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So, you know how I signed up for Review Me? I actually got another site, besides their own site, to review. That's right kiddies, I'm getting paid to write this. Sweet, huh?
The site I'm reviewing is HotelReservations.com. It seems pretty similar to Orbitz and Hotwire. You can search for hotels, vacation rentals, car rentals, and flights. You can search different countries as well, but the only language besides English is Spanish. The site boasts that you can save up to 70% off of regular hotel prices. Since I'm not really looking to book a hotel any time soon, I did a search for a city I like, San Francisco. And then one I can stand, San Diego. In both hotel searches, I came up with a variety of hotels which can be sorted alphabetically, by price, by quality, and by best value. It seems like the "best value" options are generally about $10 off of what you'd normally pay per night.
As for the airfare deals, I noticed that their prices were about the same as Orbitz, maybe slightly cheaper. I think the main deals are to be found in their hotel prices. The site definitely isn't as pretty as more popular discount hotel/airfare sites, but that's fine. What matters is the kind of deal you get. I'm not terribly sure that I'd go with this site when it comes to buying tickets, just because I've never really heard of it, and I'm more inclined to go with companies I've actually heard of. Although priceline.com really angered me once, and I shall never use them again, nor encourage others to. I'd totally use this site over priceline. Die, priceline, die!
Anyway. With that said, feel free to give hotelreservations.com a try. You might find a good deal, and if so, more power to you.
The site I'm reviewing is HotelReservations.com. It seems pretty similar to Orbitz and Hotwire. You can search for hotels, vacation rentals, car rentals, and flights. You can search different countries as well, but the only language besides English is Spanish. The site boasts that you can save up to 70% off of regular hotel prices. Since I'm not really looking to book a hotel any time soon, I did a search for a city I like, San Francisco. And then one I can stand, San Diego. In both hotel searches, I came up with a variety of hotels which can be sorted alphabetically, by price, by quality, and by best value. It seems like the "best value" options are generally about $10 off of what you'd normally pay per night.
As for the airfare deals, I noticed that their prices were about the same as Orbitz, maybe slightly cheaper. I think the main deals are to be found in their hotel prices. The site definitely isn't as pretty as more popular discount hotel/airfare sites, but that's fine. What matters is the kind of deal you get. I'm not terribly sure that I'd go with this site when it comes to buying tickets, just because I've never really heard of it, and I'm more inclined to go with companies I've actually heard of. Although priceline.com really angered me once, and I shall never use them again, nor encourage others to. I'd totally use this site over priceline. Die, priceline, die!
Anyway. With that said, feel free to give hotelreservations.com a try. You might find a good deal, and if so, more power to you.
