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are booking.com hotels cheaper if leave close to time?

  • 21-04-2017 1:34pm
    #1
    seefin
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    Need to book a room in Dublin for a few weeks time ,weekday. Do prices tend to come down closer to the date or best to book now?


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  • #2
    Yamanoto
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    I'd be doubtful Booking.com would significantly discount room rates closer to the date.

    I'll often book on the day or a day in advance using Priceline's 'express deals' option. It'll give you the hotels star rating, review score & area, but you won't discover the name of the hotel itself 'til you've paid.

    I use it quite a bit in EU & US & have consistently bagged hotels I've been more than satisfied with, often at considerable discount.

    http://www.priceline.com/promo/expressdeals.do


  • #3
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,761 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    A few weeks time would be near/or summer, I can only see them rising. You should look around for discount codes that may be available.


  • #4
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    Doubtful.

    Best bet is using discount codes on other hotel sites, Booking.com doesn't allow discount codes - I have one for http://www.eBookers.ie at the moment, SPRING14 which gives 14% off. I used it for two hotels in Iceland which saved me over €150.

    Also, use Skyscanner hotels/KAYAK/Momondo or Trivago to see which hotel sites are the cheapest before booking on any specific site.

    https://www.skyscanner.ie/hotels
    http://www.momondo.ie/hotels/
    https://www.kayak.ie/
    https://www.trivago.ie/


  • #5
    Living Off The Splash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭Living Off The Splash


    A lot of hotels will guarantee you the lowest price if you book direct with them. I have often played the hotel off against Bookings.


  • #6
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    Living Off The Splash wrote: »
    A lot of hotels will guarantee you the lowest price if you book direct with them. I have often played the hotel off against Bookings.

    I do this too. Always shoot the hotel an email with a screenshot of the 3rd party price and see what happens. A good few times though they said they wouldn't beat it and to just book on the 3rd party site. It's funny; most of the time the official hotel site is way more expensive than the 3rd party sites.


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  • #7
    wordofwarning
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    Maybe book with a free cancellation hotel now and if it drops closer to the date. Cancel your old booking and book at the cheaper price


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