I feel I have been abused
I arrived in NYC right after storm Sandy hit the city. Not blaming anyone for the storm obviously. I was booked with Expedia in a Hotel close to JFK airport, but just half hour prior to departure (I was already boarding the plane) Expedia told me that my reservation was cancelled due to extensive damage to the hotel by the storm. During my flight, Expedia found just one Hotel, in all of the NYC surroundings, including Long Beach (so this is also a bad score for Expedia). It was the Affinia Dumont. Price for 1 night 650 US$. If I book today for any other non special day prices are around 200 US$. What did I get for my 650 $? A torch, no electricity in the room, no heating. In the morning I could see that the floor of the room, and the bathroom were not clean. I can understand my arrival coincided with exceptional events, but I think you need some nerve to charge 650 US$ for a dirty room, no electricity no heating.