We had booked this hotel via hotelsclick.com and received a confirmation that the hotel was booked and the money was taken from the pay-pal account. When we arrived at the hotel we were told there is no such booking or reference code but that we could check in and contact the company with whom the booking was made. After checking in and checking emails we had received a cancellation mail from hotelsclick.com and a refund of the original amount. We then contacted the reservations team and told them what the mix up was and that the reservation had been cancelled unbeknown to us why.
With that we requested the hotel to honour the original rate that we initially made the reservation under or we would check into one of the other 20 or so hotels on Soi 11 at a more attractive rate. We showed them the booking and rate quoted and informed them that if it was not acceptable then we would check out immediately. Nothing was said to us regarding the rate until we were checking out and the applied rate was roughly 100% more than originally quoted. If we would have been advised of this at the time we would have made alternative arrangements immediately but as we had voiced our concern and there was no reaction at the time assumed the original rate would be honoured. As they had taken a copy of the CC then it was pointless arguing as they would just take it anyway after you leave. The way they dealt with the whole booking and pricing was very underhand and could / should have been dealt with more professionally, it was very unethical and leaves you feeling not only violated but cheated.
I noticed similar happened to 2 other people who were checking out the same time as us so maybe this is a tactic used by the hotel to generate higher room rates knowing there is very little the consumer can do after they have already checked in and signed your CC details over??
Needless to say the hotel itself is advertised as high end boutique style rooms when in reality it is very basic at best. Bathrooms need a good clean, the towels are not at all what you expect from a supposed high end hotel. Overall bitterly disappointed and would suggest anyone looks at other accommodation in the location even if it means paying slightly more (although they are all cheaper!).