The legal firm of Gunson Williams sued Soheil.M.Khani in May 2011 for fees due them in respect of legal advice & legal representation.
He was their former client but they had made it clear that they would not further act for him. The largest item was over $9,400 being the balance owing for representation on a Criminal charge.
A previous payment believed to have been at least $5,000 had been paid. A further sum of in excess of $1,700 was for advice in respect of Hobart City Council prosecutions. The fees for advice on 2 civil matters totalled over $1,800 & there was $289.30 for advice re a Judgment by Mr T.Jacobs for the smashing of his windscreen.
That advice was on June 3rd 2010 & cost Mr Khani nearly three-quarters of the $405 damage. Mr Khani then paid the Bailiff the total sum due being $689.50, bringing his total outlay to $573.80 + the $405 that had been politely requested originally.
The point did not get through to Mr Khani who subsequently did not pay Gunson Williams.
On June 2nd 2011 he was served by a Process Server who attached to his Affidavit, 2 photographs of Mr Khani apparently scuffling with someone on a public street. No response having come from Mr Khani, a Judgment by Default was filed on June 24th which raised the costs by over $100 to above $600.
Gunson Williams then faced the problem that a Caveat over most of Mr Khani’s properties lodged by the Hobart City Council remained.
It seems that a communicated threat to him did the trick.
Mr Khani finally paid the Council. It withdrew it’s Caveat 3 days later on June 27th. Gunson Williams advised the Court on July 11th that they’d been paid.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Khani Attempting To Sell Harrington 102!
It seems that the Harrington 102 is up for sale.
It has been listed in the Mercury Real state booklet of January 12th. On page 70 Colliers state: "contemporary magic - stunning design".
It has been listed as For Sale by expression of interest, closing Feb 3rd.
It has been listed in the Mercury Real state booklet of January 12th. On page 70 Colliers state: "contemporary magic - stunning design".
It has been listed as For Sale by expression of interest, closing Feb 3rd.
Khani's "Hotel" Harrington 102 Finishes 2011 Consistently - A Guest Outraged!
Continuing on from my last post, "Hotel" Harrington 102 is now analysed by the claims Khani is making and the complaints of the guests. To say there are discrepancies is an understatement....
A South Australian tourist has advised Trip Adviser that a night at "Harringtons 102" was "The Worst Night My Partner And I Have Experienced".
Unfortunately that tourist had obviously not read the review by a Frankston woman of 25.11.11 titled:
"Disgraceful-Do Not Stay There"
There are also 3 earlier critical reviews in 2011 on the Trip Adviser site alone. November 2010 had one describing it as "Absolutely Disgusting..Do Not Go There"
Where does this 'Accomodation Facility" (wrongly called an "hotel") differ from it's advertised claims?
We look at 5 of it's advertised claims:-
1. The Claims
-"ideal accommodation"
-"suited to the business person"
-"we offer luxury for less"
Guest Criticisms
-"There was continuous noise from traffic outside"
-"we could hear everybody walking on the stairs"
-"the traffic lights reflected through the glass bricks in the wall"
-"there was a fluorescent light shining through the gap between the floor & the door.We had to place a towel in front of the gap"
-"it was very noisy"
-"I could hear the plumbing from other rooms"
-"we had a 'window' of glass bricks with a dirty,broken plastic roll-up blind to keep the light out"
-The reception is unmanned most of the time"
"it took 20 minutes after calling for someone to open the front door"
-"it is the worst room I've ever had"
-"it has cramped little dark rooms"
-"we booked a double standard room.It was the smallest room we have ever seen"
-"this venue is a complete disgrace"
-"Absolutely disgusting"
-"the worst excuse for accommodation that I have endured (In last decade)"
-"took over 45 minutes to prepare our room"
-"the stairs are dark & not lit up"
-"the exit sign is not lit up & is falling from the wall"
-"there is no lift"
-" it had a dirty,broken plastic Holland blind,
2. The Claims
-"featuring modern comfortable standard rooms"
-"an ultra modern tourist accommodation facility"
-"indulge in our Persian marble en-suite bathrooms for that extra exquisite touch"
- "modern and immaculate facilities"
Guest Criticisms
-"it was a tiny room"
-"the room was like a prison"
-"a tiny container of curdled milk in the fridge"
-"the room was airless"
-"no window,no air-conditioning & the vent in the bathroom did not work properly"
-"the shower door did not work properly;the toilet did not flush properly"
-"anything broken was left unfixed"
-"the light was gone in the small bathroom"
-"the bathroom condition was very poor & small"
-"there were electrical wires coming out from the wall"
-"the floor was wet"
-"the mattress was old & uneven"
-"to say the bed was 'warn' is an understatement"
-"the carpet was stained & dirty & the toilet flush & shower screen were faulty"
-"It was a TINY room-the bed was squashed against the wall so my wife had to climb over me to get out"
-"no window (just glass bricks),no window coverings,no bedside table,no bedside lamp,no place for my case"
-"no bed side tables,no carpet"
-"the end of the bed was about 40cm from the bar fridge & jug"
-"the room is so small,one of you has to clamber over the other to get out of bed"
-"the towels were fraying at the ends & looked old and ratty...looks like you use them to wash the car"
3. The Claims
-"(each) room comfortably appointed with telephone,television & radio"
Guest Criticisms-"The tv was snowy"
-"the tv aerial was a screwed up ball giving a fuzzy picture,
-"were only 3 tv channels"
-"was no telephone"
- 'the tv had only 2 channels that worked & gave a snowy reception from the rabbit ears"
4. The Claims
-Under the heading "Restaurant"-This property serves a delicious Continental breakfast every morning for you to make your day a tremendous one."
Guest Criticisms
-"a tub of weetbix,a tub of rice bubbles,'International' brand instant coffee & milk"
-"very basic, we had toast & a cup of tea"
--"we turned on the breakfast lights at 8 a.m.The lady promptly turned them off again.Breakfast was very basic..toast & tea
-"Breakfast-very poor affair indeed..."
-"... woeful breakfast."
5. The Claims
-"an atmosphere that is unique,professional & stylish from the moment you arrive."
Guest Criticisms
-"really the hotel is poor value"
-"the woman in charge has no soul",
-"they tried to find every way to save a few cents to the discomfort of patrons"
-"you get no help from reception"
-"At 5.30 a.m.a demented woman shouted at me not to take pictures (of the hotel)"
-"it shouldn't be allowed to trade..the small rooms are definitely substandard"
-"they are very rude and unreasonable"
-"run by an unmedicated psychotic patient"
The quotes above are from about 20 reviews on several accommodation sites. The 6 recent reviews referred to from Trip Adviser are the one from my last post and the following:-
5-11-2010
“Deserves no stars”
Reviewed 5 November 2010
1 person found this review helpful
Absolutely disgusting!!! Don't be fooled when you read there are reception hours, no one is ever on the reception and you need to call the number and wait for them to open the door. This took 20mins. Took them forever to fill out the form so that we could stay, whilst this was happening the owners were rudely talking amongst themselves in a foreign language. The owners left and gave us our key to the room. The hallway up the stairs is dark and not lit up, the exit sign is not lit and is falling from the wall and there were electical wires coming out from the wall. We opened our room to find a small prison like room. There was a double bed, no bed side tables, no windows, no carpet, the light was gone in the small bathroom. It didnt even have room for a chair. It was very cold and very unwelcoming. We called them to say we were not staying in a place like this. We ended up paying for another room at wrestpoint that night. We went back to Harringtons in the morning and again no one was on reception and had to call a number. They did not come out and wouldn't even consider giving some of our money back. They are very rude and unreasonable. DO NOT GO HERE."
7-2-2011
“Warning! an abomination...do not stay here”
Reviewed 7 February 2011
1 person found this review helpful
This venue is a complete disgrace... I am a medical doctor and travel frequently for both business and pleasure. This is without a doubt the worst excuse for accommodation (and I use the term very loosely) that I have endured in the last decade. I pre booked two nights several days in advance before my stay, and was met by a dishevelled scatty looking woman, who scurried downstairs to open a locked door when I arrived. My girlfriend and I were cold and hungry after a long road trip, at this point. She firstly did not recognize that we had a booking, and in a surprised fashion she asked to see my printout from the internet (which had already been paid by visa card), and did not seem to know we were coming at all. After fluffing around on an ageing computer which she did not really seem to know how-to operate, she eventually told us that she "may have a room, because someone left...I just have to clean it up first...can you wait?" I was unhappy and concerned by what seemed to be an introduction infested by gross disorganization, and a fundamental lack of professionalism...however I was polite and obliging - perhaps she would only be 15 minutes or so. Ever the optimist, I endured an extensive 45 minute wait while she haphazardly ran up and down the stairs in the process of preparing our room. Eventually my girlfriend and I left and informed her that we were hungry and going to eat. No apology was received for her gross display of incompetence. When we returned the floor was wet in the closet sized room that contained no window. We spent some of the night watching some quiet TV. In the morning I noted that one of the tings we were promised was a free "intercontinental breakfast" - this sadly consisted of a tub of weetbix, along side an adjacent tub of rice bubbles, and international roast caterers blend instant coffee, with free milk (I assume it was carnation). Smouldering silently I sipped a bad cup of coffee as I had inner visions of soon making my way to Hudson's. I then proceeded to make my way over to the grossly incompetent woman who seemed to be in charge of this hell-hole. I asked calmly for a refund as I communicated that I did not wish to endure another night at- -this .....establishment. I asked for a refund for my 2nd night as I -thought she may have the decency to offer this however I was yelled at and accused of being "-too noisy" -I didn’t realise -this hotel was run by an unmedicated psychotic patient."
25-11-2011
“Disgraceful - do not stay here!”
Reviewed 25 November 2011
Unfortunately I was double-booked from my original accommodation and as Cold Chisel were in town, I had no choice but to stay there unless I wanted a night on the streets The reception is unmanned most of the time and there is no lift. The room was tiny - the bed was pushed against one wall, with no window (just glass bricks), no window coverings, no bedside table, no bedside lamp, no telephone, no place for my case but on the limited 'empty' floor space about 1 metre in depth. There was the tiniest container of curdled milk in the fridge which I asked to be replaced and 2 teabags. I spent as little time as possible in the room catching the late night picture show returning around 11.30pm. I was unable to sleep as the lights were shining through the glass biricks from outside and streaming underneath the large gap in the door. The room was also noisy - I could hear the plumbing from the other rooms - toilets, showers and taps and the constant drone of an over-worked fridge as it had been crammed into a space with no ventilation. The room was airless - the only option being to switch on an air-conditioner and have cold air blowing over me. As I could not sleep I got up at 5.30 am and went out to take some photos around Hobart and get some air. As soon as I crossed the road and turned round to take a picture a demented woman shouted after me to not take pictures.... Had she been watching me??? I had already decided to give their "free" breakfast a miss - it looked less than appealing. I had to collect my cases and face another torrent of abuse as I was leaving - the woman is not quite right. If you have any choice in the matter - give this place a big miss, it shouldn't be allowed to trade. They might have 1 or 2 decent rooms but the small rooms are definitely substandard and are most probably in breach of quite a few Accommodation Standards Laws."
27-3-2011
“Don't bother...”
Reviewed 27 March 2011
1 person found this review helpful
My friend and i needed last minute accommodation close to CBD Hobart on Friday & Saturday night. We shouldn't have bothered with Harringtons 102.
Arriving at 9pm to our 'luxury accommodation' and filling out a mountain of paperwork (being charged $3 to use my credit card), we were escorted up two flights of tiled stairs (no lift) by a lady who looked like she wanted to be anywhere else! She shuffled around and we entered a TINY room - glass bricks for a window with no curtain/blind. The bathroom was very basic - shower door didn't work properly and only 'half flush' on the toilet was operating. No lightbulb over vanity (it had been removed) and no exhaust fan. Only half roll of toilet paper on holder, so we had to ask for more first thing the next day. Before bed we tried to watch a bit of tv on the tiny screen (two channels) and snowy reception from the 'rabbit ears'. Our sleep was restless as we watched the traffic light colours changing on the wall through the glass bricks, the nightclubs in the area started to hit fullforce at 1am and the constant stream of people walking up the tiled stairs and closing doors didn't help. You could hear everything through the paper thin walls.
Breakfast was in the main foyer and when we arrived at 8:00am the first morning, no-one seemed to be about and it was dark and dingy, so i turned a few lights on. Not long after the same lady shuffled out of the back and immediately tured them off again. She started setting up breakfast (although it was meant to be 7:30am-9:30am, so i expected it to be already set up). She neglected to ask us how we slept, what we were doing for the day or if everything was satisfactory. The menu was very basic, but toast and cup of tea got us by. The next morning was the same routine.
This hotel is obviously run by a family and the lady in charge seemed to have no soul when going about her business. It came across to me as a venue which tried to find every way they could to save a few cents at the discomfort of their patrons. Missing lightbulbs, 'half flush' toilet option, one teabag/coffee sachet in the room for cuppa's, no window finishings, no 'set-top box' for tv reception, no iron/hairdryer in room, no lift, no help from reception at all!
We should have spent the extra $10-$20 and stayed at Mid City Hotel (where i've been a couple times before.) Do yourself a favour and give Harringtons 102 a miss...."
2-5-2011
“Maybe try elsewhere”
Reviewed 2 May 2011
1 person found this review helpful
Stayed there for one night because everywhere else was booked out. The room had no window, only glass bricks. Room v noisy, could easily hear all steps and noises from the tiled hall. Big gap between the room door and the floor, so that the fluorescent light from the hall showed through, reminding us of a hospital. Had to place a towel in front of the gap so as to be able to sleep.
To say the bed was worn is an understatement.
Too high a price for such experience."
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hotel_Review-g255097-d300914-Reviews-Harrington_s_102-Hobart_Tasmania.html
A South Australian tourist has advised Trip Adviser that a night at "Harringtons 102" was "The Worst Night My Partner And I Have Experienced".
Unfortunately that tourist had obviously not read the review by a Frankston woman of 25.11.11 titled:
"Disgraceful-Do Not Stay There"
There are also 3 earlier critical reviews in 2011 on the Trip Adviser site alone. November 2010 had one describing it as "Absolutely Disgusting..Do Not Go There"
Where does this 'Accomodation Facility" (wrongly called an "hotel") differ from it's advertised claims?
We look at 5 of it's advertised claims:-
1. The Claims
-"ideal accommodation"
-"suited to the business person"
-"we offer luxury for less"
Guest Criticisms
-"There was continuous noise from traffic outside"
-"we could hear everybody walking on the stairs"
-"the traffic lights reflected through the glass bricks in the wall"
-"there was a fluorescent light shining through the gap between the floor & the door.We had to place a towel in front of the gap"
-"it was very noisy"
-"I could hear the plumbing from other rooms"
-"we had a 'window' of glass bricks with a dirty,broken plastic roll-up blind to keep the light out"
-The reception is unmanned most of the time"
"it took 20 minutes after calling for someone to open the front door"
-"it is the worst room I've ever had"
-"it has cramped little dark rooms"
-"we booked a double standard room.It was the smallest room we have ever seen"
-"this venue is a complete disgrace"
-"Absolutely disgusting"
-"the worst excuse for accommodation that I have endured (In last decade)"
-"took over 45 minutes to prepare our room"
-"the stairs are dark & not lit up"
-"the exit sign is not lit up & is falling from the wall"
-"there is no lift"
-" it had a dirty,broken plastic Holland blind,
- "the room was like a prison"
2. The Claims
-"featuring modern comfortable standard rooms"
-"an ultra modern tourist accommodation facility"
-"indulge in our Persian marble en-suite bathrooms for that extra exquisite touch"
- "modern and immaculate facilities"
Guest Criticisms
-"it was a tiny room"
-"the room was like a prison"
-"a tiny container of curdled milk in the fridge"
-"the room was airless"
-"no window,no air-conditioning & the vent in the bathroom did not work properly"
-"the shower door did not work properly;the toilet did not flush properly"
-"anything broken was left unfixed"
-"the light was gone in the small bathroom"
-"the bathroom condition was very poor & small"
-"there were electrical wires coming out from the wall"
-"the floor was wet"
-"the mattress was old & uneven"
-"to say the bed was 'warn' is an understatement"
-"the carpet was stained & dirty & the toilet flush & shower screen were faulty"
-"It was a TINY room-the bed was squashed against the wall so my wife had to climb over me to get out"
-"no window (just glass bricks),no window coverings,no bedside table,no bedside lamp,no place for my case"
-"no bed side tables,no carpet"
-"the end of the bed was about 40cm from the bar fridge & jug"
-"the room is so small,one of you has to clamber over the other to get out of bed"
-"the towels were fraying at the ends & looked old and ratty...looks like you use them to wash the car"
3. The Claims
-"(each) room comfortably appointed with telephone,television & radio"
Guest Criticisms-"The tv was snowy"
-"the tv aerial was a screwed up ball giving a fuzzy picture,
-"were only 3 tv channels"
-"was no telephone"
- 'the tv had only 2 channels that worked & gave a snowy reception from the rabbit ears"
-"several of the tv channels didn't receive reception & the cord was sticky taped across the bench"
4. The Claims
-Under the heading "Restaurant"-This property serves a delicious Continental breakfast every morning for you to make your day a tremendous one."
Guest Criticisms
-"a tub of weetbix,a tub of rice bubbles,'International' brand instant coffee & milk"
-"very basic, we had toast & a cup of tea"
--"we turned on the breakfast lights at 8 a.m.The lady promptly turned them off again.Breakfast was very basic..toast & tea
-"Breakfast-very poor affair indeed..."
-"... woeful breakfast."
5. The Claims
-"an atmosphere that is unique,professional & stylish from the moment you arrive."
Guest Criticisms
-"really the hotel is poor value"
-"the woman in charge has no soul",
-"they tried to find every way to save a few cents to the discomfort of patrons"
-"you get no help from reception"
-"At 5.30 a.m.a demented woman shouted at me not to take pictures (of the hotel)"
-"it shouldn't be allowed to trade..the small rooms are definitely substandard"
-"they are very rude and unreasonable"
-"run by an unmedicated psychotic patient"
The quotes above are from about 20 reviews on several accommodation sites. The 6 recent reviews referred to from Trip Adviser are the one from my last post and the following:-
5-11-2010
“Deserves no stars”
Reviewed 5 November 2010
1 person found this review helpful
Absolutely disgusting!!! Don't be fooled when you read there are reception hours, no one is ever on the reception and you need to call the number and wait for them to open the door. This took 20mins. Took them forever to fill out the form so that we could stay, whilst this was happening the owners were rudely talking amongst themselves in a foreign language. The owners left and gave us our key to the room. The hallway up the stairs is dark and not lit up, the exit sign is not lit and is falling from the wall and there were electical wires coming out from the wall. We opened our room to find a small prison like room. There was a double bed, no bed side tables, no windows, no carpet, the light was gone in the small bathroom. It didnt even have room for a chair. It was very cold and very unwelcoming. We called them to say we were not staying in a place like this. We ended up paying for another room at wrestpoint that night. We went back to Harringtons in the morning and again no one was on reception and had to call a number. They did not come out and wouldn't even consider giving some of our money back. They are very rude and unreasonable. DO NOT GO HERE."
7-2-2011
“Warning! an abomination...do not stay here”
Reviewed 7 February 2011
1 person found this review helpful
This venue is a complete disgrace... I am a medical doctor and travel frequently for both business and pleasure. This is without a doubt the worst excuse for accommodation (and I use the term very loosely) that I have endured in the last decade. I pre booked two nights several days in advance before my stay, and was met by a dishevelled scatty looking woman, who scurried downstairs to open a locked door when I arrived. My girlfriend and I were cold and hungry after a long road trip, at this point. She firstly did not recognize that we had a booking, and in a surprised fashion she asked to see my printout from the internet (which had already been paid by visa card), and did not seem to know we were coming at all. After fluffing around on an ageing computer which she did not really seem to know how-to operate, she eventually told us that she "may have a room, because someone left...I just have to clean it up first...can you wait?" I was unhappy and concerned by what seemed to be an introduction infested by gross disorganization, and a fundamental lack of professionalism...however I was polite and obliging - perhaps she would only be 15 minutes or so. Ever the optimist, I endured an extensive 45 minute wait while she haphazardly ran up and down the stairs in the process of preparing our room. Eventually my girlfriend and I left and informed her that we were hungry and going to eat. No apology was received for her gross display of incompetence. When we returned the floor was wet in the closet sized room that contained no window. We spent some of the night watching some quiet TV. In the morning I noted that one of the tings we were promised was a free "intercontinental breakfast" - this sadly consisted of a tub of weetbix, along side an adjacent tub of rice bubbles, and international roast caterers blend instant coffee, with free milk (I assume it was carnation). Smouldering silently I sipped a bad cup of coffee as I had inner visions of soon making my way to Hudson's. I then proceeded to make my way over to the grossly incompetent woman who seemed to be in charge of this hell-hole. I asked calmly for a refund as I communicated that I did not wish to endure another night at- -this .....establishment. I asked for a refund for my 2nd night as I -thought she may have the decency to offer this however I was yelled at and accused of being "-too noisy" -I didn’t realise -this hotel was run by an unmedicated psychotic patient."
25-11-2011
“Disgraceful - do not stay here!”
Reviewed 25 November 2011
Unfortunately I was double-booked from my original accommodation and as Cold Chisel were in town, I had no choice but to stay there unless I wanted a night on the streets The reception is unmanned most of the time and there is no lift. The room was tiny - the bed was pushed against one wall, with no window (just glass bricks), no window coverings, no bedside table, no bedside lamp, no telephone, no place for my case but on the limited 'empty' floor space about 1 metre in depth. There was the tiniest container of curdled milk in the fridge which I asked to be replaced and 2 teabags. I spent as little time as possible in the room catching the late night picture show returning around 11.30pm. I was unable to sleep as the lights were shining through the glass biricks from outside and streaming underneath the large gap in the door. The room was also noisy - I could hear the plumbing from the other rooms - toilets, showers and taps and the constant drone of an over-worked fridge as it had been crammed into a space with no ventilation. The room was airless - the only option being to switch on an air-conditioner and have cold air blowing over me. As I could not sleep I got up at 5.30 am and went out to take some photos around Hobart and get some air. As soon as I crossed the road and turned round to take a picture a demented woman shouted after me to not take pictures.... Had she been watching me??? I had already decided to give their "free" breakfast a miss - it looked less than appealing. I had to collect my cases and face another torrent of abuse as I was leaving - the woman is not quite right. If you have any choice in the matter - give this place a big miss, it shouldn't be allowed to trade. They might have 1 or 2 decent rooms but the small rooms are definitely substandard and are most probably in breach of quite a few Accommodation Standards Laws."
27-3-2011
“Don't bother...”
Reviewed 27 March 2011
1 person found this review helpful
My friend and i needed last minute accommodation close to CBD Hobart on Friday & Saturday night. We shouldn't have bothered with Harringtons 102.
Arriving at 9pm to our 'luxury accommodation' and filling out a mountain of paperwork (being charged $3 to use my credit card), we were escorted up two flights of tiled stairs (no lift) by a lady who looked like she wanted to be anywhere else! She shuffled around and we entered a TINY room - glass bricks for a window with no curtain/blind. The bathroom was very basic - shower door didn't work properly and only 'half flush' on the toilet was operating. No lightbulb over vanity (it had been removed) and no exhaust fan. Only half roll of toilet paper on holder, so we had to ask for more first thing the next day. Before bed we tried to watch a bit of tv on the tiny screen (two channels) and snowy reception from the 'rabbit ears'. Our sleep was restless as we watched the traffic light colours changing on the wall through the glass bricks, the nightclubs in the area started to hit fullforce at 1am and the constant stream of people walking up the tiled stairs and closing doors didn't help. You could hear everything through the paper thin walls.
Breakfast was in the main foyer and when we arrived at 8:00am the first morning, no-one seemed to be about and it was dark and dingy, so i turned a few lights on. Not long after the same lady shuffled out of the back and immediately tured them off again. She started setting up breakfast (although it was meant to be 7:30am-9:30am, so i expected it to be already set up). She neglected to ask us how we slept, what we were doing for the day or if everything was satisfactory. The menu was very basic, but toast and cup of tea got us by. The next morning was the same routine.
This hotel is obviously run by a family and the lady in charge seemed to have no soul when going about her business. It came across to me as a venue which tried to find every way they could to save a few cents at the discomfort of their patrons. Missing lightbulbs, 'half flush' toilet option, one teabag/coffee sachet in the room for cuppa's, no window finishings, no 'set-top box' for tv reception, no iron/hairdryer in room, no lift, no help from reception at all!
We should have spent the extra $10-$20 and stayed at Mid City Hotel (where i've been a couple times before.) Do yourself a favour and give Harringtons 102 a miss...."
2-5-2011
“Maybe try elsewhere”
Reviewed 2 May 2011
1 person found this review helpful
Stayed there for one night because everywhere else was booked out. The room had no window, only glass bricks. Room v noisy, could easily hear all steps and noises from the tiled hall. Big gap between the room door and the floor, so that the fluorescent light from the hall showed through, reminding us of a hospital. Had to place a towel in front of the gap so as to be able to sleep.
To say the bed was worn is an understatement.
Too high a price for such experience."
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hotel_Review-g255097-d300914-Reviews-Harrington_s_102-Hobart_Tasmania.html
Latest Review Harrington 102 - "Unbelievably Bad"
Trip Advisor has a new review of the Harrington 102 reproduced below:
"This is the worst night my partner and I have expereinced. The room was small, with no window, dusty and the matress old and uneven. Anything that had in the past broken was left unfixed. Several of the channels of the TV did not receive reception and the cord was sticky taped across the bench. We did not bother to sample the free continental breakfast."
"This is the worst night my partner and I have expereinced. The room was small, with no window, dusty and the matress old and uneven. Anything that had in the past broken was left unfixed. Several of the channels of the TV did not receive reception and the cord was sticky taped across the bench. We did not bother to sample the free continental breakfast."
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Over 10 000 hits on DeveloperKhani.com
Well over 10 000 hits on this blog documenting the exploits of one Soheil Mehrab-Khani, a Bahai who entered this country as a refugee, and who feels it's fine not to pay Tradesmen (or even his own lawyers) for work done, build whatever he wants to without or irrespective of building permits, inflict misery on neighbours and to issue threats including threats of murder and serious injury to anyone who stands in his way.
The latest visit on 5th December is by the Tasmanian Government, who spent 30 minutes going over the blog:
Let's hope a little more interest in Mehrab-Khani is shown by the Tasmanian Government, because Hobart City Council has shown itself to be lazy and incompetent and unable or unwilling to ensure compliance with Planning Tribunal Orders.
Neither does the Council seem prepared to act to deal with harm being caused to the city's tourist industry by the 'Harrington 102' Accommodation Facility (to call it an Hotel would be inaccurate).
The interesting thing about this visit is what was typed into Google by the Tasmanian Government-- "161 Bathurst St". It seems there is some interest in this property, which was the impetus for the blog being in existence in the first place.
The latest visit on 5th December is by the Tasmanian Government, who spent 30 minutes going over the blog:
Let's hope a little more interest in Mehrab-Khani is shown by the Tasmanian Government, because Hobart City Council has shown itself to be lazy and incompetent and unable or unwilling to ensure compliance with Planning Tribunal Orders.
Neither does the Council seem prepared to act to deal with harm being caused to the city's tourist industry by the 'Harrington 102' Accommodation Facility (to call it an Hotel would be inaccurate).
The interesting thing about this visit is what was typed into Google by the Tasmanian Government-- "161 Bathurst St". It seems there is some interest in this property, which was the impetus for the blog being in existence in the first place.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Harrington 102 Latest Review: "Disgraceful - do not stay there!"
We have reported several times on the Harrington 102 owned by Soheil Mehrab-Khani. There is a new review on Trip Advisor dated 25-11-11 which is a doozie:
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g255097-d300914-r121008598-Harrington_s_102-Hobart_Tasmania.html
It was written by Rose from Frankston, Victoria and is reproduced in full below.
"Unfortunately I was double-booked from my original accommodation and as Cold Chisel were in town, I had no choice but to stay there unless I wanted a night on the streets.
The reception is unmanned most of the time and there is no lift. The room was tiny - the bed was pushed against one wall, with no window (just glass bricks), no window coverings, no bedside table, no bedside lamp, no telephone, no place for my case but on the limited 'empty' floor space about 1 metre in depth.
There was the tiniest container of curdled milk in the fridge which I asked to be replaced and 2 teabags. I spent as little time as possible in the room catching the late night picture show returning around 11.30pm.
I was unable to sleep as the lights were shining through the glass biricks from outside and streaming underneath the large gap in the door. The room was also noisy - I could hear the plumbing from the other rooms - toilets, showers and taps and the constant drone of an over-worked fridge as it had been crammed into a space with no ventilation.
The room was airless - the only option being to switch on an air-conditioner and have cold air blowing over me. As I could not sleep I got up at 5.30 am and went out to take some photos around Hobart and get some air. As soon as I crossed the road and turned round to take a picture a demented woman shouted after me to not take pictures.... Had she been watching me???
I had already decided to give their "free" breakfast a miss - it looked less than appealing. I had to collect my cases and face another torrent of abuse as I was leaving - the woman is not quite right. If you have any choice in the matter - give this place a big miss,
It shouldn't be allowed to trade. They might have 1 or 2 decent rooms but the small rooms are definitely substandard and are most probably in breach of quite a few Accommodation Standards Laws."
I love the bit about the demented woman shouting not to take photo's -- this was undoubtedly Jaklin Rahimi, Soheil Mehrab-Khani's partner and they have good reason to be 'gun shy' as far as being on the receiving end of a camera.
My photo's were used in several court cases against Mehrab-Khani. I was assaulted my both Jaklin Rahimi and Soheil Mehrab-Khani in 2010 at the corner of Goulburn and Harrington streets, and one of the photo's from my evidence of Breach Of Restraint Order is below, it is a 360 degree panorama of the area:
Here is a pic of Harrington 102 with Soheil Mehrab-Khani's Mercedes parked outside:
The Manager of Harrington 102 is Jaklin Rahimi, pictured below arguing with Mehrab-Khani outside the window to my house :
An earlier review of Harrington 102 from Trip Advisor described the woman running the Hotel as an "unmedicated psychotic patient."
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g255097-d300914-r121008598-Harrington_s_102-Hobart_Tasmania.html
It was written by Rose from Frankston, Victoria and is reproduced in full below.
"Unfortunately I was double-booked from my original accommodation and as Cold Chisel were in town, I had no choice but to stay there unless I wanted a night on the streets.
The reception is unmanned most of the time and there is no lift. The room was tiny - the bed was pushed against one wall, with no window (just glass bricks), no window coverings, no bedside table, no bedside lamp, no telephone, no place for my case but on the limited 'empty' floor space about 1 metre in depth.
There was the tiniest container of curdled milk in the fridge which I asked to be replaced and 2 teabags. I spent as little time as possible in the room catching the late night picture show returning around 11.30pm.
I was unable to sleep as the lights were shining through the glass biricks from outside and streaming underneath the large gap in the door. The room was also noisy - I could hear the plumbing from the other rooms - toilets, showers and taps and the constant drone of an over-worked fridge as it had been crammed into a space with no ventilation.
The room was airless - the only option being to switch on an air-conditioner and have cold air blowing over me. As I could not sleep I got up at 5.30 am and went out to take some photos around Hobart and get some air. As soon as I crossed the road and turned round to take a picture a demented woman shouted after me to not take pictures.... Had she been watching me???
I had already decided to give their "free" breakfast a miss - it looked less than appealing. I had to collect my cases and face another torrent of abuse as I was leaving - the woman is not quite right. If you have any choice in the matter - give this place a big miss,
It shouldn't be allowed to trade. They might have 1 or 2 decent rooms but the small rooms are definitely substandard and are most probably in breach of quite a few Accommodation Standards Laws."
I love the bit about the demented woman shouting not to take photo's -- this was undoubtedly Jaklin Rahimi, Soheil Mehrab-Khani's partner and they have good reason to be 'gun shy' as far as being on the receiving end of a camera.
My photo's were used in several court cases against Mehrab-Khani. I was assaulted my both Jaklin Rahimi and Soheil Mehrab-Khani in 2010 at the corner of Goulburn and Harrington streets, and one of the photo's from my evidence of Breach Of Restraint Order is below, it is a 360 degree panorama of the area:
Here is a pic of Harrington 102 with Soheil Mehrab-Khani's Mercedes parked outside:
The Manager of Harrington 102 is Jaklin Rahimi, pictured below arguing with Mehrab-Khani outside the window to my house :
An earlier review of Harrington 102 from Trip Advisor described the woman running the Hotel as an "unmedicated psychotic patient."
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Khani pays 2 Debts After Caveats Lodged on Some Of His Land
Readers of this site will be aware of how very hard it has proved for many creditors,usually sole tradesmen, to get their money off Mr Khani.
Just tracking him down to serve him can be very difficult.
His own Solicitors Gunson Williams needed to sue him to get paid.
That sum included the cost of sending the letter shown earlier on this site threatening a Defamation action. (Presumably Gunson Williams now join Chris Boland Lawyers and Abetz Curtis as his ex-Solicitors)
The Tribunal decision in Ali Youssef v Khani reported that in trying to get money off Mr Youssef, Mr Khani:-
-flung himself on the ground,
-knelt on the floor,moving up and down in a begging motion,and
-shouted obscenities about Allah and Mohammed.
The Kingston family,owners of Hobart Bin Hire received their Court Judgment against Mr Khani for $2,841in the first half of 2010 but there was still no payment so their Solicitors registered the Judgement by Caveat over several of his properties on June 25th 2010.
Even that brought no solution with Khani finally paying up and the Caveat being withdrawn on April 15th this year. Court Fees on the Summons,Service and Judgement would have been over $150 as would legal costs, bringing the sum to over $3,150.
Then are the $106 fee on filing a Caveat, the legal costs of doing so, the $85 fee to Withdraw a Caveat and likely associated legal costs. There would also be interest on the Judgement. So it likely cost Mr Khani over $3,500 all up.
Many people who drove down Bathurst St in 2009-10 will have noticed the Bin sitting outside No.161 half full for month after month. At about $3,500 it might make a Guinness record as the mostly costly bin hire ever.
In May 2009 the Hobart City Council issued a Complaint against Mr Khani in respect of illegal Building at 178 Brisbane St. In July 2009 the HCC issued Complaints re illegal building work at 44 Bay Rd New Town and 161 Bathurst St.
Many Court appearances followed.
Mr Khani obtained adjournments for many and varied reasons - he needed time to obtain a lawyer,he was ill,etc. On at least one occasion he didn’t appear but sent a message that he was injured.
On one such “injured” day he was seen within the half hour with a bandaged thumb both conducting business at the Council office & driving a vehicle…fast.
On several occasions he screamed out at spectators in the Court, ranted on uncontrollably and ignored and frustrated attempts by Magistrates to control proceedings.
Eventually he pleaded Guilty on 15.7.10 and was fined (only) $400 on each Complaint. However the Council obtained Orders for their Legal Costs to be assessed.
Then the consequences to Mr Khani of his actions were brought home to him. On 10.11.10 the Council costs against Mr Khani were taxed (assessed) by the Court at $1,620,$895.87 and $1,216.06 respectively.
Surprise, surprise but Mr Khani did not pay any of this total of $3,731.93.
After other efforts failed the Council also entered a Caveat over most of his properties.
This was on 28.3.2011.There were then 2 caveats over these properties.
Eventually the Council was paid also and it’s Caveat withdrawn on 27.6.11. With Caveat fees, legal costs and interest that sum had swelled to well over $4,000.
It’s not currently known what are the claimed HCC Legal Costs for the 4 Complaints of Building Breaches to which he pleaded Guilty before Magistrate Rheinberger in late May,or whether they’ve yet been assessed. At one of those Hearings a Warrant for his Arrest was issued following his non appearance. Watch this space.
A copy of the HCC caveat and of the Title to 33 Marlborough St with Caveats registered appear below. You’ll see that it lists all his Mortgagees. For anybody interested (such as Bailiffs and debt collectors) the Title Certificate No.’s listed refer respectively to:-
44 Bay Rd,New Town
33 Marlborough St,Sandy Bay
159 Bathurst St
157 Bathurst St
161 Bathurst St
102 Harrington St, and
395-401 Elizabeth St [possibly soon to be on the market]
The absence from the list of 178 Brisbane St (C.T.26360/1) is because whilst the Council referred to him as “Mehrab- Khani (aka Mehrab Khani)” they apparently didn’t appreciate that he has bought other properties such as 178 Brisbane St using just the surname Khani.
178 Brisbane St is unlikely to be sold anytime soon as Mr Khani has both chopped off part of the front fence of 176 Brisbane St and built his fence pillar upon it and built the boundary fence 5cm into 176.
Any Real Estate Agent acting to sell 178 will be so advised and will face the need to comply with S.196 of the Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005, which reads:
Anybody seeking to enforce a debt by Registering a charge over any of the several vehicles that Mr Khani uses will find that he’s put the recent ones in his wife’s name [no prize for guessing why].
However you’ll find that Holden Rodeo FN5014 is in his name and can conveniently be levied against.
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