getaroom.com, new booking site from the founders of hotels.com
Written by Jack on 07 July, 2009 in Lodging.
Internet veterans Bob Diener and David Litman have launched new hotel rooms booking site www.getaroom.com which promises some outstanding savings on room rates. These are the guys that founded Hotels.com back in the day. For their new venture, they're claiming that rates will be 50% lower than most, and at times even lower, meaning the rates would be the world's cheapest hotel room rates!
Even better, pricing and the property you'll be staying at are completely transparent (take that, PriceLine!). So when booking the traveler will have peace of mind and knowing that if a pool is necessary, a pool they'll get.
There are three ways to save with getaroom.com:
- Everyday low rates for savings of 50 percent off regular rates
- Unpublished rates offering discounts for an additional 10 percent to 50 percent in savings
- Daily deals enable travelers to save yet another 10 percent to 40 percent off their hotel rooms compared to internet rates offered by other websites
Getaroom offers hotel rooms in only the most popular destinations and the properties that offer the best values. This means travelers can avoid the clutter and confusion of most other sites. There's even a U.S.-based call center if the online customer service isn't enough for the traveler.
Getaroom currently offers accommodations only in nine U.S. cities: Anaheim, Los Angeles, Boston, Orlando, Miami, San Diego, Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York City and Washington, D.C. More cities should be added soon, we'd hope.
Have you used getaroom.com yet? If so, what's your opinion?
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Comments
Mike, calling it a scam because you were charged a fee you'd not been aware of (but which is clearly stated on their site) is a bit over the top. There are other sites out there with more relaxed terms and conditions, but few with such great deals.
Jack on 15 March, 2010
Well,100% aggre with Mike R. GETAROOM.COM IS A SCAM!!! Do not trust.
We use getaroom.com for hotel reservation When our son arrived to hotel, hotel did not have reservation and room was unavailable. Contacted with getaroom.com regarding bad service and refund, they promised to resolve within 48 hr. No refund so far. Open investigation with AMEX.
Alex on 05 April, 2010
Have had great service from getaroom.com use them all of the time. Never had an issue. Will continue to use them as long as they are around. In regards to the fee it says it on the website and it clearly states the cancel policy so nothing can be said there.
Sophia on 30 June, 2010
GETAROOM.COM IS A SCAM!!! Do not trust anything they say. In fact, they will charge you a $25 cancellation fee for booking over the telephone and cancelling within the hour! They will not inform you of this fee up front unless you specifically ask them about it. Also, they will charge you a one night room-rate cancellation fee if you cancel more than 72 hours after booking. No other travel website has such draconian, unpublished policies. DO NOT USE THIS SITE!
Mike R. on 14 March, 2010