[Kathryn Longstaff]

Kathryn Longstaff

Lesson 6.1 activity 2

Looking at various hotel websites, various OTAs, search engines and other reservations sites, look for the best price for a 4-star hotel in the center of Lisbon in Portugal, for 2 nights and for 2 adults:

• For Next Friday and Saturday night
• For Next Tuesday and Wednesday
• For Friday and Saturday night, 3 months from now
• For next Tuesday and Wednesday night 3 months from now

Does anything surprise you about these results?

[Aesha Khan]

Aesha Khan

For next Friday and Saturday night (Booking.com)- Turim Iberia Hotel in the City Centre which offered £92 for a double room.

For next Tuesday and Wednesday (Trivago website) – Mercure Lisboa Almada offered £90.

For Friday and Saturday night, 3 months from now (Expedia) – Hotel Alif Avenidas offered £101.

For next Tuesday and Wednesday night 3 months from now (Hotels.com) – Hotel Alif Avenidas offered £101.

I was surprised at how affordable staying in a 4 star hotel can be using the right travel comparison website and found it interesting that Hotel Alif Avenidas appeared on two separate comparison websites, as Trivago and Booking.com had very different hotels. I found Booking.com to be my favourite to use as I have felt there was more variety in choice and affordability.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by Aesha Khan.

[Max]

Max

• For Next Friday and Saturday night
I used the website Kayak which I found a hotel called the Quinta Colina by Shiadu, the hotel offered £58 in total.

• For Next Tuesday and Wednesday
On Booking.com I found the Rossio Boutique Hotel which offers £80.

• For Friday and Saturday night, 3 months from now
I used Hotel Scanner which searches across various hotel comparison websites. The result I got was the Quinta Colina by Shiadu for €79 on the website Agoda.

• For next Tuesday and Wednesday night 3 months from now
I used travelsupermarket.com which gave me the Quinta Colina by Shiadu again for the price of £69.

Does anything surprise you about these results?
I didn’t expect for the results on Kayak to be so low and is the website I would definitely use for finding a good deal in the future. I also was surprised that on some websites the same results appear twice for nearby dates.

[Max]

Max

I have to disagree with Aesha about Booking.com, I thought Kayak was definitely a better website to use for finding a hotel.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by Max.

[Ali Al Marzooki]

Ali Al Marzooki

For Next Friday and Saturday night

I used the site Momondo and found Quinta Colina by Shiadu for £58.

For Next Tuesday and Wednesday

I used Trivago and found the Turim Saldanha Hotel for £61.

For Friday and Saturday night, 3 months from now

I used Kayak and found Quinta Colina by Shiadu for £69

I was surprised at how cheap it currently is for a last minute weekend booking and how its more expensive the further in the future it is.

[Jasmin]

Jasmin

For Next Friday and Saturday night

Trivago – Lisbon Arsenal Suites £43

For Next Tuesday and Wednesday

Booking.com – Turim Iberia Hotel £92

For Friday and Saturday night, 3 months from now

Kayak – Lisbon Arsenal Suites £68

For next Tuesday and Wednesday night 3 months from now

Momondo – Lisbon Arsenal Suites £68

Like Ali I was surprised at how affordable it could be for a last minute booking. I was also surprised at the dramatic difference between some of the most popular comparison websites in terms of price

[Areej Al Khaldi]

Areej Al Khaldi

For Next Friday and Saturday night – Quinta Colina by Shiadu £58

For Next Tuesday and Wednesday – Lisbon Arsenal Suites £63

For Friday and Saturday night, 3 months from now – Hotel Alif Avenidas £78

For next Tuesday and Wednesday night 3 months from now – Casa Do Patio £88

I didn’t expect to get a four star hotel for such an affordable price. It was interesting to see how the different reservation sites worked. Some were a lot better than others in offering quality accommodation.

[Mania Ferdows]

Mania Ferdows

Website: Booking.com
Hotel: Hotel Lisboa Plaza
Room: Double room
For Next Friday and Saturday night
– US$135
For Next Tuesday and Wednesday
– US$163
For Friday and Saturday night, 3 months from now
– US$83
For next Tuesday and Wednesday night 3 months from now
– US$83

[Valentin Börjeson Hedberg]

Valentin Börjeson Hedberg

Booking.com
Lisbon, Portugal
Next Friday and Saturday night: 4 stars 2 adults, $117.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday: 4 stars 2 adults, $117.
Friday and Saturday night in three months: 4 stars 2 adults, $131.
Tuesday and Wednesday in three months: 4 stars 2 adults, $150.

It is surprising that it goes up, I do think it is because it is in December that many people travel during christmas and this hotel may be popular around that time.

Momondo.com
Lisbon, Portugal
Next Friday and Saturday night: 4 stars 2 adults, $85.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday: 4 stars 2 adults, $74.
Friday and Saturday night in three months: 4 stars 2 adults, $114.
Tuesday and Wednesday in three months: 4 stars 2 adults, $68

I think it is interesting to just scroll through and see the fluctuation in prices.

[Max Burkinshaw]

Max Burkinshaw

Website: Booking.com
Hotel: Vincci Baixa
Double room
Friday to Saturday: €147
Tuesday to Wednesday: €143
Friday to Saturday in 3 months: €131
Tuesday to Wednesday in 3 months: €131