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I will give you a tip. * search hotel at booking.com * find that hotel at google * call them directly, by actual phone You will get a lower price always. Of
by shp0ngle 5y ago
I will give you a tip.
* search hotel at booking.com
* find that hotel at google
* call them directly, by actual phone
You will get a lower price always. Of course, you need to actually manually call them, which people don't want to do; but it always worked for me.
- lentil_soup 5y agosometimes they even have their own website so no need to call! Quite often I get a lower price or free goodies (ie. a bottle of wine) because I skipped booking.com
- Anthony-G 5y agoI always try the hotel’s own website but often the prices are higher. I have previously got cheaper prices by talking directly to the owner or hotel management when deciding to extend my stay.
- skocznymroczny 5y agoMight work in the US, but it's not always that easy. Some people do not like to talk over the phone in general. Also, if booking a stay abroad, the owner might not speak English.
- LudwigNagasena 5y ago* Search a hotel at booking.com * Find them at Google * Call them directly * Get a super expensive price and a tip to book online
- brandall10 5y agoThis has been my experience the few times I’ve tried it. I had a gf who was able to get a different experience but it always seemed she had to get the manager on the line to do so.
- jaclaz 5y agoI would add something (disclaimer I am involved in the management of a small hotel, this comes from my experience): 1) you will talk to a human 2) you will be able to talk about particular requests (like - say - higher or lower floor, an additional bed for your child, room with balcony, non standard breakfast, etc.) 3) the dates/times of your arrival and departure will be double checked interactively with the hotel clerk [0] 4) the rate will be double checked and confirmed [1] (besides very likely being lower, particularly if you are going to stay mmore than one or two days) [0] it is not extremely rare that people make mistakes with the dates, when/if you arrive one day earlier it is usually not a problem (unless the hotel has no vacancies) but if you arrive one day later, that is a "no show", your money cannot be recovered [1] it happens often enough that people books a double room ( but for one person) by mistake and then is surprised that the hotel asks for a supplement for the second person
- kmarc 5y agoThis might work in the US, but the rest 80% of the world... I am aware of booking's dirty tools to make you feel you have to book NOW! However, after around 100+ booking.com booking all around the world (including small villages in Amazonia or Laos) I am eternally grateful that for that extra 1$/night or so I get instant support with whatever probleem I had.
- techcode 5y agoThanks ♡ And imagine that our mission is to have everyone feel that same way. Obviously as middle man you take some part of the pie - though idea is that it's worth for everyone. BTW - it's not that common to meet customer with 100+ reservations. So excuse me for asking - what do you think of the changes in the account area (My Trips)?
- kmarc 5y agoSorry my bad, on booking.com I only have around 50 (private), the rest are company booking systems. (felt much more!) Currently I only have the android app (well, traveling again) and I am mostly satisfied with it. However the web version I always found a disaster. Especially since I had a linked business account too, and the SSO just craps itself into a redirect loop when I try to logout from it. Everything else seems to be very user-oriented and I am satisfied in general. (ha, I also happen to know the storage system behind the backend ;-) )
- shp0ngle 5y ago...I am living in Vietnam, part of the "80%", and doing this every time. It always works. When speaking Vietnamese, you get an extra discount.