Disgrace
Oh boy, where to start with this one. I'll keep it as short as i can so you can read through it, digest it and make up your own minds.
We had a wedding party from the UK stay here. We advised them on several (not just once or twice) occasions that one of the guests was disabled in a wheelchair, one of the guests was under 16 but needed her own room next to her father, that only two of the rooms can have double beds as other guests were not couples, the guests would arrive around 5pm as their flights came in then and all guests would likely want food on the evening of arrival as well as breakfast on two mornings. We had booked one couple's room for 5 days but this was cancelled over a month prior (this will be important further down).
We were told there was an elevator and that we had to provide a credit card to secure the rooms upfront, this would be charged at 12pm on the day of arrival.
When we arrived, all the rooms booked were upstairs but there was no elevator (i guess we were meant to carry the disabled person on our back). The guy on the desk who was in charge was apparently someone who doesn't normally work there, he was just covering (smart idea when you have a wedding party to take care of). The chef couldn't handle more than four people at once because he hadn't been informed upfront (did someone forget about the wedding party?)
Unbeknownst to us, a few days prior to the arrival, the provided credit card had been charged for the cancelled 5 day room.
After the wedding, the guests returned home and we went to the UK with them for one of our two honeymoons. It was here that we found out about the incorrect charge on the card. So, as per the standard resolution, i sent an email to the hotel (it was ignored). I sent an email to their head office (it was ignored). I submitted a ticket / complaint on their website (it was ignored). These emails and the ticket were sent around the middle of September. As of writing this (13th October), i still have no response.
When i returned to the Netherlands i went and visited the hotel. The woman on the desk happened to be the one who i spoke to when i cancelled the 5 day room. She was expecting me. She received the email and sent it to the head office. Never bothered to inform me she had done so upon receiving it. She called their complaints team whilst i was there. The lady on the other end said "what do you expect me to do?" Oh i don't know, refund the money maybe? She informs me they need 5-10 days to investigate it. Why, when the woman who called you is the one who said she cancelled the room and it was charged in error.
Still to this day, no one has bothered to call me, send an email or even apologise. It's safe to say, i'll never set foot in a Bastion hotel ever again.
In the end, i told my mum to do a chargeback and if Bastion wish to dispute it, they can argue with the credit card company, who have all the evidence needed to laugh them out of the room.