How stupid is this?

[bignok]

5 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

750 a day is chump change.

 Not over 30 days

[bignok]

5 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

I've stopped looking for rooms in that price. Treat yourself, don't cheat yourself.

Ive not found 1500 baht rooms much different to 750 baht rooms

 

600 baht is a good room most of the time

 

If 750 baht is nothing to you then give 750 baht tips in restaurants

[bignok]

Whats wrong with this room?

 

 

[Lacessit]

6 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

750 a day is chump change.

Clean, big bed, working aircon and plumbing - that's it.

I book for one night only. If it's good, I extend. If not, I move on.

I don't believe in wasting money unnecessarily. It's why I will die solvent.

[bignok]

Most Ive paid in years is 1100 baht. That was a deluxe villa.

 

 

[Lacessit]

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

Most Ive paid in years is 1100 baht. That was a deluxe villa.

 

 

I paid 1200 baht in Udon Thani, we were caught in a deluge so it was any port in a storm. Excellent full breakfast included, room the equivalent of a Sheraton or Hilton.

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, bignok said:

Whats wrong with this room?

Horrid wallpaper, thankfully behind when in bed!

[bignok]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Horrid wallpaper, thankfully behind when in bed!

Pay 750 extra then. Nice white room 55

[The Fugitive]

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I paid 1200 baht in Udon Thani, we were caught in a deluge so it was any port in a storm. Excellent full breakfast included, room the equivalent of a Sheraton or Hilton.

Sounds like a bargain! 

[Lacessit]

4 minutes ago, The Fugitive said:

Sounds like a bargain! 

It was during low season, pre-COVID. I got used to pulling into good hotels with 50 - 500 rooms, and only seeing two or three vehicles in the car park.

[sandyf]

15 hours ago, BenStark said:

It isn't, but bookings less than 30 days through the platform are illegal

More misinformation.

Illegality is about the owner having a licence or not.

[BenStark]

4 minutes ago, sandyf said:

More misinformation.

Illegality is about the owner having a licence or not.

More pedantic misinformation

 

You know very well that 90%  of AirBnB renters don't have a licence

[sandyf]

16 hours ago, Lacessit said:

When I get to the payment stage, the cost has suddenly inflated to over 1500 baht.

Various add-ons, just like the airlines.

Included is a cleaning cost of 750 baht.

The hotel management presumably pays a maid 300-400 baht a day to clean 10-20 rooms.

These clowns must think every guest came down in the last shower.

You should be aware that Agoda lists private properties and certain fees come under the owner. Quite possible the owner has mistakenly set the fee at weekly rather than nightly.

In all the years I have been using Agoda I have never seen a cleaning fee on an Agoda accommodation, standard practice on the likes of Airbnb.

You could have tried to cross check the resort with another listing such as Booking.com

[Lacessit]

10 minutes ago, sandyf said:

You should be aware that Agoda lists private properties and certain fees come under the owner. Quite possible the owner has mistakenly set the fee at weekly rather than nightly.

In all the years I have been using Agoda I have never seen a cleaning fee on an Agoda accommodation, standard practice on the likes of Airbnb.

You could have tried to cross check the resort with another listing such as Booking.com

You may be right, it could be a weekly fee. I doubt that would have changed anything if I had finalized the booking.

I've come across extra fees, including cleaning, in other Agoda searches, so it's not an isolated instance.

 

 

[Wuvu2]

Uhh yeah, pretty stupid.  Under "Price Display" choose "Total price per night" instead of "Base price per night".  Problem solved without all the whining and paranoia ???? 

 

 

Edited October 14, 2023 by Wuvu2

[scorecard]

17 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I understand AirBNB is illegal in Thailand.

PLus, after my one experience wih an Airbnb booking (not in LOS) I'll never use Airbnb again.

[pookett]

Don't use Agoda. Their listed price is NEVER the final price.

[Irish star]

17 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

Always watch how those hotel reservation websites cheat with crooked practices.

 

Depending on the time of the day you reserve, depending on the computer you have (the algorithm of the site can detect if a Mac or a PC), depending on the country and the area where you are, the price can double. Call the hotel directly and negociate a deal. It often works.

 

Avoid also those houses with private pools in developpments.

 

Often they overcharge and are not very conveniently located or close to the beach. You will have to take a taxi to reach town for your meals and get scammed again.  Choose a place that is close to the main commercial and entertainment areas and check it out on Google maps before.

Hotels have contracts with Booking sites are you talking 50 years ago , every hotel I go to , they tell you sit in lobby and book the night , they can’t undercut bookin sites Geezus boomer 

[Irish star]

Just now, pookett said:

Don't use Agoda. Their listed price is NEVER the final price.

They add tax is it that difficult 

[Irish star]

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

You should be aware that Agoda lists private properties and certain fees come under the owner. Quite possible the owner has mistakenly set the fee at weekly rather than nightly.

In all the years I have been using Agoda I have never seen a cleaning fee on an Agoda accommodation, standard practice on the likes of Airbnb.

You could have tried to cross check the resort with another listing such as Booking.com

Booking and Agoda same company , just use google and will tell you all the prices on every site 

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, pookett said:

Don't use Agoda. Their listed price is NEVER the final price.

Is on my app.

[Irish star]

2 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

Sounds like a bargain! 

What hotel ? Not much 5* choice in Udon , Pannarai or Centara or different one 

[bignok]

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Chatting to a guy on the Pattaya bus who had booked a hotel in Bangkok on Agoda.... when he arrived it wasn't there, had not been there  or open for 3 years,  yet still taking bookings on that platform. That said, I had just left a nice hotel I had booked on that same platform and everything was fine.  Coincidentally, my place was over 2000 all in, with breakfast, his a bargain price.

Sounds bs

[bignok]

Guys on buses from Pattaya are ex SAS types arent they? Full of crap.

[Fat is a type of crazy]

Used to be a fan of hotels.com because you got one night free for 10 booked and they price match so you can get cheap price and a further 1/11th off price.  But Agoda is now consistently significantly cheaper and never have add ons to price at final stage.

Tip I have given before is start with a comparison site and then Agoda have a cheaper price rather than going direct. 

[Wuvu2]

14 minutes ago, pookett said:

Don't use Agoda. Their listed price is NEVER the final price.

Sure it is ????

[ricklev]

17 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

As far as I know staying in condominiums for less than 30 days is illegal - it doesn't matter how it is booked. 

It is not illegal to stay in a condo under 30 days although it may be illegal but is almost completely unenforced to own and rent out a condominium for under 30 days. 

 

So using Airbnb to find a place to stay for any period of time is completely and absolutely legal.

 

Using Airbnb to find people to stay in your property may be illegal, but it is not enforced. 

 

[newbee2022]

18 hours ago, bignok said:

Strange. Never happened to me. 750 a day is massive.

And where is the recommendation OP is asking???

[AAArdvark]

I know many people have had positive experiences with Agoda but I now refuse them. I was cheated and lied to by them and not the hotel. 

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, AAArdvark said:

I know many people have had positive experiences with Agoda but I now refuse them. I was cheated and lied to by them and not the hotel. 

What happened?