Alan Keane
GBThe most incredibly awful company I've ever dealt with I had a confirmed reservation email which said the instructions to get the keys would be sent within 5 days before the reservation. Reservation was for next day, so I called their office which is in eastern Europe, ignore the local US number on their website, it's misleading. My reservation was again confirmed, I was told I'd get the instructions on how to get the keys for the place later that day. Just before midnight, I received a cancellation email saying the reservation has been cancelled! Called them up this morning and they tell me my payment was declined, and all apartments are now booked! My credit card is fine, my credit card company didn't contact me to let me know there was an attempted charge on my account which they blocked which would be the only explanation given they process payments in eastern Europe. Seems like they had no availability for this 'Confirmed Reservation' and decided to cancel for a make believe payment processing issue. Any self respecting company would contact the customer before cancelling if there was a payment processing issue. Please, please stay as far away from this company as you can, literally the worst, most misleading scam artists I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with. Will be monitoring my credit card activity closely as I see some unauthorized charges in my future after giving these people my details... Avoid like the plague.
Carla Bell
GBSeattle Nirvana Apartments AKA Seattle Dawn AKA The Post Apartments, Unit 1006 Read the one star as zero stars. The one star is a Trustpilot system limitation and is undeserved. One star gives far too much credit to Booking.com and Ginosi Apartels. On the morning of November 5, 2016, after having left a detailed complaint on the counter prior to our early departure during my birthday celebration weekend from the Ginosi unit at The Post (888 Western Avenue, Unit 1006, Seattle), and after having made at least four telephone calls to Ginosi Customer Service since the evening of our arrival (the night before) requesting to speak with management about the poor condition of the unit, an enormous amount of my time and energy has been lost in buck-passing telephone calls and emails to Booking.com and Ginosi, their client based in Armenia. The written complaint reads, verbatim - "Ginosi Apartel, (1) Glass coffee table is a 3-legged booby trap. (2) Insufficient towels and rags for the number of reserved guests (3) Stink body odor on all blankets/sheets (I washed them. $15 per hour x 3 hours = $45, please.) (4) Filthy door and handles in bathroom. (5) 1-ply toilet paper (6) Wobbly glass dining table (7) Cheap unpadded rug curled on edges (next to cheap, broken glass furniture) (8) Light switches not connected to lamps (9) No instruction for heat/air (10) No DVD player Reviews will reflect my notes, plus a little more. Refund will be required for this incredible let down on my birthday weekend. We initially reserved a two-night stay but can't suffer this abuse another night, and definitely not our dime. Disgusting, cheap, filthy broken down, mismatched, outdated, booby-trapped experience. Thanks for a memorable birthday!" In follow up email to Booking.com, equally to blame in my complaint due to the hands-off approach they've taken, photo attachments show the broken leg (of a glass coffee table), detached hardware (possibly from the table) found near the table; the unpadded rug rolled at the edges, positioned beneath the three-legged glass coffee table; and filthy conditions and rough wear in the unit. Also attached were photos of fire alarms in open position, showing vacant battery cavities, an obvious violation of a variety of city, fire, and public safety codes. (We found the door of the unit standing ajar on our arrival, so I was prompted to take photos to document the overall condition of the unit.) Each of my communications have been a demand for a complete and total refund of fees and taxes associated with the 1-night stay at the Ginosi unit, with a promise to escalate the matter if left unresolved. Ginosi and Booking.com have relayed Ginosi's offer of partial refund of approximately $80, 30% of the cost of our 1-night stay. Ginosi's offer misses the point, on purpose. Now, nearly a month has passed since our unfortunate stay in the Ginosi unit, so with sheer principle as my motivator, this complaint will be raised to a number of city government officials, enforcement offices, and consumer protection agencies. UPDATE November 30, 3016: A nameless Ginosi employee responded to my review. Keeping to tradition, the response is absent of customer service, pride in business reputation, and accountability, and focuses entirely on that poor little old 30% offer. This is no longer about the money, as I said. It hasn't been about money for a long time. It's about a cheap, shameful operation admitting (to those agencies and authorities that I mentioned above) that it is a cheap, shameful operation. That's going to be better than a 100% refund. Oh, and definitely no need for further responses here, Nameless Ginosi Robot. Save your energy. You're going to need it.
Greg Goodman
GBTerrible experience I stayed at 1111 Wilshire, managed by Ginosi Apartments. My family experienced many issues on the property, including the following (taken from correspondence to the apartment manager): - Hidden Parking Costs - When I booked our stay here, I read that there was limited on-street parking and we had the option of getting a space for $30, but what I learned at your leasing office is that there was NO overnight parking, so obviously I had no choice but to purchase a space for two nights. Avoiding this cost went into the choice of your property versus another. - Lack of proper bedding - When we arrived, we did not have full bedding for the cot and the futon. I had to call your office twice, the first individual saying that they would get back to me (they did not), the second individual saying they could get what I needed but I had to come pick it up because they were the only one in the office. Completely unacceptable that I had to get in my car and drive to get the rest of our bedding. - Quality of larger bed - I have found the quality of the mattress to be less than acceptable. My wife and I can actually feel the springs. It did not make for a good night sleep. - Lack of kitchen amenities - While I realize that most of your guests may not touch the kitchen, I have found the number of glasses and the lack of dish washing liquid or a scrubber brush less than acceptable. - Locks on door - This may not be helped and may only amount to a suggestion, but in comparison to a hotel, to have one single solitary keyed deadbolt without an additional chain or additional bolt that only I have access to on the inside was unsettling and did not give me a sense of security for my family. -In general, we don't find the apartment to be ultra clean and we just discovered the lack of a bath mat. -When using the toaster, I noticed there was a small electrical short that was making a spark. I immediately turned it off. I suggest you get rid of it before someone gets hurt. - Last night, we discovered broken porcelain or glass behind a chair in the corner of the room. See the attached photo. There was also a small shard on the chair which I discovered first. - We are leaving all dirty dishes in the dishwasher, which we could not run given the lack of detergent. After writing this, I was offered a $60 discount to cover the parking fees, nothing more. I expressed that because of our experience I felt that we should have paid half as much as we did. I was then told that $60 off would be all they would offer. I never accepted. I would think twice before staying at any property operated by Ginosi Apartments.
Edward McConnard
GBGood value, nice building I stayed at the Ginosi Metropolitan Apartel. I was at first skeptical after reading all the bad reviews on here, but I am happy that I actually went for it. The building was clean, the location is very close to the walk of Fame stars and the view over Hollywood was just fantastic. There was no daily cleaning but that didn't bother me at all. It felt like it was my home and that is not a feeling one easily gets at hotels.
natalie stateczny
GBIf I could give a negative star I… If I could give a negative star I would! My room was absolutely disgusting! There were stains on the carpet the smell of weed or cigarettes I could barely sleep! The picture of the room was completely false advertisement it looked nothing like what my confirmation had shown. To top it all off I went to return the key and there was nobody at the building all doors were locked I waited 20 minutes with my Uber and almost missed my flight the customer care representative on the phone told me to leave the key ag the door which I followed her instructions I later got charged $200 for a key deposit!!! Complete scam!! I will never book with them and do not recommend them to my worst enemy.