My hostel booking screwup that cost me $40 extra

Last summer I booked a dorm bed in Barcelona through a third party site without checking if the hostel had a loyalty program. Showed up and the receptionist was like, 'you could have gotten a private room for what you paid.' She showed me their member rate was $28 a night while I paid $68 for a shared room with a squeaky bunk. Has anyone else gotten burned by not checking direct booking perks?

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the_blair2mo ago

Ugh that STINGS. Direct booking almost always wins. Solidarity friend.

benk262mo ago

Totally feel you @the_blair. Direct booking always hurts to lose.

hernandez.morgan24d ago

What, like losing to a hotel's own website isn't embarrassing enough?