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Lynda Williams
Jul 18, 2026
Update: I received no further communication from anyone at the hotel, but just noticed they initiated a refund for the mystery charge, so I am updating my stars from 1 to 3. The hotel overall is nice, but needs some renovating before I would really consider it a "Plus" location.
Original Review: My stay itself was fairly okay (aside from finding a ton of spiders in the bathroom at check-in; the carpet should also really be replaced soon), but the day I checked out I was charged an additional amount (I verified it was not the $25 deposit) even though I had already paid in full before my stay. It's marked as being manually entered even though I never presented my credit card at check-out. When I called just now to ask what the charge was for, the man who answered the phone told me the charge does not exist and that if I have any issues I need to contact the 3rd party booking site. I explained that the charge was clearly marked "BEST WESTERN AIRPORT P SAN JOSE CA" on my bank statement and that the Folio I was e-mailed after my stay also listed the charge, but not what it was for. The man then cut me off, saying we never sent you a receipt, the charge does not exist. I offered to forward him a copy of the receipt as well as my bank statement showing the charge, but he said that would not be necessary and again insisted that I should just contact the 3rd party booking site. I asked him if he could please put this all in writing so I that could have proof of what he was claiming when I attempted to contact the 3rd party booking site, and he said no, that will not be necessary, they should already know what the charge is for. I explained that no, they and I don't, which is why I was calling. We went in circles for a while until I eventually just said that I would dispute the charge - if it wasn't from Best Western then it shouldn't matter right? He again insisted, that would not be necessary and that I should just contact the 3rd party booking site. When I reiterated that I would just dispute the charge since he couldn't tell me what it was for, he started outright screaming at me over the phone that everything I was saying was incorrect, that they did not charge me anything, and that I should just call the 3rd party booking site. When I was finally able to get a word in and ask him why he was yelling at me, he went silent and just hung up the phone. Like, I wasn’t even asking for my money back, I just wanted to know what the charge was for…