Most reliable hotel booking agent?
 

Who should I use?<BR><BR>RainbowTravel.cz, or avetravel.cz or praguehotels.<BR><BR>What have your experiences been? Also, can I pay 100% upfront instead of 1/2 now, 1/2 later (because the exchange rate may change unfavorably until then).<BR><BR>Thanks...

Is there a reason you aren't booking direct with the hotel (s)? Then you generally don't even have to make any deposit. I much prefer to book directly and then know that I have a confirmed response from the hotel itself that ackowledges my specific requests, like room type and beds. Of course, if you have found a great deal of savings through a specific booking agent, then that could change things.

Patrick,<BR><BR>I've found some good deals online with these booking agents...but, if they aren't reliable, I'll shell out the extra cash to ensure I get what I requested.<BR><BR>Just wondering what other people experiences with these were...thanks

I rather not take the chance. I go to the hotel site and book them direct.<BR>I always use the same nice hotel in prague now anyways after going to a few.<BR>I say book direct. It is not worth the chance of getting taken is it?<BR>

The booking agent I used in Prague is Accommodations.cz also known as Interacta. All that was asked when I made the reservation was for my credit card no. The card was not charged. The hotel charged the stay to my card when I checked out. They didn't even ask to see it when I checked in. This specific agent has a list of specials, that are much less than the rack rates of many of the hotels in Prague. You might check it out. Also, I noticed that you need to compare all the booking agents prices, as they may have different offers for the same hotel.