Make hotel reservations on your iPhone with HotelPal
The Gadling hotel month may be slowly coming to an end, but we are always on the lookout for new and interesting applications to help make traveling a little easier. HotelPal is such an application.Imagine pulling up your current GPS location on your iPhone, and getting a list of all hotels in your area. The application can list the distance to you, current rates, photos and even availability.
Once you find a good looking hotel, you can go ahead and make a reservation, all from the comfort of your device.
You'll be able to download HotelPal in the App store later this week. Best of all, the app will be free of charge! If you leave your email address on their site, they'll drop you a note when the application is ready to download.
The developers behind HotelPal have made quite a name for themselves with their other applications - FlightTrack and FlightTrack Pro. FlightTrack is currently the number one travel application in the App store, so HotelPal has quite a reputation to live up to.
Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations, Internet Tools
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Angie Jul 30th 2009 12:53PM
This app is nothing new, there are already others out there awhile and perform the exact same functions. Lately, I've been experiencing delayed flights in the Atlanta area due to all the rain. So, finding a place to stay last minute has become the norm... ugh!
Try hotelsbyme or Hotel Booker. I prefer hotelsbyme because it seems to load faster, and it takes your right to hotels closest to you. Hotel Booker is fine, but it has you enter your check-in date and number of guests, first, kind of a hassle. I've also tried Travelocity's app, but it doesn't display and hotel image until you click on a hotel. I'm guessing that it links back to its website, not a native app.
Jane Jul 30th 2009 7:43PM
To me, this app sounds great! Certainly the best thing about the iphone is all its apps and being able to find a hotel and make a reservation is a great service. I found this neat list though that definitely highlights some of the frustrating things about the phone: http://www.ranker.com/list/10-things-that-annoy-me-about-the-iphone/eugene-kim