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This article discusses in detail the various ways how to book hotels without prepayment and a card. The reasons why the hotel administrator can block funds on your credit card and how to avoid it are described. Given step by step instructions with screenshots for booking hotels without payment and credit card.

Why does the hotel need your card details

In most cases, to complete a hotel reservation, the online system requires you to enter information on a bank card. This is not surprising if the tourist plans to immediately make an advance payment for accommodation. But Why do we need credit card information if it happens hotel reservation without payment?

The fact is that hotels set fines in case of no-show or late cancellation. This information can be found on the website of the online system in the description of the hotel rooms. As a rule, without penalties, you can cancel the reservation a day or three before the expected arrival. At the time of booking the hotel without prepayment, the tourist accepts the terms of cancellation of the reservation in accordance with the policy of the hotel.

In turn, the hotel has the right to have guarantees that in case of no-show, the tourist will pay the cost of the fine. This guarantee can be obtained by saving the data bank card(credit or debit) tourist.

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Who can benefit from hotels without prepayment

A few examples of when it may be necessary to book hotels without prepayment:

  • Visa. Many consulates require you to provide a hotel voucher. In this case, it is advisable to make a hotel reservation without paying for a visa.
  • Fuzzy plans. There is a desire to go on vacation, but there is no certainty that the boss will let go.
  • Lack of funds. There are situations when you urgently need to book a hotel room while there is a good choice, and the salary is not soon.

If you intend to make a hotel reservation without payment through popular specialized platforms such as booking.com, agoda.com, roomguru.ru, hotellook.ru and others, you need to choose hotels with the following characteristics: "Free cancellation, pay later" or similar. Hotels without prepayment are most from the list offered by the online system. In this case, without monetary charges, cancellation can be made within 24-72 hours (there are other requirements, you must first read the terms of cancellation). That is, before the onset of this period, you should not worry.

What happens when free cancellation is no longer possible:

  • Withdrawal of money from the card is not carried out, you need to pay at the hotel after the fact.
  • There is a payment for one day or for the entire period of the proposed stay.

It all depends on the hotel and the booking system. For example, Booking is inclined towards the first option, and Agoda towards the second. Incidentally, the latter takes only credit cards.

How to book a hotel without prepayment:

  1. We pass to one of the booking systems or a search engine. Let's say on agoda.com =>>
  2. In the search window, fill in the destination, dates, number of guests.

  1. We sort the output using the horizontal menu, and also set the necessary characteristics using the filters in the left column.

  1. We look at the generated list. We are looking for hotels by the phrase "Free cancellation, pay later." The "free cancellation" filter is available only for the hotellook.ru search engine. On other platforms, the selection occurs visually.

  1. We select a hotel and proceed to booking. Once again we are convinced that we are satisfied cancellation terms and payment period.

  1. Fill in the required fields and enter your bank card details. After we complete the booking, an email with a voucher will be sent to the specified email box.

⚠ Important to know! Unfortunately, this way to book a hotel without prepayment does not give a full guarantee that no action will occur with your bank card. To check the solvency of a future guest, some hotels may block cash on the map. This procedure is called pre-authorization (or Hold). The amounts are different: the dollar, and the price of one night, and the entire cost of the reservation. At the same time, money is not physically written off, but it will be impossible to use it before unlocking. In turn, the banking system is arranged in such a way that lock is automatically released in about 30 days(depending on the bank). Credit card holders may not experience this discomfort, as potentially borrowed funds are blocked, and this process does not entail the accrual of interest, since there is no actual write-off. But debit cardholders can find themselves in a quandary when they block an amount they thought they would use on their trip. Blocked funds cannot be paid even at the hotel, because of which all the “cheese-boron” began.

For example, a tourist booked a hotel without prepayment in Nice for two weeks for 1000€. The hotel administrator checked his debit card by pre-authorizing the entire amount. The bank, in turn, did not manually remove the blocking, and automatic cancellation will occur only after a month. Suppose a tourist leaves for a vacation in a week, and checks out of the hotel after another two. But the money he planned to pay is still blocked, as only 21 days have passed. It is good if the vacationer has a sufficient cash reserve. And if he is not found at the end of the vacation?

One good thing is that such cases do not happen often. But you need to be aware of them and be prepared for such a situation. Booking hotels without prepayment guaranteed can only give hotel reservation option without a bank card.

When it may be useful to book hotels without a card

Some examples of reasons why it may be necessary to book a hotel without a card:

  • 100% no blocking . If necessary, unconditionally receive a hotel reservation without payment and blocking a bank card (credit or debit).
  • Card expires . If your credit card expires at the time of check-out, your booking may be denied.
  • Card type does not match . Sometimes the simplest (not embossed) Visa Electron, MasterCard Maestro cards are not suitable for booking.
  • no map at all .

I found 3 ways to book a hotel without a credit card. Let's dwell on each of them in detail.

Booking a hotel without a credit card throughbooking. com

Unfortunately, everyone's favorite booking did not provide special filters to automatically select hotels without paying by credit card. However, this can be done in other ways:

  • Manual override.
  • In a cunning way.

Manual way

  1. Go to booking.com =>>
  2. Fill out the form: city, dates, number of guests.

  1. Sort and filter the output according to the required parameters.

  1. Scrolling through the issue, visually look for the phrase "You can make a hotel reservation without a credit card."

  1. Having decided on the hotel, choose a room and start booking.

  1. Fill in the required information. Be sure to check the box next to the item "Ability to change the booking online." Click "Continue".

  1. Fill in the latest information: country of residence and phone number. No credit card details are required to book a hotel.

  1. Within a few minutes, the voucher will be sent to your email. It must be presented on paper or in electronic format when checking into a hotel.

tricky way

  1. We repeat points 1-2 of the previous section.
  2. We go to any hotel from the proposed list and simulate a reservation (p. 5-6).
  3. When you need information about a credit or debit card, click on the "No card?" icon.

  1. A pop-up window shows information about what you need a bank card for when booking a hotel, and at the bottom there are options for hotels that can be booked without a credit card. The absence of such a list means that in this area you cannot book hotels without a card through booking. Then the methods described below will come in handy (they are much simpler).

  1. We go to the proposed hotels, make a choice and complete the booking, as described in the previous paragraphs 5-8.

Easy way. Update as of July 25, 2016

Recently, Booking has expanded its functionality, now it has filters for booking rooms without cards and prepayments.

Hotel reservation without card payment through domestic online booking sites

One of the most convenient options is to use domestic systems online booking: hotels.ru, oktogo.ru, ostrovok.ru. The search on these sites is identical, so let's look at booking a hotel without a credit card and prepayment using one of them as an example.

  1. Go to the site hotels.ru =>>
  2. As usual, fill in the direction, dates of arrival/departure, number of residents, click "Find Hotels".

  1. A column with various filters will appear on the left. We find the "Payment" filter and select the "Do not require a bank card" option. In our example (Haapsalu, Estonia) there were 19 out of 34 hotels that do not require a card to book.

  1. We select a hotel and proceed to registration, be sure to fill in the name, surname, e-mail, phone number, country and city of residence. Additionally, you can enter the name of the second guest (if any). This may be required if you need to provide a voucher for a visa.

  1. When you confirm the booking (the “order” button), an email with a voucher will be sent to your email. It can be printed for the visa. For a hotel, it is not necessary to provide a printed form, an electronic file is quite suitable (the main thing is not to forget to save it to a mobile device).

You can change or cancel your reservation at Hotels Ru through Personal Area=> My Bookings section => Bookings tab.

Find the required booking and click on the "Reservation Details" button. A window will open where you can cancel or make changes.

More than 877 thousand hotels in 225 countries of the world are represented on hotels.ru (own database, as well as the database of the Expedia system). A good help to Booking, which has slightly lower numbers: 855 thousand hotels in 223 countries.

Make a hotel reservation without a card through the h metasearch engineotellook.ru

Now I will tell you about the most universal way to book hotels without a card - search through the hotellook aggregator.

  1. Go to the site hotellook.ru =>>
  2. In the search form, fill in the direction, dates of arrival and departure, the number of people. By the way, you can fill in here.
  1. In the upper horizontal menu above the issue, we find the item "additional" and select the option "no card".

  1. Using the sorting of the second horizontal menu, we select hotels.

Do you know why I like this way of booking a hotel without a card the most? Because the hotellook search engine displays the results of both oktogo, and ostrovok, and booking, as well as other online booking systems (except for hotels.ru, which we considered before). It defines the option “booking a hotel without a card” for any of the above hotel platforms.

Example. Let's say a hotelX" on theisland can be booked without a card, but onbookingandoktogo- No. At the same time, the hotelY” on Booking is displayed with the status “card not required”, while other platforms do not have such a function for this hotel. Hotellook will show you the hotel "X", and the hotel"Y”, at the same time displaying prices for other online booking systems.

It turns out that the search engine finds the maximum number of possible offers for booking hotels without a card. It remains only to choose a hotel from the proposed list and go directly from Hotellook to the selected option on any platform.

If you know other ways to book a hotel without a credit card and prepayment, share them in the comments - this information may be useful to other users. Your experience with blocking money on the card by the hotel will also be interesting.

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Overview of the most popular hotel booking systems

updated 09/20/18. We expanded the overview and added 3 times more online services, where you can book a hotel, and at the end of the bonus - how to search for all booking systems at once. If you are too lazy to read a lot of letters, go straight to the last two paragraphs.

agoda.com

Surprisingly, such a developed online booking system has a few disadvantages.

Descriptions of hotels and rooms are not all translated into Russian, which is a difficulty for some.
Subjectivity in descriptions and different understanding of comfort for different people. When someone describes a "luxury" stay on an amazing virgin beach, for others this very beach will not seem interesting at all: it is without entertainment facilities. As they say in taste and color ...

HRS

HRS (Hotel Reservation Service) is the oldest travel company offering services on the market since 1972. The HRS online portal allows you to book hotels in more than 190 countries around the world. The service database contains detailed information about 250,000 hotels.

The HRS hotels service offers its clients to book with the following advantages.

  • Suitable language. On the online portal, you can choose one of 32 different languages, while the information content of the site will not suffer at all.
  • Mobile app. To use HRS, all you need is a smartphone at hand: the mobile application works in 14 languages.
  • A huge number of partners and regular customers among companies. About 40,000 legal entities regularly use HRS services.
  • 24/7 customer hotline. You can always clarify the question you are interested in by calling the toll-free number.
  • Warranty the best price. The portal guarantees that if you can find better conditions for booking a hotel on another site, it will refund you the difference in funds.
  • Cancellation without penalty. If for some reason you decide not to use the services of the hotel whose room you booked before, you can cancel your reservation and return the money on the same day until 18:00 without commissions and fines
  • Business rates from HRS. New service Booking at business rates allows you to save up to 30% on business trips and business trips. You can use the relevant offer in your My HRS account.

hotels.com

Hotels L.P was founded in 2002. The first office was opened in Texas. The company began its activities on the Internet two years after its foundation. Today Hotels is a branch of the large holding company Expedia, Inc. For more than 12 years of existence, many offices have been opened throughout Europe. Russia is no exception.

The project database contains information about 240,000 hotels, the rooms of which are available for booking. Due to the fact that the resource is multilingual, it will be possible to pay for the order in almost any known currency. You can contact the company's consultants using a special form or by calling the phone number listed in the contact information section. On hotels.com, hotel reservations can be made for one or two adults, as well as for families with children. The company offers users information not only about the availability of rooms, but also about their cost, services provided in hotels, worthy alternatives if the hotel does not have rooms.

Welcome Rewards Program

Separately, it is worth noting the Welcome Rewards program offered by the Hotels project. The discount, which is provided to customers as part of the use of the program, is expressed in additional free nights for staying at the hotel. To receive this bonus, a person must stay in one of the 65,000 hotels listed in the program database for 10 days. If these conditions are met, he will receive another night in the same hotel.

Welcome Rewards also provides for an accumulative point system. Everything is simple here. When booking a room through the resource, the client receives 1 point for every day that he spends at the hotel. The accumulated ten points are automatically converted into an additional free day of stay. At the same time, it is not necessary to spend them immediately upon reaching the required amount of points. This system makes it possible to slightly extend your rest. So far, absolutely all the company's customers liked it.

Discounts and codes on hotels.com

For most users of hotels.com, the Special Offers section is of particular interest. It is in it that the most attractive last-minute tours, information about discounts and various coupons appear. Save up to 50% on hotel bookings with our Deal of the Day. You can book a hot tour in a matter of minutes. The resource always offers tours with good discounts, the main thing is not to miss them.

Most often, special offers are valid for the most popular destinations. These are Paris, Rome, Barcelona, ​​Moscow, St. Petersburg, Prague, Istanbul, London and Milan. Cheap and short trips are also available, sometimes up to 60% off. The site has information about the most popular destinations viewed by other Hotels users. This makes it possible to understand where this moment most interesting to go.

Ozon.travel

Yes Yes, Russian company ozon.travel, which you know well for booking air tickets, is one of the portals where you can still book a hotel. The service partner base includes over 270,000 hotels around the world.

Benefits of ozon.travel

  • Customer support via hotline number. ozon.travel will not leave the client who has made an order with questions - the portal consultants are ready to clarify any detail of the order around the clock and daily.
  • Special offers. Such offers, launched, for example, as part of the development of a brand that is a partner of the ozon.travel portal, can significantly save customers, because the cost of tickets or hotel reservations can be reduced by up to 50%.
  • Bonuses for using the services. Offers of bonuses with which you can later pay for part of the purchase are not new. Such a marketing tool to attract customers is used by a large number of well-known retail chains. However, ozon.travel went further - now you can pay with bonuses not for part of the purchase, but for all 100% of its cost. This opportunity is offered by the Travelmania program, recently launched by the service.

Island

It is possible to list the regalia of the Ostrovok.ru portal for a very long time. The authority of this site is given by the fact that it is recognized by the famous National Geographic as the best service for travelers. The portal database stores detailed information about more than 500,000 different hotels around the world, including in the most modest cities.

Benefits of Ostrovok

Portal Ostrovok.ru has several advantages over other travel services.

24/7 customer support. The portal has a "hot line" number, which is available at any time of the day or night. At the moment, the excellent work of the portal is guaranteed by more than 130 professionals in their field, for whom a satisfied client is the main priority.

Huge number of partners. Ostovok.ru cooperates with almost all major travel services.

Ostrovok.ru bonus program

Ostrovok offers its clients participation in bonus program Dream Bank. When booking accommodation in certain hotels (not all!, you will immediately see in which ones it works) Ostrovok will charge 2% of the cost in the form of "dreams" (well, like bonus points). 4% can be obtained if you book and pay 90 days before your stay or through a mobile application. You can pay with "sleep" for hotel accommodation.

The travel service elvoline.com was created specifically for those who love to travel but cannot spend time visiting specialized agencies. More than 4 years ago this project was put into operation and very soon became very popular.

Another hotel booking system created in 2012. The site and booking are in Russian, but the support service is in English, there are no Russian phone numbers, and if you have questions, you will have to call international lines.

The cost of rooms in hotels is different. Sometimes there are interesting discounts and offers for accommodation in popular tourist destinations.

Amoma

Popular in Europe, but little known to Russian users, Amoma hotel booking system, headquartered in Switzerland.

The reputation of the Amoma agency fully justifies its slogan: "Sleep well and save money."

Amoma.com hotel booking means:

  • 170 countries, 19,000 destinations, 230,000 customer accommodation options in all corners the globe;
  • user support in 17 languages, including Russian;
  • the ability to choose the most convenient payment option (from full prepayment online to payment upon departure from the hotel);
  • the safety of the reservation until 5:00 the next morning in the event that your plane lands late;

Thanks to the excellent reputation of the amoma.com agency, many of the leading tourism projects around the world seek to establish partnerships with it.

Hotel.Info

Hotel.info is one of the most popular international hotel booking services. Hotel.info is one of the world's leading online services, founded in 2001 and today has about 400 employees and works with more than 250,000 hotels from around the world.

Russian site. Here you can book a room by phone. Well, if you don't have internet. Not every booking system offers this. Toll-free number in Russia - 8 800 112 112 00. Support around the clock. Free cancellation. Various discounts and promotions.

Hostel World

Especially for budget travelers in 1999 a unique project called hostelworld.com was created. This is a real-time booking service for hostels around the world. The project base includes more than 30 thousand excellent hostels in 180 countries of the world. All budget hotels have detailed descriptions and photos. So it will not be difficult to decide on the optimal place to live. The head office of the company is located in Dublin. There are also additional branches in European countries.

There is an app for smartphones. Site in Russian. But the support service is only in English.

Payment for booking with a bank card. The service charges a small prepayment of 10% of the total amount of the reservation. The rest of the money is debited from the card after checking into the room. If the client changes their mind and wants to cancel the booking after paying the first installment, they will not be charged a penalty. Reservation and voucher immediately after prepayment. If there are any problems, the administration of the service will not only return the money, but also pay an additional $50.

was created about 10 years ago specifically to budget travelers could book hotel rooms at competitive prices. The office of this British discounter is located in Brighton. The company does not work quite like other services. The operation of the project is based on the acquisition of hotel rooms from wholesalers and their resale to tourists for favorable prices. Often the cost of rooms is the lowest on the market. Therefore, many tourists prefer to work with this service.

The database now contains more than 80 thousand different hotels - from budget to five-star. Reservations must be paid in advance. There is no postpaid system. But it is possible to change the terms of the reservation or even cancel it 3 days before entering the hotel. In this case, no penalties are imposed on the client.

For registered users of skoosh.com, hotel bookings are available at even lower rates. There are additional discounts for booking rooms in hotels of certain countries.

The site is in Russian, but the round-the-clock support service will answer all questions about the service, but only English language.

hotel.com

Otel.com is one of the leading services on the market. The agency is popular due to the variety of offers and flexible conditions for clients. I is a structure of the MetGlobal company. Today it is one of the leading tour operators in the world. Recently, the dhr.com booking system has also joined the service.

Benefits of hotel.com

Five Plus Loyalty Program. Users of the service, regardless of the chosen hotel, get the opportunity to receive at least 5% discount on the amount spent on previous bookings. Clients have the right to independently dispose of earned credits. The equivalent of each loan is one US dollar.

The company often has discounts and promo codes for hotels in popular cities.

Low Price Guarantee - If you find the same room on another booking engine, otel.com will refund the difference and give you a discount on your next booking.

Disadvantages

The site is in Russian, but the support service is only in English. If you have problems, you can contact her by email, chat or by calling the Turkish number.

The service offers to book rooms in hotels in more than 180 countries of the world. The portal cooperates with 40,000 establishments, as well as with many other major travel services. AT belongs to the largest group of companies TUI Travel, operating on the market for over 40 years

Of the advantages of the system, it is worth noting the possibility of booking without prepayment. Site in Russian. Of the minuses - the support service is located in the United States, so only in English and not around the clock, only during business hours and Orlando time.

For real luxury vacation expects those tourists who choose the best hotels as their place of residence. A unique service was created in 2004 specifically for people who are not accustomed to compromise. This project was developed taking into account the needs of the most demanding travelers. The company offers to book rooms in exclusive, luxury design hotels.

This is a service for demanding customers. More than 5 thousand hotels in 130 countries of the world are collected on the splendia.com portal. The development of the design of the tourist portal was clearly done by professionals. Large colorful photos of hotel rooms and a detailed description help to form an idea about all the hotels and make the right choice.

In order to book a room in one of the exclusive hotels, you will need to make a deposit, which is equal to 25% of the total amount. The remaining amount will be debited from the credit card within 48 hours of booking. It is also possible to pay directly at the hotel during check-in. With the splendia.com service, hotel reservations can be made according to a special loyalty program. Its meaning lies in the gradual accumulation of bonuses that can be exchanged for discounts. With each subsequent booking, the client will receive more and more benefits. So being a regular customer of the service is very profitable.

Chic boutique hotels and luxury villas can be selected according to certain criteria - the presence of a restaurant, spa, swimming pool and others. Currently, the service's customers are about 500 thousand tourists.

The call center works around the clock, which allows you to resolve the problem associated with the reservation at any time, if it arises. But only in English, as well as the site

On which site to book hotels? In my opinion, it is best to book hotels where they are cheaper. But if you think that there is some one superdupersite, where the prices are always the lowest, then I have to upset you. Over the years that I have been traveling on my own, I have used a wide variety of hotel and apartment booking websites. And on each of them I found very, very interesting proposals. So it makes no sense to get hung up on any one resource. But it’s worth talking about how to look for the best deals in more detail.

However, first things first.

Hotel booking websites

The most famous and popular resource, of course, is www.booking.com. I often use it, and I book not only hotels, but also apartments there (on Booking there are both separately rented apartments, as well as apartment complexes and apart-hotels). Booking, of course, is good in that you can almost always find a lot of fresh reviews about almost any accommodation facility, which helps a lot when choosing the final option. However, even if I find some interesting option on www.booking.com, I usually do not rush to book. It often happens that other sites have better deals.

So, I happened to book hotels on ostrovok.ru, and on agoda.com, and on www.hotels.com, and even on such exotic sites for Russia as www.laterooms.com and www.getaroom.com. None of these resources caused me any complaints, although, of course, each of them has its own characteristics. They concern, first of all, the conditions of booking. For example, on Agoda and Ostrovka, there are often offers that require a full prepayment at the stage of booking and, at the same time, the possibility of a refund of the prepayment in case of cancellation. There are other nuances too, but I won't go into too much detail. It is important to understand that in any case, always and everywhere, you need to carefully read the conditions of booking and cancellation before booking a hotel. Fortunately, on all of the above (and many other) sites, these conditions are always described in detail.

How to find the best hotel rates

And now I'll tell you how I look for the best prices for hotels. Perhaps for someone this will be a discovery, but for the search best offers it is not necessary to visit all existing booking sites. It is much more convenient to use metasearch sites. My absolute favorite among them is www.roomguru.ru. However, there are other metasearch engines, and using them, you can make a number of interesting discoveries, which I have already talked about in detail. As for Rumguru, this is, in my opinion, the most convenient site. I especially like the roomgur mobile app (there is both an iOS app and an Android app).

The point is this. Rumguru searches for hotels simultaneously using dozens of booking systems, while comparing prices both on booking sites and on many hotels' own websites.

Thus, as a result of the search, you get not just a list of hotels with prices from a single site, but a list with prices from different sites. In one case, the best price can be offered by, say, Booking, in another - by Ostrovok, in the third - by the hotel's own website, and so on. Thanks to search engines like www.roomguru.ru, all these offers are immediately visible, which is very convenient and, most importantly, profitable. With the help of hotel metasearch engines, I have saved quite a bit over the past few years. Especially good results are obtained when you focus on not the cheapest hotels. For example, if the usual cost of living in a hotel fluctuates around 250–300 euros, this does not mean that a room in this hotel cannot be booked for, say, 125 euros or even 60! As it turned out, you can I take the numbers not from the ceiling, but from real practice. And we are not talking about the low season, but about booking for the most popular dates.

It is also convenient to use metasearch when you are focusing on some specific hotels. So, when planning trips to those cities where I have already been, I often check the prices of the hotels where I stayed last time.

Finally, I'll tell you about one more interesting thing. If you are used to using one site, and do not trust all other sites, then it still makes sense to compare prices. The fact is that many booking systems declare a guarantee of the best price. Such a guarantee is provided, in particular, by www.booking.com and www.hotels.com.

What does it mean? Everything is pretty simple. You find the hotel on the same www.roomguru.ru. You book it, say, on Booking, even if the price is not the lowest. And then you write to the www.booking.com support service that there is a better price on such and such a site. And as a result, you get the same price, but not on some website, but on Booking.com. It is only important to make sure that the booking conditions are identical. For example, if the booking conditions on Booking provide for free cancellation of the reservation, and on the site offering a lower price, the reservation cannot be canceled, then the best price guarantee will not work. This significantly limits the use of this option, but, nevertheless, in many cases the best price guarantee really works (I have personally verified it).

A similar guarantee, by the way, is also provided directly on www.roomguru.ru (details). I myself have never used it (there was no such need), but I keep this possibility in mind.

Using the best hotel booking services is good way online to find the most suitable accommodation for a vacation or business trip. In addition, if we are talking about traveling abroad, at customs or when obtaining a visa, confirmation of the room reservation may be required. In order not to get an overlay, it is important to use only trusted sites, the advantages and disadvantages of which are precisely considered in this rating, compiled on the basis of reviews from experienced travelers.

To compile this TOP, real reviews of tourists were taken. All contenders for the title of the best were compared with each other, their advantages and disadvantages were taken into account. Here is what was in priority when analyzing the opinions of travelers:

  • Wealth of choice of hotels;
  • Convenience of the selection filter;
  • Ease of searching;
  • The speed of issuing results;
  • Clarity of the interface;
  • Number of supported languages;
  • No hidden fees;
  • Time to confirm the booking;
  • Possibility of free withdrawal of the reserve;
  • Payment Methods.

Naturally, the technical support of the site and its readiness to meet the needs of customers in case of unforeseen circumstances were also taken into account.

Best Price Comparison Websites for Hotel Bookings

As the name of the category implies, these sites provide information about the prices of accommodation in hotels offered on the most popular resources for booking them. They save a lot of time, because you can immediately choose the most advantageous option in terms of cost and comfort and immediately make a reservation.

This is an aggregator for finding the most the best hotels among various booking agencies. He gives everything possible options, among which you can select the most profitable for yourself. The company is German, but do not rush to abandon it or take on a translator, it also has a Russian version. Very convenient is the option of selecting suitable hotels by rating, location in the city, distance from the center, number of stars and various secondary filters - free Internet, parking, swimming pool, etc.

Of course, it is not possible to look at reviews and detailed characteristics of hotels on the site, but here are real photos of rooms, sometimes speaking more eloquently than the most detailed descriptions. Moreover, partners provide complete information, where you can complete the reserve. Among them, there are only proven services - Ostrovok, Agoda, Booking - those that are included in our rating of hotel booking sites.

Advantages:

  • Quick search;
  • Compare prices to the penny;
  • Using only free numbers;
  • Display of offers with discounts.

Disadvantages:

Compared to other hotel booking sites from this rating, the Oktogo service took care of providing detailed information about the prices for rooms by mailing to subscribers. He also thought about the safety of his clients, conducting a thorough check of all candidates by the relevant service, which minimizes the likelihood of fraud.

The cost of booking a bed in a hostel or a room in a hotel is set not just like that, but according to the results of a long comparison of all prices in other agencies. At the same time, the service provides the final amount, without hidden fees, and this inspires confidence among users. Compared to competitors, it looks more interesting due to the provision of detailed information about the location of objects, services and amenities in hotels.

Oktogo does not have the simplest interface, but it is not difficult to understand it, especially since it is in Russian. In addition, there are clear instructions on how to act in order to do everything right. A convenient personal account generally removes all sorts of questions, and bonus points upon registration are even more impressive. True, it will not work to get a reservation on this site, for this you need to use the resources of partners.

Advantages:

  • A large number of hostels;
  • Prompt resolution of customer difficulties;
  • Payment from cards and electronic wallets;
  • The speed of sending a voucher to the mail;
  • Possibility of calculation both at check-in and at the time of booking a room.

Disadvantages:

  • Not found.

This is a simple and fast system for searching and comparing the cost of living in hotels with which the same Agoda, Hotels, Ostrovok, Booking, etc. work. Compared to alternative options, for example, Oktogo, here you can find a suitable option with a maximum discount of up to 60%. Most importantly, the service is completely free - it analyzes more than 700,000 guest houses, hostels, hotels around the world, from the US to Australia.

Compared to the prices on the websites of the hotels themselves, hotellook offers more favorable prices. At the same time, users have no complaints about either the design or the menu, everything is assembled as compactly and conveniently as possible. Of the pluses, a large number of fresh reviews and photos of objects that are real should be highlighted.

The selection of the best results for booking a room is carried out here through a special filter that allows you to choose the appropriate currency from more than twenty. According to this indicator, Hotellook is clearly in the lead; still, after all, it takes only a few seconds to issue search data. Opposite each proposal, a rating is indicated that helps to make the right decision.

Advantages:

  • Download and work speed;
  • Several partners;
  • Analysis of multiple prices in different agencies;
  • Many languages;
  • discounts;
  • Filtering by type of accommodation, amenities and many other parameters;
  • Location map of objects.

Disadvantages:

  • Not found.

The "Hotelluk" system automatically redirects to the websites of partners for booking rooms.

Rumguru is also an international search aggregator, only comparing prices on room reservation resources and displaying a few results. This significantly saves time on the selection of housing and allows you to save money. If we compare it with similar services from our rating, then it is interesting in that it offers booking not only from partners, but also on the official website of the hotel.

The creators of the Roomguru system were definitely not mistaken in making the division by cost. With this option, you can select only the options that are suitable for the price and search already among them. You can often see profitable offers from him, which are not available on every similar site. The ability to sort by guest ratings, which the service carefully checks, can also be called a plus.

A special advantage is access to a search by the name of a particular hotel and its location, taking into account the map. A very good mobile application simplifies the use of services, and is not inferior to competitors' applications from this rating.

Advantages:

  • Benefit for the wallet;
  • Saving time;
  • Various booking options;
  • Advanced search form.

Disadvantages:

  • Previously, when searching, Russian transliteration worked, now the flaw has been removed.

The best sites for booking hotels in Russia

Naturally, in the services presented in this category, you can book a hotel room or a bed in a hostel not only on the territory of the Russian Federation, but also far beyond the borders of Russia. It is the winning sites that have the most impressive selection of hotels in a given country.

The Ostrovok hotel reservation site is not inferior to Booking in terms of the number of housing offers, and in its types, maybe even surpasses it. Here you can not only book a room in a hotel or hostel, but also rent a room in guest house, as well as apartments, villas and even a campsite. It is not necessary to pay for the reservation right away, it can be done upon check-in.

Unlike booking, prices are more strictly controlled here, and on popular destinations they don't rise. This service also deserves a place in the TOP of the best hotel booking sites due to the provision of personal discounts up to 20%, which not all competitors can afford. It stands out against the background of similar sites and the security of online payments due to working directly with leading and trusted banks and payment systems.

The ostrovok website has a fairly simple and intuitive interface, making it easy to navigate. Everything is organized here and there is a convenient search filter that includes a full range of options - from the type of accommodation and the number of beds to the services and entertainment provided. Of course, compared to the same Booking, translation from Russian is available only in 3 languages ​​- Danish, English and Spanish.

Advantages:

  • Bonus points;
  • Convenient sorting;
  • Entering the options you like in a separate list for quick search;
  • Real reviews of guests;
  • Placement in catalogs of available hotels around the world;
  • Possibility to choose an object taking into account the distance from the city center.

Disadvantages:

  • Not found.

Agoda

This site is regularly included in the ranking of the best hotel and hotel booking services due to the fact that it has an open pricing policy, no hidden fees, and at the same time provides truthful, comprehensive information about accommodation options. Undoubtedly, the descriptions of resorts and areas of various cities practiced by him are useful, according to which it should be easier to make a decisive choice.

Special attention at Agoda deserves discounts for registered users, which can reach 30%. It is rare to find such a convenient division into countries, cities and even regions, which speeds up the process of choosing the right housing option. Otherwise, the site does not differ much from competitors, it is just as practical - there is free apps, 24/7 live chat support, fast feedback.

In the Agoda service, prices are indicated without taxes, so you still need to add a certain percentage to them.

Advantages:

  • Speed ​​and convenience of site search;
  • Bonus system;
  • Efficiency of obtaining information;
  • Transparency of conditions;
  • Flexibility of pricing policy;
  • Choice of offers.

Disadvantages:

  • You can lose a little when paying in another currency due to conversion;
  • You can only see taxes in your personal account.

As the reviews show, agoda is very often used to find accommodation in Asia, although there are many interesting options for placement in Europe, USA, Australia.

It is rather difficult for other systems to compete in the number of the best offers of the day with this service. On the main page, there are always available accommodation options in the most popular cities in the world with an unrealistic discount of up to 70%. Moreover, for one reservation, miles are credited to the account, which can be exchanged for a discount.

True, if it is not necessary to register on Booking to make a reservation, then it is impossible to bypass this stage with IGlobe. But this should not be taken for a minus, because it takes only a few seconds. In the form you need to fill in the last name, first name, email address and phone number. In the case of low fares, the prepayment made in case of no-show is not refundable and changes cannot be made after that.

Advantages:

  • The service is responsible for the information provided;
  • You can pay not only with a card, but also with Aeroflot bonus miles;
  • Electronic money accepted;
  • The speed of debiting funds and confirmation;
  • You can immediately book a hotel and air travel.

Disadvantages:

  • There are cases of overestimation of rates;
  • Phones do not work around the clock, in which iGlobe loses to competitors.

The reviews write that you need to be more careful with paying for services through the site with a card if you need to write out documents for travel. The fact is that they are provided through a Swiss company, and they may not be accepted by the accounting department in Russia.

The best websites for booking hotels around the world

Perhaps this is the most famous and one of the oldest hotel booking systems in different parts of the world. It was founded in 1996 and since then has been confidently holding a leading position in this service market. Everything is done here for the convenience of users - a choice of 43 working languages, the absence of mandatory registration to reserve a number.

The booking service is interesting because right on the site you can read real reviews of tourists, see many photos of one or another accommodation option and select suitable offers based on their user rating. Thus, you can exclude settling in an initially bad hotel and not spoil your vacation.

One of the advantages of this hotel booking site is simply a huge database of hotels, guest houses, hostels for both the budget traveler and wealthy people. At the same time, you can reserve several rooms at the same time, and before leaving, you can cancel the reservation for free, this helps to make sure.

Advantages:

  • Convenient, clear and simple interface;
  • Many offers of any level around the world;
  • Reservation without payment;
  • Free cancellation;
  • Email confirmation speed;
  • Exclusive and special offers;
  • Convenience of the selection filter (by city, price, number of stars, etc.);
  • Compliance of photos and reviews with reality;
  • Possibility to rent a car here and buy air tickets;
  • Detailed descriptions.

Disadvantages:

  • Fraud protection would not hurt;
  • There are some price fluctuations.

According to user reviews, Booking has excellent technical support, if any questions arise, they respond in time and give detailed answers.

Expedia

Among the best hotel booking services, there are also resources in English - for those who are well versed in it. He could be given the first place in our TOP due to the lowest prices associated with the redemption of blocks of seats in different hotels all over the world. The system has been working for a long time and reliably, so, according to reviews, there are practically no problems with mandatory prepayment. But, despite this, the company meets the needs of customers and develops a version of depositing funds upon check-in to the room.

It is unlikely that Russian services can afford the same “trick” as expedia, which guarantees compensation for the difference between its price and that of competitors, and also gives a 50% coupon. But there is a catch - more low price must be found only in US systems, and offers must match by arrival date and room category.

What can we say, this is the largest platform of its kind in the United States, the advantage of which is the provision of other services - the purchase of air tickets and car rentals around the world. The search for suitable options is carried out quite quickly compared to the same Agoda. The booking procedure is standard, in a few clicks.

Advantages:

  • There are both inexpensive and luxury hotels;
  • To check into the room, it is not necessary to present a printout of the reservation;
  • The cost is even lower than the hotels themselves, there are preferences;
  • Wide range of possibilities;
  • Exact match of the results to the request;
  • Quick output of information of interest;
  • The practicality of filters.

Disadvantages:

  • There is no Russian-language interface.

In the case of expedia, you need to be careful when canceling a reservation, this service is free, but if there is a currency conversion, you can lose on the difference.

This is one of the best hotel booking sites, it can be distinguished in the TOP because of the most complete database of facilities for accommodation during leisure or business trips. Where else can more than 1.6 million profitable and interesting offers be collected on one resource! To be among the leaders allows him and instant confirmation of reservations from hotels, as well as prices below the official rates. This is one of the few services where there is no commission, you do not need to pay an intermediary.

Hotels gets a big plus for its user-friendly interface, everything is in order in the system, there is a minimum and maximum cost threshold, a hotel accommodation map, a choice of reservations without a bank card, with the possibility of canceling it. Information about the distance to the metro, train station and other important places in the city is very valuable. If reviews were located on the page of specific offers, and not separately, it would be even better.

Advantages:

  • Security;
  • Good mobile applications;
  • Availability;
  • Clarity of actions;
  • Operational technical support;
  • Filter quality for selection;
  • A variety of offers for tourist accommodation.

Disadvantages:

  • Not found.

Which hotel booking service is better to choose

Those who want to find the best deals should first use a search aggregator that compares prices in different hotel booking services. When choosing a suitable system, see that you can cancel the reservation for free or with a minimum commission. Watch out for the absence of hidden payments - taxes, interest for checking the performance of the card, etc.

  • The simplest and most convenient service, especially for a novice traveler, will be booking.
  • Those who want to find something good among hostels can pay attention to ostrovok.
  • Those who want to save money and choose the most cheap option accommodation, you should use the price comparison services oktogo, trivago, hotellook.
  • For those who want to find good number at a discount, agoda, roomguru and hotels will do.
  • expedia is recognized as the most reliable and proven system, here you can not be afraid to make an advance payment.
  • If you frequently use Aeroflot and have accumulated a large number of miles, they can be exchanged for paying for a number on iGlobe.

All online hotel booking systems are very popular, in particular among Russian tourists. They have a good reputation and mostly positive reviews.

    Excellent hostel.

    Excellent hostel. Very convenient location, close to Red Square and other attractions. No problems with booking, polite administrators. Everywhere is clean and tidy. The toilet and shower are clean, I was pleasantly surprised. Bed linen is clean and smells good. There are small disadvantages, foreign guests are accommodated in the same room with Russian guests, this is very inconvenient! The Chinese do not understand when they are asked to be quiet and act as if they are alone in the room, talking on the phone in the middle of the night and ignoring requests to be quiet from the administration. Also, the taxi does not drive close to the hostel, you have to walk 100 meters on foot. A huge request from the hostel administration to explain to their employees, in particular to the cleaners, so that they do not resent and swear at the hostel guests that they have not removed their belongings somewhere or have not signed their products in the refrigerator! They took the job and knew what was in store for them. If you are not satisfied with the work, let them make room for more educated staff! Such employees spoil the mood and opinion about the hotel as a whole.

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    Anonymous Russia

    8,0

    In two days I managed to visit several places.

    In two days I managed to visit several places. Since we settled near Red Square, we decided to start from there. We walked along the clean and cozy streets to the Red Square, visited the Armory and Cathedral Square, then by metro we got to the Filion shopping center, where the most delicious Pokrovsky gingerbreads are sold, there is a company store, from there by metro to the hotel. On the second day we reached Timiryazevskaya, changed to the monorail and went to VDNKh, along the way you can see the industrial zone and sleeping areas and Ostankino, quite curiously. VDNKh is very beautiful, the place for walking is very good, there are many places to eat for every taste, music plays, you can go rollerblading, there are interesting exhibitions, you can spend the whole day there, then we took the metro from VDNKh to Kropotkinskaya, we wanted to see the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. From there, walk along the streets to the Arbat. We didn't see much in two days, but we had a lot of fun.

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    Elena Russia

    8,0

    Over the Christmas holidays, I was able to show my wife and son the most...

    During the Christmas holidays, I was able to show my wife and son the most iconic places in Moscow, while almost all of these places from the China City hotel can be reached on foot! All our meals were organized in the "Mu-Mu" cafe network, well-prepared dishes with an average price tag for lunch of 350-450 rubles per person. The nearest cafe to our hotel is on Maroseyka Street 12 (we used to have dinner there). The most impressive event for all of us was the meeting of the New Year on the "Singing Bus" tour at the Patriarch's Ponds and a night tour of Moscow with singing guides - Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden. Near the hotel there is an Orthodox church "All Saints", where the service is held according to the canon of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. I advise you to visit the service, very unusual melodies of prayers and the rite itself. The Moscow Planetarium was also impressive, it made a strong impression on our youngest son (he is 17 years old).

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    Igor Russia

    Beloved Moscow forever!

    Traveled for the purpose of visiting historical monuments, but for the purpose of visiting parks and modern places. Best Places convenient location to the metro: Tverskoy Boulevard - especially beautiful in the evening, Sokolniki Park (for active tourists), Red Square, Alexander Garden, Izmailovsky park, Victory Park. Far from the metro station Gorky Park, Vorobyovy Gory. They took the bus. sightseeing tour rental at the main attractions. They were not very satisfied with the zoo - huge areas for walking, large animals are located at a fairly far distance from the field of view, many cages are empty - because. the animals are sleeping, there is no full-fledged hot food on the territory - only hot dogs and all that. We will definitely return to visit the Tsaritsinsky Reserve and Chistye Prudy.

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    Anonymous Russia

    The Kremlin, especially the tour of the Diamond Fund, the Armory...

    The Kremlin, especially the tour in the Diamond Fund, the Armory, Red Square, the Church of the Ascension and the Palace of Alexei Mikhailovich in Kolomenskoye, Tsaritsyno, Historical Museum and the Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812, the Tretyakov Gallery, the network of cafes "MU-MU". Special thanks to the cafe staff! Well done!!! Thanks to the staff of museums and exhibitions, very polite and attentive! Didn't like the location seats in the Kremlin concert hall(sitting in the fifth row, the ballet "Snow Maiden"), complaints came from everywhere! As well as the low culture of the Moscow audience, during the performance they ran from place to place, at the end of the event, instead of applause, they turned their backs to the artists and left the hall. Nightmare!