Which online booking service for London hotels?

Which online booking service did you use for booking a hotel in London, and
were they reliable?

T. & family

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:54:08 +0100, "Tomich"
wrote:

Which online booking service did you use for booking a hotel in London,

www.priceline.co.uk

and were they reliable?

Yes
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Tomich wrote:
Which online booking service did you use for booking a hotel in London, and
were they reliable?

T. & family


www.londonnights.com

I had one issue with them regarding a cancelled hotel booking. If you
do not get a cancellation email (even if it says the booking is
cancelled online) make sure to go back and keep sending cancellation
notices until you get a cancellation email.

The payment terms are usually payment direct to the hotel, and you can
pay any way you like, cash or credit card.

Some rates are very good.

-R

Thank you for your suggestions of using Priceline (found some hotels there
too, now I'm comparing the prices), I'll check out LondonNights as well.

I'm currently checking out Venere.com, recommended by Viamichelin.

I have a problem in finding out how much the end price would be, regarding
the child policy:
- some hotels have "children" legend, which I take it they allow children
- I wrote to Venere.com customer service about it, and their response was
the following: "All rooms booked through our website are guaranteed to
accommodate
two adults. Although we do not offer special discounts for children, a
child may stay in the room if at least one person in your party is 21
years of age or older. If you are traveling with more than two guests,
we suggest you request more than one room"

I'm not sure if that means that:
- a child is allowed in the double room with adults over 21 (which of course
we are) free of charge, and in that case, will she get an additional bed (no
cot, she's 3yo)
- a child is allowed in the double room... with a supplemental fee and her
own bed.

I'm now thinking my best bet would be to book a triple room and be done with
it, but triple rooms are hard to find during Christmas period in central
London (I'm thinking Bayswater).

Anyway, I wrote them back asking them the same question, but I'd like to
know your input on the subject, if you have any to offer, it would be
appreciated.

"Tomich" ha scritto nel messaggio
...
I'm currently checking out Venere.com, recommended by Viamichelin.

I have a problem in finding out how much the end price would be, regarding
the child policy:
Anyway, I wrote them back asking them the same question

This is their reply regarding the child policy:
"We are sorry, but we are unable to advise you how much the price for
your hotel reservation would be or if there will be a supplement for the
child.
We ask you to visit our website to check the prices and contact
the hotel *after your reservation has been booked* to inquire about the
child in the room."

Which prompts me NOT to use their services.

I'm currently checking out Lastminute.com, recommended to me on the Italian
travel newsgroups.
Any comment on their service?

In article , (Tomich)
wrote:

*From:* "Tomich"
*Date:* Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:51:35 +0100

"Tomich" ha scritto nel messaggio
...
I'm currently checking out Venere.com, recommended by Viamichelin.

I have a problem in finding out how much the end price would be,
regarding the child policy:
Anyway, I wrote them back asking them the same question

This is their reply regarding the child policy:
"We are sorry, but we are unable to advise you how much the price for
your hotel reservation would be or if there will be a supplement for the
child.
We ask you to visit our website to check the prices and contact
the hotel *after your reservation has been booked* to inquire about the
child in the room."

Which prompts me NOT to use their services.

I'm currently checking out Lastminute.com, recommended to me on the
Italian travel newsgroups.
Any comment on their service?

I use lastminute.com often. It's fine, though the availability of real
bargains varies a lot - some days you will get some excellent deals, other
days there won't be many rooms much below rack rate. But I've never had a
problem with a reservation made through that site.

In article , (Tomich)
wrote:

*From:* "Tomich"
*Date:* Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:54:08 +0100

Which online booking service did you use for booking a hotel in London,
and were they reliable?

I often use www.lastminute.com and www.laterooms.com for London, and have
never had a problem with bookings made through either. For cheapo rooms
www.hostelbookers.com is also worth a look.

I've booked with studios92.com and paid only the deposit by credit card with
remainder on arrival. Stayed near Victoria station which was handy. Had no
problems - competitive prices and lots to choose from.
have also used travelstay.com with no problems.


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*From:* "Tomich"
*Date:* Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:54:08 +0100

Which online booking service did you use for booking a hotel in London,
and were they reliable?

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On 22 Nov 2006, wrote

In article ,
(Tomich) wrote:

*From:* "Tomich"
*Date:* Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:54:08 +0100

Which online booking service did you use for booking a hotel in
London, and were they reliable?

I often use www.lastminute.com and www.laterooms.com for London,
and have never had a problem with bookings made through either.

I've used both, too, and never had problems. I prefer
www.laterooms.com; not really sure why, though.

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Cheers,
Harvey

In article ,
(HVS) wrote:

*From:* HVS
*Date:* Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:25:19 GMT

On 22 Nov 2006, wrote

In article ,
(Tomich) wrote:

*From:* "Tomich"
*Date:* Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:54:08 +0100

Which online booking service did you use for booking a hotel in
London, and were they reliable?

I often use www.lastminute.com and www.laterooms.com for London,
and have never had a problem with bookings made through either.

I've used both, too, and never had problems. I prefer
www.laterooms.com; not really sure why, though.

It's a more straightforward interface, I think (partly because laterooms
doesn't offer so many things as lastminute - it's JUST rooms, last time I
looked, whereas lastminute also does flights etc.).