Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Read the reviews before you book!


Unbiased reviews, photos and videos for hotels help travelers to make decision about booking a room with confidence. With hotel reviews you decide and rate whether Hotel you are thinking to book is best for you. There are good many review websites which allow travelers to write reviews and share their experiences of hotel they stayed in. TripAdvisor, for instance is a reputed review website that is also being trusted for authentic hotel reviews. Here you will find millions of reviews of hotels from all over the globe.

So, next time when you plan to visit a new city, visit the review sites and search for the hotel(s) you intend to book. These sites will also suggests many more hotels based on the criteria you choose.



View videos of the hotel before you make reservations

Visibility is very crucial to the travel industry if a hotel really wants to get its unique selling points across to as wide an audience as possible, video of hotel needs to be an integral part of its online marketing strategy and it is very easy for potential guests to see actual amenities of the hotel. This helps them to make decision and reserve the room with confidence!

Benefits of Hotel Video:
- Helps potential guests to have a glimpse of luxury
- They see different rooms and rates and guests may envision themselves there
- The hotel can greet their guests in advance and tell them great vacation tips for the city
- Introduce yourself to your potential guests and they feel welcome even before they arrive.

It is advisable for travelers, too, to view videos of the hotel online (specially uploaded by real guests of the past) before they reserve room over the Internet.

You can watch Hotel Le Roi's video here:

Monday, February 25, 2013

What do you look for in a hotel?

"A good location is one that is near transit or where driving gets us to where we're going in a reasonable amount of time," says one of the respondent in a survey when asked What do you look for in a hotel? Factors like location, service, hygiene, comforts and facilities can make or break a booking. To find out which factors influence the decision to book a certain hotel, the survey questioned frequent travelers around the world and following issues seems to be most important:

- Hygiene
- Convenient location
- Safe neighborhood
- En-suite bathroom facilities
- Internet
- Breakfast buffet
- Good value for money

Knowing what to look for when you're booking a hotel can make your whole holiday experience a lot easier, cheaper, and more enjoyable.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Free Wi-Fi Is The Make It Or Break It Factor In Hotel Booking

A recent survey has revealed that free Wi-Fi is the make it or break it factor in hotel booking. The survey asked travelers to dish on their favorite in-room and hotel perks. The guests reported that free Wi-Fi is a must when choosing a hotel room and that this amenity overwhelmingly factored into the decision on which hotel to book. Thirty-eight percent of travelers reported that free Wi-Fi played a part in their decision as a “must” to stay at a specific hotel, 35 percent reported it is the simple amenity they want to see more in hotels, with 31 percent wishing it would become a standard in all hotels. This survey was conducted by hotels.com® last year.

“Given the explosion of mobile use in the past few years, it is no surprise that travelers are requiring free and fast Wi-Fi,” said Taylor L. Cole, APR, director of public relations and social media for hotels.com. “Many guests never travel without their tablets, smartphones and laptops. It’s as intuitive as packing a toothbrush. Guests use these items in their rooms to plan activities for the next day. We are also seeing an uptick in mobile booking the day of a stay. Guests are creating their trips while on-the-go with Tonight’s Local Deals on our site and the hotels.com mobile apps, which feature exclusive mobile deals – it is only natural that they’d want to stay connected while in their hotel rooms.”

Hotel Le ROI is a luxury hotel in New Delhi that provides Internet service in all the rooms.