Abeer Guest House Luxor Egypt Complaints & Reviews

I booked a room in Abeer Guest House . 41 El-Qobba, East bank, 85951 Luxor, Egypt thru Booking.com. The dates are very special because the entire world is going to gather at Luxor to watch the total solar eclipse Aug-2027.
Almost on all booking websites hotels in Luxor for those dates in Aug-27 are already booked and there’s hardly anything left within mid-range budget category.

I raised a few queries to the guest...

After confirming my reservation at a set price, the guest house thru the booking site initiated free cancellation once they realized the dates were in high demand. They then would have encouraged me to rebook at nearly three times the original price.

Although framed as a “free cancellation, ” this appears to be a tactic to bypass honoring confirmed bookings and resell at inflated rates.

Such practices are...