13. Momondo: Best Hotel Price Comparison Site
Momondo is a pleasure to use, and is one of the best search engines out there for hotels. The website itself is clean, sharp, and attractive—and best of all, everything is completely transparent.
When you search for properties on most hotel sites, you’ll get an aggregated list of hotel deals but not many other details. When you use Momondo’s hotel finder, you’ll get a comprehensive price comparison.
For example, a search for hotels in Krakow, Poland, brings up a list of hotels with their lowest price listed. City Light Apartments shows four different prices: both Expedia and Hotels.com have the same lowest fare, but Booking.com and eDreams are much higher in cost. Im not even familiar with eDreams, so it’s nice to see that Momondo gives options that are beyond the regular top 5 booking sites.
I absolutely love that Momondo breaks everything down in such a succinct manner. You can also use it for your next trip to book flights, car rentals, activities, and packages.
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Pros
- Simplistic search results
- Offers up several price comparisons
- Searches sites that aren’t as common as the leading brands
- Lots of filter options
Cons
- You’ll be booking through a third party site, so it’s important to understand their cancellation policies before you commit
14. Travelocity: Best Hotel Site for Vacation Packages
Who else can’t hear the name “Travelocity” without thinking of the little blue gnome? That’s some good marketing! Like many of the other hotel sites mentioned here, Travelocity gives you options for booking flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises, and more. And when you combine your trip reservations, you can save a fair amount of money.
I find that Travelocity is especially useful for booking vacation packages, which is not something I often do but is sometimes just a wonderfully convenient way to plan a trip. The process is extremely straightforward, with the option to first book your hotels, and then your flights and rental car. In a matter of minutes, you’ll have a whole complete package booked.
On the other hand, Travelocity seems to assume you’re going to fly into one city and spend your whole time there. While you have the option of booking a hotel for only part of your trip, if you’re planning on road-tripping around, you’ll have to book hotel rooms in other places separately. It’d be nice if they offered a way to book multiple hotels per vacation package.
If you register an account, you’ll also be offered lower up rates of 10% or more on select hotel reservations.
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Pros
- You’ll save money on booking your entire vacation together
- Comes with a price match guarantee
- Discounted hotel rooms at certain locations if you’re a member
- You can set up price alerts
Cons
- The lowest price for the bundled flight and hotel room doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t find it cheaper elsewhere