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Agoda Hotels Review


ConsumersAdvocate.org Rating: 4.2 / 5 (Excellent)
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Agoda, a subsidiary of the Priceline Group, is a Singapore based accommodation booking portal that offers rooms and flights worldwide. Its massive network of over 2 million properties is backed by countless user reviews. They were one of the earliest companies of their kind in Asia when they launched in 2005.

How is Agoda rated?

Breakdown

4.4/5
Customer Experience
4.2/5
Search Options
4.4/5
Value
4.0/5
Additional Services

Overall Rating: 4.2 / 5 (Excellent)

Agoda is an excellent option for booking travel accommodations. The large number of properties they work with, as well as the multitude of filtering options, ensures that customers will be able to find exactly what they're looking for. Based in Singapore, Agoda naturally has a particularly extensive presence in the Asian market, but they do book lodgings worldwide. Aside from their good discounts, the company's exclusive "secret deals" program can give customers access to 20%-70% off on luxury rooms.

Agoda Customer Experience

Customer Experience - 4.4 / 5

Agoda offers a well-designed, streamlined user experience, with clear features for its customers. They provide 24/7 customer support services in 17 languages, which is particularly useful, as their policy states that all changes in reservations are handled directly through them, not via the hotel or accommodation of choice.

Payment Options

  • PayPal
  • Gift Cards
  • Mastercard
  • Visa
  • American Express
  • JCB

Customer Support

  • FAQs
  • 24/7 Support
  • Email
  • Phone
Ease of Use
Yes
Mobile App
Yes
Cancellation Policy
Unless specifically mentioned otherwise in the cancellation policy, Agoda does not charge a processing fee for cancellations. Any cancellations received after the cancellation due date specified in the confirmation email (including requests made within this period) are subject to a minimum of a 1 (ONE) night cancellation fee, unless you are notified otherwise in the confirmation email. Failure to arrive at your hotel will be treated as a late cancellation and will incur a minimum cancellation fee of one (1) night, or more, per room, unless otherwise specified in the confirmation email. Any changes to your reservation must be made through Agoda and not directly with the hotel. This applies to change of dates, extension of stay, early check out, delay of arrival or cancellation in full or in part. Any problems or questions on your reservation prior to arrival or during your stay at the hotel should be directed to our Agoda Customer Support Specialists. We must be notified of all cancellations within our normal office hours from 08:00-18:00 (GMT+7).

Customer Reviews

Trust Pilot Rating
8.7 out of 10

Transparency

  • No Hidden Fees
  • Guest Reviews
  • Guest Rankings

Agoda Search Options

Search Options - 4.2 / 5

Aside from the more common search settings, (price, location, star rating, and popularity) Agoda also allows users to filter their results by payment option. Their list of possible amenities is unusually large and detailed, with options such as ironing facilities, terrace, private pool, and early check-in or late check-out. Finally, travelers can choose from a vast pool of property types, including private homes, ryokans, love hotels, and tents.

Amenities

  • Air Conditioning
  • Airport Shuttle
  • Heating / Fireplace
  • Kid Friendly
  • Parking
  • Satellite or Cable TV
  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Free Wifi or High-Speed Internet
  • On-Site Restaurant
  • Gym
  • Golfing
  • Complimentary Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Pets Accepted
  • Smoking Allowed
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Type of Property

  • Home/Apartment
  • Hotel
  • Apart-Hotel
  • Villa
  • Hotel Resort
  • Hostel/BackPacker Accomodation

Sorting Criteria

  • Price
  • Location
  • Popularity
  • Star Rating
Regional Specialization
Yes
Accessibility
In-room accessibility

Agoda Value

Value - 4.4 / 5

At first glance, agoda has a fairly standard suite of discounts for hotels and alternative accommodations, such as promo codes, time-sensitive offers, and mobile-exclusive deals. However, a simple tab next to their filtering options leads to "secret deals," which promise high-end accommodations at steep discounts. These properties prefer to remain anonymous online, so customers don't know their exact identities until they complete their booking. While this might make some customers wary, as the information regarding the accommodation is deliberately rare, agoda only makes "secret deals" with 3 or above star ratings and over 7 in review scores.
Discounts
Mobile-Exclusive Deals
Promo Codes
Price Match
Yes

Agoda Additional Services

Additional Services - 4 / 5

Agoda focuses primarily on booking lodgings for their customers, but they also offer flight reservations from their portal and their app, as well as taxis to and from the airport, powered by Rideways. Though the website doesn't offer experiences or tour bookings per se, users can filter their search results by proximity to nightlife, and restaurants.
Experiences
Nightlife
Flight Booking
Yes
Car Rental
No
Train or Bus Tickets
No

Company Profile

Full Name
Agoda Hotels
Company Website
Headquarters
30 Cecil Street Prudential Tower #19-08, Singapore, 04971
Mailing Address
30 Cecil Street Prudential Tower #19-08, Singapore, 04971

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89 Customer Comments & Reviews

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Lenora B
6/21/2019
We were double booked and double charged for a room we booked online with Agota for the Quality Inn in North Bend OR. When we tried to contact them to cancel one we were transferred from one place to another and put on hotel several times. When we got to the hotel the desk clerk canceled the duplicate reservation. We were told we would need to call to get a refund. The number we called transferred us to Priceline who transferred us to Get-A-Room. After a long frustrating discussion with their representative she agreed to refund the second day but said she would not refund the first day because we did not give a 24 Hour notice. I even asked to speak to her Supervisor and she said she didn’t... Read More


Kari A
6/11/2019
Bait and switch. Said hotel was 175 a night, booked and it was 195 a night. Ended up payed 224 a night with taxes and fees. Even though I had screen shots and it still showed 175 they refused to fix it. I could have gotten a better room on another site (with a view). This is the SECOND time I have been charged a different base amount than what the initial page says. Have fun talking with someone from half way around the world who will say it is somehow your fault while admitting the site is marked wrong


robert s
5/18/2019
Terrible company. Their website timed me out when I was making a payment and then raised the price by $70 for the same room. But they processed it anyway after I booked somewhere else, and refused to refund. Don't do business with them.


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WHall
5/2/2019
The dates on my confirmation 5/21-22 were different from those requested - 5/7-8. Every time I try to register the promised email to allow me to reset a password fails to arrive. It's impossible to talk to a human being.


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Ghada
4/25/2019
Planning legal actions against Agoda but wanted to share my experience with you as well!! We booked a hotel room in NY for 2 adults and 3 kids through Agoda.com and received a confirmation for our booking. Once in the hotel, the hotel front desk informed us that Agoda only made a booking for 2 adults and 2 kids. We were allocated a room that can only sleep 4 with no option to add an axtra rollaway bed to accommodate the 5th person in our party due to NY state Laws. We spent 2 days talking to Agoda customer service who finally suggested that we book an extra room for the 5th person and process to the refund of the engaged costs upon reception of the hotel invoice, they suggested that we... Read More


Ken k
4/16/2019
The payment details is confusing and misleading. My CC was charged for 1 day but in payment details showing to pay full to the hotel. Agoda customer service agent informs that the room is supplied by Booking.com so basically is like even I booked thru Agoda it is not Agoda responsibility to provide accurate payment info and details.


trueonlinereview
3/30/2019
This is the 1st time I ever made a review, and I decided that this experience I should share with everyone before they make any booking with Agoda. I made a reservation online at Agoda website and select the correct date and number of rooms that i wanted correctly. When i clicked the somehow, the system automatically change the date 1 day earlier to check in and 1 day earlier to check out. I made the 2nd time change to the correct date and then submit the reservation, without knowing, when the transaction submitted, and when i received the email confirmation, I notice the date was wrong. I called Agoda to made the amendment to the correct date immediately and explained to them. They said,... Read More


Hong Z
3/8/2019
Agoda have a short free cancel time range, compare to other online booking. I didn't realized it double booked room till 20 days before travel. Unfortunately, I can only contact the hotel through Agoda web page, that can't do anything but ask me to contact Agoda, which can't be contacted directly. Will never use it.


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NLM
3/8/2019
I suspect that Agoda is using an algorithmic strategy to "click-bait" and defraud consumers by offering much lower prices but for different dates than the consumer entered. I am out $140. Normally I might just eat this loss because, as I explain below, this was partly my fault. But it outrages me that this appears to be a pattern of defrauding customers. On Wednesday March 6 my flight home was cancelled so I needed to stay the night unexpectedly in Seattle. I used Google Maps to search for hotels, putting in the dates I wished to book for, Wed Mar 6 to Thursday March 7. Google listed several websites offering hotel deals, including Priceline, Expedia, etc and Agoda. Agoda's prices... Read More


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Jason W
3/1/2019
Terrible company, please book through other websites. I was on my honeymoon and was denied a room that I had booked 1 week in advance with Agoda. I was offered a 50% Agoda cash refund for my inconvenience but this was after days of communicating back and forth through email demanding a refund. In the end I spent my last night on my honeymoon in a lousy hotel room. Please avoid Agoda Hotels at all costs, their integrity, customer support and compensation is terrible.



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