Many hotels advertise best hotel deals which sound like the hotel is very elegant and comfortable. But the ground reality is different when you start spending time at the hotel. A few years ago I had booked a hotel for my vacation from an official website on the internet which stated the hotel as a very good accommodation and close to the major attractions of the city. I immediately booked a room but things changed when I went there. This is when I realized that the catchy phrases and exotic pictures are just there to seduce us and their objective is to boost sales. This is why now I am cautious about the phrases that they use and do not believe on what is written by the hotel staff and now advise my friends about how to gedist the best hotel deals that are comfortable and have a good service quality.
The first thing is to compare services of discount hotels. You can do this by visiting the official websites of different hotels. Then compare the hotel booking fares on different hotel reservation search engines. You will get a complete idea of what is the current price and whether or not you are paying the right amount for the accommodation.
The second thing is read the customer reviews. These reviews are written by real customers who had a chance of visiting the discount hotel. You will see good reviews on the official websites of discount hotels but these reviews might change to bad or worse on other websites. This is why I prefer reading reviews on websites that are not operated by the hotel itself because it gives me a complete insight of what to expect in the discount hotel.Remember, how much you are going to enjoy your stay depends on how comfortable and stress free your stay in the destination is, so be careful when choosing a discount hotel because the wrong choice can ruin your vacation.
The final step would be booking the hotel when you are completely satisfied. All this will take some time but during your vacation you will come to realize that the time spent on the internet searching for best hotel deals was totally worth it. Best hotel deals can sometimes sound too good to be true so it is better to do some research before finalizing you accommodation in any destination.
SABEEH HASSAN
