Not sure about Agoda, I read reviews that people who book hotels on Agoda. And then arrives at the hotel. The hotel reception then cannot find your reservation.
I haven’t personally had this issue, but you can find reviews saying this for pretty much any third-party site. If you can get a great deal via a third-party site but want to verify that your reservation is in their system like it should be, the easiest way is to just contact the place you’ll be staying at directly.
@@rainbowbrightone9852 Maybe you mean they add fees or the price changes in the last step before you would book? They definitely don't and can't change prices after booking has already happened.
Great stuff, thanks. I actually have risked a one night booking through super, risking the sms spam. None has materialized so far. Also they were proactive when the hotel I booked at closed, offering me a refund or a move to another hotel. Though they haven't sent me a voucher and are not replying to my emails... But the new hotel confirms it has my booking. We'll see next month what happens. So, for now, I rate them as "iffy reviews, suspicious, but maybe worth a punt if they're cheap and you've got a plan B if it all goes pear-shaped?".
@@DavidGTravels Here's the follow up: Fronted up to the hotel and all was well. They knew who I was and all was paid for. HOWEVER, a call to super the week before showed that they had no record at all of having moved me, thinking I was was still at the closed hotel, and the only voucher they had a record of was for that. After an hour on the phone with the agent he gave up and said he was creating a ticket for the back office who would contact me within 45 minutes. And that was the last I hear of them. My conclusion: they're not scammers, they are proactive at dealing with problems that come to their attention, but they are so disorganized that I wouldn't want to have to depend on them to fix an issue at the end of the long journey. Would I use them again? Only if they were offering an absolute bargain. And then I'd make sure I had a plan B in my back pocket.
Good video. I have gotten good prices doing something similar except the room I get is the sh_ttiest in the building. Bad wifi, hard bed and noisy room. How can we make sure we are getting decent room??
I go to the hotels website and find a good deal, too go to be true. The room sucks =, hard bed, lousy wifi and noisy. How does someone get a deal and a decent room at the same time? @@DavidGTravels
Going to taboga island from panama city so many questions first transportation from A to B then can you recommend not too expensive hotel on or near beach or near beach any travel agency you recommend?. Thank you great video.
You get the best price when you only book for 1 night and then go directly to the hotel where you want to check-in. Discounts are biggest then, often 30-50% off of what any hotel booking websites would charge.
The idea here can work sometimes though the discount is likely to be much less than 30 to 50%. But it could also get you stuck without a place to sty, or with much higher rates than if you’d booked before. Instead of having all of that uncertainty, you can always contact a hotel directly and ask if they can do anything with the price, but there is absolutely no guarantee that it will work and it’s almost sure not to work for chain hotels.
@TwardyHanys good question. My experience is you never oay reception rate on hotel if you have a alternative accommodation. Eg. Go to hotel say you booked another hotel but it's not the best. Tell them that you are looking for a deal. Some countries do the deal, eg Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam. Some countries may not do the deal eg philippines Japan Korea
@@DavidGTravels Oh please....the title had nothing to do with the content. When people see $10 they expect to see several examples of $10, basic, spartan hotels. You're the typical western spoiled vacationer that couldn't bear a speck of dust anywhere in the room. Basically you're soft. And being soft costs you dearly.
@@DavidGTravels And of course "watching the whole thing" helps your monetization. I've had it with clickbait titles like yours. As soon as it's obvious the poster is being deceptive I'm gone. That's usually within the first minute. Who wants to support liars? We've got enough of that already in the world.
@@FreshAirRulesyou clearly haven’t watched the whole video, I show the $10 example as well as many others. If you’d rather spend 9 minutes complaining in comments rather than actually watching the video and taking in the useful info throughout, then I can’t help you.
➡What are your favorite websites to find the best hotel deals? ⬇
Great Hotel Advice - Definitely changing my hotel search pattern
Happy travels!
Thank you for these pieces of information 😊
You are so welcome!
Great advice. I really needed this right now
Glad to hear!
Not sure about Agoda, I read reviews that people who book hotels on Agoda. And then arrives at the hotel. The hotel reception then cannot find your reservation.
I haven’t personally had this issue, but you can find reviews saying this for pretty much any third-party site. If you can get a great deal via a third-party site but want to verify that your reservation is in their system like it should be, the easiest way is to just contact the place you’ll be staying at directly.
Agoda is horrible. They change up price after you book
@@rainbowbrightone9852 Maybe you mean they add fees or the price changes in the last step before you would book? They definitely don't and can't change prices after booking has already happened.
Great stuff, thanks. I actually have risked a one night booking through super, risking the sms spam. None has materialized so far. Also they were proactive when the hotel I booked at closed, offering me a refund or a move to another hotel. Though they haven't sent me a voucher and are not replying to my emails... But the new hotel confirms it has my booking. We'll see next month what happens. So, for now, I rate them as "iffy reviews, suspicious, but maybe worth a punt if they're cheap and you've got a plan B if it all goes pear-shaped?".
Thanks for trying out super and sharing this insight - interested to hear if all goes well with your stay next month.
@@DavidGTravels Here's the follow up: Fronted up to the hotel and all was well. They knew who I was and all was paid for. HOWEVER, a call to super the week before showed that they had no record at all of having moved me, thinking I was was still at the closed hotel, and the only voucher they had a record of was for that. After an hour on the phone with the agent he gave up and said he was creating a ticket for the back office who would contact me within 45 minutes. And that was the last I hear of them.
My conclusion: they're not scammers, they are proactive at dealing with problems that come to their attention, but they are so disorganized that I wouldn't want to have to depend on them to fix an issue at the end of the long journey. Would I use them again? Only if they were offering an absolute bargain. And then I'd make sure I had a plan B in my back pocket.
I'm sure they didn't send it. Look I will send you a million dollars in two months if you send me 2k today?
Good video. I have gotten good prices doing something similar except the room I get is the sh_ttiest in the building. Bad wifi, hard bed and noisy room. How can we make sure we are getting decent room??
Thanks! Something similar to which example? You can always ask for what you want at a hotel, I always do at least.
I go to the hotels website and find a good deal, too go to be true. The room sucks =, hard bed, lousy wifi and noisy. How does someone get a deal and a decent room at the same time?
@@DavidGTravels
I touch on this in many of my videos. Status can be useful for chains, asking for what you want/need is always a good idea.
Really interesting video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Going to taboga island from panama city so many questions first transportation from A to B then can you recommend not too expensive hotel on or near beach or near beach any travel agency you recommend?. Thank you great video.
Nice, Taboga is on my list to visit still! I’d definitely give the techniques I lay out in my hotel video a try, let us know what deal you get.
My dads from there been wanting to go lmk how it was ! Try a air bnb they are cheap over there
You get the best price when you only book for 1 night and then go directly to the hotel where you want to check-in. Discounts are biggest then, often 30-50% off of what any hotel booking websites would charge.
The idea here can work sometimes though the discount is likely to be much less than 30 to 50%. But it could also get you stuck without a place to sty, or with much higher rates than if you’d booked before. Instead of having all of that uncertainty, you can always contact a hotel directly and ask if they can do anything with the price, but there is absolutely no guarantee that it will work and it’s almost sure not to work for chain hotels.
Hey, that's my trick too!
It’s not the opposite? Official rates per night in the reception are higher than on reservation pages and hotel might be fully booked
@TwardyHanys good question. My experience is you never oay reception rate on hotel if you have a alternative accommodation. Eg. Go to hotel say you booked another hotel but it's not the best. Tell them that you are looking for a deal. Some countries do the deal, eg Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam. Some countries may not do the deal eg philippines Japan Korea
Speach pattern is difficult, i don't know if you need breaks. But it's like a run on sentence.
Thanks for the feedback, happy travels!
Agora they are thief’s credit cards
How so? I’ve booked on Agoda a number of times with no issues.
How about a website that shows hotels under $25????
You can filter by price on pretty much any search site
Ridiculous title of $10 then shows $400 hotels. Brilliant.
This video features many different hotels, so you do have to watch the whole thing to see all of them 😉
@@DavidGTravels Oh please....the title had nothing to do with the content. When people see $10 they expect to see several examples of $10, basic, spartan hotels. You're the typical western spoiled vacationer that couldn't bear a speck of dust anywhere in the room. Basically you're soft. And being soft costs you dearly.
@@DavidGTravels And of course "watching the whole thing" helps your monetization. I've had it with clickbait titles like yours. As soon as it's obvious the poster is being deceptive I'm gone. That's usually within the first minute. Who wants to support liars? We've got enough of that already in the world.
@@FreshAirRulesyou clearly haven’t watched the whole video, I show the $10 example as well as many others. If you’d rather spend 9 minutes complaining in comments rather than actually watching the video and taking in the useful info throughout, then I can’t help you.
@@jonathansimmons3731 How so? Genuinely interested.
Thankyou for including popping sounds for children.
You're welcome?
@@HeidiScott-z2e Booked a great deal?
@@HeidiScott-z2e Nice nature there though!
Good for tards like you
Watching from ocean city, Maryland.... Lol
Why not!? 🤣
Hey are you on SNL? You look like one of the comedy writters skit duides.
Would be cool, but nope
😂
WORTHELESS !!!!!!
Tell us what you really think
Why?
It's "worthless". Not "wortheless", you moron.
I need a cheap hotel.
That’s why I made this video 👍
The hotels are actually motels and they are bug and drug infested. You get what you pay for!
What hotel(s) are you talking about? Everywhere I feature is a place I’d stay myself (usually have stayed myself)
😎👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽