You’ve been looking for a room, but you’re not sure how much to spend.
You know it’s going to be expensive, but it’s a great place to book if you’re short on cash.
And if you want to be on the cutting edge, then you can use Airbnb or Groupon to book your hotel room.
But don’t rely on Airbnb or other travel agencies to book hotel rooms.
There’s a good chance you’ll end up with a hotel bill.
Here are the most common mistakes people make when they book their room.
1.
They don’t know how much room they want to pay: Airbnb and other travel agents typically list rooms for $150 to $300 per night.
That’s a bargain.
But if you are looking for an affordable hotel room, you should probably spend less.
There are cheaper options out there.
If you are comfortable with the amount of room you’re going to pay, it’s likely you will be willing to pay more.
So how much should you pay?
It depends on how comfortable you are with the room and how much space you need.
The longer you stay at the hotel, the more room you need and the more space you’ll need, says Mark McFarland, owner of TravelingBookings.com.
If the hotel is full, the room is going to cost more.
But McFar, who specializes in vacation booking, says it’s still a good idea to book at least a little bit more than what you’ll pay for a regular room.
2.
They are booking rooms on the internet: If you’ve booked a room online, you are in luck.
You’ll get a call from the agent who will then ask you to confirm the room.
You should then be able to see a list of available rooms.
But not all of them are online.
McFar says you can book rooms online with reservations for $60 to $150 per night if you have a hotel reservation.
So if you find a room on Airbnb, you might have to wait longer to book.
3.
They booked a hotel from a company: If your travel agency is the one you booked the room with, they may be the one to blame.
If your agent is a reputable company, the agent will probably let you know about your room.
If not, you’ll probably have to find someone else to book the room for you.
But even if you book with a reputable agent, you’re still not guaranteed to get a room.
“When you are booked through a reputable agency, you get a guarantee from the agency that your room will be booked,” McFar said.
“And the agents are the ones that do all the booking for you and make sure that you get the room that you need to stay there for the night.”
4.
They’re looking for rooms on vacation: The more rooms you book, the higher your chances of getting a room for your stay.
The more you book and the longer you book the higher the chance you will get a hotel.
But booking a room before you leave is also a good way to lower your hotel bill by up to 70 percent, McFar advises.
5.
They have no way to verify your hotel booking: If someone asks you to verify the room you booked, they are not verifying that it was booked correctly.
“It is impossible to do that without getting a receipt or getting a hotel booking confirmation from the hotel,” Mc Farland says.
If they have a receipt showing you booked a wrong room, they won’t let you book that room.
6.
They made a mistake with their reservation: If the agent is offering to book you a room you didn’t book, that’s a big red flag.
You want to double check your booking and verify that it is correct.
You can do that with a room booker.
A hotel room bookmaker can do this for you, but not every agency will let you do this.
So be sure to check with your agency before booking a hotel that is not working with your reservation.
7.
They missed the deadline: Some hotels and travel agencies will let people book for the first night of their stay on a first-come, first-served basis, but will then require that people pay for the room before they can book again.
If this happens, it could be a bad sign.
“If you do not get a confirmation from your agent that the room has been booked, you will have missed the last available night to book,” Mc Long said.
8.
They forgot the room number: You don’t have to provide a room number to book with your travel agent, but Mc Far says it is a good practice to provide the room’s number to the agent.
9.
They were too short-sighted: If it seems like your agent isn’t going to take care of you, you may have been misled.
You may not get the right room and you may not have the room booked at the correct time.
So always call
