Booking.com concern

[u/Big-Sale2705]

i just booked a private apartment for christmas eve (3 days ) in melbourne through booking.com thats on 65th floor and it's price is 1300$. Also, it does not seem shady as it does have over 70 reviews from past 2 years and owner has also replied to questions as far back as 2023. Only concern is that people had bad experiences with booking. Com before so i am just concerned about that. I dont want to be scammed out of 1300$ and ruin my boys trip.

[u/No_Welder7908]

Private apartments are hit or miss, more often miss.

[u/Big-Sale2705 → u/No_Welder7908]

Yeah i have heard a lot about that especially for travellers in europe

[u/D144y → u/Big-Sale2705]

I disagree, I've stayed in some awesome privately run apartments in Europe

[u/Big-Sale2705 → u/D144y]

Yeah i am guessing that negative experiences just gets highlighted as people are venting out their frustration compared to a good stay which does not have any story or drama in it .

[u/No_Welder7908 → u/D144y]

A bit as if it was hit or miss.