More and more often recently in various catalogs of hotels, tour operators and travel agencies there is an attractive offer for tourists: promo room. What it is? Let's take a look and analyze all the pros and cons of this phenomenon. Indeed, prices are often very tempting, but many tourists are afraid to buy a pig in a poke. So what do hotels mean when they offer a promo room?
Why is the name - "promo room"
As a rule, under such a sign hides the most ordinary hotel room. This name comes from the English "promotion" (promotion), and, based on this, should be assessed and samturistichesky phenomenon. First of all, we are talking about reduced cost per room due to some circumstances. There may be several - the hotel offers discounts, this room has disadvantages or shortcomings, the hotel is new and needs to be promoted, and is also not fully populated for various reasons. Consider them all to understand a lot about the promo room.
What does this mean for the hotel itself?
In various hotels there are such rooms in which people refuse to settle. For example, the room is next to a noisy elevator or in some nook and cranny overlooking the courtyard or the construction site. It also happens that we are talking about apartments on the ground floor (everyone knows that tourists often try not to settle in such rooms, for example, for fear of theft, wanting to have a beautiful panoramic view from the window). Often we are talking about the rooms of the smallest area or poor layout, devoid of a balcony or facing directly to a noisy pool or disco. Therefore, hotels are trying to sell rooms such as promo room.
What does this mean for the tourist himself?
Of course, quite often checking into such rooms causes various inconveniences. But, frankly, is it really not enough to read reviews of tourists about how someone settled in a tiny room without a balcony, noisy, with poor furniture and current sewers, and at the usual price? So why pay more? If we are talking about a cheap tour, why not surrender to the will of fate, not spend your money on excursions and entertainment? After all, you are not going to live there, in the end, but only spend the night a maximum of a couple of weeks! Therefore, do not immediately refuse
offers like promo room.
What does this mean in low season?
When the flow of tourists decreases and the golden days for the hotel end, the period of discounts starts. People who have free time have a huge choice. And now the real hunt for housing on vacation begins, and this offer can provide a good service. For example, during promotions, the definition of "standard promo room" may include ordinary rooms, even with sea views. And you do not have to give an extra ten dollars to the administrator for them. In good hotels, such an offer is available at an early booking - and often it can be very nice rooms. Such propositions are especially good when traveling to exotic countries, which must be examined, and not sit in the room. Well, if the hotel is new, then quite often the "promo room" simply means the promotional price during the advertising period.