How much to haggle for a hotel room in India?
I need to book a hotel in Delhi, India for mid-November. Someone suggested to me that I should haggle over the price for the room. Is it considered acceptable to haggle over hotel room prices in India? If so, by how much?
The hotel that was recommended to me is Hotel Lohmod which, according to Travelguru, normally charges 2184 rupees per night. I'll be booking the room by telephone.
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I've been to India a few times, usually in the southern part of the subcontinent, and hotel prices were the only "item" we accepted to pay as per request (along with food in restaurants).
I suppose that, if you go to a hotel counter in person, you may perhaps succeed in getting some kind of discount on the requested price, but I doubt you can do that over the phone or via emails, the way we normally booked our hotel rooms.
And finally, if the price you mention is for a room with an ensuite bathroom (and maybe even breakfast in the morning), I think it is a fair price.
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You can haggle over hotel prices, at most establishments (barring the 4-5 starred hotels) in India, but it needs to be done tastefully, and with tact.
As far as I know, it is within the manager's prerogative to give discounts or not. During peak season, haggling is a tricky business. It is not recommended for phone bookings, because even if they agree to a certain price, you can't be sure what kind of room you will be getting.
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