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Armoni-Secret
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Jun 10 2025 04:29PM more by Armoni-Secret
Tags: Orange County, Random (All tags)

So I'm at the Marriott extending my stay and front desk brought out a calculator. Assuming one of my meals was accidentally charged to the room, I asked if everything was ok. He said with an attitude "you booked thru a third party making his job a little harder and that I was thinking I was saving money but im actually paying Priceline more. And that I should just book thru their site. I apologized and said I would next time. After I got to my room out of curiosity I checked and the site was actually $100 more. Like sir im not about to pay an extra $100 so that your company makes more. Smdh
      
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June.Moon
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Jun 10 2025 04:54PM     link to this

He was just mad because he actually had to use his brain lol

Poor him
emn2u
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Jun 10 2025 05:46PM     link to this

Direct booking in advance only help
, my experience
littlemissalice
City of Los Angeles, LA, CA
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Jun 10 2025 06:02PM     link to this

it is a little harder for them
they do have a lot more control and freedom with your reservation when you go through their website, and sometimes loyalty points, late checkout, etc..
but they shouldn't make YOU feel bad about that ever, plenty of places don't
LABorn
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Jun 10 2025 08:28PM     link to this

I’ve noticed they sometimes give the shittier rooms to you when you book on 3rd party sites. Usually lower levels or handicap rooms.
HelenaUlinova
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Jun 11 2025 07:25AM     link to this

I notice I get better/good rates when I book through the travel application on my credit card (even if I'm not using points)

And then I will get there and usually get way better service than if I had booked through the site OR a 3rd party.

Omni let me check in early, like 12 PM early once without batting an eye.

Either way ole dude probably has an attitude with everybody. Good chance he has a master's degree in an oversaturated field and can't find a decent job or something. Mad as fuck he works there at all.

The market is shit right now. When I was waitressing one of my coworkers had two Bachelor's, another the same in Cyber Security, and another had her MSN.. The MSN girl wasn't finding entry level jobs that paid more than waiting fucking tables. Half the staff could have been educators and were slinging food instead.
Sbsurf40s
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Jun 11 2025 03:56PM     link to this

That's not right, if you didn't give him any attitude. He's just being rude. I'd complain to the manager, or fill out one of those customer survey cards.
IpremeI
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Jun 11 2025 05:20PM     link to this

I work at a hotel and yes the front desk staff will assign the shittier rooms to third party bookings. In general if you book through a third party site the cost will be cheaper but the trade off has to do with cancellations and modifications. The front desk can do little to modify or cancel them, you would have to go through the third party. If you book directly through the hotel, its much easier to modify the reservation and often cancelling will come without a cancellation fee. My biggest tip is if you want a better room, slipped the front desk agent a 20, and 9 times out of 10 you'll get a better room.
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