VRBO bait and switch - WWYD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t cancel it. Make them cancel it if they don’t want to give you that rwte

Do not cancel. This is their mistake and they should honor the rate. Respond that it’s unfortunate that they made a mistake with the rate, but your reservation and credit card was charged at X daily rate.

Let them create the cancelation and record the reason for doing so.

On both VRBO and AirBNB it's easy for a host to cancel. The host is offering OP he opportunity to book at the right rate, the summer rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t cancel it. Make them cancel it if they don’t want to give you that rwte

Do not cancel. This is their mistake and they should honor the rate. Respond that it’s unfortunate that they made a mistake with the rate, but your reservation and credit card was charged at X daily rate.

Let them create the cancelation and record the reason for doing so.

On both VRBO and AirBNB it's easy for a host to cancel. The host is offering OP he opportunity to book at the right rate, the summer rate.

If it’s so easy, then the host would cancel. They wouldn’t need to “offer the opportunity to book at the summer rate” they should have plenty of takers if they relist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t cancel it. Make them cancel it if they don’t want to give you that rwte

Do not cancel. This is their mistake and they should honor the rate. Respond that it’s unfortunate that they made a mistake with the rate, but your reservation and credit card was charged at X daily rate.

Let them create the cancelation and record the reason for doing so.

On both VRBO and AirBNB it's easy for a host to cancel. The host is offering OP he opportunity to book at the right rate, the summer rate.

If it’s so easy, then the host would cancel. They wouldn’t need to “offer the opportunity to book at the summer rate” they should have plenty of takers if they relist.

The host will cancel if this person doesn’t accept the new rate. There is plenty of time for them to get a booking at the correct rate before July. There is a slight ding to your rating for canceling, so the host is probably hoping to avoid that, but it’s not so big that the host will let an accidental booking for a prime week in the summer go.

[Anonymous]

where are you going? would you be upset if the host cancelled and there was nowhere else to book? if this were my summer trip to cape cod, I would ask the host to cancel, and try to find someplace else because the risk of the host cancelling at the last minute and there not being any other places to rent would be too high.

[Anonymous]

Don’t use these services and you don’t have to deal with this crap.

[Anonymous]

If the place is worth the higher rate, then keep it.

If you can do better, then tell the host to cancel or you will cancel.

If they were a large company they could absorb the loss in revenue and honor the rate.
But this is an individual. I would wonder if it's a bait and switch but would try to assume it was an honest mistake.

[Anonymous]

They made a pricing error. You’re not gonna get a windfall. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Do not cancel! This is on them. I have vbro’s booked almost 2 years in advance. It is the only way to get some of the properties. For instance, we booked one for $50k for a week for this Thanksgiving. If they tried to change it now, you better bet lawyers would be involved. And yes, the current rate is higher, but that is how booking in advance works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can cancel it.

I thought VRBO owners have the right to and can cancel a renter’s booking up until 4 (or 6 maybe) weeks prior to their check-in date, no?

Yes, op would get refunded but her bigger loss is the great rate she thought she secured for presumably a prime location (again, "losing " out on not finding something comparable).

I'm betting Op will get an email in early June saying her vrbo reservation is canceled (and hood luck finding a comparable one at such a late date).

[Anonymous]

I would offer to meet them halfway and if they decline, I’d cancel and move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would offer to meet them halfway and if they decline, I’d cancel and move on.

I would make them cancel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No fraud, you got the winter rate in the summer, but I assume you knew that?

THIS.

[Anonymous]

VBRO's terms and conditions are slanted towards the owner. They can cancel up to 30 days prior with no penalty. They can cancel inside of that window and pay a penalty to VBRO (worth it if you can rent for more than the original booking plus the penalty). I'd sue the owner for breach in local small claims court. Either default them and let the judgment collect interest before seeking to enforce it or force them to fly here to defend the case.

[Anonymous]

We have a property on VRBO and only now did we update our summer rate for next year with our beach house.

The owner just has nit updated their winter rate for next summer. But OP knew that because the rate was likely too good to be true.

I would have done the same thing. Tell OP that this is our summer rate which we just updated and give her the chance to book at correct rate. If she doesn’t want to, she can cancel the booking. If she doesn’t cancel within 1-2 weeks, then I would as the owner.

BTW, full payment was likely not made by OP if it’s VRBO. It’s a despot which would be refunded. And the owner likely won’t see any if the money until after OP has actually checked in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VBRO's terms and conditions are slanted towards the owner. They can cancel up to 30 days prior with no penalty. They can cancel inside of that window and pay a penalty to VBRO (worth it if you can rent for more than the original booking plus the penalty). I'd sue the owner for breach in local small claims court. Either default them and let the judgment collect interest before seeking to enforce it or force them to fly here to defend the case.

You are being ridiculous. If OP is not agreeable to the summer rate, then the owner will just cancel now. Done.