Mytour has previously introduced readers to numerous apps and services to book affordable and quality hotel rooms such as Traveloka, TripAdvisor, or Booking.com. Among them, Traveloka has emerged as a popular app for booking budget-friendly rooms. In this article, Mytour continues to present another excellent app, Agoda, for booking hotel rooms.
Should you book hotel rooms on Agoda?
Advantages of Booking Hotel Rooms with Agoda
1. Is it advisable to book hotel rooms on Agoda?
Is booking hotel rooms on Agoda good? Agoda is recognized as one of the trustworthy platforms for booking hotel rooms, flight tickets, widely operating in Vietnam and many countries worldwide. Through the Agoda app, users can easily and quickly book hotels and flight tickets at affordable prices.
Advantages of booking on Agoda:
- User-friendly, visually appealing interface, easy to use.
- All information, policies are transparent.
- Connected with popular hotels in various tourist destinations.
- Agoda integrates filters not only for prices but also for standards, user ratings to help you find suitable rooms accordingly.
- Diverse, clear, and authentic hotel room images.
- Regularly launches attractive promotional programs, price support.
- Can you cancel bookings on Agoda? Allows customers to pay later, no deposit required. However, you need to pay in advance at least 5 days before check-in. Many hotel rooms allow you to cancel for free. If you cancel the booking, you need to ensure cancellation at least 3 days before check-in to avoid fees.
- Reviews from customers who have stayed.
2. How to Book Affordable Hotel Rooms with Agoda
Agoda has recently been developed on the web and applications running on Android, iOS making it easy for you to book through Agoda on both your computer and phone. Mytour will guide you on how to book through Agoda on your phone, and similarly on your computer.
Note:
- Log in to your Agoda account.
- Before proceeding to book hotel rooms with Agoda, you must allow Agoda to determine your location, which is very important. Also, you should switch to Vietnamese language as well as the currency system for convenient use of Agoda. Switching Agoda from English to Vietnamese is very simple, you just need to click on Add at the bottom right corner and then select Language to install.
Step 1: The first step to using Agoda to book hotel rooms is for you to download the Agoda app right here.
- Download Agoda for Android devices: Download Agoda for Android
- Download Agoda for iOS devices: Download Agoda for iPhone
Step 5: Click on the 'Search' button (Figure 9). You will see a list of displayed hotels. Scroll through the screen to find suitable hotels according to your needs (Figure 10).
Step 6: You can click on 'Map' at the bottom of the interface (Figure 11). A list of room prices will be displayed to give you an overview of the prices and locations of the hotels. You can click on a price to refer (Figure 12).
If you want to quickly find hotels according to your preferences, you can click on 'Most Suitable' at the top of the interface (Figure 13) and then choose your hotel selection criteria: Lowest Price, Highest Price, Most Reviewed... (Figure 14).
If you want to filter more information, click on 'All Filters' at the top of the interface (Figure 15). Then, you can select star ratings, guest reviews, and click on 'Apply Filters' (Figure 16).
Step 7: Once you find the hotel you like, simply click on the hotel's image (Figure 17). Review the details, and if it meets your needs, click 'Select this room' at the bottom right corner (Figure 18).
Step 8: Explore all the rooms available at your chosen hotel by checking out the information and photos. When you're satisfied, click 'Book' right below the price (Figure 19). Then, fill in the required information and click and slide 'Slide to book room' (Figure 20).
Note: In Agoda's payment section, it's unfortunate that Agoda supports very few types of payment cards, with the most common being Visa. After confirming the registration with Visa card, you'll receive a confirmation from Agoda sent to your email for another verification, and you've successfully booked a hotel room with Agoda.
3. Tips for Booking Hotel Rooms on Agoda
Booking on Agoda is convenient, but to ensure a safe, easy, and successful booking experience, pay attention to the following:
- Determine your travel destination.
- Note the icon indicating the number of guests per room to find suitable accommodations and avoid extra charges for room changes.
- Contact the hotel to inquire about amenities, room size, and best available support.
- Familiarize yourself with cancellation policies and conditions.
- Review hotel room photos before making a selection.
- Have your payment card ready.
- After booking, check your email or call to confirm Agoda's reservation.
- Pay attention to payment deadlines to secure your reservation and avoid cancellation surprises upon arrival at the hotel.
Here, Mytour has guided you through booking hotel rooms with Agoda. With this method, you've learned another way to book hotel rooms while traveling, not only in Vietnam but also worldwide using Agoda, alongside the TripAdvisor app. Refer to Mytour's previous guide on using TripAdvisor to book hotel rooms for a similar experience.
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