the hotel hack nobody told you about

Raise your hand if you like to use third parties to book your hotels (it’s okay… I’ve done it too)! STOP DOING THIS! Hotels actually hate when you do this (and sometimes, they’ll put you in a worse room for doing it).

The main reason people do this is because third parties claim to have a better deal for you — they don’t. If you do happen to find a better rate on a third party website, don’t worry, just call the hotel! Hotels will do everything in their power to get you to book with them including matching and sometimes even lowering their rates! They do this because even if they offer you a lower rate than the third party, they’re still making more money than if you were to book through a third party! It’s also a better idea to book directly through the hotel in case anything were to go wrong with your reservation, if you had to make changes, or if you need to cancel you’ll be able to do all of this directly through the hotel vs having to go back through the third party.