on the morning of the stay (when I was already travelling to London). I didn't receive an email to confirm, it was only as I noticed the refund come through my bank account or else I would have found out upon arrival. They said the reason was because their vendors don't have time to keep their availability up to date. Terrible experience and had to spend 3x the amount on another booking due to late notice.

September 16, 2022
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Reply from SpeedyBooker

We apologise that your experience did not match your expectations, and we appreciate your feedback. We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss and investigate your feedback further. Could you supply us with the details of your complaint and your reference number at https://www.universityrooms.com/en-GB/enquiry so that we may investigate and prevent this from happening again?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have a booking on the 12th to the…

I have a booking on the 12th to the 13th July and need to cancel well within my allowed time. In the last week I have tried everything to contact the hotel, e-mail, calling several times, it just rings out every time. I will lose my £50 if not cancelled in the next week and its extremely frustrating to watch this happen.
Andrew

July 4, 2022
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Reply from SpeedyBooker

Thank you for your feedback. We're extremely sorry to hear that you had such a frustrating experience. We appreciate you letting us know about your experience and we would like to further help and investigate this for you. If you could please kindly send us the booking reference and the name of the property through our enquiry page at www.speedybooker.com/en-GB/enquiry.

We look forward to your email.

With kind regards and apologies,
SpeedyBooker Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Misleading the customer.

They booked a place for me without availability. I am still waiting for my refund.

June 30, 2022
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Reply from SpeedyBooker

Thank you for your honest feedback Josue. We're so sorry to know that this has happened, this is not the experience we would like our customers to have. Our vendors do their best to keep availability on our websites up to date, but where they receive bookings in rapid succession, they sometimes don’t have time to keep their availability completely up to date.

We appreciate you letting us know about your experience and we would like to further help and investigate this for you. Could you please kindly send us the booking reference and the name of the property through our enquiry page at www.speedybooker.com/en-GB/enquiry.

We look forward to your email.

With kind regards and apologies,
SpeedyBooker Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful company charging astronomical…

Awful company charging astronomical cancellation fees weeks in advance. So sad that a University like Oxford chooses to work with them.

November 9, 2021
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Reply from SpeedyBooker

Dear Olga,
Thank you for your feedback. We take all negative comments seriously and wanted to look into your complaint. We can see that your original booking was for £465, which you cancelled two weeks before arrival. We automatically charge a £10 administration fee when we process refunds, so you received £455 back.
We know how frustrating it is to pay any fees, and would love to not have to charge them, however the £10 administration fee is to cover the costs we incur from our banking and card processing partners each time we make a refund, and our own admin costs as well.
We always try to do our best for all our customers, and are proud to have received an average rating on our website of 4.64/5.00 by 1,866 reviewers so far in 2021. We hope the information above helps explain the £10 fee, we are sorry we have to charge it, and hope that you now feel it is reasonable given it just covers our costs.
Best wishes,
The SpeedyBooker team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They cancelled my booking saying it was me who requested

They confirmed my booking took my deposit then a week later sent me an email saying thanks for cancelling your booking, WHICH I DID NOT DO. i AM YET TO RECEIVE MY $321.36 DEPOSIT. This is absolutely disgusting and I will be telling everyone not to use speedy booker.

April 7, 2021
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Reply from SpeedyBooker

Hi Penny,

Thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to share it with us. we are extremely sorry that your booking for 31st July 2021 was cancelled. Our vendors do their best to keep availability on our website up to date, but where they receive bookings in rapid succession, they sometimes don't have time to keep their availability completely up to date. This is the reason the vendor had to cancel your reservation, for which we sincerely apologise. We have asked them to update their availability. A refund of A$312.00 has been processed back to your account on the 7th of April.

I appreciate none of this will change the difficulty you had with this booking, but I hope it will reassure you of our good faith and perhaps encourage you to revisit our site at some point in the future. We also sent you an email where you can reach out to us directly so we can clear out any questions or clarification you may have for your reservation.

With kind regards and apologies,
SpeedyBooker Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent value stays

Excellent value stays. Simple booking process and helpful support.

March 5, 2021
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Reply from SpeedyBooker

Thank you for your kind words, Scott and for taking the time to share your feedback with SpeedyBooker.

We look forward to your future booking!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very very poor customer experience

I booked a hotel through this site. They took my money, then CANCELLED my booking WITHOUT TELLING ME and then charged me £10 for the privilege.

This is robbery.

August 30, 2020
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Reply from SpeedyBooker

Thank you for your feedback. We apologise that the hotel cancelled your reservation and had to go through such an inconvenience. Our vendors do their best to keep our websites up to date, but when they receive reservation in rapid succession, they sometimes do not have enough time to keep their availability up to date. Having looked, one of our support team has sent you an email on the 30th August and also processed a refund of the admin fee (£10.00) back to your account on the same day. Should you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to respond to the email and we will be glad to assist you further.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would never use this company again!

Despite taking my money and confirming the booking, Speedybooker subsequently CANNCELLED THE BOOKING WITHOUT TELLING ME, because THEY had made an error with the price!!! It's impossible to find a phone number and so impossible to speak to anyone. I would never use this company again.

September 23, 2019
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Reply from SpeedyBooker

Thank you for your feedback. We believe we have since dealt with this feedback, and sent the reviewer email correspondence that the hotel had been in touch to advise there was a pricing issue with the rates they displayed and the rate we were given was incorrect. We have spoken to the reviewer and this has been resolved. 

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