Anonymous said...
We had a terrible experience with ByT Argentina and would not recommend them to anyone. We rented an apartment in San Telmo (253 Humberto Primo) and on the fourth day my wife, who was inspecting the chandelier in the apartment (we were thinking of buying one ourselves), received an electric shock that nearly killed her. When she pulled away from the chandelier it fell to the floor and broke. She was also four months pregnant, and so we had to navigate the health care system (including getting an ultrasound) on the same day to make sure everything was OK. When we called ByT to tell them what happened, the manager (Adrianna) was immediately defensive, told us it was not the wiring in the apartment, and that since it was our fault she would need to withhold our $375 security deposit. Once the electrician examined the chandelier and found that, in fact, the wiring was faulty, Adrianna told us she still may have to withhold the deposit. She made us fax her the hospital bills (which totaled $500), leaving us in limbo until she reached the owner (in Paris). On the last day she begrudgingly returned us the full deposit, however without an apology for what happened. I would not use this company again - hopefully the others are better.
FALSE ACCUSATIONS<
CANCELLED ON RENTERS WITH 4 DAYS NOTICED, TO RENT TO OTHERS WHO SCHEDULED A LONGER STAY
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Avoid BYT at all costs. These guys are the worst. They cancelled our apartment on us 4 days before we were to arrive (after we had booked a month in advance) The replacement apartment was crap and they tried to charge us 20% cancellation (which we got out of) and a $50 dollar booking fee (which we ended up paying) The original apartment was canceled because of a "gas leak". But when we called there someone answered and told us that they had just started a 2 month stay. Apparently someone wanted it for longer than us and they flipped on us!! Anyway, totally negative experience would never use them again.
UNDISCLOSED CONSTRUCTION, NOISE 6 DAYS A WEEK said...
We recently returned from Bs.As. after spending over 6 weeks in a ByT apartment. The initial dealing with ByT was difficult as to our request for an extended stay price for various apts. we were interested in. While they (dealt with a different individual for each e-mail) stated each request was passed on to the respective owner, the rejection response was quick in coming. I would have assumed that at least one owner would have preferred a couple for one and one-half months rather than 6 - one weekers. Worse yet, ByT NEVER mentioned the construction on-going just across the street Mon - Sat., 7:30 to 5:00 with Sunday being the only day to sleep past 7:30 in the AM. Aside from the noise, the apt. was OK but I can't say that for ByT. I personally could not recommend them.
UNRETURNED SECURITY DEPOSIT
CarolFQ said..
READ THIS BEFORE GET AN APARTMENT FROM THEM! GO ANY OTHER WAY THAN By T ARGENTINA! At my last day, the owner arrived late, and i ended up forgetting to get my deposit back, called them from the airport, and they said that it was ok for me to go on with my travel (although i told them that i wanted to exchange flights to resolve this) that they would take care! Well they just told me that he not only doesn't have the receipt signed because i was in a hurry, and he paid me! VERY VERY DISHONEST HE DOESN'T HAVE THE RECEIPT AND THEY BELIEVE HIM! STAY AWAY! HAVE ALL THE EMAILS TO PROVE!
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Hi... This was my experience with ByT Argentina back in August 2009... I rented an apartment in Palermo and the place was a complete disaster... The fridge was dirty and falling apart, the kitchen range was not working, the faucet was badly leaking and the back door could not be closed (it was the exit to an internal patio)... Nevertheless, I rented the apartment because I was with my wife and two kids and we had nowhere to go if we didn't sign the agreement... after that we began calling ByT on a daily basis to have them fix the problems... Needless to say, they never show up or try to help me with the problem, and of course, the owner was out of town!!!!!!!!!!!! ByT, you are thieves...
UNDISCLOSED CONSTRUCTION, NOISE 6 DAYS A WEEK said...
We recently returned from Bs.As. after spending over 6 weeks in a ByT apartment. The initial dealing with ByT was difficult as to our request for an extended stay price for various apts. we were interested in. While they (dealt with a different individual for each e-mail) stated each request was passed on to the respective owner, the rejection response was quick in coming. I would have assumed that at least one owner would have preferred a couple for one and one-half months rather than 6 - one weekers. Worse yet, ByT NEVER mentioned the construction on-going just across the street Mon - Sat., 7:30 to 5:00 with Sunday being the only day to sleep past 7:30 in the AM. Aside from the noise, the apt. was OK but I can't say that for ByT. I personally could not recommend them.
UNRETURNED SECURITY DEPOSIT
CarolFQ said..
READ THIS BEFORE GET AN APARTMENT FROM THEM! GO ANY OTHER WAY THAN By T ARGENTINA! At my last day, the owner arrived late, and i ended up forgetting to get my deposit back, called them from the airport, and they said that it was ok for me to go on with my travel (although i told them that i wanted to exchange flights to resolve this) that they would take care! Well they just told me that he not only doesn't have the receipt signed because i was in a hurry, and he paid me! VERY VERY DISHONEST HE DOESN'T HAVE THE RECEIPT AND THEY BELIEVE HIM! STAY AWAY! HAVE ALL THE EMAILS TO PROVE!
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Hi... This was my experience with ByT Argentina back in August 2009... I rented an apartment in Palermo and the place was a complete disaster... The fridge was dirty and falling apart, the kitchen range was not working, the faucet was badly leaking and the back door could not be closed (it was the exit to an internal patio)... Nevertheless, I rented the apartment because I was with my wife and two kids and we had nowhere to go if we didn't sign the agreement... after that we began calling ByT on a daily basis to have them fix the problems... Needless to say, they never show up or try to help me with the problem, and of course, the owner was out of town!!!!!!!!!!!! ByT, you are thieves...
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“ ByT Argentina ”
10 January 2011, 15:56
Please, for your own sake don´t rent an appartment from ByT Argentina, if you have already made yor reservation, consider it as a sunk investment, and don´t waste a minute of your life in the hands of these thefts.
I´ve been to Buenos Aires many times, and never experienced such a disgusting stay. The appartment I rented was posted as in a good neighbourhood and was as much as expensive as any in appartment in Puerto Madero, but It was in a street full of prostitution and lots of homeless people, filthy as well as the appartment, the bed sheets were unironed and they replaced them only after 10 days of use!, and looked and felt like scratch, I found cockroaches, I had to buy a complete set of cleaning stuff just to drink water from tose glasses, don´t mention the pots! I had to cover the TV remote with plastic because of the tartar, the appliances didn´t work well and the people from ByT were informed of everything and did nothing.
Please, don´t jeopardize your vacation with these people, I had a hard time trying to get over the appartment issue in order to have an acceptable time with my family.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g312741-i979-k4151135-o60-ByT_Argentina-Buenos_Aires_Capital_Federal_District.html
I´ve been to Buenos Aires many times, and never experienced such a disgusting stay. The appartment I rented was posted as in a good neighbourhood and was as much as expensive as any in appartment in Puerto Madero, but It was in a street full of prostitution and lots of homeless people, filthy as well as the appartment, the bed sheets were unironed and they replaced them only after 10 days of use!, and looked and felt like scratch, I found cockroaches, I had to buy a complete set of cleaning stuff just to drink water from tose glasses, don´t mention the pots! I had to cover the TV remote with plastic because of the tartar, the appliances didn´t work well and the people from ByT were informed of everything and did nothing.
Please, don´t jeopardize your vacation with these people, I had a hard time trying to get over the appartment issue in order to have an acceptable time with my family.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g312741-i979-k4151135-o60-ByT_Argentina-Buenos_Aires_Capital_Federal_District.html
