Luxsle Corp (aka Luxury Sleep Accommodations) is an apartment / vacation rental company. To get right to it, DON'T BOOK WITH THEM. They WILL bait & switch, omit, forge documents, & keep your deposits. I know this is a lengthy review, but read through to the end.
The CEO is Jason Goold. They advertise on Airbnb (have since been removed) & other travel booking websites. I found them on airbnb but booked directly from the website. Their booking page does say "No refunds after booking". When I booked & agreed to that, the TOTAL amount including "all taxes and fees" was $1,433. No mention of any fees (ANYWHERE on their website). There was also no way to add a pet when booking. I receive a text from a hospitality agent named Anaqueli. She had me sign the rental agreement as well as send my ID & debit card info. During this conversation, she also asked if I had pets. I said yes, one cat & asked if there were any pet fees (explicitly). She responded with "No, no worries. Thank you." (Yes, I still have all the texts). She emails me the agreement & instructs me to click the link at the top which will bring me directly down to where I sign. On the rental agreement, the area where it lists "total amount to be charged" was left blank. It seemed fairly standard so I sign. I receive an email with a receipt notification confirming a charge to my account for $1,433.00. She told me I was good to go & a hospitality host would be meeting me at the location on the arrival date & time. FIVE hours later, around 10 pm that night, I receive a text from Anaqueli telling me there is a daily pet fee of $45 AND a daily charge of $125 for "under age" renters. I am 24 years old. My fiancé & I were staying for a total of 9 nights. So this ADDITIONAL amount would have come out to $1,700, totaling $3,133 + $500 deposit. I explained that we do not have the funds & even if we did, those fees were not mentioned until now & I was not willing to pay that. I asked if we could switch the booking into my fiancé's name, as he is over the age of 25. I also stated that I don't mind paying the pet fees, even though she had not been forthcoming about it & actually said "no worries" when I asked about pets BEFORE signing the rental agreement. Then I notice an email with another charge of $500. I text her about it & she says it's the damage deposit (was briefly mentioned in the rental agreement but an amount was not, nor was it agreed upon or written on the agreement. I was also not notified before this charge was made). At this point, I told her I'd be fine with all charges & deposit but again asked to switch the booking into my fiancé's name to avoid the astronomical under age fees. She claimed she was unable to do this. I told her that the rental agreement did not state anywhere that they can't switch the booking name & I wanted it in his name. She ignores this two more times & tells me I had to pay the fees per the rental agreement. I tell her we're not willing, she says "You agreed to it in the rental contract. If you weren't comfortable why did you sign it?". Now technically I signed the agreement through my own volition, but this was a bait & switch type situation. Ultimately it came down to either paying the additional $1700 in fees that they were not upfront about or lose my $1433 they had already charged for the rental. I asked her to please cancel my booking & refund me the money. Mind you, this was 6 hours after booking. She says "Since you insist, I cancelled the booking per the rental policy you signed". The agreement also in small black words has some jargon about 60 & 30 day refunds. Since I booked two days before our stay, I did not qualify for a refund per the agreement. I texted her again & asked if she refunded the $500 damage deposit. She never responded. I have yet to be refunded the $500 & they kept the $1,433. We immediately cancelled our debit card & disputed the charges with our bank (even though Luxsle threatens to charge more fees - SO CANCEL YOUR CARD IF YOU ARE IN THIS SITUATION). We did not win the dispute, as our bank said Luxsle provided a contract stating they could keep our deposit. We never signed this, & believe Luxsle forged this "contract". In total, this company stole $1,933 from us.
Upon reading other reviews on Google & BBB, it's clear that although they do have shaky legal ground due to the extensive rental agreement & small black words inserted in between paragraphs, they have no moral ground. They are running a well oiled machine where they take advantage of people & are blatantly misleading. I'm not the first & I definitely won't be the last.
UPDATE: They have sent me text messages and emails threatening to sue. Pics attached. read more