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9 Dec 20, 09:29 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
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Booking a universal hotel
Hey everyone
Has anyone booked a universal hotel through websites such as booking.com? I normally always book through the main site itself but wondering if this actually has any benefits? If you book through booking.com do you still get the express passes ect |
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9 Dec 20, 09:36 AM |
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Imagineer
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Whoever you book with it will include the express passes, as long as it’s the 3 premium hotels, booking.com will charge you upfront for 1 night, travel republic will charge a small deposit. Travel bag have had good prices, just try and book with a company that offers free cancellations.
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9 Dec 20, 09:36 AM |
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VIP Dibber
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I’ve used my hotels.com free nights at universal a few times now. You get all the same benefits as booking direct.
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9 Dec 20, 09:38 AM |
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slightly serious Dibber
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Yes you still get all the perks such as express passes booking through a 3rd party. I’ve stayed many times at Universal hotels but I have never booked direct with them, only via a 3rd party. I tend to go with whatever is cheapest and last time we used Clubcard vouchers via hotels.com.
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9 Dec 20, 10:54 AM |
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Yes, you will still get the benefits no matter who you book with so it is worth shopping around a bit.
Whenever I have looked in the past Travelbag has always been the cheapest by far - although you do need to pay the total cost upfront. If you're looking to only pay on arrival or pay a deposit with flexible cancellation check out Netflights, ebookers and hotels.com which usually come out on the lower end. I always find booking.com to be on the higher end of the scale compared to some other 3rd party agents (especially as they don't usually include tax in their prices so seems really cheap and then when you click through at the end it shoots way up) but maybe just luck of the dates I had been searching for.
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9 Dec 20, 03:40 PM |
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Getting Excited
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We used ebookers when we booked Universal hotels for earlier this year. They were the cheapest and had free cancellations.
After my experience of hotels.com and attempting to get refunds for hotel bookings for a cancelled trip to Paris (the hotel was forced to close its doors due to COVID) I will NEVER EVER use them again. |
9 Dec 20, 06:33 PM |
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Imagineer
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I have only ever booked direct with universal, being a universal pass holder can get you amazing discounts in there hotels, 3rd party sites like booking.com can offer good prices too, shop around see who gives you the best price, BA can often do good prices for universal hotels
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10 Dec 20, 06:04 PM |
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Imagineer
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My son had the same issue with hotels dot com for a cancelled hotel in Amsterdam, they promised him a voucher then denied ever offering it (even tho he had screenshots of the online chat conversation!). He went through this credit card in the end and it was refunded no problem, hope you managed to get your refund in a similar way.
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10 Dec 20, 09:39 PM |
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Thread Starter
Apprentice Imagineer
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Thank you everyone for your comments I will keep checking everyones prices and see if we can find a good deal!
I appreciate everyones help! |
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11 Dec 20, 01:43 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Can I just ask - if you aren't changing your Universal ticket to an annual pass until you get there. How do you take advantage of hotel discounts please?
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