I also have been experiencing double bookings from Booking.com - despite having synced my calendars and manually updating (due to the updates taking approx 24 hours to synchronise).
I have been on Airbnb for about a year - incredibly happy with process, systems and payments. I thought I would expand to Booking.com, but its been disastrous... their system is NOT AIMED at guest houses/BnBs but more the bigger, detached hotel groups and chains.
The first double booking, I reached out to the guest and they cancelled from their side.
The second one, a booking came through on 22 March (for 28 Mar - 2 April). I am aware that sometimes the calendars are not updated for up to 24 hours so need a manual update, but I had had an existing Airbnb booking since 6 March (thats SIXTEEN DAYS). I told the guest there was an error and the place was not available. She was understandably disappointed with Booking.com as she had paid in full, but the guest dealt with Booking.com who she said "cancelled the booking". I then got a rude call from an uppity Booking.com woman saying I needed to relocate the guest. I only have one house available so this was not possible. Booking.com are now charging me 50% of the total booking cost as "relocation cost / complaint cost/ D11" = EUR 700. I find this completely unacceptable. The error was on their side and now I have to pay them EUR700!!???? . SHOCKED at this. This is 20% of my total earnings to date from Booking.com, so its not like its very successful. And this penalty is over and above the 20% commission they already help themselves to.
Emails to their customer service also get no response - just notices of invoices they will deduct off my payout.
Booking.com sort your integration system out - and while you at it improve the mobile app which is clumsy ** with limited functionality. This is not the last you will hear from me - and at this rate, I will be taking my property off this platform.
I also have been experiencing double bookings from Booking.com - despite having synced my calendars and manually updating (due to the updates taking approx 24 hours to synchronise).
I have been on Airbnb for about a year - incredibly happy with process, systems and payments. I thought I would expand to Booking.com, but its been disastrous... their system is NOT AIMED at guest houses/BnBs but more the bigger, detached hotel groups and chains.
The first double booking, I reached out to the guest and they cancelled from their side.
The second one, a booking came through on 22 March (for 28 Mar - 2 April). I am aware that sometimes the calendars are not updated for up to 24 hours so need a manual update, but I had had an existing Airbnb booking since 6 March (thats SIXTEEN DAYS). I told the guest there was an error and the place was not available. She was understandably disappointed with Booking.com as she had paid in full, but the guest dealt with Booking.com who she said "cancelled the booking". I then got a rude call from an uppity Booking.com woman saying I needed to relocate the guest. I only have one house available so this was not possible. Booking.com are now charging me 50% of the total booking cost as "relocation cost / complaint cost/ D11" = EUR 700. I find this completely unacceptable. The error was on their side and now I have to pay them EUR700!!???? . SHOCKED at this. This is 20% of my total earnings to date from Booking.com, so its not like its very successful. And this penalty is over and above the 20% commission they already help themselves to.
Emails to their customer service also get no response - just notices of invoices they will deduct off my payout.
Booking.com sort your integration system out - and while you at it improve the mobile app which is clumsy ** with limited functionality. This is not the last you will hear from me - and at this rate, I will be taking my property off this platform.