Booking.com: How to get best deal?

Hi, everyone. How was your day? Everybody fine?

Did you know that even to book on Booking there are some techniques that can make you find the best offer? 

Now Booking.com has become one of the most used platforms to find accommodation for their travels included me. Yesss, i have an experiences in using Booking.com for a several time.

Yes sure enough just pick a hotel, dates, insert your credit card details, arrive at the property, enjoy. And true, it can also be done this way, but if you keep reading, there is actually some tips you might learn, which might not only save you some money, but also land you in a much nicer hotel bedroom. 

It sound great right? So can we start now? 

1. GENIUS STATUS

Genius status is a loyalty status of the Booking.com website. 

To achieve this status you only need to book your stay at five times within two years. Just be sure to log in with the same username every time you book. 

So, these are some of the genius perks you get:

• 10% discount on bookings
• 2 hours earlier check in
• 2 hours later check out
• airport shuttle
• welcome drinks
• .;special booking.com phone number for genius members.

Simple, right?

2. USE YOUR SEARCH FILTERS SMARTLY

The filters are one of the best things about Booking.com

There are many filters, and they can help you in the best possible choice of your stay. Use them intelligently.

Budget: this filter depends on your availability. Not always, however, a expansive hotel is synonymous of quality

Location Score: is the specific position really important to you? If not, and you do not want to end up in a dodgy place, use the position score from 7 or 8 up. This will give you a wider area and help you find a good position that you may not have been aware of.

Rating: we advise you to use an average rating of at least 7.5. Customer ratings are the best advisor for you to make decision. 

Try not to ever go below this threshold, so as to have a pleasant stay.

3. NOT ONLY HOTEL

Remember that on Booking.com there are not only hotels.

Sometimes it may be cheaper to reserve another type of structure

You can find Hotels, Apartments, Hostels, Holiday Homes, and B&B.

This type of choice, however, should not be dictated solely by the price. It may be more useful to take an apartment (often when you are more people this is the best choice), or decide to go to a hostel 

4. BOOK LAST MINUTE (IF YOU CAN)

Of course, if you can.

If you are flexible, and the circumstances allow to wait with the booking until the very last moment, then do it! The hotels would usually offer discounts starting from 20% going all the way down to 60%. So you can save a lot of money or stay in a much nicer place than your budget would normally allow.

You can also book a structure that offers free cancellation, and 24 hours before the maximum date to be able to perform the cancellation, you can take a ride on booking.com and check if there is any last minute offer.