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Switzerland
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Antonella is a gorgeous yoga teacher, the warmes host and an inspiring Ibiza island resident, who has travelled the world and knows to create unique experience for everyone. Highly recommend! I loved it so much that I will definitely go back again!

Date of experience: July 7, 2019
Ireland
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I had an amazing experience on The Five Elements yoga retreat in Rovinj. Both Natali and Marin were wonderful teachers and hosts nothing was too much trouble, true yogis who teach from the heart. From the minute you arrive you are transported to a different space, their home is your home, the adventures are fun, challenging and just fantastic. Iskra's food is healthy and delicious, Marin's 5 elements meditations were inspiring and rekindled my passion for the peace and joy this practice brings. Natali's yoga was challenging taking you out of your comfort zone, you feel amazing after. Be sure to have one of Natali's full body massages a real treat! All in all a magical experience with lots of learning, fun and laughter(food for the soul) together with wonderful like minded people. I can't wait to come back, thanks to all who helped to make this experience so special X Gwynne

Date of experience: June 28, 2018
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Dear Gwynne,

Thanks for your lovely and detailed review about your stay with 5 Elements Retreats; we're glad you had a fantastic time in Croatia! Looking forward to hear from you again really soon:-)

Best regards,

Diana B.
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AE
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Worst customer service
February 9, 2021

One advice, do not book with them. If you really need it to find a yoga retreat here is 2 advices:

1- don't trust all the packages they offer you might be extremely disappointed and regret spending your money. Don't trust the review under each offer, they Cleary don't match with what you will get

2-if you find something interesting, go directly to the website of the organizer(look in Google) and book with them. Bookaretreat. Com will give you different condition such as non refundable when the organizer have much more flexible condition.

Poor costumer service, don't buy from them

Date of experience: February 9, 2021
California
1 review
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Wonderful Website
July 29, 2022

This website really helped narrow and filter down what I wanted in a Yoga Retreat. I was very happy with my choice and would highly recommend the Bhakti Yogshala Retreat: 22 Day 200-Hour Multi-Style Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh to anyone. I could not have found it without the BookYogaRetreats by Tripaneer website.

Date of experience: July 28, 2022
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Satisfied
December 11, 2019

I found the website while googling for place to have yoga retreats and compared to other website, it is more helpful and clear. And I found more cheaper deal here. I am totally lucky to book the trip through the website because I found a very excellent place to have my mini vacation. Thank you.

Date of experience: December 10, 2019
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over a year old

Thank you for the wonderful review Heydee! The travel pictures you shared look surreal! We're glad to receive such helpful feedback. We always strive to bring yoga retreats closer to our valued customers such as yourself. We hope you think of us again in the future! - Max

Seychelles
1 review
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Spend your money and precious holiday somewhere else

Bookyogaretreats unfortunately have some terribale organizer on their site, so I find it highly unreliable and I would never again book a retreat through their site.

The package is overly expensive compared to a lot of other similiar packages AND the organizer does not live up to what is promised in the itinerary.
The yoga is terrible - if even existing. I only had 2 out of 8 yoga classes and it was not by the teacher promised me but by a guide that the organizer had not previous experience with. And the two times yoga I even had to ask for myself.
Furthermore you can get a similiar trek for 1/3 of their price, so dont book this trip for the trekking part. There are plenty of good offerings for the exact same trekking.
I could go into plenty of details why you should not waste your money on this organizer. One thing that stood out was the unprofessional way of handling my complaint, bringing untrue facts, accusing me of things, and in general not giving it much effort to make up for a 10 days holiday, that did not at all live up to what I paid for - hence what I was in my good right to expect.
One thing is the money wasted. More importantly is my time. My holiday that was not what I could have expected.

Date of experience: February 16, 2022
Netherlands
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Used this website to book a yoga & meditation retreat. The site was easy to use and showed several super nice retreats. I was at first a bit surprised to read that I had to wait for the retreat people to confirm that they actually had a spot for me. They were however pretty quick in getting back to me so all was fine. The retreat was wonderful! I felt so rested and calmn afterwards! Especially because of the amazing teacher (Ali and Paula). Cant wait to go again!

Date of experience: June 1, 2018
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over a year old

Hi Marie,

Thank you for your review and kind words! We're happy to hear your booking experience using our platform was smooth and that you had a great time in the retreat. Looking forward to help you find your next yoga adventure;-)

Warm regards,

Diana
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Germany
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Never again! We cancelled our Trip to Bali 6 weeks prior to our departure. We thougt, that we would get our deposit back according to our contract. Instead bookyogaretreats offered us a voucher although that is against european Customer right. In other words thats illegal, criminal and against the law...
NEVER AGAIN!

Date of experience: May 28, 2020
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over a year old

Hello Bernd! I'm sorry if the voucher wasn't what you expected as a refund. We hope that you will eventually find a an alternative retreat. You can use the voucher to book any local experience if that is your preference or with its year long validity you can also wait until Bali is completely open. Take care!

Philippines
1 review
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Helpful
July 15, 2018

I am very satisfied booking at bookyogaretreat. Not only they are good on what they do but also because they are helpful, I had some issue with my visa to go to India because I could only apply 2weeks prior departure (it took 10 days for my visa to be released) and its up to two weeks prior departure for the cancellation but bookyogaretreat.com was there for me all the way.
Many thanks to your team.

Date of experience: July 15, 2018
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over a year old

Hi there Ailene,

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! We are happy to hear you were satisfied with our service and hope you had an awesome training with Mira Yogashala... Until the next time:-)

Best regards,

Diana B.
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India
1 review
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The worlds largest yoga platform, Book Yoga Retreats is extremely efficient in marketing the retreats and yoga events. Entire BYR team is highly professional, hardworking and lovely who are always available to help.

They are prompt in amending changes and responses, and also keeps motivating the organiser to respond quickly and in an efficient manner to increase the conversion rates.

Moreover, the user friendly website and payment system, make it a reliable partner for any retreat owner and an easy booking platform for Yoga lovers.

Highly recommended for yoga teachers and studio owners for effective and hassle free marketing and bookings!

Date of experience: June 18, 2018
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over a year old

Dear Manmohan,

Thank you for your positive review! We're happy to collaborate with organizers like you in our mission to enrich people's lives through travel and meaningful experiences. Looking forward to many more years of working together:-)

Best regards,

Diana B.
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Thailand
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Amazing experience
April 26, 2019

I went to samma karuna to improve my yoga practice. I found a welcoming place, arranged in a fair way. An ideal place to meditate and reflect. I also met great friends and inspiring teachers. I would definitely stay there for a few weeks in my next travel to Thailand. Thanks to the whole team!

Date of experience: April 24, 2019
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Refund me
June 28, 2020

You should be aware that what they are doing is not in line with yoga at all. Since mid-March they have withheld my funds from a RYS and at the same time pretended to grant me a refund but have not refunded me yet!
Please refund me immediately since you are obstructing and holding funds which are not yours!

Date of experience: June 28, 2020
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over a year old

Hello Zara! I was going over your case with the team and it shows you decided to reschedule your YTT to another date - I'm glad you were able to. Looking forward to hearing about your training!

New York
1 review
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Yoga is my passion
July 9, 2018

My first experience with bookyogaretreats
Looking forwaRd to my passion for yoga at southhampton. I will be doing my favorite thing and enjoying it with likemind women of age related to me... i live on long island, so i am so excited to have a short car ride to the retreat.

Date of experience: July 9, 2018
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over a year old

Dear Mariann,

We appreciate your nice review and are sure you will have a wonderful retreat in Southampton:-) Looking forward your next yoga experience!

Cheers,

Diana B.
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Egypt
1 review
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Easy well informing
October 6, 2018

It's my first time to book through book yoga retreats. I found it very interesting. Very wide variation and choice. You can search by type of retreat of country. You get quite a large number of interesting retreats with all the infomation you need. It's esay to chose, book and pay. I still haven't checked in and hope that the retreat I'll go to is as shown on the website.

Date of experience: October 5, 2018
Florida
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Will NOT refund money for a retreat cancelled due to the COVID-19 global crisis. Do not book with this company! They are keeping people's money for retreats that aren't evening being held. Just appauling customer service. Every other business I have spoken to during this crisis have responded with compassion and given a full refund for cancelled flights, tours and accommodation. Given these extraordinary circumstances, which are completely out of the customer's control, you would think this company would be more understanding and provide a refund for bookings that are cancelled. Very disappointing this company is taking advantage of people during this current crisis.

Date of experience: March 31, 2020
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over a year old

Hello Nomad! I'm very sorry, I understand how difficult it must have been for you to deal with the current situation and not getting the monetary refund you expected. It was never our intention to disappoint any of our customers during these trying times, however, we also acknowledge that the current situation is unique and that time is difficult for all of us. That is why we are offering flexible options to our customers like the store credit in order not to lose any deposit they paid. We're sorry that the alternative options offered are not to your liking but it is what we can offer during this unprecedented situation. Feel free to contact us any time should you need any assistance from us and we are willing to assist all the time. Most sincerely - Amabel-

Austria
1 review
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I can recommend bookyoga Retreat for quick answers, very fast answers and helpful Support, even during the Trip!
I will book Here again für Sure.
I have also been very happy with the Retreat i booked!

Date of experience: December 27, 2018
Washington
1 review
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So glad I booked my 200 hour Kundalini yoga teacher training in India through bookyogaretreats.com - the trip was exactly what I wanted and so much more. The description on the website was very helpful and the communication through the site met my expectations.

Date of experience: December 31, 2018
Viet Nam
1 review
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Great yoga retreat
February 22, 2020

We went to a yoga retreat at Luminary Life in Hoi an. It was great value for money. The yoga was fantastic and it was in a peaceful, well equipped studio. The staff at Luminary Life are very friendly and helpful. We stayed at a homestay opposite the studio run by a lovely Vietnamese family. The rooms at the homestay are clean and the breakfast is good. Great experience and great value for money.

Date of experience: February 21, 2020
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over a year old

Hi Irene! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are so glad to hear that you were able to enjoy the retreat that you booked with us. Our partner organizer A Luminary Life would also surely love to hear your feedback about them. We certainly hope that we can also help you with your next travel adventure. All the best. - Amabel-

France
1 review
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Horrrible experience
August 26, 2020

My entire experience with this site has been abysmal. I've booked a training and partially paid it, it was canceled by the organizer and she did not want to reimburse me. Bookyoga didn't do anything about it, I fought for 2 months with bookyoga to get my money, at the end they gave me a voucher to spend equivalent to 60% of the price I payed at the beginning.
I booked a yoga retreat to use the voucher, but today 15 days after the retreat the organizer has not yet received the money from them that corresponds to this voucher. So I still have to call and see if one day this nitghmare is over.

Date of experience: August 26, 2020
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over a year old

Hello Adriana! I'm sorry for the trouble, each of our organizers have payment conditions we need to follow. Please send us a follow-up or contact us directly with your booking information so we can settle the payment concern with the trip organizer and to request them to no longer bother you.

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This company does not publish truthful reviews only the good bits? As they are on commission from the retreats
We booked a yoga retreat which was not as described and they didn't publish the review - only the positives BEWARE

Date of experience: August 13, 2019

Overview

BookYogaRetreats has a rating of 2.8 stars from 130 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with BookYogaRetreats most frequently mention customer service and third party. BookYogaRetreats ranks 6th among Yoga sites.

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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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