Our stay was booked as a surprise gift by our son: he chose this hotel due to its central location as I am unable to walk very far for medical reasons. On arrival we were informed that our room was unavailable "due to illness of female occupant". Yeah right. I told the guys on reception that I was a doctor & would be happy to see the (alleged) sick woman but I was denied access. Despite our protests about having a firm booking which amounts to a contract, they were having none of it. They said they had instead booked us into another hotel with whom they "had an arrangement". The other hotel was over half a mile away (further away from the city centre) - no joke when your mobility is limited. Of the 2 guys, the taller Italian one was up for a stand-up row, arguing that the alternative hotel was just as close to all the places we'd want to visit. No it wasn't. What was so annoying was that we were given no choice: a refund wasn't offered, nor was a suitable alternative. If there really was an ill woman, she could have been moved out to another hotel and claimed on her travel insurance. It was clear that there'd been a double-booking, the hotel was lying to us, and we were simply the fall-guys. We were dealt with totally unsympathetically. There was no excuse for this. No compromise was offered. The alternative hotel was poorly located for our needs but we had no real choice but to relocate there as our stay was a short one and looking for alternative accommodation was not a realistic alternative. Hotel Fiori deserves to burn down for the way it treats its customers.
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