In what appears to have been a fit of rage, Khani has smashed a hole into his neighbours fence.
This is the second time he has put a hole in the fence, the last time he appeared to sustain an
injury and carried a plaster cast on his arm for a month.
This time he appears to have used something else to bash a large hole in the fence.
Neighbour Tony Jacobs reports that this is the second incident where his fence has been damaged and he has had to pay for repairs.
A summons has been issued against Khani.
Photographs to follow.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Khani's Hobart Lodge "not recommended" --Trip Advisor
From Trip Advisor
“Not recommended”
QueenslandCoaster
A relatively modern establishment, let down by poor design elements:
a) There is no lift even though there are three floors. Forget trying to carry your luggage upstairs if you are an older traveller
A relatively modern establishment, let down by poor design elements:
a) There is no lift even though there are three floors. Forget trying to carry your luggage upstairs if you are an older traveller
b) There is no extractor fan in the bathroom/toilet, which opens off the kitchen area
c) The kitchen sink is on a free standing unit that does not have a bench attached so washing up is tedious
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
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.
The establishment is also let down by bad management and meanness:
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
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
c) There was no milk provided to make a hot drink on arrival
d) Only two thin towels were provided for a three night stay and zero room service or cleaning over those days
e) Only one saucepan was provided in the kitchen and very few kitchen utensils in the drawer
d) The wine glasses were plastic and scratched
e) The hair dryer was in a kitchen cupboard - an unhygienic practice
f) We only lasted one night of the three but were refused any refund
There were some positive points:
a) The kitchen utility knife was sharp and large enough to be useful
b) There was an excellent stove top and conventional oven in the kitchen, including a rotisserie and a roasting pan
c) Excellent location close to restaurants and shops, but quite a drive is required if you need a supermarket
Room Tip: Keep to the ground floor rooms if you must stay here
See more room tips
Hobart Lodge -- Polish Couple Treated Very Badly
From Booking.com on 6th March:
Katarzyna
Couple
Poland
March 6, 2014
NOTHING!!! This is the worst place to stay in Tasmania.
Do not choose it!!! The worst hotel, I have ever seen, I have ever been to.
I have chosen the Hobart Lodge, because of free Wi – Fi,
that I need every day. During the reservation process via
booking.com, I was asked if I need to have some request.
I ask for the possibility of checking in little earlier,
because I was traveling with my friends all the night. When I
came to the Hotel in Hobart there was no one in the reception!!!
I mean there was no reception at all. No one told me about it
during reservation! The Hotel was closed. There was a sheet of
paper with telephone number to call.
I had to call from our
mobiles to ask somebody to come and open the building for me and
my friends. And wait until someone will come. For about 15 minutes
came man in age 55 - 60.
He let us come inside the building with our
luggage and inside the room. But unfortunately the room was not cleaned
after previous tourists.
It was about 13.00 and the owner of this hotel
started trying to find someone who cleans the rooms.
I asked him to let us leave our luggage at the hotel and we
told him we would like to go to the city. But that man,
probably manager of that place did not agree for that.
He was very impolite for us from the beginning! He did not
let us leave the luggage inside the room, what is more he did not let us
leave the luggage inside the hotel. He told us to get out with all our luggage.
We had to wait with all our luggage on the pavement near the street,
outside the hotel. We were crouching with our luggage on the pavement for
almost one hour waiting until the room will be ready!!!
We were very tired, we could not change our clothes.
I would like to remind You that on website about the Hobart Lodge
there is written very clear: "we help with transport from the Airport
and we provide a luggage office". We have never met with such behavior!!!
Never!!!
Rude manager of the hotel. It never happens!!! And this place has 4 stars!
The manager of that hotel left us with our luggage just on the street and then he went by his car.
Friday, January 31, 2014
KHANI TRIES AGAIN to SELL 102 HARRINGTON St
Following failed efforts through Knight Frank (who eventually refused to act further for Mr Khani) & through Colliers the property is now listed for sale by PRD Nationwide of Montrose.
The address is withheld but "available on request". You would think Harrington 102 would give you a clue as to the address! Hint, think of a street...!
Price "By Negotiation" but he hopes to get at least $1 million
Some of the descriptions are great examples of word manipulation that the world now sees so much of.
To sooth opposition to gambling proponents now advertise "gaming".
Psychology has shown us that we can feel differently about a policy depending on how it is worded. In fact words that mean the same thing can provoke completely different responses. So for example, people are more likely to approve and vote for "gays in the military" than "homosexuals". Likewise, people are happier with the concept of "income sharing" than "income splitting", and "drilling for oil" becomes "energy exploration."
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.
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, "After the shock of the naff postmodern office facade subsides..."
Here is one of the photo's from PRD Montrose, hardly state-of-the-art:
The site's window advertises "Luxury Accommodation".
Lets look at a few photo's posted at Trip Advisor:
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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.
Now, the Real Estate Ad boasts "Contemporary Magic".
From wikipedia:
Magic In Fiction would seem to be the best fit!
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.
Is the "magic" that nobody has been injured?
The Real Estate Ad also lauds "immaculate presentation"
We know what "immaculate conception" means, but does "immaculate presentation" really describe things recently reviewed like-
-holes in the wall where fittings have been removed,
-mouldy bathroom tiles,
-squeaky doors,and
-claustrophobic rooms with opaque glass windows?
As the most recent review above states, "We declined breakfast as the whole place was so dirty that we did not want to risk health."
It's enough to make Mehrab-Khani very angry-
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The address is withheld but "available on request". You would think Harrington 102 would give you a clue as to the address! Hint, think of a street...!
Price "By Negotiation" but he hopes to get at least $1 million
Some of the descriptions are great examples of word manipulation that the world now sees so much of.
To sooth opposition to gambling proponents now advertise "gaming".
Psychology has shown us that we can feel differently about a policy depending on how it is worded. In fact words that mean the same thing can provoke completely different responses. So for example, people are more likely to approve and vote for "gays in the military" than "homosexuals". Likewise, people are happier with the concept of "income sharing" than "income splitting", and "drilling for oil" becomes "energy exploration."
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.
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, "After the shock of the naff postmodern office facade subsides..."
Here is one of the photo's from PRD Montrose, hardly state-of-the-art:
The site's window advertises "Luxury Accommodation".
Lets look at a few photo's posted at Trip Advisor:
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.
Now, the Real Estate Ad boasts "Contemporary Magic".
From wikipedia:
- Magic (paranormal), the use of paranormal methods to manipulate natural forces (e.g., witchcraft)
- Magic (illusion), the art of appearing to perform supernatural feats (e.g., magic tricks)
- Magic in fiction, attributed to extraordinary beings or objects (commonly, as magical or magically)
Magic In Fiction would seem to be the best fit!
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.
Is the "magic" that nobody has been injured?
The Real Estate Ad also lauds "immaculate presentation"
We know what "immaculate conception" means, but does "immaculate presentation" really describe things recently reviewed like-
-holes in the wall where fittings have been removed,
-mouldy bathroom tiles,
-squeaky doors,and
-claustrophobic rooms with opaque glass windows?
As the most recent review above states, "We declined breakfast as the whole place was so dirty that we did not want to risk health."
It's enough to make Mehrab-Khani very angry-
Harrington 102 --It's Own Website Has Filthy Bathroom Picture
The "Persian" Marble (sounds a lot better than Iranian) that is advertised in the Harrington 102 web site has a filthy picture of their toilet/bathroom. There have been numerous complaints about filth and dirt at this accommodation facility (see last 2 reviews for example), and the Harrington's own web site has this photograph:
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!
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!
Beware Harrington 102 --"Broken Toilet Seat in Several Places", Dirty and a Health Risk!
From Agoda.com:
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Extremely disappointing!. Have never been caught like that before when booking on-line. This room didnt even have a chair or a window!We travelled around Tassie for the week and happy with the other accommodation bookings on line but this was a disgrace to Tourism Tasmania!! Shouldnt be accredited.
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The room was appalling and a health hazard. Firstly noticed grit on floor. Room was exceptionally TINY. Toilet seat broken in several places. Shower door broken and would not close. Shelf in shower on such angle as to not able to hold soap,shampoo/conditioner etc. No milk left in fridge as to make tea/coffee. Poor TV reception. Noisy - with loud music, laughter etc emanating from other rooms. Unable to sleep from TV noise from adjoing room. All in all would never stay there again, nor would I recommend to anyone else. We declined breakfast as the whole place was so dirty that we did not want to risk health.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Harrington 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.
Be warned, Mehrab-Khani has a long history of doing the wrong thing, whether it's building code violation or providing sub standard accommodation.
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.
From Trip Advisor:
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hotel_Review-g255097-d300914-Reviews-Harrington_s_102-Hobart_Tasmania.html
Be warned, Mehrab-Khani has a long history of doing the wrong thing, whether it's building code violation or providing sub standard accommodation.
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.
From Trip Advisor:
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hotel_Review-g255097-d300914-Reviews-Harrington_s_102-Hobart_Tasmania.html
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
Will be telling anybody & everybody that I hear of coming to Hobart to avoid this place like the plague!!!!!!!!!!
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
Will be telling anybody & everybody that I hear of coming to Hobart to avoid this place like the plague!!!!!!!!!!
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