What's the hotness in hotel booking these days? And any tips during COVID?

[KingGargantuan]

I need to book a night in Richmond this upcoming Friday night. I'm a little nervous about staying in a hotel during a pandemic, not knowing who has been in that room, but my brother is a nurse and just got back from a christmas party with his pyramid scheme business so I don't want to crash at his place.

Also dont want to crash with my parents and risk them getting anything.

SO, what's the best site? Is Priceline still the goat?

 

[Statik]

staythefuckhome.com

HTH

 

[thegooch]

Book direct through the hotel

 

[thegooch]

staythefuckhome.com

HTH

Pussy

 

[Phx Cobra]

Really? Just book the hotel. All the sites and direct will be about the same price.
Don't stay at a dump and they probably do enough cleaning and sheet washing that whatever you are thinking about won't matter.

 

[Phx Cobra]

I've stayed at 4 or 5 hotels since March, no problems at all. Most common thing is breakfast options are pre-packaged and the pool/gym is closed.

 

[chornelium]

this thread

 

[Jim Lahey]

I want to give my parents a vacation, but yeah travel Up to them I guess.

 

[KingGargantuan]

this thread

not knowing everything

 

[RickylSmalls]

I've stayed at 2 rentals since March and died of covid once, HTH

 

[chornelium]

not knowing everything

You know everything?

 

[XO]

My ex used to run hotels so I know a good bit about all of the shit they deal with. The worst thing you can do is order through a third party

 

[XO]

And most likely will cost you more money

 

[Genius/GZA]

Stay at Airbnb

 

[whatever]

book direct.

top tier only. no motel 6 shit.

 

[whatever]

And most likely will cost you more money

ive had some not match the online price. so i sit in the lobby and book it.

 

[XO]

ive had some not match the online price. so i sit in the lobby and book it.

One of the 'out there' ones is when some how like priceline over books them and they ship the customer off to a 7 diamond instead


Edit: wait fuck. no refunds for price line, you deal with them on your own. If the hotel books you directly though and some how fucks up they send you to a place that's like $2500 a night

 

[XO]

I did a hotel thread years ago about all of the shit. Finding needles in folding beds (usually for add on kids), people ripping holes in the walls to smoke weed

 

[Ore]

One of the 'out there' ones is when some how like priceline over books them and they ship the customer off to a 7 diamond instead


Edit: wait fuck. no refunds for price line, you deal with them on your own. If the hotel books you directly though and some how fucks up they send you to a place that's like $2500 a night

I find that for all travel related shit booking direct is where it's at. I will never book with Expedia again.

 

[XO]

people trying to steal the safe

 

[XO]

Claiming some barely speaking english woman stole 1000 from them. The lady had worked there for 40 years...

 

[XO]

I have a fuck ton of hotel stories but don't really need to dox myself

 

[XO]

My favorite though was in one of the conf rooms we were setting up some catering, and I was like hey that looks like ass cheek imprints on the table

 

[whatever]

I find that for all travel related shit booking direct is where it's at. I will never book with Expedia again.

I call direct and reference the expedi price. they usually match or get close.

 

[dorkultra]

rent an RV and stay in their driveway