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Updated: 03/13/2019

Oleg Lazhechnikov

Most importantly, where planning begins independent travel - This is the purchase of tickets and booking housing. About tickets - a separate conversation. And now we will deal with what to start and how to book online housing for your trip, whether it is a hotel (hotel), Guesthouse (guest house) or hostel. Now there are many booking systems (type Booking, Agoda, etc.) and services (for example,), where you can find hotels and compare prices for it in different booking systems.

First about everything in detail. At the very end of the post I will tell you how I book hotels yourself, in what sequence.

What do you need

To book a hotel yourself, you will need some time and three simple things that most already have:

- Access to the Internet. Now it is almost everywhere: home, mobile, cafe, shopping centers, hotels, etc.
- Bank card (debit or credit) MasterCard, Visa or a similar one. Make it need in advance, before the trip, in your hometown
- Email. Her address must be specified when booking, you will receive a letter confirmation and booking code.

By the way, some systems now allow booking a hotel without a map.

What is a booking system

The booking system is a website that allows you to book a hotel, in fact, the base of hotels around the world. Hotels add to it to be able to pass their numbers via the Internet. Booking systems do not take a commission from users for using its base, and money is received directly from the hotel. That is, as a rule, the cost of living in the room via the Internet or on the spot (on reception) for you does not change. But it all depends on the particular hotel, because it is precisely it sets these costs, for example, it can carry out an action that when booking you will receive a discount in advance (and there will be no discount on site).

In any booking system, you can select hotels in different criteria - country, city, dates, number of people, the presence of some specific services. Payment takes place on the bank card (). After payment you will receive an email with your booking data, (armor confirmation).

What exactly is the booking system to choose? There are no clear rules, the case of habits, one understands one interface, other people another. However, the number of hotels in different Countries On booking systems is different. Therefore, there is such a checked rule: on more the choice of Asian hotels, and more suitable for Europe and Russia.

List of hotel booking systems

Most popular booking systems:, island, hotels.com, Expedia.com. There are still booking systems specializing in hostels, but now the same Booking and Agoda have become very large services, and they have hostels and apartments, and even at home with villas.

But my instructions for each service:

You can search hotels in different booking systems and compare results. Somewhere interface is more convenient, and somewhere else the base of hotels. Therefore, it is best to use Search engines hotelswho are looking for immediately on all booking systems. In essence, such services make most of the work for you. About them in detail below.

Booking system apartments

Separate item I want to endure AirBNB. This is a service at which private accommodation is offered. For the most part there are apartments, rooms in apartments or even houses of locals. This service helps the owners of housing to earn, being a mediator between them and you. By the way, you too can thus take your apartment for rent, if there is a desire (anyone can participate).

If you are not yet familiar with the service, then you will definitely read about him, where it is described about what it is, how to properly register, how to book housing, etc.

So, in Airbnb there are really cool options that are primarily interested in families with children and companies from several people. Because often in the apartment can accommodate not two people, but 4-6 or more. And with this approach (you are usually paying for all housing at once) goes several times cheaper than in the hotel. After all, the hotel would have to take several numbers for such a number. Moreover, the accommodation conditions in the apartment can be much better than the hotel. For example, most apartments have a kitchen, many have a washing machine. These are very topical items when traveling with children.

What is search engines hotels

Hotels search engine is a service where hotels can be founded directly in all popular booking systems at the same time. That is, such a service is looking for the hotels you need immediately, and in Bukin, and in the AGDE, and in the island, and in other systems. Hands would be tortured by hand. Hotel search engines are also called aggregators, metapoiskovikov. In essence, this is such a hotel Google.

How does this happen? You also specify the search criteria you need (country, city, dates, room services) and the search engine gives you results - list of hotels. And then, choosing a specific hotel, you will see the cost of living in this hotel In various booking systems (bucking, agoda, island, etc.), that is, you have the opportunity to compare and choose. When you decide on the choice, the search engine will redirect you to the site of the selected booking system, where you will play the hotel. That is, the search engine itself does not sell anything, it is just looking for. No additional or hidden commissions not. The principle of work is reminiscent of the already familiar to everyone. Read more about services, you can read in my instructions:

One of the best in my opinion of search engines for hotels is. He has very good integration with bucking and other systems, there are all the necessary filters, the hotel is immediately shown. I personally like the display of hotels on the map, as I am often looking for an accommodation in some particular place. And when you move the map, then hotels are shown all over the entire territory, even if I initially in the search, I pointed out another city. Thus, it is easy to find hotels between cities or on specific beaches, not even knowing their names. You can and try to look for a form below.

Book a hotel in advance or search

Search on site is more relevant for low-cost Asian countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and where many small hotels at every step. But in Hong Kong, Singapore, or Europe is cheaper and easier to book in advance. However, I still prefer whenever possible (when I know exact dates) to book everything in advance so as not to spend your time in search, there are all tools for this, stupid to ignore modern technologies.

• When booking in advance you will definitely confident that on arrival you have a stay. You can adjust and plan the whole trip immediately and, thus, the probability of getting out of the schedule is minimal. This is especially true if you are traveling in the season in popular placeYou can just stay outdoor and not find free places.
• Again, during the preparation, you can read real reviews from guests in booking systems and take into account all your wishes: a distance to the beach, air conditioning, swimming pool, WiFi, and so on. In place, you will have to join all hotels in a row and ask what is in stock, and it will also be not entirely clear what kind of service, not to ask people on the street.
• The most important thing in booking is in advance - saving time and your strength. The fact is that searching on the spot, not a romantic lesson, and spend even 1-2 hours for walking on various hotels in the heat and after a long flight will not like everyone. No, of course, if you arrived for several months and you need to carefully choose accommodation for this period, it can be justified.
• It does not rarely, it happens that prices when booking through the Internet less than directly in place. I remember, I am right at the reception at the hotel made a reservation (it was almost 2 times cheaper), no matter how strange it did not sound.
• When receiving a visa, printouts may be required from the booking system confirming that you have, where to live. For example, the consulate of France (and many other European countries) takes prints with

Some nuances when booking

• Specify Check IN check-in (usually about 14 pm) and check out Check Out (about 12 days). In some hotels with this very strictly and can take a payment for another one day if you delay. It also needs to be understood that if you come before, the hotel will be able to place you only if he has such an opportunity, otherwise you will wait.
• Specify the opening time of the reception reception, otherwise, if you fly late in the evening or at night, you can come to the closed doors.
• Changing money for the hotel or the possibility of booking a hotel without payment (with payment during arrival) depends on a particular hotel and its politics.
• Carefully read the rules for cancellation of the reservation, especially if there is a chance that you need to cancel the reservation. Usually reservation without any fines can be canceled for some time before arrival. In some cases (for example, there was a special offer) the reservation is not canceled and the money is not refundable. All this is indicated on the page of a particular hotel. Also in case of not arrival, they can start writing off money for accommodation.
• Sometimes it is possible to book a hotel not only without prepayment, but even without specifying a bank card data. Of course, you can score and not cancel later reservation, but I would not recommend that it is to do, there is a risk of entering the penalty (cost of one night). Alternatively, you can register every time a new account, but IMHO is easier not to bring before.
• If the type of bed is very important (large double or two single) makes sense to contact the hotel or at least the reviews read, because it is not always clear what is meant in the description of the number. Although I personally have never come across problems.
• It is best to always have a printout with you about hotel booking (voucher) or a file with it on the phone to show on the screen. But it is usually enough just to name the name or booking number.

How I Book hotels and Lifehak

Lifehak for those who are used to. Look for a hotel at your usual Booking, copy its name and insert the search you need to the search window. Thus, learn whether the hotel is offered at a cheaper price, for example, on the AGDA, island and others.

A little use of various sites, both booking systems and search engines, you yourself understand everything. There is nothing difficult in finding and paying any hotel or guesthouse. I am looking for housing in such a sequence:

In Thailand, if I definitely do not know when and where I'm going to stop (for example, I am going 800 km by car), I'm looking for housing right along the movement of the service. But again, not without the help of services. I have it mobile app From Hotellook (Android, iOS, Windows Phone), the convenience of which it is that it can show hotels directly next to your location. Sometimes it is enough to pass 100-200 meters and there will be the right hotel. Actually, this is not all the possibilities, there you can search and book hotels in advance than I also do.

But it is generally better to book in advance, in the peak of the season in Tae, it happens that all suitable hotels on the day of appeal are already occupied completely and you have to settle there, where with other sobs, it would not.

P.S. Add if I forgot :)

Lifehak 1 - how to buy good insurance

Choose insurance is now unrealistic difficult, so in helping to all travelers I make a rating. For this, constantly monitor the forums, studying insurance contracts and I myself use insurance.

Lifehak 2 - how to find a hotel by 20% cheaper

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In post, the largest base of hostels in the world, the largest rental service of housing from the owners, sites for booking unusual design hotels, overnight in exchange for home help or leaving for pets - in general, options for every taste. Choose!

Classic: Sites-Aggregators Hotels

Personally, I open these sites first of all when I am going somewhere on a journey. As it is clear from the name, they combine information from various booking systems, such as: Booking, Hotels, Ostrovok (one of the best prices in Russia), Agoda (good for travel around Asia), Trivago, Expedia and many others.

The aggregators compare prices, are looking for discounts and special offers, there can also be found not only hotels, but also hostels, guest Houses - Very convenient when everything is in one place.

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The best way to understand the country and its people, it is to meet local residentsAnd even better to live for some time. Such opportunities give websites international hospitality when people invite guests to their home. Just do not see in them only free overnight stays, rather this is a cultural exchange, interesting communication, the ability to tighten your tongues and find new friends around the world.



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Overnight in exchange for employment

These sites should not be considered only as a way of free overnight, but as a new unusual experience and the opportunity to help people and ecology of the planet during the week, month, and maybe more. The bottom line is that you work for a few hours a day, and in return get accommodation and meals.



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Rental services of steep and unusual hotels

If you want to live in a lighthouse, in a tree house, to visit Eco-friendly hotels or hotels only for vegetarians, try out the gloumping (glamorous camping) or just to focus, then there are special sites for this.

✔ And - here you can buy someone else's reservation. Someone could not go and sells her reservation on the site. You get a good discount, and a person is money for a non-return number.

As a rule, the two most significant travel costs are a flight and accommodation in the hotel.

A lot of () is written on the flights on the flights, and many have already enjoyed search aggregators to search for good air tickets.

At the same time, for reservations of hotels, it turns out, most, in the old manner, uses familiar services, and few people think about that this can also be saved (well, or find the best way For the same money - someone like more).

We conducted a small survey among acquaintances and found out that many enjoy to search with Booking.com and Agoda.com systems, while in favor of the second often lead the argument that this service is better working in Asia.

I decided to check whether it was advisable to look for hotels through these booking systems or, nevertheless, it is better to use aggregators and conducted a small study - about its results and will tell you in this article.


What is search aggregators?

For a start, a small explanation is what search aggregators are.

There are 3 search levels:

1. Sites hotels.
2. Booking systems that have contractual relations with hundreds of thousands of hotels around the world.
3. Search aggregators (metapoiskovikov) who are looking for suggestions among many booking systems.

Each next level covers a larger number of hotels than the previous one. Booking systems There are several dozen, except the most famous, which everyone has a hearing, there are many popular in a region, but unfamiliar to many in Russia. For example, you have heard someday, about systems such as LaTerooms.com, AsiaRooms.com, easytob.com, hotelclub.com, hrs.com, hotel.info, Splendia.com, Hotelopia.com? So we did not hear \u003d) and they are, and they enjoy tens of thousands of people.

All of them conclude contracts with certain hotels, and it is clear that each of them is separately not able to cover absolutely all hotels (even such mastodonts like Booking.com and Agoda.com who captured the overwhelming market share).

And here the search engines are entered into the game, which are looking for most booking systems, and thus provide the end consumer (ie, we are with you) the most complete sample of hotels with the greatest variety of prices for the same numbers.

Search aggregators themselves do not make up armor at the hotel, their only task is to search. Those. As a result of their work, you will see a sample of hotels and for each list of booking systems in which this hotel is presented.

It is worth noting that the same hotel, in different booking systems, prices may differ, and not always one and the same will be cheaper - it depends on many factors, the main thing is that you can see prices that offer all booking systems Compare and choose what you like.

Comparison of search engine aggregation and booking systems

For comparison, I chose 2 booking systems - Booking.com and Agoda.com, as well as 2 aggregators - the largest international aggregator Roomguru.ru (it is RoomGuru.ru) and the Russian project Hotellook.ru (the daughter of the Russian aggregator of air tickets Aviasales.com). As regions - several popular destinations In Asia, in Europe and in the United States.

I will not tire you with tests, I will give only one, for example




The main task was to compare the number of hotels found in a particular system. I chose the same dates for all systems, the table shows the names of directions, the total number of hotels that are in this direction in the specific system, and the number of hotels available to the selected date.

Hotellook does not show how many hotels available, it gives them one list, and the busy places at the very end, because in the respective graphs it is worth a fiber.

What conclusion can be made from these comparisons?
Firstly, Agoda in Asia, indeed, most often gives more results than Booking.com, but not always - for example, in Ubud, it turned out that Booking the base is more.

Secondly, in Europe and the USA Booking.com overtakes the Agoda.

ThirdlyIt is rather obvious that in all cases, no exceptions, the aggregators find more hotels than booking systems. Actually, what was required to prove \u003d)

Booking Tips Hotels

1. If you book an expensive hotel (from $ 100 per day and above), then after you have selected suitable, look at them to the official website. Sometimes, on the hotel's website, you can find good discounts and suggestions - for example, we booked our "wedding number" on the action 3 nights at a price of two. Some hotels offer a free shuttle service when booking directly on the hotel's website. But sometimes it happens on the contrary - on the official website there may be no discounts that give a booking system.
1. Agoda.com and RoomGuru.ru offer "Warranty best price" Those. If you found a hotel through RoomGuru and booked it for $ 50 per day, and then saw it somewhere for $ 45, then they promise to return the difference ($ 5 in this case) - we, however, never used this option.
1. Prices on Agoda.com are shown without taxes, so it may seem that there is cheaper, but it is necessary to add to the price, as a rule, about 17% (the exact amount is indicated in the description of the number)
1. Carefully read the conditions for canceling the armor. Agoda.com, as a rule, can be canceled only with a loss of some amount (from $ 15 and above). On Booking.com often cancel armor will be free if you do it no later than 3-7 days before arrival. Not always, of course, there are directions for which free cancellation is also impossible.
1. Booking Systems are often used by the trick with a starting price - " special offer, 50% discount, 2 last numbers left. "Do not hurry, not thinking, grab such a" hot offer "- often it's just a trick to attract attention. But, however, sometimes there are really discounts, just learn carefully.
1. It is also worth considering that in addition to the search and booking and booking services, there is also a service for booking private housing Airbnb.com - and this is still from hundreds, up to several thousand sentences in each city (in more detail about this service I tell in individual articles about and about ). By the way, in their base there are hotels, for example, we somehow booked through them a good villa on about. Lemborgan. (in Indonesia), and also booked an apartment through them for a month on Phuket. And taking into account what you can get bonus When registering (here) - generally it turns out very profitable.

I have everything on this. I wish you to find excellent accommodation and spend your holidays unforgettable!

And how are you looking for housing? Write your option in the comments!
P.S.Please note that links to booking systems and aggregators in the article - partnerships, it means that if you go on them and make a booking, we will receive a partner remuneration (the price for you will not change). We ourselves constantly use these systems and recommend them because we consider useful and trustworthy.