Which online booking service for London hotels?

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:51:15 +1100, Alan S wrote:

If you happen to be in the path of the fire, that's serious
like they are every year. This one in the Blue Mountains is
near to where I was in the motorhome, camping overnight a
few years back. When you wake up to the smell of smoke, the
sound of roaring crackling fires and the sky is blazing
orange at 1 am - it gives you a different perspective.

We managed to get out and down the hills to Penrith and
spent the rest of that night in a side road in an industrial
area. Two days later we were able to drive through again -
miles and miles of charred bush and ash, smoking ruins of
homes.

I was in Melbourne on Ash Wednesday; you don't forget times
like that.

Two years back they came within a mile of home.

So, I don't ever get blase about bushfires here.

Fair enough. I've never been caught in one.
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*From:* "Tomich"
*Date:* Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:51:35 +0100

"Tomich" ha scritto nel messaggio
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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.

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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(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.).

You can check our website - there you can compare prices from over 20
hotel reservation sites.
www.hotels4travelers.com