When is your trip? Soon or are you booking well in advance? If it is soon, then just book directly with the hotel.

I usually book my room well in advance so I prefer booking.com because most of the time, they do not require a full payment or even a deposit. I prefer to pay only upon check-in as I do not like to deal with refunds if there are any changes to my plans.

If the hotel accept email reservations without any payments, then I'll do that too. I only go to Agoda.com as my last resort (coz they require full payment). I also use hostelworld.com and hostelbookers.com frequently.

No matter who you book it, always follow up the reservation with an email or a phone call for confirmation.

This post has been edited by Serendipity123: Nov 15 2012, 09:21 AM