Hotels pay booking sites up to 25%. Ask them directly & save.

Name your hotel, or describe the trip, matching hotels bring their best direct offers back to you.

Free · no account needed · answers in about 3 hours

See how others are saving with directly.

1,240 hotels answering across 40 countries. Swipe →

  • KRAKÓWQuiet room near the Old Town, 2 nights
    €159/nightkept €46
    late checkout
  • LISBONRooftop pool, walkable to Alfama
    14 offers, from €131kept €38
  • KYOTORyokan with breakfast for two
    Replied in 2hkept €52
    room upgrade
  • PORTOFamily room, late arrival after 11pm
    €118/nightkept €29
    cot included
  • SPLITSea view, quiet street, 4 nights
    €142/nightkept €61
    parking
THE IDEA

You search for what exists.

You ask for what you need.
  1. 1
    You write one ask

    City, dates, and the two or three things you care about.

  2. 2
    Hotels compete for it

    Every matching hotel answers with its best direct price, often with a perk on top.

  3. 3
    You choose, and keep the difference

    Book the offer you like, or let them all expire. Asking costs nothing.

Two ways to ask

Know exactly where you want to stay, or only roughly, both work.

Know the hotel? Ask it by name.

Found your hotel on Instagram or a booking site? Name it. It answers you personally, same room, direct price, no commission in between.

YOUR ASK
"Hotel Copernicus, 12–14 Sep"
ITS OFFER
€159/night was €182 you keep €46

No hotel in mind? Describe the trip.

City, dates, and the two or three things you care about. Every matching hotel sees your ask and competes for it with its best offer.

YOUR ASK
"Quiet room in Kraków, 12–14 Sep"
OFFERS
3 offers in 3 hours from €131/night

Every offer opens a direct line to the hotel.

Ask questions, adjust dates, request a baby cot or a parking spot, you talk to the hotel itself, before and after you book.

Could we park a car overnight?
Hotel Copernicus: Of course, €10/night in our courtyard garage. Anything else?
Perfect, booking now. See you in September!

Why hotels offer you less than their own public price.

Booking sites often charge 15–25% commission on every stay. When you book direct, that fee disappears, so the hotel can offer you a cheaper price and still earn more. Both sides win.

Public rate on a booking site€182
Commission inside it (15%)−€27
Direct offer to you€159
You keep€23/night
1,240 HOTELS ANSWERING DIRECT

The room is the same. The price is not.

Independent hotels, small groups and family houses across 40 countries answer asks here every day.

Good to know

Nothing. Travelers never pay directly. a cent, you just pay the hotel its offered price, which is usually below the public rate.

Try it with your next trip, asking is free.
Asking is free.
No account needed.