Cheapest rates for hotels in Asia

Hotel rooms you stay are one of the most expensive component of your Asia trip. So if you can save a significant amount of money on your hotel stay you can save a lot of money on your holiday budget. There are many ways to find cheapest rates for hotels in Asia. Direct hotel web sites and many online hotel booking sites will work. But one of the best places to find best hotel deals in Asia is online hotel reservations service named Agoda.com. Agoda in fact is THE place to go to get the best hotel deals in Asia - Pacific countries like Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, etc.

Agoda's reach in the Asia-Pacific region is almost unmatched; they offer access to more than 40,000 hotels with significant savings fiercely negotiated with the hotels on your behalf. Yes, they negotiate personally and directly with hotels to ensure the best possible value, and then use the latest online technology to deliver these bargains to their customers with 24/7 multilingual customer service.

Yes, cheapest is not always the best? Online booking site should also be trustable. Is Agoda  trustworthy and reliable? Let’s answer this question like this: Agoda belongs to Priceline.com (it was acquired by Priceline.com in 2007) which also owns another reputable online hotel reservation site booking.com (world leader in booking hotel and other accommodation on line) and travel metasearch engine kayak.com (recently acquired). Agoda has has approximately 600 employees and offices in Singapore, Bangkok,Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket, Bali, Sydney, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, and Manila. So this is not a fly by night organisation. this is a reliable enterprise to work with. This does not mean you will have a 100% smooth transaction, like many heavily used online booking sites, you will see several bad reviews of Agoda.com but based on my experience and overwhelming number of good reviews about the company, it seems like bad experience with Agoda.com is exceptional.

If your destination is Asia, Agoda is THE place to go to get  the best hotel deals.
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Advantages of using Agoda in Asia

I do not know how it works in other regions but in Asia, especially Southeast Asia, they are quite strong thanks to their direct presence in the region (offices in Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket, Bali and Manila).

They have a special offers section which lists tons of discounts, best deals, free nights, etc. categorized by countries and cities.

They have something called Agoda Rewards, 4-7% rewards cash back on every booking you make. You can apply these points towards your next booking for a reduction in the room rate or accumulate these points for bigger savings or even free rooms at many of their 265,000 hotels worldwide. For example let’s say you have booked a $625 hotel stay with Agoda.com. This will earn you 12,500 points worth $25. You can save these points or use for the next booking.

Agoda also offers users search availability services in 37 languages including Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Korean and Indian.