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Giovanni Drogo wrote:
> I've used it only once to search for a not-so-expensive hotel in Rome,
> but I got a better rate phoning the hotel directly (in general I'm wary
> about online booking in this country).
I wonder about this myself.
It seems even smaller, family-run hotels and B&Bs and so on are
well-represented on sites like venere.com and BBplanet.it.
While larger hotels will pay for their own sites (while still taking
reservations through more well-known portals) or use sites like
Italyby.com.
But on these bigger sites, hotel info. isn't there. Then you email the
hotel directly and try to get some info. and they either do not really
check emails and/or they can't respond in English.
By contrast, Switzerland seems to have town-specific sites which will
actually check availability for you and get back to you with several
choices and then you can send queries back.
Maybe not at the forefront but still seems very useful to book online in
Italy. |