Last Minute Hotel Booking Works

Here’s the problem. I needed a hotel room for my guest from 28 Nov 2008 – 2 Dec 2008. I managed to book in for my guest using my company’s corporate rates at RM200++ without breakfast at a local 4-star hotel in Bukit Bintang from 29 November 2008 – 2 December 2008. Unfortunately, normal Deluxe rooms for today’s fully booked! So, I panicked trying to book in a room for my guest (my sister’s wedding this weekend) for 28 November’s stay.

I stumbled upon a new website at www.comparehotel.com.my

After I click “Compare!” it brings me to the page where I could choose from a range of hotels. I could also narrow down my search from the left sidebar, based on my price range. I didn’t touch that bar because I wanted the same local Bt.Bintang hotel I got for my guest earlier. Plus, same room type preferred so my guest wouldn’t need to change room tomorrow to another room. Actually, changing room is still okay but not change hotel.

Compare Hotel is affiliated to other online travel booking sites like Agoda, Bookin Hotels, Booking, Reserve Travel and so on. Before I worked in the hotel sales line, I was sceptical as to whether online booking sites like these were legitimate and proper. After I worked in a 5-star hotel in the heart of city for almost a year, I got familiar with all these online reservation sites. If you really must know, most hotels cater more rooms for online booking and walk-in customers than corporate guests. Why? Because online booking and walk-in rates are higher by around RM50-RM100. The guests that get less priority would be those privilege card members.

Step 1: Log on to www.comparehotel.com.my
Step 2: Select Dates
Step 3: Select City
Step 4: Click “Compare”
Step 5: Select hotel / click on hotel features or reviews
Step 6: Click on the rates at the bottom of the hotel selected. It will bring you to another site where you’re required to fill your particulars and secure booking via credit card payment. Confirm it.
Step 7: You’ll receive an e-mail confirmation.

I got my confirmation already. I was given a booking number for my guest’s check-in later. After booking, my fingers got itchy and I decided to check out the rates at Tokyo for the hotel I stayed a few days ago.

Wow, RM1066 at ANA Intercontinental Hotel in Tokyo, the one I just stayed at? I’ve never stayed in such an expensive hotel before. Let me see, probably once at a boutique hotel in Spain around that rate. 5-start Westin KL is even half that rate.

I know what you’re thinking alright – this looks like another Air Asia / Tune Hotels site. No, it’s not affiliated to either of them. I saw their disclaimer at the bottom of their website.

Bloggers Wanted

It seems this website is also taking a role in its social responsibility by donating to the World Vision.

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to work with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Child Sponsorship Program helps provide necessities to the child, such as access to education, health care, immunisation, clean water and also support vital development work in the community of the child.

There is a review campaign which is open to blog with significant traffic.

For every sponsored review, Compare Hotel will donate MYR50 to WorldVision’s Child Sponsorship Program. Their budget for this campaign is RM5000, for 100 blogs. Donation receipt will be forwarded to your email. They will also forward a copy of children’s photos, details etc once we received from WorldVision.

The review should contain more than 200 words with hyperlinks and images (e.g screenshots, banner etc) of www.CompareHotel.com.my

Campaign period starts from 20-Oct-2008 until further notice.

I’ll show you the children’s photos once I get them later.

p/s: Notice I didn’t reveal the name of the hotel mentioned earlier in this post as room rates are quite confidential to a hotel in case any other competitor hotels find out. I know I’ll be getting messages from my readers asking me which hotel offers RM200++ room rate.

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