HotelPal is a free iPhone and iPod Touch application that lets you search more than 100,000 hotels worldwide. You can read reviews, add your own, and even make reservations right from your iPhone or iPod Touch. The application has some very useful real-time information including availability at each of the hotels, current rates, and current promotions.
The aim of HotelPal is to make booking a room from your iPhone easier than it would be from a computer and give you the option to make decisions as you travel based on your needs. HotelPal does not sort hotels, rooms, or rates based on sponsorship from any 3rd parties so the information you’ll get is unbiased. HotelPal cuts out a lot of the additional promotional information (like “our picks”) you’ll find at on booking websites. Users can sort their searches based on price, rating, and even distance from the current location. One of HotelPal’s helpful features also shows your options and comparisons on a map of your area.
Although HotelPal has most of the major chains in the world, it also features a number of smaller bed and breakfasts and independent hotels as well. The developers have put careful consideration to make the app as useful for travelers as possible by including a very large base of hotels to choose from.
Booking from HotelPal is made easier by its Secure AutoFill feature that lets you store your credit card and booking information with a password to speed things up after your first login. All of your important data is encrypted in transmission and booking from your iPhone is much more secure than doing so from an Internet cafe or a laptop on a questionable wireless connection.
HotelPal is a free iPhone app you can download directly from Mobiata’s website.
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