Comments on: Strategy: How to not get stuck with the worst room in the hotel https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html EuroCheapo editors take on the world of budget travel. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.3 By: Ridley Fitzgerald https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-345758 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 02:54:39 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-345758 I appreciate the tips you have here for getting good hotel rooms. It makes sense that I need to be really clear when making our reservations. Those front desk people probably get a ton of requests everyday, so if I’m not specific, they probably wont be either.

]]> 14628 345758 2017-04-28 02:54:39 By: Eric https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-211734 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 21:31:42 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-211734 I have found that just the plain old “Be Nice” method to be the simple way to get things. I’ve done that at everywhere I went, because that’s just who I am, but they always seem to want to accommodate those that are nice, rather than the guests that are causing trouble. I’ve had previous experience in that while I was working in the Airline Industry as well. I have also heard (in Vegas, especially) that sometimes trying to tip while you check in helps you get a better room. Have you ever had experience with this? Not sure if this applies in Europe as well.

Thanks!

]]> 14628 211734 2015-10-06 21:31:42 By: Cheryl https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-211722 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 21:00:38 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-211722 Be polite but suggest maybe they might offer you a “perk or two”. I have gotten a room reduction in cost, I’ve been given “free dinner or they will give include breakfast when otherwise you would have paid, If they own another property near by, they may give you the “pent house”. Especially if they think you write reviews or blog, no one wants an unhappy customer. The extras make you feel better with getting stuck with the bad room.

]]> 14628 211722 2015-10-06 21:00:38 By: Mona O https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-211657 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:57:01 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-211657 Some online booking sites have reviews that specifically include tips about rooms (tripadvisor, for one). I pay attention to those even if I am not booking online. If I make a special request to the receptionist, I usually indicate that I have read reviews and I ask their personal opinion too. That has helped me get decent rooms. Sometimes reviews will unanimously say that rooms facing the back are quiet but the receptionist might then tell you that there is construction going on behind the hotel and put you in the next best room. Also, indicating that you read reviews is also an indication that you might write reviews!

]]> 14628 211657 2015-10-06 15:57:01 By: Thomas Meyers https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-173171 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:11:48 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-173171 Hi Susan,

It’s a good question–and not an easy answer. You shouldn’t be penalized with a lesser room by booking through an agency, and in most cases you aren’t. One reason for this is that most online agencies send out automatic emails asking their customers to write a follow-up review of the hotel. Thus, hotels know that customers coming through the agencies are already more likely to write a review than others who come on their own. And they want those customers to be happy!

However, it is true that hotels have to pay these agencies a commission — and they’d often rather take the reservation directly by email or over the phone, and not have to pay anyone for it. So yes, sometimes hotels will offer the best rooms in the house to those travelers who come directly to them, as an incentive for them to book directly.

]]> 14628 173171 2014-08-18 15:11:48 By: Susan Mellups https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-171750 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:45:25 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-171750 I’m wondering: do you get lesser rooms when booking through an on line agency?

]]> 14628 171750 2014-08-15 17:45:25 By: Strategy: How to not get stuck with the worst room in the hotel | webdealsontravel https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-58389 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:32:37 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-58389 […] View the original article here This entry was posted in Travel and tagged hotel, Strategy, stuck, worst. Bookmark the permalink. ← LP top 16 College Football Poll-Week 6 […]

]]> 14628 58389 2010-12-14 20:32:37 By: Kiki https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-57498 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:25:54 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-57498 Fully agree with everything you said but special thanks for mentionning all the Do’s and Don’t’s… For somebody who is checking into hotels mostly for holidays it’s very important to have the best rooms for the money spent, as a bad choice can spoil the time spent.

]]> 14628 57498 2010-11-02 16:25:54 By: Tips on How to Never Get the Worst Room in a Hotel – Talking News on the Patio https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-57487 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:37:42 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-57487 […] ever been nervous about which hotel room you may end up with during check-in, Eurocheapo has some tips on how to avoid getting the world room in a […]

]]> 14628 57487 2010-11-01 23:37:42 By: Karen Middleswarth https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/strategy-how-to-not-get-stuck-with-the-worst-room-in-the-hotel.html#comment-57373 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:29:06 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=14628#comment-57373 I’m sorry to had to suffer through sub-standard accommodations, Tom (you deserve better!), but it gave you great fodder for a wonderfully informative article. We’ve all been there…
Happy Travels!!

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