Fingerlakes Guesthouses Watkins Glen GuesthousesHank DeanBarefoot HankHenry Hank Dean III Scam, ruined wedding, stole money, thief, liar, smooth talker, immoral Watkins Glen New York

My fiance and I are getting married in June and we rented a house in the Finger Lakes for the wedding. 

We rented it last Sept. and gave a $1500 deposit to a man named HANK DEAN  at a company called "Finger Lakes Guesthouses". He also owns "Watkins Glen Guesthouses". Hank said he was finishing off some renovations and the house would be gorgeous and ready with time to spare for our spring wedding. He said it was 9 bedrooms, patio, wedding gazebo, full deck, game room, gym, etc.  He sent us an extensive floor plan. 

 We asked to visit the house or see pics and he'd say "a few more weeks" and "its almost done".  He did this for months.  Unwilling to wait any longer, we finally drove 6 hours from our apartment last weekend to the Finger Lakes, without Hank knowing, and found the house in SHAMBLES.  There were windows and doors and that's about it.  It was the skeleton of a house, that was months and months and months away from being ready.  HE LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING. 

 We had to re-plan our entire wedding with 2 months notice, and pay double to get another house.  We nicely explained to him that it doesn't look like the house will be ready on time, and he keeps saying it will be "no problem" to give our money back, but he still hasn't.  We also have emails from him stating that we can get our money back up to two months before the reservation, so even if there was a house, we are entitled to a refund.

 THERE IS NO HOUSE.  He has ROBBED us and RUINED our wedding.  There are other similar reports on him, that detail his failure to give people back the money they rightfully deserve!  I am APPALLED! I didn't know people could be SO LOW.