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The hostel booking trick I stumbled into in Lisbon saved me $40 a night
I realized if I booked directly through the hostel's own website instead of Hostelworld or Booking.com, they gave me a 15% discount and waived the booking fee. Has anyone else noticed properties quietly offering better rates when you skip the middleman?
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terry_jones8d ago
oh totally! thats such a good catch, i love when little things like that work out so well. i did the same thing in barcelona last summer and it felt like i was getting away with something haha.
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ray8018d ago
Read somewhere that a lot of hostels actually prefer direct bookings because they don't have to pay commission to those booking sites. That 15-20% cut adds up, so passing some of it back to customers makes sense. Plus you get better customer service when something goes wrong since you're dealing with them directly.
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