u/adventistbackpacker

I booked a hotel for four nights in Rome near the Vatican on Booking.com. I decided to take the risk as I have used Booking.com in the Uk and was able to get a refund through customer service when things didn’t work out. When I arrived to the property in Rome the room was not in good shape. The sheets hadn’t been changed/dirty and had hair. The toilet was disgusting and the seat wasn’t even attached. Biggest problem was that there was no hot water. I immediately contacted the hotel and they said they would send someone to fix it the next day. Someone came just made the bed, didn’t change the sheets and the water was still cold. I tried to contact them again but the hotel has ghosted me. I have tried to contact at booking.com but that didn’t work either. Today the hotel owner contacted me on WhatsApp telling me to drop the keys in the mailbox plus the city tax of 6 euros per person per night. That is quite a lot of money. As I have given up on getting a refund back from booking.com, could I just not pay the city tax and leave? What would realistically happen if I don’t pay it? I have already paid for the full stay on booking.com.

Hi, my mum (56) and I (17) are going soon. We are starting from Courmayeur and trying to do it the easiest way possible. What is the best guide book for the routes and alternative paths? Would like something preferably online and free. We have booked Refugio’s for every night but I wasn’t able to book any in between Le Refuge des Prés and La Visaille. We plan to do that in one day. What transport options can me take to make the hike shorter(last day of trip)? Also how much cold weather clothes should we bring? I understand there is still snow on the passes, would we need to hire micro spikes? We are planning to hike in trail runners (gortex salamon for me and altar timp 5 for mum) or should we switch that out for hiking boots? Any information much appreciated thanks.

I booked a property through Agoda. Got there no check in information. I tried calling the property nothing. I ended up booking another hotel around midnight after trying to contact Agoda/property owner. How do I contact them for a refund now? I am not able to call them because I am traveling full time and have data only esims. Is there an email address? I know how foolish I was booking third party now so no need to comment on that. Thanks

Me and my mum are backpacking through Europe for 4 months. We just left today and are in Singapore but we left our sawyer squeeze at home 🤦‍♀️. We are hiking a lot including the TMB so having one is pretty essential. Any ideas?? (Edit)I was able ti get a sawyer mini on Amazon for $30AUD to ship to my hotel in Singapore. Crisis averted lol