tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19399517826829326812024-03-22T04:00:17.163+11:00Developer KhaniA public service web site documenting Summons, Debt collection, Court Appearances and Building Developments, particularly building breaches of Soheil Mehrab-Khani.Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-41812702694891214432015-02-18T09:13:00.002+11:002015-02-18T09:13:44.841+11:00KHANI pays up for Kicking Hole in Fence.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Our Mr Soheil (Sam) Khani attended the compulsory Mediation Conference at the Hobart Magistrate's Court to fight the claim that he had kicked & punched holes in the side fence of neighbours Tony & Valentyna Jacobs on several occasions.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">He very loudly & verbosely proclaimed that he never had, nor ever would, do anything like that.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">However when confronted with a Court transcript of evidence by his wife in a previous proceeding that she had seen him kick holes in the fence (but only when angry) he suddenly remembered once kicking such a hole.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">He subsequently paid into Court $150 as an agreed payment to the Jacobs'.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Meanwhile little appears to have changed at 102 Harrington St except that the owner Mr Khani has grown a long white beard.</span><br />
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“A Horror-ington 102 Experience”</div>
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For anyone who would like to "enjoy" their trip to Hobart should avoid this hotel at all cost. I recommend Narella Backpacker near it proved more comfortable. During my 4 nights stay at this miniature replica of H.H.Holmes's Murder Castle, I had a great time making my own bed, buying breakfast (one at hotel is awful - weetbix, bread and jam with milk), and plugging my ears while sleeping to keep out noises from banging of doors. There was just a lady staying on second floor but no other guests. There was No lift, No hot shower at night, No lock on door, No utensils, No WiFi on 3rd floor, No staff on standby at night and worst of all, No Refund! Never be lured by the decency of the ground floor; it's just a trick to attract gullible tourists.</div>
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I booked this hotel for the price, it was the least expensive where I could have a room and a private ensuite for the time I was in Hobart (Christmas week). On the positive side, my room was ready when I arrived (around noon). It was clean and the bed was comfy. But that is all for the good stuff.<br /></div>
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The room needs a little maintenance, there were holes in the wall, some paint was scratched off the wall. Not very inviting. After the woman at reception showed me my room I asked her the wi-fi code. She gave it to me straight away, but when I tried to connect my device, I couldn't find the network, not the name she gave me, nor any other. It's ok I said to myself I was going to ask her on my way out, but surprise, reception was closed when I got downstairs. If we needed to reach her, we had to ring a number. Well, that is fine when you have a phone, but when you come from another country you don't always have an unlocked mobile phone, so you usually only use it with wi-fi... When I went back later, she told me there was wi-fi only at reception, not in the rooms, but it is advertised otherwise online (wifi is available in ALL areas).<br /></div>
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The room was never cleaned the time I was there (I don't mind using the same sheets or towels for the 5 nights I stayed), but there were no sweeping, no emptying the bin, no cleaning at all.<br />Also, there was rarely someone at reception, so if you needed anything you had to call. But there are no phone in the room! I was checking out early, so I wonder where I would leave the key and all, but again there was nobody to answer me. I met the woman by chance in the stairs, so I asked her then... What would have I done? </div>
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Probably leave the key at the counter... I don't call this service.<br />It was also advertised that breakfast was included in the room rate, well every morning I got to reception (different hours - 7am or 8am), there was no breakfast, there were tables set up but no food in sight...and no staff around.<br />I could not change hotel as it was too expensive elsewhere and I would probably have to pay for this room anyway (was too late to cancel) so I stayed there for the five nights I had paid for, but I booked tours so I wouldn't have to spend too much time in that establishment. I wouldn't recommend this hotel and I wouldn't call this place luxury apartments as the sign says outside. </div>
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It's rundown and has no service.</div>
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We stayed here because we had to. Hobart was booked out for New Year's Eve. Never again. False advertising. These are far from luxury rooms. Drains smelled rooms dirty. It looked like something from Kings Cross in the sixties. It saving grace was it was very close to the city and Taste of Tasmania</div>
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My partner and I stayed here for 2 nights. We arrived at 8pm on a Friday night there was no one at reception. We were locked outside in the cold, had to call a phone number & wait for someone to attend which was 15 minutes in the cold. The receptionist said there was no elevator. Walking up the stairs it was very creepy and reminded us of a mental instituation. We had a room with a balcony. The room was tiny and the heater took about 25 minutes to go on because the generator was so far away. The room was old & smelly. The balcony was small. When we checked out we were unable to leave our bags at reception as no one attends the reception. You need to call them for someone to come & because of that we had to spend the rest of the day carrying our luggage around. I would never stay here again. Location was in the city but not near the water front. Next time I will stay somewhere on the water. This is extremely budget accomodation.</div>
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-41471075759670744802014-06-12T08:43:00.003+10:002014-06-12T08:43:48.202+10:00Mehrab-Khani Served With New SummonsFollow up from last story:<br />
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Former neighbour has taken out and served a Summons for damages caused by Mr. Khani kicking and sometimes punching holes in their joint fence.<br />
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Mr. Jacobs said that the first five or six holes were caused back in 2010 when Mr. Khani in fits of apparently uncontrollable temper lashed out on the fence on several occasions.<br />
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On one memorable occasion Khani smashed a hole about 60cm high and 20cm wide with his bare right hand high near the rear of the fence.<br />
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His arm was in plaster for about the next month.<br />
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He later claimed in court that there was no connection.<br />
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Jacobs said he had a builder effect repairs and requested payment but didn't persue after Mr. kihani made no reply to a letter. He said he decided to let it go unless there was a repetition.<br />
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On Regatta Day this year Mr. Khani who was working at the front of 178 Brisbane Street was screaming out "<i>waycist</i>" to Mr. Jacobs as he was about to drive off. ( He has the same trouble with the letter "R" as Michael Palin in "The Life Of Brian".)<br />
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Mr. Jacobs said that as he left Mr. Khani put two fingers up and flexed his right arm and thrust it upwards.<br />
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The hole in the adjoing fence was kicked soon afterwards.<br />
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The Summons has included the cost of paint to paint over graffiti previously sprayed by Mr. Khani onto the front of the Jacobs property.<br />
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Mr. Khani had until April 21st to pay the claim or file a Defense failing which a Judgement by Default can be entered against him.<br />
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<br />Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-18365344102406276012014-05-28T11:45:00.001+10:002014-05-28T11:45:39.667+10:00Khani smashes a hole in neigbours fence--again!In what appears to have been a fit of rage, Khani has smashed a hole into his neighbours fence.<br />
This is the second time he has put a hole in the fence, the last time he appeared to sustain an<br />
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This time he appears to have used something else to bash a large hole in the fence.<br />
Neighbour Tony Jacobs reports that this is the second incident where his fence has been damaged and he has had to pay for repairs.<br />
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A summons has been issued against Khani.<br />
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Photographs to follow.Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-62179515716228329432014-05-28T11:35:00.002+10:002014-05-28T11:35:43.746+10:00Khani's Hobart Lodge "not recommended" --Trip Advisor<div class="quote" property="v:summary" style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Century Schoolbook L', serif; font-size: 1.5em; font-style: italic; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 1px;">
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QueenslandCoaster<br /><br />A relatively modern establishment, let down by poor design elements:<br />a) There is no lift even though there are three floors. Forget trying to carry your luggage upstairs if you are an older traveller</div>
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<br />b) There is no extractor fan in the bathroom/toilet, which opens off the kitchen area</div>
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<br />c) The kitchen sink is on a free standing unit that does not have a bench attached so washing up is tedious</div>
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<br />d) There is a two-seater couch but this is in the bedroom directly below and facing away from the wall mounted TV. If you want to watch TV you must do so from the bed</div>
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<br />e) The King bed is actually two single units pushed together. The mattresses are very soft and potentially dangerous for anyone with back problems. Pillows and spare "blankets" are are ludicrously thin.</div>
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<br />The establishment is also let down by bad management and meanness:<br />a) No onsite manager. Before you arrive you have to call a number and the person at the other end will tell someone to meet you in the car park and let you into your room</div>
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<br />b) Skirting boards were covered in thick dust and the inside of the fridge was dirty. I don't believe they employ professional cleaners because as people checked out I saw the manager carrying a standard household vacuum cleaner into the vacated rooms</div>
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<br />c) There was no milk provided to make a hot drink on arrival<br />d) Only two thin towels were provided for a three night stay and zero room service or cleaning over those days</div>
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<br />e) Only one saucepan was provided in the kitchen and very few kitchen utensils in the drawer</div>
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<br />d) The wine glasses were plastic and scratched</div>
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<br />e) The hair dryer was in a kitchen cupboard - an unhygienic practice</div>
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<br />f) We only lasted one night of the three but were refused any refund<br />There were some positive points:</div>
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<br />a) The kitchen utility knife was sharp and large enough to be useful</div>
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<br />b) There was an excellent stove top and conventional oven in the kitchen, including a rotisserie and a roasting pan</div>
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<br />c) Excellent location close to restaurants and shops, but quite a drive is required if you need a supermarket</div>
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-83406383271987625032014-05-28T11:30:00.002+10:002014-05-28T11:30:20.366+10:00Hobart Lodge -- Polish Couple Treated Very Badly<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">From Booking.com on 6th March:</span></span><div>
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NOTHING!!! This is the worst place to stay in Tasmania. </div>
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Do not choose it!!! The worst hotel, I have ever seen, I have ever been to.</div>
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I have chosen the Hobart Lodge, because of free Wi – Fi, </div>
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came to the Hotel in Hobart there was no one in the reception!!! </div>
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I mean there was no reception at all. No one told me about it</div>
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my friends. And wait until someone will come. For about 15 minutes </div>
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came man in age 55 - 60. </div>
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It was about 13.00 and the owner of this hotel </div>
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He was very impolite for us from the beginning! He did not </div>
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Rude manager of the hotel. It never happens!!! And this place has 4 stars! </div>
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The manager of that hotel left us with our luggage just on the street and then he went by his car.</div>
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-70968432738856456992014-01-31T11:40:00.000+11:002014-01-31T11:40:05.231+11:00KHANI TRIES AGAIN to SELL 102 HARRINGTON St<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Following failed efforts through Knight Frank (who eventually refused to act further for Mr Khani) & through Colliers the<b> property is now listed for sale by PRD Nationwide of Montrose.</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Price "By Negotiation" but he hopes to get at least $1 million</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Some of the descriptions are great examples of word manipulation that the world now sees so much of.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">To sooth opposition to gambling proponents now advertise "gaming".</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Persian marble sounds far more exotic than Iranian marble. But looking at the "Persian Marble" from the owners own web site (see last post and reviews before), you overwhelmingly couldn't care less where it's from, given the condition of the bathroom.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">PRD Montrose state in their spiel that the "Hotel" (it is not a registered Hotel) has a "state-of-the-art entrance lobby". Lonely Planet says this about Harrington 102, <b>"</b></span><b>After the shock of the naff postmodern office facade subsides..."</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This is not luxury as I understand it, nor it it ultra modern as the owner Soheil Mehrab-Khani portrays it. This is not even subtle advertising, it is blatant misrepresentation, and many reviews that the room does not match the description.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Now, the Real Estate Ad boasts "Contemporary Magic".</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">From wikipedia:</span><br />
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(paranormal)" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Magic (paranormal)">Magic (paranormal)</a>, the use of paranormal methods to manipulate natural forces (e.g., witchcraft)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(illusion)" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Magic (illusion)">Magic (illusion)</a>, the art of appearing to perform supernatural feats (e.g., magic tricks)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_in_fiction" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Magic in fiction">Magic in fiction</a>, attributed to extraordinary beings or objects (commonly, as <i>magical</i> or <i>magically</i>)</li>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magic In Fiction would seem to be the best fit!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">A string of ex guests have complained of unsafe wiring, dodgy power points, and risks to life and limb through lack of a fire escape.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Is the "magic" that nobody has been injured?</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">The Real Estate Ad also lauds "immaculate presentation"</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">We know what "immaculate conception" means, but does "immaculate presentation" really describe things recently reviewed like-</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">-holes in the wall where fittings have been removed,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">-mouldy bathroom tiles,</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">-squeaky doors,and</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">-claustrophobic rooms with opaque glass windows?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">As the most recent review above states, <b><i>"</i></b></span><b><i><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We declined breakfast as the whole place was so dirty that we did not want to risk health.</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"</span></span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It's enough to make Mehrab-Khani very angry-</span><br />
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No view of the broken shower door that won't close or the toilet seat broken in several places as per the last review, but I think we get the idea!Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-47134268465751601032014-01-31T10:40:00.002+11:002014-01-31T10:40:40.016+11:00Beware Harrington 102 --"Broken Toilet Seat in Several Places", Dirty and a Health Risk!From Agoda.com:<br />
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-63887872436350919342014-01-30T08:21:00.001+11:002014-01-30T09:02:35.869+11:00Harrington 102 gets ANOTHER bad review, once again!No surprise here, Soheil Mehrab-Khani aka Sam has garnered another very negative reviews from his accomodation facility (it is not a registered Hotel) again.<br />
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Be warned, Mehrab-Khani has a long history of doing the wrong thing, whether it's building code violation or providing sub standard accommodation.<br />
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This latest review from Trip Advisor should serve as a warning -- beware of dealing with Soheil Mehrab-Khani and his accommodation facilities at Harrington 102 and the new Hobart Lodge.<br />
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From Trip Advisor:<br />
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I had the unfortunate experience of staying here last night. I travel to Tasmania 6 times a year for business & due to my usual place I stay at being full, had to settle with this pathetic excuse for a hotel.<br />
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Upon arrival the lady at reception asked for payment immediately after telling her my name. I told it should be sorted as it was organised by a lady at my work. She said she was experiencing problems with her internet & hadn't received any notification at all & insisted that I provides credit card or I won't get the room.<br />
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Should've walked out at that point. Room was tiny, small space on floor for suitcase, glass bricks for windows, no iron or irning board, bathroom was filthy with no soap holder in shower, no towel rail & loose toilet roll holder that kept slipping resulting in toilet roll falling onto floor.<br />
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I was told breakfast is served from 7am but when I went down at 7.10am nothing was ready & the guy who was supposed to be doing it was too busy talking to, cuddling & kissing his girlfriend. When she saw me, she managed to pry herself away from him & sit on the couch so he could do what he his paid to do. He couldn't move any slower if he tried & it took him about 15 minutes to do so. During this time I went & packed my bags & took them out to my car & when I saw what was on offer wondered why I even bothered. By this stage he was back on the couch watching TV with the girl.<br />
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Went back to room & brushed my teeth & couldn't get out of there quick enough. When leaving, the guy, who was now alone & having a smoke outside just told me to leave key on reception counter. No goodbye, did you enjoy your stay, have a good day, NOTHING!!!<br />
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Will be telling anybody & everybody that I hear of coming to Hobart to avoid this place like the plague!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-91790157909672985882014-01-29T11:55:00.000+11:002014-01-30T08:22:49.801+11:00Mehrab-Khani's Hobart Lodge -- Beware: New Accommodation Facility, Same Bad Service.Soheil Mehrab-Khani aka Sam is offering the same bad service including surcharge with no prior warning being docked from credit cards, dirty floors, dirty toilet and with this new accommodation facility which "appears quickly built with dodgy doors and locks." (no surprise there!)<br />
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Complaints from Hobart Lodge range from lacking hygiene to owners having an "angry face" and looking like "he did not want to be there.<br />
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Some googling on Soheil Mehrab-Khani will clearly show he has 2 criminal convictions, both related to violence and a string of building and modifying without approval court cases.<br />
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Be warned before you book Hobart Lodge. Meanwhile the first reviews from Booking.com are in:<br />
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Caretaker, Sam looked like he did not want to be there. Not friendly or helpful. I had booked 2 rooms: one had a dirty toilet even though allegedly cleaned. The 2nd apartment had dirty floor next to bed- muddy foot prints and area under sink had disintegrated piece of sponge. Laundry is mean to be open from 8 am to 6 pm but opened after and closed before making it impossible for guests to use it especially when one is out sightseeing during the day.</div>
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<span class="cell_user_date" style="color: #666666; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px;">15 January 2014</span></div>
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There was terrible place in the world. We stayed 3 night,they had surcharged without notice. So we asked that issues to agency. When we arrived, staff (the owner & wife) had angry face instead of greeting and complained what we request extra surcharge to agency. *internet signal always lost and just use in front of door. That mean can not use in the bedroom *need to ask more towels and hot drinks every day, but reception open late and close early. *there was too noisy outside unit. couldn't sleep well.</div>
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<span class="cell_user_date" style="color: #666666; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px;">10 January 2014</span></div>
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Only been opened a week and obviously Management are still experiencing some construction problems and lack of knowledge in accommodation letting. Location great, bed extremely comfortable, great kitchen-lacking in cooking utensils, bowls. Convenient parking.</div>
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No towel racks, no lounge area (watch TV in bedroom), charged a surcharge on cr card without prior notice (this has now been refunded due to my official complaint). Brand new (unwashed ) tea towels provided. Appartments obviously let out before any inside detailing completed, ie sawdust in cupboards in bathroom, paint over metal window frames, grouting not cleaned off tiles, hole in ceiling next to Tastic. WOULD I STAY HERE AGAIN? No not at the current price.</div>
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<span class="cell_user_date" style="color: #666666; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px;">6 January 2014</span></div>
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No towel rail, no block out curtains and no wi-fi.</div>
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<span class="cell_user_date" style="color: #666666; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px;">28 January 2014</span></div>
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Great location, close to the bus stop and restaurants, supermarkets. The street is quite at night. *** The building is new, new carpet, good shower. Bed linen and towels change when necessary.</div>
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Many things. Management does not know much about service. *** As a guest you feel that you do not have anything to say or wish. There is not enough furniture and the kitchen is barely equipped, no strainer, not enough pots, good cutting knife missing, no big bowls. In certain spots very dirty, like under the sink, disintegrated piece of sponge (cleaner used too strong chemicals to clean- excuse from management). Cleaner came once and did not clean under the sink. *** WIFI and laundry are not for the guests. WIFI is password protected and there is no code in the room and the signal is not that good either. Laundry is a joke, it is locked at all times and you have to chase the manager if you want to use it and pay $7.50 first. But you are also encouraged not to use it and use alternative laundromats in Hobart. *** Snack bar are the normal coffee and tea and cheap sweets. No milk *** There is no place to leave your luggage if you have to check out later. *** There is no love in this building, dodgy construction, weird management. I would not go there again, sorry.</div>
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<span class="cell_user_date" style="color: #666666; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px;">23 January 2014</span></div>
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The position, the bed was very comfortable. The manager was very helpful.</div>
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The entrance and outside areas of the apartment are very unappealing, the fully equipped kitchen needs bowls, strainer, wine and champagne glasses not plastic wine glasses. Cleanliness was barely OK.</div>
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The building appeared to be quickly built with dodgy doors and locks. Also we were placed downstairs which was below street level; this dampened our experience as we were not told this would be the case.</div>
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-63370121443245217812014-01-18T08:48:00.000+11:002014-01-18T08:48:01.689+11:00KHANI ACCOMODATION APPROVED BY ONLY 2 of 12 REVIEWERS IN 2014.<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">In the 2 weeks to January 16</span><sup style="font-family: Arial;">th-</sup><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-12 guests reviewed it on that site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Australian couples on 4<sup>th</sup> & 8<sup>th</sup> liked it’s city location & found the Khani’s friendly.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">10 other reviewers saw it very differently.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">An Australian couple described the Khani’s as “rude & aggressive” & said they had to wait in the street ½ an hour to get entry.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A couple from Deloraine said of Soheil Khani “he just did not care”.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A Swedish couple on Jan 16<sup>th</sup> said that they were given the impression that the response to any requests made them feel that that they were disturbing the staff.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The same couple were incredulous that the bathroom was not cleaned during their 7 day stay.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-power points dodgy…unsafe, not working or exposed<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-unsafe wiring (a different visitor)<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-dirty mouldy bathroom tiles<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-tiny room<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-2 people have trouble moving in the rooms<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- a chair with 3 legs (which was 1 up on a Lane Cove couple who got no chair at all)<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- room old, tired & not clean<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-no curtain on window & thus no privacy<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-like a prison cell<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-terrible bed<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-extremely noisy<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-facilities far less than advertised<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-facilities like washing machine, wi fi & room inclusions either broken or withdrawn<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There were the usual complaints about the “self serve cereal & toast breakfast”.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">One Australian couple suggested that they scrap “breakfast” as it was so bad.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Several noted the place as over priced.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">One couple listed many faults & ended “need I go on”.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Another couple noted it was their “worst accommodation experience ever”.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Meanwhile there has been a 2<sup>nd</sup> Review of the “Hobart Lodge” 399-405 Elizabeth St.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The people, from NW Tas, complained of sawdust in cupboards, no towel racks & no lounge area & said the price was too high.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That couple are to be congratulated because they obtained a refund for a surcharge applied to their Credit Card without notification.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It’s unsure if that was from their Bank or Mr Khani, presumably the former as getting money due from Soheil Khani is extremely difficult.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mr Khani sure likes to rake in the dough.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">No one is going to die from paying too much but what about the risks from the alleged unsafe & dodgy electrical wires & power points?<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">And, if there are dirty, mouldy tiles that ain’t too good for your health either.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-50889764578314529282014-01-16T13:47:00.003+11:002014-01-16T13:47:51.354+11:00A SAD END FOR 2013 AT THE KHANI'S ACCOMODATION<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">A couple of frequent travellers to Hobart from Venus Bay,South East Victoria have previously strongly recommended places like St Ives Apartments ("exceptional value").</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g255097-d300914-r188846675-Harrington_s_102-Hobart_Tasmania.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT" id="r188846675" style="background-color: white; color: #006699; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; outline: none;">“<span class="noQuotes">Worst Australian accommodation we have ever stayed in.</span>”</a><br />
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"The previous reviewers were not exaggerating - this place is the PITS! Central it may be, but we would have preferred to have given our $210 to charity and slept in the car. Thankfully, we were only there for the one night, so we tolerated it with humour, but we met people who had never been to Tasmania before and had booked for multiple nights, poor folks. What a bad experience for first time visitors - the Tasmanian licensing authorities really should have a good look at this place. </div>
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<br />As said by others before me, there is no "anything" and polite requests for simple things such as a cup are met with a defensive attitude and excuses. I will not ramble repeating things that others have said - simply believe them, it's all true!"</div>
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<b>Room Tip:</b> Just don't go there.</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">I</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">sn't it so sad and so wrong as they recorded that "First time visitors to Tasmania" have this "bad experience" at a place that is "the PITS"?</span></div>
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Why don't the Tasmanian Licensing authorities have the good look that is suggested?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Again there is a complaint of the attitude of the Khani's.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">This couple so criticised over the years by so many visitors have just declared their property at 399 Elizabeth St to be the "Hobart Lodge" and</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"> are offering "Apartment Accomodation".</span></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><br /></span><div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Children are strictly banned.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">It got 1 review in it's first week-in fact on January 6th 2014.</span></div>
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Warmer weather has brought more tourists to Hobart but many who stayed in Mr Khani’s establishment have written bitterly of the experience continuing the pattern of many years.</div>
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“DREADFUL” is a word oft used.</div>
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A young Brisbane couple on December 13<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 6.65pt;"><sup>th</sup></span></span> said that “everything was dreadful”.</div>
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They were the exact words that had been used by a group of friends from the Margaret River area of WA in October who added that the room was “horrible”.</div>
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A visitor from Taipei in December also described the breakfast as “dreadful” echoing a lady from Melbourne who in November described the breakfast with the same “D” word.</div>
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It’s distressing that these tourists suffered this way in Hobart but if they’d read previous reviews like that of Claire from Melbourne on Trip Adviser in February they’d have seen her opinion that it was not just “just dreadful” but also “just terrible” and the room “cold, tiny, noisy & smelt bad”.</div>
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WHAT IS Mr Khani’s breakfast described so invitingly on the Hotel.com website as “a delicious continental breakfast every morning for you to make your day a tremendous one”?</div>
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Sophie from Ivanhoe, Victoria described it on December 3<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 6.65pt;"><sup>rd</sup></span></span> as “home brand cereal, instant coffee, no fruit”.</div>
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Warren from WA described it in October as a “Black & Gold cereal brand breakfast”.</div>
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A Queensland guest in October described the breakfast as “awfully short” & said that the lobby smelt like “smelly fish”</div>
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The Taipei visitor also criticised the breakfast & pointed out that it started too late for people taking an early tour. He had the added complaints that Mrs Khani took a dislike to him because he used the advertised wifi to watch You –Tube & that she would thereafter glare at him & fail to give crockery & cutlery.</div>
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But overseas guests didn’t suffer alone. A young couple from Brisbane complained on December 13<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 6.65pt;"><sup>th</sup></span></span> that they were ”given a long face” every time she saw them for the sin of using the advertised wifi in the lobby.</div>
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Was this treatment by the Khani’s the norm?</div>
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There was the odd compliment, one person noting that she got her change for the washing machine , but many were bitter like the Queensland lady who found the Khani’s “absent & unhelpful” .That was better than a couple from Frankston who in September found them “very rude & showing no hospitality whatsoever”.</div>
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The gentleman from Taipei found them “unfriendly” & felt “really insulted”.</div>
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Failure to measure up to what was advertised.</div>
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This has continued to be a common complaint.</div>
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A Hong Kong couple on December 1<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 6.65pt;"><sup>st</sup></span></span> had checked the web site & reported that the places was not as shown in the photos.</div>
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A Richmond NSW couple also found the “photos are misleading”.</div>
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The Taipei guest complained that there is not free & unlimited wifi “in all areas like they promise in their advertisement”</div>
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<span style="color: navy;">And, this is a place where Soheil Khani still has a big sign in the window proclaiming “LUXURY ACCOMODATION”.</span></div>
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-“claustrophobic rooms with opaque glass windows,</div>
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-run down with holes in the walls where fittings had been removed,</div>
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-the facilities awful, very unsafe wiring, no service,</div>
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-“no house keeping, dirty bathroom with squeaky door, unsafe electrical connections”.</div>
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A guest in August found - “Tiny room, very lacking in everything…no windows, no coffee, no toilet paper, no milk, no lift, no lamps, poor lighting, broken tv…should we go on”.</div>
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Melanie of Frankston 23.9.13 “One of the worst places I have ever stayed. Cheap & nasty”.</div>
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Warren of Perth WA on 25<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 6.65pt;"><sup>th</sup></span></span> October declared it Hobart’s “worst hotel”.</div>
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William of Wannup,WA 28.10.13 “…I could go on for ever. The worst hotel I have stayed in”.</div>
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Gavin of NSW the very next day – “no staff to provide breakfast, rooms dirty, no sleep, worst ever stay”</div>
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Dianne ,Melbourne 15.11.13 “The price is outrageous for what I got”.</div>
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Ken of Brisbane said on 27.11.13 that he got there too late to find anywhere else but left after that night & that he’d “stayed in caravans that are better”.</div>
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A couple from Brussels in December 2013 “..sub par..not as advertised..claustrophobic..<wbr></wbr>low rate breakfast..charged $4 to pay by credit card..not impressive.”</div>
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A UK couple in December were more restrained reporting to the Agoda Accomodation site that it was “completely different from how it was advertised ..and disappointing”</div>
Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-71217522979742451662013-04-29T13:30:00.001+10:002013-04-29T13:30:20.150+10:00Harrington 102-Read The Reviews Before You Book This Place!Read the reviews <i>before</i> booking this accomodation facility, not afterwards. It's cash up front for a reason as a reviewer notes. A few of the latest reviews follow after these Traveller Photo's from Trip Advisor:<br />
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<br />Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-61083950800173160722013-02-04T12:03:00.002+11:002013-02-04T13:16:55.740+11:00Harrington 102--"Do Not Use This Hotel."<br />
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"Rooms have no windows at all . Air is through internal vet from kitchen.<br />
Door has no internal locks. <b>It is a fire disaster waiting to happen</b> . Only one SET stairs in building . no escape map on doors.Breakfast COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE MORE BASIC.<br />
Internet only works in reception area.very expensive for 1 star hotel."</div>
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<b>Room Tip:</b> must ask for only room with open window =will cost over $140<br />
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Another bad review for Soheil Mehrab-Khani's accomdation facility (it's not a registered hotel) from Trip Advisor from Liz in Brisbane, warning not to use this hotel.</div>
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I have been warning people to read the reviews for a while now. As a "Developer" (and I use that word lightly), he has people who haven't been paid and who have been harassed and threatened (myself included) and as a "Hotel" (again I use that word lightly) owner he shows similar disregard and respect for customers and guests.</div>
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Take heed to Liz of Brisbane's concern -- <i>"It is a fire disaster waiting to happen." </i>I think she is correct--someone could die there.</div>
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-34975914472627437322013-02-04T11:47:00.001+11:002013-02-04T13:22:57.457+11:00Harrington 102 -- "...worst hotel in Hobart..."Trip Advisor has a review from Josephine from Melbourne. She asks the question in her headline, "Could there be a worse hotel in Hobart?"<br />
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Apparently not, according to the latest aggregated Trip Advisor reviews, the <b>Harrington 102 is now number 42 out of 42 listed hotels</b>--the worst of all listed hotels based on reviews. She wishes she has read reviews of it first, unfortunately this is becoming more common as the bad reviews keep on coming.<br /><b><br /></b><br />
<b>This review is only 2 days old, at this rate we will exceed the number of complaints in 2012 by mid year!</b><br />
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"I agree with the others<b> it must be the worst hotel in Hobart,</b> <b>I'm sorry I didn't read the reviews first.</b> service is terrible, no lifts, had to drag luggage up two flights of stairs. The room was like a shoebox and just plain ugly. Breakfast was bad!. A choice of only wholemeal toast or basic cereals with lukewarm longlife skim milk. Tables had been preset and they didn't even get cleared after people had left. We went back downstairs about half hour after we had eaten and our plates and at least one dirty setting was still left on each table.The owner/managers were just hanging around the reception area. Also there is only 1 hour meter parking out front or 3 hour meter parking around the corner."</div>
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-44107368300500030962013-01-30T11:35:00.003+11:002013-01-30T11:36:53.224+11:00Harrington 102 -- Another bad review. Caveat Emptor.Soheil Mehrab-Khani's "hotel" (it's an accomodation facility!) is still picking up bad reviews.<br />
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This is from Bookings.com which have visited this blog 3 times in connection with the complaints raised, I would assume. One can only hope The Harrington will be de-listed from it's web site.<br />
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Caveat Emptor.Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-28508811100367488252013-01-24T17:55:00.003+11:002013-01-24T17:58:59.794+11:00Harrington 102-"Worst Hotel I Ever Stayed In"<span style="background-color: white; color: #003580; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 16.893333435058594px;"><b>"This was probably the worst hotel I have ever stayed in -certainly the poorest value for money. It started by the owner trying to charge me 1.5% on the credit card deposit payment that had been taken three months earlier.</b></span><br />
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It seems many people are still not reading reviews from the travel sites before booking into this "luxury hotel". Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-76076034629900887312013-01-24T17:47:00.000+11:002013-02-04T12:05:55.816+11:00Harrington 102 rated 42 out of 42 Hotels In Hobart<b>UPDATE:</b><br />
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Tourists beware--the Trip Advisor has the harrington 102 at the bottom of the ladder, being rated at 41 out of 42 hotels in Hobart. The latest review at the Trip Advisor below:<br />
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A "honeymoon destroyed" say some Australians.<br />
A visit to Hobart "spoiled" say some Englismen.<br />
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The reviews come from trip Advisor and Booking.comTom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-62953930766575971892013-01-02T17:26:00.002+11:002013-01-24T17:55:52.146+11:00Harrington 102-"-the worst hotel I have ever stayed..."<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><b>People not reading the reviews of Harrington 102 and finding crap in the toilet from previous guests and a room so small you can't swing a cat at....no surprise if you follow this web site which is a public service site to warn you about the owner, one Soheil Mehrab-Khani also known as Soheil Khani, who does not have a "strong bedside manner", and has various business interests which upsets a lot of people!! </b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"this place is the worst hotel i have ever stayed at in my life, before even getting to hobart the owner rang up asking for one nights stay in advance which sounded a bit funny to us, Once arriving at this hotel we were told to pay the second night right then and there, the smell in the lobby was enough to make the strongest of stomachs curl. The one member of stuff who seems to be everything from manager to cleaner was extremely rude not to mention her husband who was laying all over the lounge in the lobby so no visiter could sit down and rest. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">After carrying our bags up the stairs which are they only way up or down from rooms we were met with a very small cramped room that you could not swing a cat in, there was no room to more around the room unless you climbed over the bed the tv antener cord was hanging over the fridge making it hard to acsses, there were no windows bare glass blocks,</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The whole room had tiled floors which are extremely slippery and for me was a very bad experience for i am pregnant and slipped on there floor with out haveing a shower at all, the room was very stuffy it was hard to breath with holes in walls.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">After staying one night we had to wait 15 minutes to speak to the women as she was too busy sitting in the lobby eating her own breakfast and watching the tv once we had her attention we asked for our money back and was told no, after explaining that i had fallen on the floor and am pregnant i was told that was my own fault that it had happened not to mention tripping on the stairs, we also told the owner that we fould mouse dropping on the floor in our room but we were brushed off, after handing back the key she told us she was going to look at our room to see how much mess we had made.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">If you value you health and safty please do NOT stay at this hotel it is the most unhygienic place i have ever been and the worst experience of my life"</span>Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-44518644667402481242012-12-08T15:26:00.002+11:002012-12-08T15:34:24.386+11:00Harrington 102-"..Worst Hotel Experience Of My Life!"<br />
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wreck. One woman named Pat was so upset by the experience, she wrote two
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refresh, one Soheil Mehrab-Khani, pictured above, owns the Harrington 102 as well
as several other properties, and has been in and out of court on various building
breaches as well as being convicted of a breach of restraint order against
myself and smashing a windscreen of his neighbours car in a public street in a
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mentioned above, traveller Pat was so "incensed" she wrote on two
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<a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g255097-d300914-r146402152-Harrington_s_102-Hobart_Tasmania.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT"><b><span style="color: #006699; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">“The need for up front payment
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7 days and was asked to pay upfront on arrival. I had booked through
bookings.com.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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and told her I wished to change my plans and wished to leave on the Saturday (3
days away) The woman said I would have to cancel through booking.com or she
would lose the fee she paid for each night.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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hotel has internet its only available in the foyer and with your own laptop. I
tried to find an email address for the booking company but couldn't. I had to
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until the Friday night. In the meantime we had agreed that if someone came in for
a room she could let mine and also that she could put it on the internet as
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more concerned about getting someone else in than how I could resolve the
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let her know 72 hours before the woman raised her voice and talked over me. She
was also very rude. </span></b><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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factor in the changing requirements of tourists and I have not had trouble with
changing plans. At this hotel I felt as if I was there for the hotel's benefit
than the other way around.</span></b><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not an unusual experience for guests at this hotel. There is no attempt at
service - just the basic minimum at the least cost to the owners.I noted that
the rooms were described as small and they were. They were clean and had most
things in them. </span></b><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can showers at all times of the day and night. I would not like to be caught in
a fire there as there was no way out except the stairs - the windows are glass
bricks.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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asked for dietary preferences the hotel does not supply anything other than
breakfast cereal and toast. Apparently even a boiled egg would require a
licence and other food is too perishable! </span></b><b><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">"I was very upset about this place. I was asked to pay for my stay
on arrival - I did not know this would be required before I stayed. I had a
sudden change of plans because of an opportunity that arose for the last three
days and I raised this with the hotel on the day after I arrived which gave
them three days notice.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">They told me I could only make changes through Bookings.com. I could
find no email contact for you and I was at a conference for the rest of the
week. I discussed my desire to change each morning but got different
information each day. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">The hotel was concerned about losing the booking fee they paid to you. I
eventually found a phone to phone bookings.com in the UK and was pleased to
find a willingness to accommodate me if the hotel agreed.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">The hotel had told me I could make the change if I did it through you.
However the person at the hotel said they required 72 hours notice from
Bookings.com. This was the first I had heard of that and I feel cheated by the
hotel. When I raised the matter with the woman at the hotel she was rude and
aggressive.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">They had my money and were not parting with it. I have since found that
I am not the only guest who has been treated like this. The service was
generally poor - breakfast is the most minimal I have ever seen in a hotel -
cereal and milk and toast - no accommodation of dietary variations. Internet is
only available in the immediate vicinity of the front desk - too much trouble
to have it extended to the rooms."</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">The review before Pat's has been listed before (above) but I want to
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via the stairs, oh yes we had to drag ourselves and luggage up 4 flights of
stairs, NO LIFT. With NO window in the room, and only the stairs, WHAT IF THERE
WAS A FIRE???? How the hell do you get out ??????? IS THAT LEGAL???"</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">The above are from Booking.com but the gem to end this all is by a
couple from Hawthorn East. This gets my Review Of The Month Award!!!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">"That was the worst hotel experience in my life. Very disappointed
and upset with the 5 days holiday in Hobart. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">The hotel owner and staffs are extremely rude to customers. The knocked
at the door and force us to check out early on the last day.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Threatened would call the police and charge us for stealing. We could only use
the wifi at the reception area. They switched the wifi off after I used only
for half an hour and complaint I had used for too long.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I even saw them refused to help an elderly lady to bring the luggage down stair
since they didn't have lift in that hotel.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I strongly suggest Booking.com to remove this hotel on the list. I will
never use booking.com for hotel booking again and even tell all my friends not
to use this site if such quality hotel still on the list."</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-22294382180456543132012-10-24T10:11:00.000+11:002012-10-24T10:11:06.996+11:00KHANI FLOPS in 2ND BUILDING APPLICATION at 33 Marlborough St.<br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The
land that Mr Khani bought in <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">Marlborough
St</st1:street>, <st1:city w:st="on">Sandy</st1:city></st1:address> Bay in a
contract of October 12<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>2006
for $412,500 is impressive.<br /></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">8561m2
in area it occupies a prominent ridgeline visible from the river,parts of the <st1:place w:st="on">Eastern shore</st1:place> & from some places in the city & <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Sandy Bay Rd. </st1:address></st1:street></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">It
borders the City’s “Bicentennial Reserve” & is in the Hills Face Zone.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Because
of it’s position & prominence it, like 2 neighbouring properties, has
Conditions Registered on the Title to preserve the area’s character,including
native vegetation & wildlife.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">These
include that:-</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-there
is a 600m2 Building Envelope,</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-that
“no vegetation or ground disturbance is to occur outside the building envelope
without the written approval of (the Council)</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">”,</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-to
strictly comply to the Geotechnical Report,&</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b>-that
only 1 dwelling can be constructed.</b></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Soon
after completing the purchase in February 2007 Mr Khani had about 2,300m2 of
the land (nearly all being outside the Building envelope) <b>excavated with
a bulldozer and a large quantity of fill dumped there.</b></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">A
subsequent Geotechnical Assessment ordered by Mr Khani termed it <i>“deep site
fill” & “illegal fill”</i> “…“<i>which appears to be poorly consolidated with a
considerable content of large rocks/debris which has potential for
instability”.</i></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">It
went on to say that the upper layers caused <i>“considerable risk of debris
slide”.</i></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The
half dozen or so neighbours below like the late Bob Petrass were in fear of a
collapse</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">onto them</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">of this huge mound & have complained since of flooding of their
homes after rain. </span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Readers
of this site will recall other instance of Mr Khani ignoring the law &
interferences with neighbours rights such as building closer than
permitted to 163 Bathurst St & actually cutting off part of his neighbours
fence at 1</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">78</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Brisbane St,then constructing a
pillar on the neighbours property & seeking to widen his driveway funnel
shaped across that neighbours front garden.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The
Council acted in due course and finally in July 2009 the Resource Management
& Planning Appeal Tribunal Ordered the harm undone:-</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-the
fill to be removed,</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-excavation
works reinstated,&</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b>-a
re-vegetation plan to be carried out.</b></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">In
July the Tribunal noted that Mr Khani’s appeal came on “<i>after a protracted
& somewhat tortuous process”</i> & that <b>Mr Khani filed no evidence</b> <b>or any
material.</b></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">In
a decision of February 2010 the Tribunal termed Mr Khani’s opposition to the
Council’s conditions as <i>“frivolous or vexatious”.</i></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b>It
awarded the Council’s legal costs against him at 90% of the Supreme Court
scale.</b>Ouch!</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Lord
Mayor Damon Thomas has since labelled him <i>“uncooperative”.</i></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b>The
response of Mr Khani in October 2009 was to lodge a planning application for a
huge house of 3 stories with provisions for 10 parking spaces,an “Olympic”
sized tennis Court & lap Swimming pool.</b></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Those
plans termed the area illegally excavated & filled (all outside the
building envelope) as <i>“level area created by existing fill on site”</i> and attributed to it a planned fountain & access stairs.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">It
seems to have been lodged on the assumption that if approved,it would
retrospectively authorise the illegal work.<span style="color: #500050;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Upon
being told in about November ’09 that a Planning Officer had recommended
refusal, Mr Khani asked to withdraw the application.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b>However
it was to be over 2 ½ years before the Council acted to remedy the land
devastation.</b></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Council
Officers had claimed that negotiations were going on with Mr Khani for him to
do it.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">If
that is so</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">it seems that he succeeded in
gaining what will amount to over 3 years grace.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b>For
whilst the Tenders called for closed on July 12<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>2012, no Tender has yet been awarded.</b></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Soon
after Tenders closed Mr Khani lodged another building application.</b></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></b></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
the car spaces were reduced to 5 & the tennis court went,most of the plans
were the same ones and still bearing their 2009 date.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The
2012 application included:-</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-the
illegally excavated & filled area being accepted & used as access to
parking,</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-5
bedrooms all with en suites,</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-clearing
more vegetation,</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-a
lapped swimming pool,&</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-5
car spaces.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The
Planner in recommending refusal noted:-</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-the
density of a residence should be minimised to protect the characteristics of
the Zone,</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-the
building bulk, footprint & land clearance need to be minimised in this
area, and</span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-the
proposed additional clearing of vegetation would have a significant visual
impact.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">It
was before the Council’s Development & Environmental Services Committee on
October 15<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> and</span> due to go to the full Council on October 22<sup>nd</sup>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">But
on October 15</span><sup style="font-family: Arial;">th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">as
he’d done in 2009 Mr Khani acted to remove it from the Committee when he heard
of the recommendation for refusal.</span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The
Committee agreed to it being deferred but noted that any more than a minor
amendment would require a new application.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">It
seems that a new application is unlikely given the cost of an Architect and that Mr Khani always careful with his money (and toilet rolls), is currently
trying to borrow to finish units in <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Bathurst
St</st1:address></st1:street> & seems to now have no real intent to build
on the land & reside there.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">He
has long had the land for sale,currently with Falls Real Estate “offers over
$750,000”. </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Interestingly
th</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">eir</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">ad mentions the land size but says
nothing about the limited building envelope or of the restrictions on the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">T</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">itle,let alone the Planning Tribunal Order
or the Council’s</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">calling</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">for Tenders to remedy it all.</span></b></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Under
S.196 of The Property Agents Act it is an offence if an Agent does not disclose
to a prospective purchaser any information that he knows or ought reasonably
know is likely to a</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">ffect</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">the purchaser’s decision,and he/she is liable for any loss or damage
flowing to the purchaser from that failure to disclose.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Approved
building plans would obviously only help a purchaser if he/she wanted exactly
the house approved & approvals last only 2 years.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">There
might,of course, be a new attempt if he thinks it will delay the awarding
of a tender.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">But
Council Officers assure that any building application will not affect it and that the delay is only to obtain a Quantity Surveyors report because the amount
of the Tenders is high.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The
Lord Mayor is being questioned about it again at the Council meeting on
November 5<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>so we
might see some action this year at least in the form of a tender being awarded. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The
tip is big money-<b>probably over ¼ million.</b></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Mr
Khani will be responsible for it.Presumably the Council will register a caveat
for it over all his properties.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">That
won’t be nice for a cash strapped owner.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Adding
that cost to the $412,500 purchase cost + over $14,000 in Stamp duty to buy it
+ lawyers costs + ANZ fees re the Mortgage you’d probably need the
$750,000 sought less Agent’s Commission to break even.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">And
then, of course, there were the Council’s legal costs at the Tribunal and the
money he paid to the excavator & fill dumpers in 2007 and to the
Architect.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">And, the
ongoing costs of possibly about $25,000 p.a. for ANZ interest, Land Tax @ 1.5%
of the land value & Council Rates.</span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Of
course achieving anything like $750,000 will be difficult.When he bought it for
$412,000, the Gov’t Valuation was only $195,000.</b></span><span style="color: #500050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white; margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Maybe
Mr Khani will join the frustrated residents of upper <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Marlborough St</st1:address></st1:street> in wishing that he’s not
so acted in clear contravention of the requirements on his Title. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">But maybe something about <i>“leopards & spots”</i>
applies.</span></div>
Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-35399637205263839832012-09-17T12:20:00.000+10:002012-09-17T12:28:10.712+10:00HARRINGTON”S 102 CONTINUES TO OFFEND GUESTS<br />
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">July 4<sup>th</sup>-“<i>when you run out of toilet paper that’s it,no more regardless of duration of stay</i>”</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 36pt;">WHAT MR KHANI REPRESENTS-</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">On “Wotif”-“</span><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">Ultra Modern</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">On both the “</span><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">Wotif” & “Hotel Club sites –</i></div>
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<i style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">“Ideal & Inexpensive Accommodation</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">”, &</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">“</span><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">Suited to the Business person</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">”.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 10pt;">Queen beds are listed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">On July 6<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Martin thought the explanation of ‘password issues’ might explain <i>the absence of the advertised Wi Fi access.</i></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: italic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">But on August 4<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">another Aussie traveller recorded that <i>Wi Fi didn’t exist.</i></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: italic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">On July 12<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">an attempt was made to placate Mark of Tweed Heads by saying </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">that a <i>cleaner had just quit.</i></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: italic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">On July 9<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Paul from WA complained of the<i> false claim</i> outside of a <i>“luxury hotel at bargain price” when it was “very basic”.</i></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: italic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">On Aug 4<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">an Aussie complained of the “breakfast” being just “<i>sliced bread for toast, add hot water to instant coffee, etc</i>”</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">She did better than Kerrie of Deloraine who reported on July 8<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">- <i>no breakfast (& no electric blanket & the need for ear plugs because of the noise</i>).</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">On the Hotel Club Website -<i>“Restaurant. This property serves a delicious Continental breakfast</i></span><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">every</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">morning for you to make your day a tremendous one”</span></i><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">On July 4<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">a guest said I “<i>strongly recommend not staying there</i>”</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">On July 12<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Jan of Tweed Heads said “<i>I’ll tell my friends not to stay there</i>”</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Tom Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196089855453332363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939951782682932681.post-15970873401757093262012-06-05T11:05:00.001+10:002012-06-05T13:16:56.726+10:0033 Marlborough ST Tender Finally Called<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hobart City Council has finally called for tenders for 33 Marlborough St. The owner, Soheil Mehrab Khani refuses to restore the land to it's former condition after <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">illegally devastating the land 5 years ago.This block of land along with 2 nearby blocks were given subdivisional approval only on the condition that they be kept in the natural condition except for a 600m2 building area.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">This because they are an important part of the Hobart sky line. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">That requirement is recorded on the Certificate of Title.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">But soon after purchase in February 2007,Mr Khani bulldozed a large area,excavated part of the slope & imported a large amount of fill which rose menacingly above neighbouring homes & substantially remains there today.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tribunal orders to restore it some years ago have also been ignored.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">Now it seems that enough is enough & after many neighbourhood protests the Council has moved to carry out the requirements of the Resource Management & Planning Appeal Tribunal Order of July 2009 to restore the land to what it was & has called for tenders to do so.</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></span><br />
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The Tender was advertised in the Mercury 2 June 2012:<br />
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Pitt and Sherry assessed the condition of the land and submitted a report on what needs to be done which is the basis of the tender.<br />
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I notice that Peter Ray of Pitt and Sherry is not involved in this. It seems a shame because he had prior experience working with Khani on the Bathurst St developments and kept on telling me and my wife that Khani was just a little <i>"bullish"</i> every time we made a complaint that he was breaking Tribunal conditions in building too close to us, constructing illegal windows and breaking other planning conditions.<br />
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Well it seems Khani has been a little <i>"bullish"</i> at Marlborough street too because reading the report shows that it will take major work to rectify this condition and this will all be billed to Khani.<br />
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I don't need a crystal ball to forecast an entertaining Court battle looming on the horizon as HCC try to claim costs against Khani!<br />
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Most of the applicable parts of the report below:<br />
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