Refunds for major booking issues

Last updated: July 5, 2025

A booking issue is a situation that seriously affects your booking. These are the scenarios covered:

  • The host cancels your booking before it starts.

  • The host cannot provide helmets and/or legal paperwork for a rental.

  • The rental vehicle, bicycle, etc  is not roadworthy or safe to operate.

  • The activity is cancelled at the host discretion due to a safety concern.

  • The host fails to provide access to the accommodation.

  • The accommodation is not habitable at check-in, including:

    • Not reasonably clean or sanitary

    • Contains safety or health hazards

  • The property is significantly different from the listing, such as:

    • Wrong space type (e.g., entire place vs. private/shared room)

    • Incorrect number or type of rooms (e.g., bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchen)

    • Inaccurate location

    • Host or other guests present without prior disclosure

    • Missing or broken amenities that were advertised (e.g., generator, pool, A/C, major appliances)

How This Affects Hosts

We will typically try to verify the issue with the Host. If a booking issue is confirmed:

  • The host will not receive a payout, or their payout will be reduced by the refund amount.

  • Hosts may dispute the report by contacting our support team.

Disruptions from large-scale events

If your booking is affected by an unforeseen large-scale event in the Philippines (e.g., natural disaster, domestic government restrictions), you may be eligible for a refund. Please contact us as soon as possible if such an event prevents your trip from going ahead.

Important Notes for Guests & Hosts

  • Power or water related issues caused by the local electrical cooperative (or otherwise) are not covered under our refund policy. Please bear with your hosts during these times.

  • This policy applies to the fullest extent permitted by law and overrides any cancellation policy when applicable.

  • Guests must first try to resolve the issue directly with the host before requesting support.

  • Any refunds may be adjusted if the host has already compensated the guest.

  • If timely reporting isn’t possible, we may still review late-submitted claims.

  • Issues caused by the guest, their group, invitees, or pets are not covered.

  • Fraudulent claims are strictly prohibited and may result in account suspension or termination.

  • This policy is not insurance, and no premiums are paid by guests or hosts.

  • Rights under this policy are non-transferable and apply only to the booking guest and host.

  • Our decisions are final. We act as a marketplace for hosts and guests to connect and we will do our best to remedy any issues.

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