Shame on You
Shame on You, Adagio la Defense Courbevoie
I am posting this review to warn others about my HORRIBLE experience with Adagio hotel and Agoda. I encourage you to think twice before booking here.
I had planned a trip to Paris from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In order for me to get a travel visa, it was required that I have a reservation at a hotel. I attempted to reserve a room at this hotel, but I mistakenly clicked on a non-cancellable reservation. I misread the page and thought it was for a free cancellation I had already booked on Agoda, for the same times, same city.
I was horrified when I realized what had happened but it got much worse. I contacted Agoda and informed the hotel (by agoda messenger) IMMEDIATELY to explain that I had made a mistake. Agoda understood that it was a wrong click and I have 2 booking of 2 hotels as the same time, same city which is Adagio booking just 5' after the first book. Agoda confrimed they will contact hotel to explain and hope the hotel can help to cancel it.
But they REFUSED to even consider my request to refund even a part of the $516 USD for the stay. It was bad enough that they refused my pleas and have some sympathy for my situation, but both the agent I spoke with and the hotel manager LITERALLY LAUGHED AT ME on the phone. I was TERRIBLY UPSET at this treatment and was literally in tears. Bad enough to have $516 USD taken from me, but to be laughed at by the agent and manager was unconscionable.
No wonder this hotel gets a 1.7 star rating (out of 5) on Trustpilot.
Agoda was also unable to accommodate even a partial refund for me. And because of the long processing time to get a visa in Vietnam, I was unable to use the reservation.
I informed them 5' after I had the wrong click, it was 16 days before the booking day, I emailed and called them a few times (all before the booking date) and tried to ask for a solution or a small refund but they just said even they know I couldn't come, I had a mistake on clicking, that the policy so they will follow, the owner told them to tell me the answer will always NO.
Now, still 2 days before the booking date, I called but couldn't meet any one and they irnorge my email.
Bottom line: Yes, I made a clicking error, but to be treated with SO LITTLE RESPECT and SO LITTLE COMPASSION is shameful. Frankly, $516 USD is a huge amount of money for someone from Vietnam. I was shocked that there couldn’t be even a hint of a compromise for a technical error I made and tried to correct immediately.
SHAME on all of you at Adagio City and Agoda for creating such a distressing situation for me. I truly hope other travelers remember this when they consider this hotel.
June 12, 2023
Unprompted review