Keep
in mind, it took me years of wrong turns and stormy seas to find out what I
offer to you when you continue reading this comforttravel@less$ blog—a how to
enjoy your vacation no matter what goes wrong, count yourself lucky that
you can take some time off from life's cares to get away from the sameness of
same days on end.
After completing the booking logistics for my overnight in Frankfurt, I did have to decide on which hotel to book at my rest up destination, Le Havre.
After completing the booking logistics for my overnight in Frankfurt, I did have to decide on which hotel to book at my rest up destination, Le Havre.
I
kept in mind that I aimed to avoid uncertainty about what services I could
expect, and I searched for French hotel chains—I chose Mercure Hotels—their
brand is well known in France and other destination countries worldwide—this
chain brand does guarantee certain service features that include a hotel room
with amenities commensurate with the 4 star rating. And from
my online search, I determined that Mercure had a USA reservations number.
I was glad that I could make my inquiries person to person—I've found out from previous experience that the intricacies of booking online will make it harder to spot some factors that would discourage me from staying at a hotel.
I was glad that I could make my inquiries person to person—I've found out from previous experience that the intricacies of booking online will make it harder to spot some factors that would discourage me from staying at a hotel.
According to the online research I did, this hotel is within a block of
the train station. I knew that I would
be arriving by train, and I could call to find out if I could obtain a better
price for booking for 5 days—though first, I had to determine the going price
for comparable hotels in Le Havre. The
best way to do this is to get on to the popular hotel booking sites—I used my
search engine's inquiry for "Le Havre, France hotels"—and I checked each listing re the dates I needed, then I found that all of them had a
comparable price.
My next step, a call to the Mercure USA reservation center tollfree number.
My next step, a call to the Mercure USA reservation center tollfree number.
And subsequently, I discovered that this call center was in the Philippines—the
reservationist spoke English, but textbook, and not colloquial English. As we
spoke I had to repeat my booking dates, and I was wary of a possible language
barrier. I asked to be connected to
the lead agent, she asked me to wait, and when she returned, she offered me a
discounted price in American dollars at a $40 savings for each of 2 of the 5
days that I wanted, and $20 each discount for the other 3 days.
Of
course, I knew that the price would be converted into Euros when I paid my
credit card company (the price on the other sites was also quoted in Dollars)—although
I didn't check as to whether I could obtain a better price for a 5-day stay, I
knew that I would be dealing with a middle man, not directly with the Mercure
chain—see my next post for more about an electronic glitch experience.
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