Will,

Just a couple of comments.

1.) I did book a stay through Eurotrip and I wanted to leave a review, but I can’t seem to find anywhere to do that. Is it possible on Eurotrip?
2.) I know that there is no separate or specified booking fee through Eurotrip, but we did find at one hotel, that the price charged by eurotrip was more than what the hotel itself charged. I only found it out accidentally because I had to shift our dates slightly and when I arrived I asked about our deposit but they wouldn’t apply it to the new rates. After a bit of discussion I found out that the amount of the deposit was exactly the difference between what eurotrip charged and what the hotel charged. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got no issue with being charged a fee to book through Eurotrip, but it seems like it’s hidden rather than non-existent.

We currently do not have the ability to submit reviews right now.

Can you please let me know what hotel it was that was cheaper than on eurotrip? We are actually getting our listings through a company who ‘claim’ to have the lowest price also tell us that they offer a guarantee, so I may have some recourse if I know the details. (Maybe send me your booking details in a Private Message and can reference the specific booking when talking to them.)

I will look into this. That does seem like one hell of a coincidence that the deposit is the same as the price difference, so I will try to figure out if the company we are using has a markup of some kind.

Thanks for letting me know.

Will

I don’t know why, but for some reason I cannot find the area to go to see the hostel I booked for next month in Geneva. I know I booked it and I’ve seen the booking somewhere before, but I’ve been searching around now for 20 minutes and cannot figure out for the life of me where to click to see the booking. It’s probably obvious but could you help please? Thanks?

C-

I was looking for a hostel for two nights in Reykjavik using Eurotrip’s booking tool , and the two I was deciding between were Hotel Floki and Guesthouse Von.

Guesthouse Von:
31.53USD/night – sleeping bag accommodation, no breakfast = 63.06USD for two nights;
2km from bus terminal (important as I have an early morning flight when leaving the city)

Hotel Floki:
41.78USD/night – 4 bed dorm, no breakfast = 83.56USD for two nights;
Across the road from bus terminal

I’m on a tight budget, so I was leaning towards GV, but I didn’t want to walk 2km at 4am to the bus stop. Randomly, I had opened Booking.com before searching Eurotrip.com, but I hadn’t used it. I’m glad I kept it open because their results for Hotel Floki were quite different from Eurotrip’s.
For the same two nights in a 4-bed dorm, USD78.32 was listed but crossed out, and USD53.84 was printed beside it. Further investigation revealed that breakfast was included in the price. Additionally, no deposit was required, and the reservation can be cancelled free of charge up to 48 hours prior to the reserved date.

Since Eurotrip.com claims to offer the best prices while not charging a booking fee, I wanted to compare with hostelworld.com, an agent which is known for charging a booking fee.
Hostelworld.com offers the 4-bed dorm at USD40.76/night plus a USD2.00 service charge for a total of USD83.51 for two nights…5 cents cheaper than Eurotrip.com which claims to not have a booking fee.

As a concerned customer, I believe the claim that Eurotrip has the best prices and doesn’t charge a booking fee to be dishonest and that it provides users with a false sense of security when booking hostels. I would appreciate that this claim include an addendum stating that users should still shop around for better prices as Eurotrip doesn’t always offer the best.

Thank you.