July 10, 20251 yr 5 hours ago, vinapu said: from my experience many hotels are releasing their rooms to different platforms and while on one website you may be out of luck, of another one or hotel own website rooms my be still available. Certainly it was my experience with certain hotel in Madrid last month, no luck on Agoda but I got what I wanted on booking.com few minutes later. Not to mention price difference sometimes on the same site. Just before covid I tried to co-ordinate lodging with one of our members in Asia. We both were looking at Agoda and price he got for the same room in the same hotel for the same dates was quite lower to a 40 vs. 50$ tune. In short it pays to do some shopping before committing, on another hand if one sees acceptable price for desired hotel my advice would be just grab and run. I went directly through the hotel at Agate. They were very punctual and professional. So far so good!
July 11, 20251 yr Agate's rooms are much cheaper if you book direct and the management of the hotel very efficient.
July 12, 20251 yr Author On 7/10/2025 at 5:53 AM, Pinnacleore said: I got a room at Agate for the first week of November but they were largely full already. I got lucky. I was looking to book The Rabbit Resort because some forum members recommended it and it looks very good. Located directly at the gay beach, walking distance from Jomtien complex and the resort set up is nice. The pictures really look like you're staying inside a tropical garden. But I found out the good old Agate is around 1/3rd from the price of Rabbit Resort, so I decided to stick to my old habit and book Agate again. If the price difference would have been smaller, I probably would have booked Rabbit to try something new this time. But I'm Dutch and we are known for being "cheap Charlies". LOL Agate's own website did not show any availability during November. But by sending an e-mail directly to the hotel I could still make a reservation. On 7/10/2025 at 10:43 PM, Pinnacleore said: I went directly through the hotel at Agate. They were very punctual and professional. So far so good! Same experience. They reply quick and are very clear in their answers.
July 12, 20251 yr 4 hours ago, emiel1981 said: But I found out the good old Agate is around 1/3rd from the price of Rabbit Resort, so I decided to stick to my old habit and book Agate again. If the price difference would have been smaller, I probably would have booked Rabbit to try something new this time. But I'm Dutch and we are known for being "cheap Charlies". LOL it's smart decision in more than one way. I noticed that more luxurious room is , less inclined I'm to go out. On my return from last Thai trip I stopped in Madrid. My room was even smaller than my bathroom - just bed & chair. Result - I spent all my time sightseeing ,including trip to Toledo, now only 31 minutes by fast train.
July 12, 20251 yr 8 hours ago, vinapu said: On my return from last Thai trip I stopped in Madrid. At first I thought you were talking about the pizza place, lol
July 13, 20251 yr 4 hours ago, floridarob said: At first I thought you were talking about the pizza place, lol i don't blame you
July 14, 20251 yr 3 hours ago, 12is12 said: Agate is fully booked 4 months in advance? WOW! more because website is not maintained properly than real avalanche of customers
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