As a hotelier, booking.com has become bad business for the accommodation and the guest. The guest can really get a better deal booking directly with the 15% commission the hotel is billed for. Furthermore, The hotel is not able to respond to reviews, which may be a verified guest but also may be false, anonymous and one sided while booking.com hosts the comments but takes no liability. Even booking.com is able to make a response on this website to reviews.
Booking.com does not make it easy to remove promotions on the management console. Instead you have call or email customer service for removal. While we have been with them since they started in the US, our establishment and others in the association are reducing availability, removing our listings or making policies stricter than booking directly. At the same time the guest also believes there is a free cancellation anytime which is also misleading. I expect the standard response will be to contact our account manager which is without purpose or use.
Hello,
The amount the guest pays is determined by the hotel who sets the rates. All guests can review their stays providing their feedback rather negative or positive. All hotels can update their promotions or make any changes in the shared system we have at any time. You can always contact Booking.com at if you require assistance. All polices each hotel sets is clearly displayed on Booking.com's website including the cancellation policy which is all visible prior to making a booking. If there is anything else I can do, please post your hotel's id number or email it to customer.web@booking.com.
Regards, Andrea
Booking.com Customer Service Team