2/10 Terrible
Steven
12 June 2025
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
DO NOT TRUST LASTMINUTE.COM - Misleading Listings, No Accountability
We booked Grand 5 Hotel & Plaza Sukhumvit via Lastminute.com on June 3, 2025. The listing promised a clean, 4-star hotel, ideal for our urgent medical trip.
What we arrived just after midnight it was shocking:
The “family connecting rooms” were filthy, damaged, and stank of cigarette smoke - despite being listed as non-smoking. The damp, musty air from poorly maintained A/C was hazardous for my wife, who has respiratory issues.
We were shown another room, but it was just as bad. The receptionist said these were the “best rooms” available - and the rest were smoking floors.
My unwell wife left by tuk-tuk to search Bangkok for a clean hotel and finally found one at 3am. She paid out of pocket while my two sons and I sat stranded in the dirty lobby for hours.
We contacted Lastminute.com the next day. They said they’d reach out to the hotel. Days later, they told us the manager had refused a refund. Their final message? “We tried, the manager said no.”
Lastminute misrepresented this property, failed to vet its quality, and ignored all follow-up complaints. Their handling of this serious matter - involving health risks - was evasive, dismissive, and disgraceful. We are now proceeding with formal complaints through Consumer Protection WA, the OAIC, and a chargeback with our bank.
Steven
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025