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Charlene D

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2015

25 Feb 2015, 12:54

Misleading advertising - Safarinow/Seacliffe Lodge

On showing interest in Seacliffe Lodge Hout Bay in December via Safarinow - Seacliff Lodge is, from the advertising, a beautiful establishment with pool, luxurious rooms, 4-star graded. <br> <br> I received a reply via Safarinow that Seacliffe Lodge has availability - self-catering option, assuming that we would be staying in the Lodge as advertised, without dining facility. Arriving at Seacliffe Lodge presented a horrible surprise. The self-catering option not at the Lodge. It is another building all together, on another property, lacking any advertised Lodge amenities and isn't even 1 star graded.<br> <br> At no point, are you as a consumer informed that by agreeing to self-catering option, you no longer at the lodge. Your room is a dingy bachelor flat on another property, without TGCSA, Portfolio Collection or AA Superior grading, as advertised for the lodge. We were horrified.Surely in the interest of the consumer, they must be informed re: massive changes in circumstances & accommodation when agreeing to a self-catering option. <br> <br> The matter was taken up with Safarinow on 6 Jan 2015 and to date they still haven't bothered to respond with a solution or apology. Absolutely appauling

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Safarinow.com
Safarinow.com's reply25 Feb 2015, 14:00
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Hello CharleneDen,

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today regarding your complaint.

We apologise for the delay in the response of your query, we seem to have dropped the follow up to completion of your query on our end.
We've investigated the issue and we agree there is a serious misguiding element to the self-catering unit's information provided. We will be updating the information on our website immediately.
We are going to refund you all funds received for this booking. We hope that our resolution of your query has been handled satisfactorily.

Kind regards,
Andrea Daniels
Customer Services Team Leader
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