Bova Hotel Frankfurt

I booked a room through a well-known hotel website for about €80, and they canceled my confirmed reservation soon afterward, blaming a problem with my credit card. There was nothing wrong with the card, so I booked again at the same rate using another card. A few hours later, they canceled that one for the same reason. I called the website’s customer service, and they contacted the hotel. They were told the manager “wasn’t there,” the published rate was wrong, and I should try again in an hour. A few hours later I booked the same room at the same price again. Two days after that, I got another cancellation email with the same excuse, even though this time I’d used a debit card. Groundhog day. I booked once more, and two days later it happened again. Then I checked the website and saw the same room listed for over €240 a night. When I contacted the hotel directly to ask why the price had gone up 300%, they said there was a trade fair on, despite having published the room repeatedly at €80 a night over the course of a week and allowing bookings at that rate. What a complete waste of my time. It felt greedy and untrustworthy. I strongly advise against booking here.