Accommodation Scams in Flores

Labuan Bajo Accommodation Bait-and-Switch

Guesthouses and small hotels in Labuan Bajo use professionally photographed sea-view rooms in their listings but assign basic inland-facing rooms on arrival, claiming the sea-view rooms are unavailable. Refunds are refused and upgrades are offered at significant additional cost. This occurs most frequently during peak season (July–August and December–January).