If you are planning for an online hotel booking, we present your following tips to get the perfect hotel room at the best price.

Compare the price:

Today there are enough online booking portals, Visit megaledo.com, to do this automatically. Enter your destination and date, along with a few options such as downtown or beach, and the search engine shows you a whole list of accommodation options garnished with notices such as "Top Price", "10% Off" or so many other options.

For a first overview, the portals are good, but they do not necessarily deliver the best price. Therefore, ask directly at the hotel of your choice because many times budget hotels pay for the mediation through the portals. The commissions are at least 15 percent, up almost no limit is set.

With extra payments to the booking, portals can also improve the place in the result ranking. When booking directly at the hotel this item is omitted in the calculation. Often the room is therefore offered cheaper or there is more for the money, for example, a breakfast. Some hotels offer this on their own, for others, the discount depends on the negotiating skills of the customer.

Check virtual travel:

Is the hotel booking website actually as idyllic as described? A look at the satellite images of the online map services reveals quite a bit: From the air can be easily seen whether the road between the hotel and the beach is a four-lane city highway or just a side street, whether in the neighborhood one hotel to the next or if the accommodation is so remote that you cannot get anywhere without a rental car. For some booking portals, the map is already part of the hotel description, with one click you are on the satellite view. Maybe you can use Street View. Often, other travelers upload photos of the surroundings.

Be flexible in terms of time:

Is it absolutely necessary to go on a city break over the weekend? Many cheap hotel booking sites offer affordable prices during the week because demand is lower. At typical business hotels, which are often close to the airport, the reverse is true: they are only booked well from Monday to Friday and advertise at lower rates for weekend guests.

Read reviews:

Do you have doubts about whether the reviews are genuine and credible? Read it calmly - you do it anyway, as about 90 percent of all travelers always or frequently write reviews. But read it correctly. Even if reputable portals strive for quality assurance, there are fake reviews. The more reports, the more coherent the picture becomes.