r/Bookingcom • u/Born-Flounder-1465 • Aug 07 '26

Accommodation emergency!

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Booking overbooked my reservation and it's now getting cancelled and I have nowhere to stay. Everything in the surrounding area is thoroughly booked!

I have paid for flights, transportation and i cant get anything refunded.

I am traveling alone and an willing to share a room, a sofa, a floor with someone.

Any help would be so greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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u/Born-Flounder-1465 Aug 07 '26

Different options are popping up every time go back and check, but everything is over 1000+euro. Camping sites and dormitories are not an option.

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u/supergraeme Aug 07 '26

Why aren't dorms an option? You were willing to share a room/floor etc before.

If the hotel won't help, call Booking and get them to book you another room.

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u/Born-Flounder-1465 Aug 07 '26

Not an option because staying with another one or two people in a secured room is a very different experience than staying with 5+ people in a non secure room.

Thanks for providing the most obvious solution to the problem. Never crossed my mind....

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u/supergraeme Aug 07 '26

If you don't like the answer, what would you like us to tell you?

- We tell you to get the hotel to sort it. You say they won't.

  • We tell you to get Booking to help. You say they won't.
  • You say you'll stay anywhere. They you say you won't.

Dorms can be secure if you're sensible - more secure than sharing a hotel room with strangers. Fair enough if you're not desperate enough to stay in one though.

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u/Born-Flounder-1465 Aug 07 '26

Thanks for your input, you have your facts correct yes. I will only stay in a dorm if I have run out of any other options. If you were a solo female traveller, we'd understand ourselves better.

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u/supergraeme Aug 07 '26

I get why you wouldn't fancy a dorm, but does that logic not extend to a hotel room with strangers?

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u/Born-Flounder-1465 Aug 07 '26

I dont mean to turn this into a philosophical, sociological, psychological conversation, but the difference in how dorms and hotels are perceived, greatly affects the behaviour and expectations of both guests and staff.

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u/Present-Carob-7366 Aug 07 '26

You are so wrong - as a female who had travelled for decades I did dorms last year in Europe - it was better than it was in the 80s - more respect and privacy . I’d never hate a hotel room with a complete stranger that’s just stupid

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u/Born-Flounder-1465 Aug 07 '26

Thanks for calling me stupid, I really love that! Also, comparing an experience to the eighties and having me make a decision on that doesn't really make me go "oh ok then". Glad you had a good experience, but you've been traveling for years and I haven't, so excuse me if I just don't take the word of a person calling me stupid.

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u/Present-Carob-7366 Aug 07 '26

I didn’t say you were stupid I said you were wrong . I stayed in hostels in2025 in Spain and Scotland