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Olotels.com or Alpharooms.com

  • 12-12-2012 8:22pm
    #1
    ciaramc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭


    Anyone ever use olotels.com or alpharooms.com? Are they safe & trustworthy websites to book through? thx


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  • #2
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    Only used Alpharooms once before & had no problem. We got our dates mixed up before when in Switzerland and forgot a day so used them for that extra night and booking was secured with them hassle-free :)

    Never used olotel before though.


  • #3
    ciaramc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭ciaramc


    Thanks Kerry for replying. Will check them out. I was just looking up Trivago and one of the hotel booking sites linked are olotels.com.


  • #4
    MJ434
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 334 ✭✭MJ434


    Hi Just wondering did you book with Alpharooms, Any problems?


  • #5
    solerina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,435 ✭✭✭solerina


    I have booked with alpharooms many times and I find them to be excellent...had one mishap ever and it wasnt their fault..the hotel we had booked had electrical problems...we contacted them and they moved us immediately (to a lovely place near by)


  • #6
    eireshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76 ✭✭eireshot


    Always use Alpharooms I think they are brill and never ever had any problems find them great .


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  • #7
    Marou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭Marou


    I've used olotels recently and everything was fine. They have a few very bad reviews on some websites so I was a bit worried after I made the booking. Everything was straightforward though and the room worked out about 20% cheaper than the next best rate.


  • #8
    SteelyDanJalapeno
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,357 ✭✭✭✭SteelyDanJalapeno


    Same, Alpharooms are excellent, always book with them, consistently best on price.


  • #9
    amandaf675
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭amandaf675


    booed my holiday with alpharooms, paid half of the ammount due (other half due in feb) And just to be sure i emailed the hotel to double check and everything was fine


  • #10
    ScottSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 380 ✭✭ScottSF


    I also booked a hotel recently via Olotels and immediately after noticed several negative reviews/warnings online. So I was a bit concerned at first. However I emailed the hotel directly after a few days to verify that everything was OK with the reservation. They prompted replied that my reservation was confirmed and paid. And when I arrived on my trip the hotel was exactly as expected.

    I do wonder how these sites often offer a much lower rate than booking.com and the hotel's website. Are they cutting their commission? Granted if there is a problem I assume they have minimal staff to deal with it promptly unlike the big online travel sites who are available 24/7.


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