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I’ve long been a fan of ‘masked’ hotel reservation sites like Hotwire and Priceline. If you aren’t familiar with the concept, this is how it works. Prior to making a reservation, you are given some information about the hotel you’re about to reserve, but not all information. Typically, you know the general vacinity of the hotel, and the hotels star rating. In the case of Hotwire, you are also provided with a list of hotel amenities such as pool, on-site restaurant, shuttle service to the airport, and so on. If you like the price, you can make a reservation and then learn the hotel name and specific location.

This isn’t for everyone. If you think you might want to cancel your reservation, don’t bother using these sites as they are non-refundable most of the time. Also, if you want to join your friends or colleagues at a specific hotel, don’t use ‘masked’ hotel booking services. But if you’re somewhat flexible on your location and confident your plans won’t change, then these services are great. I’ve been using these sites for several years and have saved a lot of money in the process.

Travelocity is the latest to offer ‘masked’ hotel reservations with a service they call Top Secret Hotels. Top Secret Hotels has actually been offered on their site for some 3 or 4 months, but I wanted to let them work out the kinks before using it and writing a review.

To find out first hand if Travelocity’s Top Secret Hotels was as good as the competition and could save me up to 45%, I used their service for an upcoming 2-night trip to San Francisco. My approach was simple: I would perform the same hotel search on Priceline, Hotwire and Travelocity (using both regular and Top Secret reservations). My results were quite disappointing:

Selection: First, Top Secret Hotels only has 14 cities to choose from, 10 of which are in the US and 4 from Canada. I was fortunate that San Francisco made the list. When I performed my search, there were only 2 Top Secret Hotels available in all of San Francisco. Hotwire had 25 hotels, Priceline had 158, and Travelocity’s own regular reservation system had 286 hotels available.

Price: The very purpose of using a ‘masked’ reservation system is to save money. Why else would anyone book a hotel that they cannot cancel and not know the hotel name or location? The 2 Top Secret Hotels averaged $240/night. The other sites had equivalent (or better) hotels at 50 percent or less of Travelocity’s Top Secret Prices. So much for saving 45%

Area: Masked hotel reservation systems don’t release the exact hotel location until after you purchase, but they do give you a general area of where the hotel is situated. For example, Hotwire breaks downtown San Francisco into 8 areas and informs you prior to purchase which of these 8 areas your hotel is located. Priceline breaks downtown San Francisco into 7 areas. Travelocity – Just one area that spans from the Golden Gate Bridge to Redwood City. In other words, book a hotel in San Francisco and you could find yourself 25 miles outside of town.

Hotel Information: There was very little information about the 2 Top Secret Hotels available in my test search. Other than the hotel star rating, there were no hotel amenities or other hotel details provided, although one hotel indicated it was non-smoking. Talk about top secret! Compare this to Hotwire, where every hotel amenity is listed. In fact, with Hotwire it’s possible to identify your hotel before you make a reservation by matching up the Hotwire information with HotelDealsRevealed.com’s Hotwire Hotel Lists.

Top Secret Hotels by Travelocity obviously needs a lot of work. To give Travelocity credit, they have publically stated that they are going to grow and expand their offering. I truly hope so. They’ve got a long road ahead of them. In the meantime, I’ll keep using the other guys.

If you are looking for a peaceful holiday destination, you can opt for moraira in Spain. There are many holiday rental villas available, which can are great for a peaceful holiday experience. You can choose the villas according to basic preference and need. Location of the villa also plays a vital part.

You can choose a peaceful location, which is perfect for your complete family needs. You can expect basic and moderate rental rates in varied types of villas in moraira. You can also expect discounts in various rental rates, if you choose an off season.

Here are some villas, which you can keep in mind:

You can choose a luxury villa in moraira in the form of casa stasia. Its location is perfect, if you want to spend some passive time with your family. You can expect four bedrooms in the villa. You can expect three bathrooms in the villa. It’s perfect for the family of seven to eight people.

You can expect a small pool in the villa as a basic feature. You can also expect scenic view from this villa. This is perfect, if you want to spend some quiet time in this villa. You can also access other basic facilities, which are available in the villa. The rental rates of the villa are subject to availability. The starting rental rate of the villa is £350.

You can also opt for la OSA menor, in luxury villas. This villa can give you complete access to all the basic facilities. It’s perfect for the family of seven to ten people. You can expect five bedrooms in this villa. You can expect three bathrooms in this villa.

The basic feature of this villa is; it’s close to the beach area. This is a good option for people who want to spend some quiet time. The villa has a pool, where you can completely relax and rejuvenate. The villa has an access of water front, which gives you a spectacular view. You can also enjoy other facilities, in the villa for all your frivolous purposes. The basic rental of the villa starts from £1400

The luxury Hotels in Mumbai are counted among the best hotels in Maharashtra along with being the world’s best hotels. The luxury hotels Mumbai are a bit fusion of both old world charm with coeval facilities & services.
Among the luxury hotels, the five star deluxe & five star hotels in Mumbai offers a stay that is filled with best of the luxuries and stylish living. The city is also home to some of the top notch hotels chains of the world. Being a huge business base and a home to Indian cinema, the city brings in a lot of five star hotels to the city.

With a large number of corporate honchos paying frequent visit to the city, the city offers the best of the facilities to the business fraternity with its array of luxury hotels in Mumbai.
The accommodations provided by these hotels are unique, seamlessly decorated and feature all the amenities required by the modern day traveler.

These hotels in Mumbai offer the best in terms of comfort and luxury. Moreover, the hotels offer you an amazing range of choices in terms of excellent services and rich and luxury accommodation. Moreover, these luxury sojourns strive very hard to bring in the best of the restaurants and food chains for all the food buffs. Here guests can get a chance to savor taste of the world being served at their palate in their celebrated chef’s restaurants and also raise their spirits at the bar and lounge available at almost all the luxury hotels in Mumbai.

Some of the famed luxury hotels in Mumbai are Sahara Star, The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Taj President, Grand Hyatt Mumbai, Leela Kempinski Mumbai, Taj Wellington Mews Luxury Residences, Hyatt Regency Mumbai, ITC Maratha, JW Marriott, Taj Lands End and much more.