Ocean Palace Bazaar

Reports (22)

• overcharge (severity 4/5): Menu had no prices; the final total was absurd and they got hostile when questioned.
• other (severity 3/5): Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
• harassment (severity 2/5): What was advertised online looked nothing like the room we actually got.
• unsafe (severity 3/5): Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
• taxi_meter (severity 2/5): Currency-exchange sleight of hand — got short-changed and they denied it.
• unsafe (severity 1/5): They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
• harassment (severity 3/5): Persistent harassment from staff trying to drag us inside for a 'special deal'.
• other (severity 5/5): The ATM ate my card and the 'help desk' asked for my PIN. Obvious scam.
• overcharge (severity 2/5): Room photos were of a different building entirely; total bait and switch.
• bait_switch (severity 4/5): Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
• harassment (severity 5/5): The ATM ate my card and the 'help desk' asked for my PIN. Obvious scam.
• other (severity 3/5): Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
• fake_reviews (severity 3/5): Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
• fake_listing (severity 3/5): Pickpocketed in the crush by the ticket counter — be extremely careful here.
• theft (severity 1/5): Bracelet forced onto my wrist, then demanded payment for the 'free' gift.
• overcharge (severity 1/5): Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.
• other (severity 5/5): The ATM ate my card and the 'help desk' asked for my PIN. Obvious scam.
• other (severity 2/5): Currency-exchange sleight of hand — got short-changed and they denied it.
• taxi_meter (severity 5/5): The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
• fake_reviews (severity 1/5): They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
• overcharge (severity 2/5): Menu had no prices; the final total was absurd and they got hostile when questioned.
• unsafe (severity 1/5): Card skimmer suspected; my account was charged twice within the hour.