In Reply to: dangers in doing it yourself posted by pootle on Sunday, 21. September 2008 at 19:37 Bali Time:
The first time I became interested in booking a hotel online through an online agent I emailed the hotel first. I wanted to know if they were familiar with the internet site, confirmation of the site's email address, and why the site was cheaper than booking direct.
Other thing to be aware of if you want to book direct with the hotel is that so many sites you'd swear were the hotel itself. Not. They are booking agents. Have to be careful.