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Yup this is nonsense advice. I will say in most cases, it seems around the same. I highly suspect most hotels aren't prepared to negotiate over the phone. As I

Yup this is nonsense advice. I will say in most cases, it seems around the same. I highly suspect most hotels aren't prepared to negotiate over the phone. As I said elsewhere, the hotel's support can be even worse, and amount to them basically robbing you.

kbenson 3y ago
> Yup this is nonsense advice. It wasn't advice, it was an anecdote about my experiences from doing what I describe. People can use that as advice, while knowing it's based on what I've experienced and not a wide survey of how the industry works. >> as they offer the same or better rates usually > I will say in most cases, it seems around the same. The same what? Price? Wasn't that what I was describing? Or are you referring to some other aspect of it that I'm not connecting? To further ground my statement, I'm generally dealing with larger name hotel chains or tourism spots that deal with repeat visitors, not random small or independent hotels. Maybe that matters. To my eyes, most this thread seems like a missed opportunity for people to examine why sometimes dealing directly seems to work well and why sometimes it doesn't, and which types or brands are better than others in this respect. I think that would have been a much more interesting conversation. (I know you did contribute somewhat along these lines as well, I'm more criticizing the thread in general, not your specific replies).