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> Is this really a thing in 2022? There's already a whole bunch of OTAs furiously competing on price, effectively doing the negotiation for me, and with most al
by darkwater 5y ago
> Is this really a thing in 2022? There's already a whole bunch of OTAs furiously competing on price, effectively doing the negotiation for me, and with most all chains now doing "best rate guarantee" as well, it's unlikely they will beat the price on the official website.
This, just booked an hotel in NYC and on Booking.com was like 20% cheaper than the offer on the hotel website itself (where you had to pay in advance, while in Booking.com you would just pay at the hotel!!). I guess I could negotiate the full hotel price with the hotel, they are adding a ludicrous margin, but not with Booking.com (even if they are adding their good margin anyway).
- astrange 5y agoI don't actually think you can negotiate with the hotel; they pre-sold those bookings to the OTAs for whatever reason but everyone's rates are still what they are. The hotel desk will suggest you get HotelTonight instead of booking with them though.
- lots2learn 5y agoIn my experience, if you make a (free) account with the hotel chains, they will give you the same or cheaper price than the re-sellers and also give the free cancellation up until 24 hrs to the date of stay.